Pauley Pavilion was sold out on Saturday night. NBA general managers and scouts dotted the crowd. ESPN2 had its cameras in place, with hordes of national media lining press row. Four high school basketball games were played, some involving teams with national title hopes, but only one person mattered. LeBron James, widely accepted as the […]
Author Archives: Adam Titcher
Kapono can't bail out Bruins at buzzer
Over the last few seasons the UCLA men’s basketball team has upset national No. 1 teams from Stanford to Kansas, while at the same time handed victories to unranked schools like Cal State Northridge, Arizona State, and yesterday, Northern Arizona. The 67-63 loss to the Lumberjacks saw UCLA give away another win, unable even to […]
Bruins flounder in national spotlight
Two and five: it’s the worst start to a UCLA men’s basketball season since 1987-88. But as far as the nation is concerned, the Bruin are 0-3 after a third nationally televised loss Saturday, 81-76 at the hands of Michigan. The entire collegiate world is watching and it isn’t pretty. "They’re putting us on television […]
UCLA spreads the ball in 105-67 laugher against Portland
A starter for the UCLA men’s basketball team typically puts in about 35 minutes a game, but no Bruin saw more than 21 minutes on the court in their 105-67 defeat of the University of Portland on Saturday. The ball was spread quite evenly in the Bruins’ largest margin of victory since a 105-70 triumph […]
Kapono reemerges, posts high points
The UCLA men’s basketball team has regained its star player. Jason Kapono never disappeared but he reemerged to ignite the Bruins’ first victory of the season by posting his career-high 28 points against Long Beach State. Kapono has scored the same amount four other times in his career but the Bruins were happy to get […]
Next Generation
UCLA basketball fans need to refamiliarize themselves with the name Walton. Thirty years ago Bill, the dad, helped make the Bruins one of the greatest basketball dynasties ever. The tide has turned, and Luke, the son, has emerged from the shadows. The bloodline is taking the nation by storm in pursuit of a national title, […]
Hot, soft seats go for cold, hard cash
The hottest commodity at Pauley Pavilion may not be the UCLA men’s basketball team. Bruin fans are lining up to snag courtside seats that allow them to view the game up close. While the student section offers a fun experience and cheap tickets at seven dollars each, courtside spots are $10,000 a seat. It’s expensive, […]