It looked like the perfect opening night. A sweep of the individual and all-around titles, an NCAA first when two Olympic gold medalists competed at Pauley Pavilion and a 195.700-195.350 win for No. 4 UCLA (1-0) over No. 17 Arkansas (0-1). But for the defending Pac-12 champions, it was still a disappointing performance. “They trained […]
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UCLA looks to stable defense in Stanford game to fuel win streak
It’s been a year since the No. 4 UCLA men’s basketball team (15-1, 2-1 Pac-12) has won back-to-back conference games – beating Arizona and Arizona State at Pauley Pavilion. They’ll get a chance to do so again Sunday night against a Stanford team (8-7, 0-3 Pac-12) looking for its first conference win. Last year, the […]
UCLA’s Prince Ali, Alex Olesinski to redshirt 2016-17 basketball season
Prince Ali and Alex Olesinski have decided to redshirt the 2016-17 season as announced by UCLA on Wednesday evening. Neither player appeared in a game yet this season, but have resumed practicing with the No. 4 Bruins (14-1, 1-1 Pac-12). Ali underwent surgery this summer to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. The […]
Michigan assistant reported as UCLA football’s new offensive coordinator
Michigan assistant Jedd Fisch is expected to become UCLA’s new offensive coordinator per FOX Sports. Fisch will be the third offensive coordinator in as many years after Noel Mazzone left for Texas A&M and Kennedy Polamalu’s contract was not renewed. The Bruins finished last season 4-8 and second-to-last in the nation in average yards per […]
Improved defense, freshman duo lead UCLA to 76-63 win against Oregon State
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Lonzo Ball went up for the putaway dunk– an easy bucket that would’ve given No. 2 UCLA points to cushion its lead in a tight game on the road against Oregon State. But the freshman missed and the ball flew off the rim into the hands of the Beavers (4-11, 0-2 Pac-12). […]
UCLA’s slow start in defense builds up to last-minute loss to Oregon
EUGENE, Ore. – Credit the defense. Both UCLA’s and Oregon’s for coming up big down the stretch in the No. 21 Ducks’ (12-2, 1-0 Pac-12) 89-87 upset win. The No. 2 Bruins (13-1, 0-1 Pac-12) had clawed back from a 12-point deficit to grab an eight-point lead before their defense faltered and disappeared with four […]
UCLA trails Oregon 52-47 at halftime
EUGENE, Ore — Fast-tempo, efficient three-point shooting and splitting the defense for easy buckets. No. 21 Oregon (11-2) stole a page from the UCLA (13-0) handbook to take a 52-47 lead over the No. 2 team in the country at halftime. The Ducks combined their usual brand of swarming defense with one of their best […]