If a team’s two leading scorers are once again inserted into the lineup, is the difference immediately felt? With a half still to play against Oregon State at Pauley Pavilion, the results are still inconclusive. Sophomore guard Jordan Adams has four points and sophomore guard/forward Kyle Anderson leads the team with 10 points, but UCLA […]
Category Archives: Men’s Basketball
Short-handed UCLA basketball falls to Oregon despite late-game heroics
Moments before UCLA basketball took the floor Thursday night, the biggest jeers facing the Bruins came neither from Oregon’s basketball players nor the Duck faithful scattered throughout Pauley Pavilion. No, it was UCLA’s pregame DJ that pointed out the elephant in the room and practically pulled on its trunk, playing Rob Base and DJ EZ […]
Oregon leads UCLA 37-25 at halftime
In the absence of “Slo-Mo,” or sophomore guard/forward Kyle Anderson, UCLA’s offensive strategy has been exactly that. With Anderson and sophomore guard Jordan Adams out of the lineup on Thursday night against Oregon due to a violation of team rules, the Bruins lacked any post presence and relied primarily on the three-point shot, which very rarely went in.
UCLA’s Kyle Anderson, Jordan Adams suspended for Oregon game
Sophomore guard/forward Kyle Anderson and sophomore guard Jordan Adams have been suspended by coach Steve Alford for Thursday night’s game against Oregon for a violation of team rules, UCLA Athletics announced Thursday afternoon. The suspension will last one game, reinstating the two starters for Sunday’s game against Oregon State. Adams is currently UCLA’s leading scorer […]
An eye on the court: UCLA v. Oregon
UCLA men’s basketball boasts the second-lowest turnover average in the Pac-12 this season, but that was not evident in the team’s last meeting with Oregon on Jan. 30. In that game, the Bruins deviated from their typical ball security, turning the ball over 16 times, more than five times their season average of 10.67. Much […]
Men’s basketball to face Oregon with strong Pac-12 home record
In Pac-12 play, home is where the success is for UCLA basketball. Aside from a tightly contested loss to Arizona on Jan. 9, the Bruins have dominated their opponents at Pauley Pavilion, compiling a 6-1 record in seven home conference games. More importantly, Pauley Pavilion has served all season as a safe place to hide […]
Stanford outshoots, outshines UCLA
STANFORD, Calif.—Coming out of halftime trailing Stanford by eight points, UCLA men’s basketball was looking to do what it has done so many times this season: outperform its opponent en route to a win. Instead the Bruins were met with something they’ve never seen before. With 16:06 left in the game, Stanford junior guard Chasson […]