Author Archives: Diamond Leung

UCLA guard Brian Morrison ended his injury-plagued junior season not with a pop but with a bang. He scored 23 points in the Bruins’ season-ending 91-83 loss to Washington on Thursday in the first round of the Pac-10 tournament. By being at his healthiest coming off hamstring and ankle injuries that have limited his play […]

Ben Howland sat slumped in his hotel lounge chair and bemoaned his fate. Not so much because his UCLA Bruins had lost the previous night to Oregon State and would ultimately have to back into a mere Pac-10 Tournament bid. And certainly not because he could very well be back at Pittsburgh, making a legitimate […]

EUGENE, Ore. “”mdash; UCLA freshman forward Trevor Ariza said following Saturday’s game that he would consider having his NBA draft stock evaluated after the season. “It depends on what happens with this year,” Ariza said. Ariza is considered to be UCLA’s best professional prospect following a solid season in his first year out of Westchester […]

EUGENE, Ore. “”mdash; Ben Howland really didn’t expect any of this. Not that it was any shock that UCLA, controlling its own destiny in its season finale against Oregon, lost 60-59 on Saturday afternoon. But the way the Bruins backed their way into the berth in the Pac-10 tournament was a pleasant surprise for him. […]

CORVALLIS, Ore. “”mdash; Well, UCLA finally clinched it. No, the Bruins didn’t gain entry into the Pac-10 tournament like they had hoped to Thursday. Instead, they solidified their spot as one of the most downtrodden and desperate teams in the conference after losing 65-56 to lowly Oregon State at Gill Coliseum. UCLA actually still controls […]

The way UCLA has looked on the court lately, it would seem that the season is basically over, doomed not from the start, but rather at the first sign of an opponent that was worth at least the foul odor that this losing stretch has emitted. But luckily for the Bruins, they actually have a […]

From the sands of Hawaii to the stillness of suburban Chicago, the NCAA men’s volleyball landscape has been shaken up by the influx of foreign athletes into the sport. Yet UCLA coach Al Scates, a grizzled veteran of 42 seasons, stands his ground. As one of only three coaches in the MPSF who does not […]