He took North Carolina State to five consecutive tournament appearances. He was coach of the year in the Atlantic Coast Conference, arguably the nation’s toughest basketball conference, in 2004. He led the Wolfpack to more wins in the last five years than any ACC team other than Duke. And in 2006, he decided to come […]
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Collison steps up in weekend victory over USC
Saturday was his chance. Without forward Josh Shipp in the lineup, it was up to point guard Darren Collison to carry the burden. And against crosstown rival USC, that’s exactly what he did. Collison led the Bruins with a career-high 17 points, and hit three big 3-pointers as the Bruins rallied from a 10-point deficit […]
New USC arena hosts L.A. rivals
A game like this wasn’t expected to happen until January 2008. Highly touted recruits Kevin Love (UCLA) and O.J. Mayo (USC) were going to pack the brand-new Galen Center, and the L.A. rivalry was once again going to become a national story. But with the No. 4 Bruins (14-1, 3-1 Pac-10) and the Trojans off […]
Bruins stumble in season’s first loss
EUGENE, Ore. ““ It was bound to happen. It was inevitable. They just didn’t think it would happen right away and not on this day. The No. 1 Bruins’ undefeated season was foiled Saturday as they lost 68-66 to No. 16 Oregon before a hostile crowd of 9,087 at sold-out Mac Court. After the game, […]
No. 1 recruit Love to play in Pauley
The much-ballyhooed arrival of UCLA all-everything recruit Kevin Love will finally occur this week. For one night, at least. Love, the nation’s No. 1 recruit who committed to the Bruins this past July, will bring his high school team to compete in the Verbum Dei Real Run Winter Classic held this Friday at Pauley Pavilion. […]
Titans put up a solid fight
Cal State Fullerton had all the makings of a formidable opponent. The Titans (5-2) came into Tuesday’s game averaging nearly 90 points per game and featuring a possible NBA prospect in point guard Bobby Brown. They were supposed to bring the Bruins out of the doldrums that the No. 1 UCLA basketball team has experienced […]
No. 1 Bruins are least of Riverside’s worries this season
M. BASKETBALL Sunday, 2:30 p.m. v. UC Riverside Pauley Pavilion There couldn’t be two more different teams facing each other on Sunday. While the No. 1 UCLA men’s basketball team is 5-0 and is off to its best start since the 1994-1995 season, UC Riverside (3-4) has been hit by a huge amount of tragedy […]