UCLA finally decided to press the issue. That is, they finally decided to use the much talked about but little used full court press defense in their 81-58 win over Long Beach State. “We wanted to up the tempo and get more steals and turnovers,” said forward Dijon Thompson. After using the press sparingly in […]
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Romar, Dollar plan to up game tempo to attract recruits, fans
The Washington Huskies are used to being mocked. Throughout the past 15 seasons, the team has been incessantly bad, finishing in the bottom half of the conference in 13 of those seasons and only making the NCAA tournament twice. “There have definitely been some down times here in the past 15 years,” said Washington head […]
'Not just another six-foot white guy'
Jon Crispin was sitting on the bench during a home game last year, sporting a suit and tie while watching his new team play without him. A fan approached him with a curious comment. “I didn’t know managers had to wear a suit and tie,” the fan said. “Yeah, we do. We have to,” responded […]
Bruins trying to keep spirit high for next game
Former Bruin Earl Watson gave a pep talk to the UCLA men’s basketball team on Tuesday when his Seattle SuperSonics were in town to play the Lakers. It’s just another strategy by Steve Lavin, who hopes to spark a Bruin team that is off to their worst start in 41 years. Not since 1961 has […]
Freshmen may start at center
INDIANAPOLIS “”mdash; Saturday was not a good day for T.J. Cummings. First, the junior center was pulled from the starting lineup because he was late for a film session. He then proceeded to have one of the worst games in his college basketball career, going one-for-seven from the field en route to just four points […]
Basketball continues early losing streak
INDIANAPOLIS “”mdash; With 27 seconds left in the game, Steve Lavin conceded defeat with a lineup of Janou Rubin, Gene Barnes, John Hoffart, Quinn Hawking, and Ryan Hollins to suffer through the final buzzer. But it was clear much earlier that winning was a hopeless cause for the Bruins. UCLA (0-2) continued its early season […]
Duke’s dominating defense could mean trouble for UCLA
Playing against Duke can be a draining experience. Just ask Winthrop. Last year, in the first round of the NCAA tournament, they lost by an embarrassing 84-37 to the Blue Devils, after averaging 68.5 points per game during the rest of the season. Or ask South Carolina, Temple, North Carolina A & T, North Carolina […]