The story lines seemed to write themselves: Steve Lavin returns to UCLA.
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UCLA men’s basketball aims to keep USC’s win streak at four
The secret is out. Ben Howland loves “Animal House.”
UCLA men’s basketball must trap star Wildcat Derrick Williams
All has not been quiet on the UCLA front line.
Men’s basketball overcomes Stanford in second half to a 68-57 win led by Malcolm Lee, Lazeric Jones and Tyler Honeycutt
Minus its biggest presence against a long and athletic front line, UCLA reverted to a little small ball.
Reeves Nelson’s magic touch gives UCLA basketball the 86-84 win over Cal, despite a 49-point second half by the Golden Bears
All the fans were watching. All the coaches were watching. As Tyler Honeycutt’s shot went up, even most of the players were watching.
Pete Newell’s low-post legacy lives on in dominant UCLA big men like Love, Nelson and Smith
Somewhere in heaven there is a basketball court made of golden wood.
Reeves Nelson struggles with fatigue issues in second half
After he energetically poured in a dozen points in the first 20 minutes of Sunday’s loss to USC ““ before struggling to score just a pair in the latter 20 ““ it might be fitting to grant UCLA’s up-and-down sophomore forward a new moniker: “Half” Nelson.