Author Archives: Ben Azar

SACRAMENTO ““ History. Tradition. Success. All three of these qualities are staples that can interchangeably be used to describe both Indiana and UCLA. UCLA (27-5) remains focused squarely on the game at hand as it prepares to face the Hoosiers (21-10) in the NCAA Tournament Round of 32 on Saturday. But the players realize the […]

SACRAMENTO “”mdash; Arron Afflalo ran the floor, leaped in the air, put the ball through the hoop, and ran off the court excitedly as the Bruins took an 18-point lead into halftime. The funk that had plagued the junior guard and his team for the past two games was no more. Afflalo led UCLA in […]

SACRAMENTO ““ It got to a point where Lorenzo Mata just couldn’t take it anymore. When the junior center was pulled from the game early in the first half, he sat down on the bench and just started yakking. “I didn’t really want to see that,” sophomore forward Josh Shipp said jokingly. After UCLA coach […]

SACRAMENTO “”mdash; UCLA got quite a scare when Darren Collison went down in practice on Tuesday with a sprained ankle. Fortunately for the Bruins, the injury doesn’t appear to be too serious. “It’s just a minor sprain and its something I have to play over,” Collison said. “I’m all right, ready to go and ready […]

UCLA’s red-hot offense suddenly went cold against Southern Utah on Tuesday. Whitney Baker made sure it didn’t matter. Baker, a freshman pitcher, threw a masterful two-hit shutout and senior catcher Jaisa Creps singled in UCLA’s only run in the bottom of the sixth inning as the No. 12 Bruins (22-6) went on to defeat the […]

Alfred Aboya may not be the focal point for UCLA’s opponents in their pre-game preparation. But as the 2006-2007 season has progressed, opponents have learned that the sophomore forward is a force to be reckoned with. In just his second season, Aboya has been able to translate the raw talent he displayed as a freshman […]

A late-season collapse cost UCLA a top seed in the tournament. Now it’s up to the Bruins to show that they are the team that they were all season long ““ not the team that lost to Washington and California. UCLA received the No. 2 seed in the West Regional on Sunday. The Bruins will […]