Junior receiver Thomas Duarte became the sixth UCLA football player to declare for the NFL Draft Tuesday. With three graduating players and six early enrollees, the Bruins lose a total of nine players to the pros this year. Here’s a look back at each early enrollee’s best play from the 2015 season. Paul Perkins via […]
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Subpar guard play dooms UCLA basketball against USC
As UCLA’s guard play goes, so goes UCLA. That fact is becoming increasingly evident five games into the Bruins’ Pac-12 schedule. Against Arizona State and Arizona last weekend, junior guards Bryce Alford and Isaac Hamilton laid a solid foundation for the offense as UCLA walked away with two wins. On Wednesday night, Alford and Hamilton […]
UCLA football finalizes offensive coordinator, coaching hires
UCLA coach Jim Mora officially announced Wednesday the promotion of running backs coach Kennedy Polamalu to offensive coordinator and the hiring of Marques Tuiasosopo as quarterbacks coach and Rip Scherer as tight ends coach. The announcement comes six days after former offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone announced that he and Taylor Mazzone, former quarterbacks coach, were […]
Around the League: Arizona men’s basketball plummets, Stanford football finishes strong
While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12. Arizona slips in national rankings UCLA made headlines last week when the Bruins upset the Arizona Wildcats on a last-minute 3-pointer by junior guard Bryce Alford. That loss set Arizona up for a […]
Men’s basketball ready for ‘big time’ matchup against USC
Not every UCLA-USC men’s basketball matchup promises to be competitive. There was the Bruins 107-73 blowout of the Trojans on Jan. 5, 2014, and then there was UCLA’s 96-70 trouncing of USC on March 12, 2015. As much airtime as the rivalry receives, it doesn’t always guarantee high stakes. Wednesday night, however, is a different […]
Claire-ification: ‘Daddy’s boy’ proves to be vital player
Home crowds are notorious for heckling visiting opponents when they step up to the free-throw line. Fans wave their arms and jump up and down, desperately trying to distract the shooter. When junior guard Bryce Alford lines up his shot at the charity stripe, however, an old classic is almost always employed. “Daddy’s boy!” Steve […]
Alford earns Pac-12 Player of the Week after clinching sweep of Arizona teams
Junior guard Bryce Alford was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week for the first time in his career Monday. The honor came two days after Alford and UCLA capped a successful series sweep of the Arizona schools, evening the Bruins’ conference record to 2-2 after an 0-2 start. Against then-No. 7 Arizona on Thursday, […]