Author Archives: Jeff Eisenberg

Once again UCLA’s lead dwindled. This time its confidence did not. The Bruins refused to repeat their season-ending collapse of a year ago, thwarting another spirited Oregon comeback effort and hanging on for an 81-74 victory over the Ducks on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion. “Last year’s loss was definitely in the back of our minds,” […]

Searching for a catalyst to rescue UCLA from its first-half doldrums, junior guard Cedric Bozeman pulled teammate Trevor Ariza aside. He told the freshman forward not to get down because the squad needed his energy in the second half. Bozeman’s only regret? “Maybe I should have talked to him sooner,” he said after Ariza helped […]

And so the restoration of the UCLA legacy begins in earnest. A day that started with a ceremony commemorating the dedication of the Nell and John Wooden Court ended in celebration of Ben Howland’s first marquee victory as Bruins’ new coach. Venerable Pauley Pavilion was awash in blue and gold Saturday as a sell-out crowd […]

A fortuitous fumble was the appropriate conclusion to what was certainly UCLA’s sloppiest victory of the season. Trevor Ariza bobbled the ball right into the arms of Cedric Bozeman, who drained a 3-pointer from the left wing with 2.8 seconds remaining in overtime to give the Bruins a 69-66 victory over Loyola Marymount Saturday night […]

It almost seems like an afterthought. Stuffed between last year’s 19-loss debacle and what looks to be a promising future, the 2002-2003 UCLA basketball season very well could be one of the most forgettable in the program’s storied history. Shackled by a short bench and a shallow talent pool, first-year head coach Ben Howland will […]

This close. That’s how far the UCLA women’s basketball team was from earning an NCAA bid last year. So what’s it going to take for this year’s Bruin squad to advance to the postseason? Well, for one thing, they are going to have to grow up. And soon. A total of 11 underclassmen ““ five […]

ANAHEIM “”mdash; The assumption that UCLA could parlay its height advantage into a victory over Kentucky proved to be just another tall tale. An undersized Wildcat frontline boasting no starter taller than 6-foot-8 bested 7-footers Ryan Hollins and Michael Fey, who were shackled with foul trouble the entire game. Both Hollins and Fey played uncharacteristically […]