Sports | UCLA UCLA Basketball Players Admit Shoplifting, Thank Trump They apologized, have been suspended By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Nov 15, 2017 2:43 PM CST Copied UCLA basketball players Cody Riley, left, LiAngelo Ball, right, and Jalen Hill, background center, are surrounded by the media as they leave the Los Angeles International Airport on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Three UCLA basketball players accused of shoplifting in China admitted to the crime and apologized before coach Steve Alford announced they were being suspended indefinitely. LiAngelo Ball, Jalen Hill and Cody Riley were described as "good young men" by Alford at a campus news conference on Wednesday, the AP reports. The coach said the trio wouldn't be allowed to suit up, practice, or travel with the team while the university continues to sort out the circumstances of last week's incident in Hangzhou, China. Ball, Hill, and Riley took turns admitting to their actions and apologizing while also thanking President Trump for intervening on their behalf. Alford and athletic director Dan Guerrero also spoke, but no one took questions from a horde of media. Read These Next Trump may be targeting this city next due to a misleading news report. Viking Cruises likes to say no. It's paid off. A pastor's dream factored in the discovery of hiker's remains. Pilot who tried to cut engines won't be going to state prison. Report an error