They say all good Holidays must come to an end. Aaron Holiday tweeted Monday night that he has declared for the upcoming 2018 NBA Draft. The junior point guard intends to sign with an agent, said a UCLA spokesperson. If he does, he will automatically forgo his final year of NCAA eligibility, and therefore leave […]
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Men’s basketball scores No. 11-seed spot in NCAA Tournament
Kris Wilkes had never watched an NCAA selection show before – until Sunday. The freshman guard sat with his teammates in a room in Pauley Pavilion, watching as broadcasters’ at-large bids got dished out alphabetically. Wilkes had to sit through TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech before learning his team had punched a […]
Bruins lose 78-67 in overtime to Wildcats in Pac-12 semifinal
This post was updated March 9 at 9:22 p.m. LAS VEGAS — Aaron Holiday had already played 80 minutes of basketball in under 30 hours entering overtime Friday night. He couldn’t come up with five more good ones. The senior guard failed to lead No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball to an upset over No. […]
UCLA takes 30-26 halftime lead over Arizona in Pac-12 semifinal
LAS VEGAS — The Bruins appeared to be in upset mode once again during the first half of the Pac-12 Tournament semifinal. No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball took a 30-26 halftime lead over No. 1 seed Arizona heading into the locker room Friday night at a T-Mobile Arena brimming with Wildcat fans. UCLA handed […]
UCLA advances to semifinals of Pac-12 Tournament with win over Stanford
LAS VEGAS— Aaron Holiday fell down after a foul with 1:56 left to go in the game. He laid on the ground for a few seconds, even rolling around a little before getting up. That was the only break he got all game long. The senior guard played all 40 minutes – as coach Steve Alford […]
UCLA men’s basketball unable to stop strong Utah offense in 84-78 loss
After jumping out to a 22-15 lead with 12:29 left in the first half, the Bruins found themselves looking up at the Utes for the majority of Thursday’s game, which Utah claimed 84-78. UCLA men’s basketball’s (19-9, 10-6 Pac-12) 7-point lead evaporated as Utah (18-9, 10-6) outscored UCLA 32-18 between then and halftime. Guard Justin […]
Baseball forces Pilots into nosedive with season-opening victory
The Bruins got on base a ton Friday night, but only did so via the hit five times. No. 11 UCLA (1-0) walked nine times and got hit by a pitch another four and en route to a 7-2 victory over Portland (0-1) in Friday’s season opener at Jackie Robinson Stadium. “It’s a getting-on-base game,” […]