TEMPE, Ariz. “”mdash; All UCLA coach Ben Howland talked about leading up to this week’s game was Arizona State’s Ike Diogu, so it came as no surprise that he continued to praise the standout forward after the game. What was somewhat startling, however, was that the Bruins were able to hold Diogu in check. Sending […]
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M. basketball: Face off with Arizona State
The morning after his Bruins notched their most significant victory of the season, UCLA coach Ben Howland crouched in front of the television in preparation for his next challenge: devising a game-plan to contain Arizona State’s Ike Diogu. So far, Howland is not optimistic. “No one matches up with Ike,” Howland said. “There’s not one […]
M. basketball: Thompson steps up his game
Too undisciplined to put much stock in his defense or rebounding his first three years at UCLA, Dijon Thompson has finally come of age. No longer does the senior forward rely on his teammates to do the dirty work. Instead, Thompson, the Pac-10’s second-leading rebounder, is attacking the glass, playing tenacious post defense and leading […]
M. basketball: Bruins rally to beat No. 12 Huskies
Above all else, UCLA coach Ben Howland values preparation, but this was one question for which even he was unprepared. Twice he was asked if UCLA’s stunning 95-86 victory over No. 12 Washington on Saturday night was the most significant of his brief two-year tenure in Westwood, but neither time did he come up with […]
M. basketball: Hollins sparks late comeback over WSU
Mired on the bench for the past few weeks, Ryan Hollins unexpectedly became the center of attention late in Thursday’s game. The junior center, who lost his starting power forward job last month, sparked UCLA’s second-half comeback against Washington State with, of all things, his toughness and his rebounding. Hollins never gave coach Ben Howland […]
Olson injury good timing for Bruins
As heartless, cruel and insensitive as it might be to say it, Drew Olson’s knee injury may have come at the ideal time for the UCLA football program. Yes, it’s a devastating setback for Olson, a two-year starter at quarterback and by all accounts a class act and one of the fiercest competitors on the […]
[Online] M. basketball: 3-point shots ease Bruins’ shortcomings
EAST LANSING, Mich. “”mdash; One-dimensional, hurried and totally predictable, UCLA had but one weapon with which to attack Michigan State on Tuesday night ““ the 3-point shot. Unable to generate any offense in the paint, the Bruins instead hoisted up a season-high 27 shots from behind the arc, making 10 of them, but exposing their […]