Boys' basketball: UCLA makes offer to Parker Cartwright

UCLA has pulled the trigger and offered a scholarship to sophomore-to-be Parker Cartwright, a 5-foot-9 point guard at Los Angeles Loyola, his father, Ramon, confirmed on Monday.

"We're very happy," his father said. "This is just the beginning of the hard work."

Cartwright was a standout as a freshman at Loyola. He's in South Carolina playing in a tournament. He's expected to pick up other scholarship offers, but UCLA is considered the favorite to land Cartwright.

-- Eric Sondheimer

Photo: Parker Cartwright dribbles between Harvard-Westlake's Josh Hearlihy, left, and Michael Sheng in February. Credit: Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times