A pair of UCLA alumni donated $10 million to the planned Wasserman Football Center project, UCLA Athletics announced Monday. The donation, from philanthropists Jim and Carol Collins, comes a week after a $1 million donation from David Lund and his wife Marilyn Silva-Lund and pushes total cash donations from private citizens above $53 million for […]
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Men’s basketball avenges earlier loss against Colorado with 72-59 win
Earlier in the week, sophomore guard Bryce Alford said he felt that UCLA should have won its initial meeting with Colorado on Jan. 2. Poor shooting and turnovers prevented the Bruins from doing so. On Saturday, those two facets of the game gave UCLA the victory. Senior guard Norman Powell led the way with 22 […]
UCLA men’s basketball looks for redemption at home against Utah
Rematches normally offer a shot at redemption. But as UCLA prepares for Thursday’s game against Utah, the Bruins just hope that they show up this time. “We weren’t ready to play,” said sophomore guard Bryce Alford about the Bruins’ first meeting with the Utes. “We hung in for the first six to seven minutes but […]
Forward Jonah Bolden cleared to begin practicing with team
Jonah Bolden is finally taking the floor for UCLA, albeit the practice one. The freshman forward was certified to begin practicing with the team Monday. The four-star recruit will not be able to play in any game for the short-handed Bruins this season, as he is still ineligible following a NCAA ruling in September that […]
Men’s basketball struggles against Pac-12’s top offense, loses 82-64
EUGENE, Ore. — For once, the story for UCLA wasn’t its offense. Although, after Saturday’s performance against Oregon, maybe the Bruins wish it was. What became apparent within the first five minutes of the first half – a period in which the Ducks hit their five of their first seven shots – was this: UCLA […]
UCLA men’s basketball defeats USC to accomplish mission
In a matchup of two teams struggling to shoot, UCLA at first opted not to and, in doing so, finally found its rhythm. Behind a dominant performance in the paint and a revitalized effort from guards Bryce Alford and Norman Powell, UCLA took down crosstown rival USC 83-66 Wednesday night. While jump shots failed to […]
Strong defense by UCLA men’s basketball smothers Cal in 73-54 victory
In Thursday’s victory over Stanford, UCLA utilized a suffocating defensive effort over the final 10 minutes of regulation to send the game into the first of two overtimes. The Bruins didn’t wait quite as long on Sunday. UCLA put together a stifling defensive performance, and all five starters reached double digits in scoring to claim […]