Disappointed. Shocked. Dejected. Junior Arron Afflalo couldn’t find the words to describe his performance during Thursday’s game. As he had all season, Afflalo took the loss against Cal harder than anyone else on the team. But on Thursday, it was different. Afflalo questioned his own mental intensity and admitted he did not have the effort […]
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Afflalo nets top Pac-10 honor
Every morning, Arron Afflalo walks into the men’s basketball office to meet with the Bruin coaches. On Monday morning, Afflalo received some special news; he had just been named the Pac-10 Player of the Year. For the ultimate selfless player, Afflalo was finally honored for his excellent junior season in which he averaged 17.2 points […]
Bruins short on intensity against Washington
On Friday afternoon, coach Ben Howland talked about his choice for Pac-10 Player of the Year. His choice was easy: either sophomore Darren Collison or junior Arron Afflalo, both probable All-Pac-10 players. On Saturday against the Huskies, the two did nothing to support Howland’s choice. In the Bruins’ double-digit loss, the Bruins’ backcourt combined for […]
Aboya’s absence felt by teammates in loss to Huskies
Sophomore Alfred Aboya could only sit and watch as the Huskies grabbed rebound after rebound. Normally one of the Bruins’ most reliable rebounders and players off the bench, Aboya was held out of Saturday’s game versus the Huskies after suffering a left-knee injury on Thursday against Washington State. The end result was nothing good for […]
Men’s basketball ready to close out regular season at Washington
SEATTLE, Wash. “”mdash; Sophomore center Alfred Aboya sustained a left knee injury during the first half of Thursday’s game versus Washington State, but is likely to play in Saturday’s game against Washington, coach Ben Howland announced Friday. Aboya, who had eight points and four rebounds against the Cougars, sustained the injury with 11:59 left in […]
Bruins grab Pac-10 title
PULLMAN, Wash. “”mdash; Thursday’s game was billed to be No. 13 Washington State’s biggest home game in over a decade. Too bad the Bruins weren’t great guests. In front of 11,000 loud screaming fans, half of them students, and one of the stingiest defenses in the nation, the No. 2 Bruins pulled out a 53-45 […]
Bruins ride home wins to No. 2
Following an impressive sweep of the Bay Area schools this past weekend, the Bruins (25-3, 14-2 Pac-10) moved up to No. 2 in the latest AP and Coaches polls released Monday. The Bruins, who clinched a share of the Pac-10 title with their victory over Stanford, received 10 first-place votes in the AP Poll and […]