Key elements to consider for Sweet 16 matchup against Florida

The Bruins looked relaxed at their Wednesday shootaround – the calm before the storm. Players joked with each other during a three-point shooting drill, before the practice turned into a fan fest, with a half-court shooting contest and a few highlight dunks from freshman guard Zach LaVine catching the attention of the smattering of spectators […]

Eligibility of former UCLA player Shabazz Muhammad questioned

Ron Holmes, the father of former UCLA men’s basketball forward Shabazz Muhammad, used Muhammad’s potential NBA salary to procure a loan while Muhammad was still at UCLA, according to a BuzzFeed report Wednesday. A memo filed by Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Nevada Daniel R. Schiess states that Holmes reached a deal to […]

UCLA’s sloppy first half saved by strong close to Tulsa game

SAN DIEGO—UCLA waltzed into the Big Dance in the middle of its hottest streak of the season. Behind some of its most efficient play of the season, UCLA looked dominant much of the time in the Pac-12 tournament. But after three wins over other NCAA tournament teams – Colorado, Stanford and Arizona – UCLA’s 76-59 […]

UCLA’s first-half offense, second-half defense beat Arizona

LAS VEGAS—Saturday’s Pac-12 tournament final pitted one of the conference’s top scoring teams against its most dominant defensive force, two teams playing with opposing styles and doing so at the highest level they have all season. UCLA came into the tournament second in the Pac-12 in scoring, its 82 points per game just 0.5 behind […]