Author Archives: Bryan Chu

Just off the heels of its first Pac-10 regular season championship since the 1996-1997 season, No. 13 UCLA garnered a plethora of awards Monday. Headlining the list is third-year coach Ben Howland, who won the Pac-10 Coach of the Year award for the first time. Howland, 48, led UCLA to a 24-6 record and a […]

PALO ALTO “”mdash; It was a drawn-out wait for the seniors. It was expected of the sophomores. And it’s something the freshmen can get used to. A Pac-10 title. Amid all the injuries it endured this season, UCLA asserted its reign on the conference, crushing Stanford 75-54 at Maples Pavilion on Saturday, to earn its […]

BERKELEY “”mdash; With 2:35 remaining in regulation play, UCLA’s leader and most reliable down-to-the-wire player was on the bench. “I was just trying to keep my head in the game. It’s frustrating,” said sophomore guard Jordan Farmar, who penciled in just eight points on 2-of-10 shooting. “You want to be on the court and things […]

BERKELEY ““ He marked his spot ““ left block. He picked his poison ““ back turned or facing up by using his 6-foot-8, 240-pound frame. He did whatever he wanted. Heck, just using his off-hand, he brushed the Bruin frontcourt off his shoulders like dirt, scoring 15 points in the first half. But sophomore forward […]

According to UCLA guard Jordan Farmar, Thursday’s game at Cal is just like any other game. Fat chance. It’s the biggest game for UCLA so far this year. Period. With three teams currently jostling for the top seed in the Pac-10 Tournament, which will tip-off in just a little over a week at the Staples […]

This isn’t the same team. They don’t want to carry the same expectations as last year’s undefeated team. They want to move on. They want a different identity. The UCLA women’s water polo team fell to Stanford by two goals in the semifinal game of the Gaucho Invitational but rebounded to take third place against […]

The Bruins’ offense looked as if it didn’t have a purpose. They looked stagnant. The perimeter passing wasn’t going anywhere. Their shots weren’t falling. Their penetration nonexistent. But that was the first half. After trailing by six heading into the second half, the Bruins poured in baskets from all over the floor. Their offense had […]