More than three hours before tipoff of his season opener, Jamie Jaquez Jr. strolled into Pauley Pavilion in a throwback UCLA letterman’s jacket.
Another big game was about to start. Little sis was about to make her college debut.
Jaime greeted a few fans before taking a seat between his parents six rows up near midcourt, his mother wearing a shirt showing both siblings with their last name running down the middle. Big brother caught a T-shirt thrown into the crowd and watched intently as sister Gabriela checked into the women’s game early in the first quarter.