Release in hand, Gloger makes it official with UCLA hoops

A member of Spencer Gloger's family confirmed that the former men's basketball standout had been admitted to UCLA and was on that school's campus yesterday to sign scholarship papers and join the Bruins men's basketball team.

Director of Athletics Gary Walters '67 had earlier confirmed that Gloger had been released by Princeton to discuss athletic arrangements with UCLA. But Walters would not elaborate on why the release process was so prolonged.

Without such a release from Princeton, Gloger would have been ineligible for a scholarship from UCLA in his first year as a student-athlete with the Bruins.

"The athletic department made it very difficult," the family member said. "He really did like Princeton. He had nothing against Coach Thompson."

Given the swirl of events surrounding the departures of former head coach Bill Carmody and center Chris Young from the program, the family member said that Gloger had to make a difficult decision in an uncertain situation.

"He may not have even done this if he had any more time to absorb it," the family member said.

Gloger himself was unavailable for comment.