Author Archives: Ben Azar

The road to the Final Four is a one that UCLA women’s volleyball coach Andy Banachowski has walked many times before. But it’s been quite awhile since Banachowski’s Bruin team has actually seen the end of that road. By attaining the fourth overall seed in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, the Bruins have earned themselves […]

Lahaina, Hawaii “”mdash; Consistency. If you ask anybody that’s ever been affiliated with any sort of leadership role, it’s always named as one of the most important qualities that a leader can have. With each game that goes by, Darren Collison is proving that he can be consistent. And not just consistent, but consistently excellent. […]

LAHAINA, Hawaii “”mdash; They couldn’t hit an outside shot. They couldn’t make their free throws. Not a whole lot was going right for the UCLA basketball team offensively. But somehow, the Bruins found a way to win what could eventually be seen as one of the defining games of the early season. The No. 5 […]

MAUI, Hawaii “”mdash; Memphis may have lost its top players from its Elite Eight team last season. But the Tigers looked like the same team in the first game of the EA Sports Maui Invitational. Memphis controlled the pace of the game against a young Oklahoma team, outrunning and outshooting the Sooners on offense and […]

LAHAINA, Hawaii “”mdash; When UCLA meets Kentucky tonight, it will be a battle of two traditional powerhouse teams with rich histories. The two teams have combined for an almost incomprehensible 18 national titles, with UCLA’s 11 and Kentucky’s seven taking up the top two spots in NCAA history. And both teams are expected to be […]

TEMPE, Ariz. “”mdash; It may not have been the prettiest of wins. It may not have been the most well-played game. But thanks to a lockdown second-half defense and a few clutch plays, the Bruins are now bowl-eligible. If you’re going to criticize the Bruin coaching staff for in-game management at every possible opportunity, then […]

It’s just the beginning of the season for the UCLA basketball team. But as the Bruins head to Maui for the EA Sports Maui Invitational, the team will get to see how it stacks up early on against some of the better teams in the nation. “(The Maui Invitational) is one of the most prestigious […]