Senior guard Norman Powell and freshman forward Kevon Looney garnered All-Pac-12 selections Monday. Powell was named to the first team after leading the Bruins in scoring this past season while Looney earned second-team honors in his first year with UCLA. Powell averaged 16.3 points per contest and started all 31 games as UCLA’s lone regularly […]
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Men’s basketball to conclude regular season against USC before NCAA play
Amid the speculation over UCLA’s NCAA tournament fate, what’s somewhat lost is the fact that the Bruins still have a regular-season game left to play. It comes to an end Wednesday, though the speculation likely won’t. UCLA’s up-and-down regular season concludes as crosstown rival USC (11-18, 3-14) visits Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins (18-12, 10-7 Pac-12) […]
Bruins trail Cougars 34-32 at the half
With the regular season winding down and NCAA tournament hopes still in doubt, UCLA has no time to worry about looking good for the selection committee. It”ll take wins anyway it can. That much was clear after a sloppy first half against Washington State. The two teams combined for 15 turnovers as the Cougars entered […]
Men’s basketball’s win vs. Washington keeps March Madness hopes alive
With their coach recovering from hernia surgery, their senior guard battling an array of injuries and their junior forward/center suffering from perhaps a bruised ego, the Bruins served up the perfect remedy Wednesday night. And like little else this season, they made it look easy. Norman Powell and Tony Parker combined for 44 points as […]
Despite Arizona losses, men’s basketball hopes to win vs. Washington
It’s easy to be pessimistic about UCLA basketball right now. The Bruins are losers of two straight contests, their NCAA tournament hopes are hanging by a thread and their junior center/forward just put together two of his worst games of the season. But don’t head for the exits just yet. Despite recent events, there’s reason […]
UCLA hires Tom Bradley as defensive coordinator
UCLA football hired former Penn State defensive coordinator Tom Bradley to the same position at UCLA Monday, according to ESPN. Bradley joins the staff of coach Jim Mora after former defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich left to serve as the linebackers coach of the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons on Feb. 6. Bradley is the third defensive coordinator […]
Men’s basketball’s NCAA hopes hinge on final road game against Arizona
One way or another, UCLA’s road struggles will end Saturday. The Bruins just hope their tournament bubble doesn’t burst right along with it. UCLA heads to Tucson, Ariz., Saturday for its final – and arguably most critical – true road game of the year, where No. 7 Arizona awaits them. The Bruins enter the pivotal […]