UCLA coach Ben Howland restored Reeves Nelson, Wednesday, welcomed the young volatile before the team after a one-game suspension for behavior problems.Nelson is set to continue the practice with the team on Thursday and travel to Hawaii and play in Maui Invitational, which begins and Bruins (0-2) on Monday, and the game against Chaminade (3-0).
"Reeves understands that his replacement is subject to its ability to meet the high standards we have set for basketball players of all men of UCLA," Howland said in a statement. "He told me at the last meeting [Wednesday] wants to be a better person and a better teammate and move on, because I feel I must give you this opportunity."
Nelson said in a statement that he had confessed that "corrections must be made, and I am grateful to Coach Howland and I have the opportunity to improve and is currently working on a positive force for our team."
Nelson had 13 points and eight rebounds, and the season-opening loss to UCLA, Loyola Marymount, during which he tuned the coach during the timeout huddles, and sulking in the field, when things went bad for the Bruins.
