To get some inside information on the Arizona men’s basketball team, Daily Bruin Sports reached out to the Daily Wildcat – the University of Arizona’s student news publication – and asked its Sports editor Alec White a few questions about the Wildcats before their upcoming game against the Bruins on Saturday. Daily Bruin: Given the […]
Category Archives: Men’s Basketball
Jaylen Hands blends broad music taste with basketball to reflect on his gameplay
Jaylen Hands has always had a reputation as a high-flying human highlight reel. The first time he wore a UCLA men’s basketball jersey, he dunked on Steve Alford. Now Alford is gone, and the sophomore is the lone point guard on the team. No more Aaron Holiday, Thomas Welsh or GG Goloman to lead the […]
Un-Connon Opinions: Best bet for men’s basketball coach might be overlooked amid lackluster prospects
There have been a lot of names thrown out there for the UCLA men’s basketball head coaching job. The thing is, I’m just not impressed. John Beilein and Tony Bennett aren’t going anywhere. Michigan and Virginia are top-five teams with big money behind them, so UCLA can’t offer those two anything they don’t already have. […]
Gallery: UCLA loses its third game in a row to ASU
The Sun Devils outshined the Bruins 84-73 on Thursday night.
Men’s basketball’s deficient dance with Sun Devils results in third straight loss
This post was updated Jan. 24 at 11:25 p.m. Garbage time is frequently defined as when a team is leading by double digits with only a couple minutes left in the game. The winning team dials back the intensity with a win in the bag, giving the losing team an opportunity to go on a […]
Men’s basketball narrowly leads Arizona State 44-43 at halftime
The first UCLA men’s basketball turnover came six minutes, 50 seconds into the game. It was a stark contrast from three of the past four games, in which the Bruins committed more than 20 turnovers. But over the next 10 minutes, UCLA gave the ball away six times. That, combined with nine offensive rebounds by Arizona […]
Men’s basketball to play Sun Devils Thursday, hoping to extend home win streak to 3
The Bruins have reached a pivotal point in their conference schedule. Coming off back-to-back losses this past week, UCLA men’s basketball (10-8, 3-2 Pac-12) will return home Thursday night for the first time in nearly three weeks to host Arizona State (13-5, 4-2) – the third-place team in the Pac-12. The Bruins sit just one […]