Darrick Martin will sit alongside Bill Roth this men’s basketball season as a radio analyst, athletic director Dan Guerrero announced Tuesday. Martin played as a member of UCLA men’s basketball from 1989 to 1992 and played in the NBA for 13 years following his graduation, serving as point guard for seven teams during his career. […]
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Struggling UCLA, Colorado women’s soccer teams to face off
If this were a year ago, the women’s soccer matchup between UCLA and Colorado could’ve had conference championship implications. But “Back to the Future Day” has come and gone, and with it, talk about years past. The actual 2015 picture depicts the former playoff teams as far cries from their past selves – their 2014 […]
Men’s tennis may face larger threats from Stanford, Cal than from USC
The landscape for Pac-12 men’s tennis is changing, and for once, coach Billy Martin isn’t worried about USC. “I don’t think this is going to be a year where ‘SC is the team to beat throughout the whole country, much less the conference,” Martin said. “I don’t want to just fixate on them, quite honestly. […]
UCLA men’s tennis victorious at USTA/ITA Southwest Regionals
For the second straight year, UCLA men’s tennis claimed the singles crown at the USTA/ITA Southwest Regional Championship. Sophomore Martin Redlicki, the No. 4 seed, downed unseeded Logan Smith of USC 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the championship round Monday afternoon to defend a tournament title earned by junior Mackie McDonald in 2014. “I’m really proud […]
Women’s soccer looks to secure goalie, wins as NCAA tournament nears
The women’s soccer team is desperately trying to salvage its season and earn a bid to November’s NCAA tournament. Last weekend might have been the turning point the Bruins were looking for – they came away with a big win over then-No. 15 Arizona and a draw against unranked Arizona State. “I think we had […]
Regional Championship to test men’s tennis’ new players, key returners
Billy Martin looks at the fall as a series of stepping stones for the dual-match season in the spring, an important time for the men’s tennis coach to gauge his players after the summer. “It is always a good telling sign for me, you know, who is in good shape, who is ready to play,” […]
Women’s soccer suffers slow start after seniors graduate
UCLA women’s soccer has fallen far from the national prominence it held last year. After starting the preseason as the No. 4 team in the country, the Bruins have since tumbled out of the rankings and are no longer considered a contender. The team is 5-6-0 – the worst record for a UCLA women’s soccer […]