Senior staff writer Sam Strong and Court Visions columnist Ryan Menezes of the Daily Bruin do a postmortem on UCLA’s season after the Bruins’ season ended in the second round of the NCAA Tournament in Austin, Texas. No. 11 seed Minnesota blew out No. 6 UCLA 83-63, in what could have been the last game […]
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UCLA denies report saying Ben Howland has been fired
UCLA issued the following statement Saturday night regarding Howland’s status.
“Contrary to multiple media reports this evening, UCLA has not fired men’s basketball coach Ben Howland,” said UCLA Athletics spokesman Nick Ammazzalorso.
UCLA fan makes yearly trip to NCAA tournament
While walking through Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas, I ran into a number of UCLA fans who showed up for the Bruins’ second-round NCAA tournament game. One had an interesting story to tell about his yearly travels to the Big Dance. He also looked like Wilt Chamberlain (on the court) while he carried a […]
UCLA women’s basketball rolls past Stetson in first round of NCAA tournament
An early surge proved to be all No. 3 seed UCLA needed in its first-round NCAA tournament game against No. 14 seed Stetson, a 66-49 win. Ten minutes in, UCLA (26-7) had already more than tripled Stetson’s score. The Bruins applied tight on-the-ball pressure, missed few defensive rotations and hammered their physical presence inside. In […]
_Court Visions: Minnesota’s offensive rebounding could spell trouble for UCLA_
What do you have to do to grab a rebound?
That question has a lot of answers.
Surveying the Frank Erwin Center
During Minnesota’s open practice, Court Visions columnist Ryan Menezes gives you a preview of Austin’s Frank Erwin Center, the site of UCLA’s second-round matchup with the Minnesota Golden Gophers tomorrow.
UCLA men’s basketball to face Minnesota in Austin
Welcome to Austin for the Daily Bruin’s coverage of UCLA basketball’s first NCAA Tournament run since… 2011.