Just over a month ago in its game against USC, the UCLA men’s basketball team mistook the Pauley Pavilion floor for a track. The Bruins sprinted, drove and hustled their way to a 107-73 blowout, their highest point total of the regular season. The stat of the night on Jan. 5: 36 points in transition, […]
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UCLA football lands promising recruits on National Signing Day
It’s not about how many athletes, but how many stars. That’s how UCLA football coach Jim Mora broke down his 2014 recruit class, which reached the top 10 nationally in average star rankings of both Rivals.com and Scout.com, after all had been said, done, faxed and electronically signed on Wednesday’s National Signing Day. Including Malcolm […]
UCLA basketball back to basics to recover from Oregon State upset
In rebounding from an inexplicable loss, teams are often presented with a crucial fork in their seasons: Either forget the loss entirely and move on or dig deeper and break down crucial team issues. According to redshirt senior forward Travis Wear, there will be no shortcuts for the UCLA men’s basketball team. “You can’t put […]
UCLA men’s basketball begins road series at Oregon
Sitting at the 20-game mark with a 16-4 record, UCLA men’s basketball has little to cringe about. The least-talented team they’ve lost to – Utah – is a respectable 14-6 and, with Sunday night’s win over Cal, the Bruins have a share of the No. 2 spot in the Pac-12. In other words, it’s probably […]
Men’s basketball must break recent half-court offensive struggles
Where film and practice fall short, a little UCLA basketball history appears to be helping break a recent trend of sluggish offensive performances for the Bruins. In analyzing what went wrong in the first half of a Saturday loss to Utah, in which UCLA shot just 31 percent from the field, the Bruins have been […]
UCLA basketball hits obstacles on the road against Utah, Colorado
For a team that predicates itself on its offensive firepower, the absence of much offense proved a novel concept for UCLA basketball over the weekend. In a 69-56 victory at Colorado on Thursday and a 74-69 loss to Utah on Saturday, the Bruins shot 39.4 percent and 42.9 percent from the field, respectively, marking their […]
Men’s basketball to face a Colorado team missing its star player
Steve Alford had seen it before. UCLA men’s basketball’s first-year coach tuned in to watch Sunday’s matchup between Colorado and Washington and looked on as Colorado junior guard Spencer Dinwiddie went to dribble in the first half, only to have his left knee buckle. It was a body motion, equal parts unnatural and unfortunate, that […]