UCLA BASKETBALL: BRUINS GET MIXED NEWS ON RECRUITS.

Byline: BRIAN DOHN Staff Writer

UCLA will get one of its Serbia and Montenegro recruits, but a second one will not be coming to Westwood.

Countryman Nikola Dragovic, a 6-foot-7 wing, was accepted into UCLA and will enroll, but Marko Spica, a 6-foot-9 low-post player, was not admitted, sources said.

Spica signed a binding national letter of intent with UCLA in the fall, and got through the NCAA clearinghouse. But his admission to UCLA was denied, blocking his chance of playing for the Bruins. He averaged 11 points and seven rebounds as a junior playing for the High School of Sport in Belgrade.

Dragovic, who will turn 19 in December, will not sign a letter of intent, but he could sign scholarship papers. That would bind UCLA to him, but still allow Dragovic to attend another school.

An announcement on the developments could come within a few days.

According to eurobasket.com, Dragovic averaged 16.4 points and 4.5 rebounds playing last season for Mega Ishrana in Serbia and Montenegro. < In seven games in the ongoing Under-20 European championships, he is averaging 13.3 points and 6.4 rebounds in 23 minutes per game.

On several NBA draft Web sites, Dragovic is listed as a top 100 player to watch for the 2007 draft. One person who has knowledge of Dragovic's game said, ``he could be a one-and-done player, but I expect him to be there at least two years.''

Both players were recruited by former UCLA assistant Ernie Zeigler, who was named head coach at Central Michigan three weeks ago. Sources said it is likely Spica will join Zeigler.

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