SAN DIEGO “”mdash; UCLA coach Ben Howland and Gonzaga coach Mark Few have more than just a few things in common. They’re both the sons of Presbyterian ministers. They both like to fly fish. Howland acknowledges that Few is much better at it. And oh yeah, they’re both still coaching in the NCAA Tournament, guiding […]
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[NCAA Tournament]: UCLA’s super Sweet 16
SAN DIEGO “”mdash; Cedric Bozeman called it crazy. Ryan Hollins chose to describe the feeling as scary. All that separated UCLA’s season from continuing or ending at Cox Arena in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday was a scant 60 seconds. “It’s kind of funny, but it’s really serious at the same […]
[Online Exclusive]: Mbah a Moute makes his mark on first tournament game
SAN DIEGO “”mdash; Sitting in the press room of the J.D. Morgan Center during Selection Sunday, UCLA’s Luc Richard Mbah a Moute said he wasn’t nervous at all awaiting the Bruins’ name to be called. He didn’t look too nervous playing in his first NCAA Tournament game, either. The freshman forward led UCLA (28-6) in […]
[NCAA Tournament]: Sibling love and basketball
As Jordan Farmar cut his piece of the net following UCLA’s victory in the Pac-10 Tournament final, he climbed down the ladder and immediately offered it to his sister, who’s never far from his side. The two embraced, Farmar taking a few seconds during the postgame celebration to put his arm around his sister, Shoshana […]
[NCAA Tournament]: Flash forward
Arron Afflalo still remembers the feeling. It’s not a good one. Sitting in the locker room of the McKale Center in Tucson, fresh off UCLA’s first-round loss to Texas Tech in last year’s NCAA Tournament, the current sophomore was, in a word, hurt. “Hurt. Hurt. Just hurt,” Afflalo said. “I was just trying to figure […]
[Online Exclusive]: It's not easy being defensive
It’s not as easy as UCLA is making it look. At least that’s what the Bruins think. After their third consecutive lopsided victory, this time a 71-59 win in the semifinals of the Pac-10 Tournament over Arizona, many of the Bruins were quick to deflect the notion the road to tonight’s tournament final against California […]
Arizona, Cal, Oregon top quarterfinals
No Hassan Adams? No problem. Fourth-seeded Arizona may have been without its leading scorer, suspended from the Pac-10 Tournament because of a DUI, but the team ultimately didn’t need him in beating fifth-seeded Stanford 73-68 Thursday to reach the tournament’s semifinal at the Staples Center. Even in victory, however, Arizona point guard Mustafa Shakur noticed […]