Three UCLA men’s volleyball coaches traded their blue and gold for a summer of red, white and blue after the 2015 NCAA season. As the team’s players scattered for the offseason, head coach John Speraw and assistant coaches Andrea Becker and Brad Keller united under a common goal: representing the United States on sidelines across […]
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Five-star center Jalen Hill commits to UCLA basketball’s class of 2017
All it took was a visit. Five-star center Jalen Hill made a verbal commitment to UCLA basketball’s class of 2017 after an unofficial trip to Westwood on Sunday, according to Bruin Report Online. The rising high school junior was being pursued by University of Arizona and UC Berkeley among other schools, yet he only visited […]
UCLA junior James Kaprielian selected No. 16 overall in 2015 MLB draft
Three years and 39 rounds separated UCLA junior James Kaprielian from his high school self. In June 2012, the high schooler was selected by the Seattle Mariners in the 40th and final round of the MLB draft. Instead of signing, however, he decided to attend UCLA. After three years with the Bruins, Kaprielian was once […]
‘Great Eight’ leave men’s water polo with NCAA title, legacy of leadership
The clock was ticking. With less than a minute to play in the 2014 men’s water polo national championship game, the careers of eight graduating Bruins hung in the balance. The “Great Eight” – as coach Adam Wright preferred to call them – had amassed a stunning 80-14 record over the three previous years, reaching […]
Sophomore Bronte Law wins 2015 Pac-12 Women’s Golfer of the Year
UCLA sophomore Bronte Law was named the 2015 Pac-12 Women’s Golfer of the Year, the conference announced Wednesday in its annual individual awards. Law was the Bruins’ consistent leader in 2015, posting a conference-high 71.91 stroke average over 31 rounds, as well as showing two first place finishes. She was awarded Pac-12 Women’s Golfer of […]
UCLA center Thomas Welsh chosen for USA Basketball U19 training camp
Rising sophomore center Thomas Welsh was selected to take part in the 2015 USA Basketball Men’s U19 World Championship Team training camp, the organization announced Tuesday. Welsh is one of 10 current college athletes on the 24-man roster, and will be trying out for a chance at making the 12-man USA Basketball championship team roster. […]
Sophomore Mackenzie McDonald named Pac-12 Singles Player of the Year
Sophomore Mackenzie McDonald was named the Pac-12 conference’s Singles Player of the Year as the conference announced its season-end awards today. McDonald compiled a 29-5 overall record over his 2015 campaign, and was the nation’s No. 3 singles player heading into the singles NCAA Tournament mid May. In addition, he went undefeated in Pac-12 play […]