UCLA sophomore Aday Mara recently discussed his decision to transfer to Michigan, expressing deep emotional ties to the UCLA community. After a spectacular final few months with the team, where his skills impressed fans, Mara felt it was time for a change. He dismissed reports of making unreasonable demands to stay, emphasizing how hard the decision to leave was due to his happiness at UCLA and the support he received from fans. Coach Mick Cronin had noted that Mara's playing time was limited by matchups and conditioning.
It was a hard decision to leave UCLA, because you saw every game - I was enjoying it, I was super happy because I saw all the crowd cheering for me.
Mara said he was not the basketball player he expected to be almost two years ago when he first set foot on campus, even if his impact over the last few months far exceeded his season averages.
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