Freshman forward Kevon Looney declares for 2015 NBA draft

UCLA freshman forward Kevon Looney will declare for the 2015 NBA draft, UCLA Athletics announced Monday. In his one season at UCLA, Looney averaged 11.6 points and 9.2 rebounds per game, and was awarded second-team All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 All-Freshman team honors. His 15 double-doubles was the highest mark among all freshmen in the nation. “This […]

Bo Knows: Prospects bright for men’s basketball after season of growth

Losing in the NCAA Tournament always comes with a strange set of emotions. There’s the sorrow, of course, that pervades everything. The emptiness of a season’s or career’s end and the regret of missed opportunities. But there is also some pride buried somewhere below the sadness. Positivity about the accomplishments of the season and the […]

Bo Knows: Senior guard Norman Powell’s contribution to team invaluable

HOUSTON — As the final seconds ticked off the clock at NRG Stadium Friday night, Norman Powell’s face disappeared behind a towel. Sitting on the bench for one last time as a Bruin, the senior guard shrouded his face behind the cloth as he tried to regain his composure. By the time he left UCLA’s […]

Bo Knows: Bruins capable of challenging title contenders with inside-out approach

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — When Steve Alford walked off the court at the KFC Yum! Center Saturday, he may have felt the need to pinch himself. Because surely, UCLA’s performance in its 92-75 win over the University of Alabama-Birmingham was the stuff of dreams. Isaac Hamilton’s 36-point explosion against USC in the Pac-12 tournament was nice. […]

Rematch between UCLA, UAB brings back together two changed teams

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — When UCLA and the University of Alabama-Birmingham squared off in the consolation game of the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in the Bahamas on Nov. 28 the ballroom-turned-basketball arena was nearly empty. After the tournament’s championship game – a 69-56 Wisconsin win over Oklahoma – few fans stayed in their seats for the […]

Bo Knows: UCLA’s comeback win over SMU nothing short of miraculous

The basketball gods have a tender place in their hearts for UCLA. It’s the only logical explanation. Because nothing about UCLA’s illogical 60-59 comeback win over Southern Methodist University in the second round of the NCAA Tournament made much sense. After UCLA’s shocking inclusion in the NCAA Tournament field, the Bruins’ comeback from being down […]