Former UCLA Jonah Bolden to sign in Europe: I just felt like Europe is the best option for me

Jonah Bolden left UCLA to turn pro. The Australian is heading to Europe, as he said in an interview with Fox Sports. The new team will be known in the next few days.

Per Fox Sports, Bolden has since signed with Australian agent, Daniel Moldovan, of Entersport Management Inc, and is just a few days away from signing his first professional contract with a European club.

“I just felt like Europe is the best option for me,” Bolden said.

“Obviously, I can’t just go to the NBA, so I had to choose one of the options. College wasn’t an option for me because I would’ve had to sit out.

“Then I thought of the next thing, maybe coming back home; but it wasn’t really an option because I’ve lived here, and I feel like, for me, the leagues in Europe are getting better, and the coaching there is phenomenal. I’ll be going up against bigger, stronger, smarter guys who could teach me day-to-day.”