UCLA men’s basketball started the first half of its game against Coastal Carolina much the same as it did its season opener on Friday: sloppily. But unlike Friday, the Bruins didn’t turn things around quickly. Instead of a blowout in UCLA’s favor, the Bruins hold just a 32-28 lead at halftime against the Chanticleers. After […]
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Men’s basketball’s 113-78 win quiets preseason skeptics
Three and a half minutes was all it took. The preseason’s doubts, concerns and emphasis on what UCLA men’s basketball may have lost in the offseason lingered in Pauley Pavilion for the opening moments of UCLA’s season opener against Montana State. With the Bruins trailing 8-5 and their lack of guard depth put on full […]
UCLA men’s basketball leads Montana State 60-32 at halftime
On a team filled with fresh faces, the Bruins have a few wrinkles to iron out. Still, UCLA overcame a sloppy start to build a 60-32 halftime lead over Montana State. Senior guard Norman Powell led all scorers with 14 points and four different Bruins scored in double figures as UCLA finished the half on […]
Guard Bryce Alford ready to face pressures of 2014 basketball season
Bryce Alford was alone in the left corner, raising his hands frantically. Trailing Oregon 65-60 in the final minute of a late-season game last year, UCLA needed a miracle to pull off the win, with its stars guard/forward Kyle Anderson and guard Jordan Adams relegated to black jumpsuits on the bench as they served one-game […]
UCLA signs four-star recruits Aaron Holiday and Prince Ali
UCLA men’s basketball may harbor some concerns over its lack of guard depth this season, but that shouldn’t be an issue next year. Four-star 2015 guards Aaron Holiday and Prince Ali made their commitment to UCLA official, signing national letters of intent Wednesday night, UCLA announced. Holiday, the brother of former UCLA women’s basketball guard […]
Men’s basketball works on rebuilding starting rotation
It may be tough to recognize the UCLA men’s basketball team that won last season’s Pac-12 tournament title when the Bruins take the floor at Pauley Pavilion Friday for their season opener against Montana State. Not too many familiar faces will be there, as five of the Bruins’ eight rotations players from a year ago […]
Hindsight is 20/40: A look back at UCLA men’s basketball’s last two national titles
1974-1975 (28-3, 12-2 Pac-8) Before the 1975 NCAA title game, John Wooden told his players in the locker room that regardless of the outcome, that would be the last college game he would ever coach. Wooden held true to his word, retiring after the game. The Bruins held true to the standard that Wooden set […]