This post was updated Nov. 17 at 11:18 p.m. College basketball, meet TJ Leaf. While the attention has been all around UCLA’s flashy freshman guard Lonzo Ball to start the season, another freshman has been quietly putting up a strong start to his college campaign. The forward averaged 17 points and 10.5 rebounds coming into […]
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Men’s basketball’s high-scoring wins leave gaps on defense
Everyone knows by now this UCLA basketball team can put points up in a hurry. After opening the season with a bang to the tune of 119 points behind a school-record 18 3s, No. 16 UCLA (2-0) showed signs of slowing down in the next game against Cal State Northridge. The Bruins mustered up just […]
UCLA basketball trails CSUN 42-40 at halftime
The Bruins kicked off the season Friday with a school-record 18 3s. Boy, was that short-lived. No. 16 UCLA (1-0) started Sunday night’s game against Cal State Northridge (1-0) slow and sloppy, shooting 39 percent from the field and failing to hit a shot from outside until sophomore guard Aaron Holiday’s 3 with 9:34 left […]
Lonzo Ball steals the show as UCLA defeats Pacific 119-80
If somehow you still haven’t heard about Lonzo Ball before tonight, well now you have. The freshman guard made quite an entrance to the college basketball stage with an emphatic finish on an alley-oop that got Pauley Pavilion in a frenzy and SportsCenter watching. Duh Na Na Duh Na Na #SCTop10 Tune in to watch […]
UCLA basketball leads Pacific 63-39 at halftime
Pauley Pavilion is back and rocking again. After a disappointing 15-17 record last season, UCLA was in desperate need of a jump start. In walks freshman guard Lonzo Ball, who dominated the high school stage with long 3s and a run and gun style. [Related: Family dedication at the heart of freshman guard Lonzo Ball’s […]
Family, dedication at the heart of freshman guard Lonzo Ball’s game
Lonzo Ball was born to ball. No really, just ask his father. “When I realized he would be good at basketball?” LaVar Ball asked. “You probably don’t want to hear this – as soon as he came out the womb. I told him he was born to go pro.” It was all written in Lonzo […]
UCLA men’s basketball hopes to amp up gameplay with freshman trio
There were somewhere between 50 to 100 fans outside of the UCLA exhibition game waiting for Lonzo Ball’s autograph. In Australia. And this 18-year old freshman point guard hasn’t even played a college game yet. That’s what happens when you lead your high school team to a perfect record en route to winning the California […]