M. basketball: Crispin takes loss at home personally

It didn’t matter that his opponent was one of only two unbeaten teams in the country and at the top of the national rankings. When Jon Crispin finally got a chance to play significant minutes Saturday afternoon, he simply wasn’t pleased with his penultimate starting performance. “I’m really disappointed we lost and I take a […]

M. basketball: Crispin earns start in final home games

Coach Ben Howland’s latest strategy in reviving the team in the last games of the season paid dividends Thursday night. Senior guard Jon Crispin played a season-high 17 minutes and scored six points on two three-pointers. More important for the departing senior, Howland named Crispin to the starting lineup for his two final home games […]

M.basketball: Who’s afraid of the big, bad Bears?

It seems the end of the men’s basketball season has come a little faster than some would have liked. The Bruins, who began conference play 5-0, have gone from hopes of leading the Pac-10 to concerns about making the conference tournament. Coach Ben Howland’s goals have also been abridged considerably. “We have to be trying […]