Freshman guard Isaac Hamilton’s National Letter of Intent appeal has been denied, UCLA Athletics announced in a statement today. As a result, the 6-foot-5 freshman will not be able to play for the UCLA men’s basketball team during the 2013-2014 season, allowing him to return as a sophomore for the team’s 2014-2015 season.
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Five-star recruit Kevon Looney commits to UCLA basketball
Consensus five-star men’s basketball recruit Kevon Looney committed to UCLA today, becoming the second 2014 recruit to commit to coach Steve Alford’s program. The 6-foot-8 power forward out of Milwaukee, Wis. is rated No. 13 in the nation by Rivals.com, No. 14 by Scout.com and No. 11 by ESPN.com, making him the highest profile recruit Alford has acquired as UCLA’s coach.
UCLA basketball lights up in second half for first exhibition win
Steve Alford’s UCLA basketball coaching career began with an exhibition winover Cal State San Bernardino Wednesday night, but it occasionally lacked brightness. To start with, Pauley Pavilion’s overhead lights wouldn’t turn back on after the starting lineups were announced. Twenty-five minutes later, the Bruins finally, unofficially, started their season, but the shot clock wouldn’t run. Another break. […]
UCLA basketball to start new season with exhibition game
It’s been a hectic offseason for UCLA men’s basketball. After a resounding defeat early in the NCAA tournament, the Bruins fired coach Ben Howland, who led them to seven NCAA Tournament appearances and three trips to the Final Four in his 10 years with UCLA, on March 25. Five days later, Steve Alford was hired […]
UCLA men’s basketball player Travis Wear hospitalized with appendicitis
UCLA men’s basketball redshirt senior forward Travis Wear was hospitalized Monday afternoon with appendicitis.
Men’s basketball improves team chemistry with Lake Arrowhead retreat
UCLA men’s basketball is all too familiar with late-game heroics. Last year, it was former point guard Larry Drew II drilling the buzzer beater against Washington. And Bruin fans won’t soon forget UCLA’s 11 straight points to knock off Gonzaga in the 2006 NCAA Sweet Sixteen. But on Saturday, the Bruins found themselves in unfamiliar […]
UCLA men’s basketball to hold first open practice, take part in Dribble for the Cure
After weeks of closed practices, UCLA men’s basketball will open the doors of Pauley Pavilion to the public on Sunday, holding its first open practice of the season. “As a coaching staff, we’re all extremely pleased at how hard our guys have been working since preseason practice began a couple weeks ago,” said coach Steve […]