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Men’s hoops still looking for new assistant

UCLA Head Coach Steve Lavin continues to search for a replacement for former Bruin Assistant Coach Michael Holton, who recently departed for the top spot at the University of Portland.

The men’s basketball program will meet with all three possible replacements for Holton this week.

Former UCLA backcourt standouts Gerald Madkins and Cameron Dollar, who last season served as assistants at Cal State Stanislaus and St. Louis, respectively, join Bruin-Adidas representative Daren Kalish, a former Oregon assistant, as candidates to join Lavin’s staff for the upcoming season.

Current Assistant Coach Jim Saia moves up to the fill the No. 1 assistant spot left by Holton, while the incoming coach would serve as No. 2 assistant and director of recruiting.

Holton helped coordinate the second-best recruiting class in the nation in 1997 and the top incoming freshman squad the following year. The Bruin freshman class for 2001 that includes Cedric Bozeman, Andre Patterson, Michael Fey and Dijon Thompson is the consensus No. 1 class in NCAA Division I men’s basketball.

A decision could be announced as early as next week.

Brief compiled by AJ Cadman, Daily Bruin Senior Staff