The UCLA athletic department posted a video to YouTube last spring promoting new Pauley Pavilion.
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USC steals win in Pauley
Travis Wear walked off Pauley Pavilion’s court with tunnel vision. He knew what was happening behind him but didn’t dare turn around.
USC is a must-win for UCLA basketball
UCLA’s season is more than half finished, yet freshman guard Jordan Adams was faced with the following question from a national columnist after Saturday’s loss to Arizona State.
Spread thinly, Bruins lose to Sun Devils 78-60
TEMPE, Ariz. — Before Saturday’s game, a UCLA coach warned the Bruins that the matchup with the unranked Arizona State Sun Devils should be treated as a trap game. After a thrilling yet exhausting win over a top-10 Arizona team on Thursday, UCLA traveled to Wells Fargo Arena missing a player from its already thin […]
With shortage of players, men’s basketball picks up the pace
The original version of this article contained an error and has been changed. See the bottom of the article for additional information. MESA, Ariz. — UCLA made a plan to play a more up-tempo style this season. An influx of athletic freshmen and a new point guard meant the Bruins were going to run. When […]
Media question origins of Shabazz’s Gucci backpack
MESA, Ariz. — UCLA freshman Shabazz Muhammad led the Bruins to an 84-73 win over No. 6 Arizona on Thursday but one media member chose to focus on his fashion sense rather than his 23-point performance. Yahoo Sports’ Pat Forde made several comments about Muhammad’s Gucci backpack in his column from Thursday’s game at McKale Center. “I’m just saying a college […]
Shabazz Muhammad plays key role in UCLA’s victory over Arizona
Shabazz Muhammad sat in the media room at Pauley Pavilion on Tuesday knowing what kind of challenge awaited him and his teammates: A trip to Arizona to play one of the best teams in the nation.