When UCLA needed a clutch basket against Washington, freshman forward Shabazz Muhammad came off a screen stomping and demanding the ball, but redshirt senior point guard Larry Drew II ultimately kept the ball to hit the game-winning basket.
Category Archives: Men’s Basketball
Court Visions: Road trip results in split record
There wasn’t too much Bruin blue in Berkeley, Calif. on Thursday night, when the UCLA men’s basketball team’s effort was minimal and reflected in the point total.
Court Visions: Blowout loss exposes Bruins’ game plan, weaknesses
BERKELEY, Calif. — Ben Howland couldn’t settle on a single metaphor.
No love for UCLA men’s basketball in loss to Cal
BERKELEY, Calif. — Shabazz Muhammad heard his name called for a substitution and jogged to the visitor’s bench at California’s Haas Pavilion before untucking his jersey and tugging on his shorts.
Shaky start for Bruins, enter halftime trailing Golden Bears 47-22
The UCLA men’s basketball team might have beaten Cal 79-65 in its last meeting at Pauley Pavilion in early January, but the Golden Bears quickly demonstrated the benefit of home court advantage, jumping to a 47-22 halftime lead at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley. Freshman guard Shabazz Muhammad picked up two quick fouls in the contest, […]
Ugandan coaches tie Wooden principles into training styles
Sam Obol had pretty much done it all on the court. The Ugandan basketball player had honed his skills into team MVP honors at the university level and a spot on the national team’s roster, the highest basketball achievement his country had to offer. But it still wasn’t enough. “Having played basketball, it’s not about […]
Court Visions: Fuel opinions by filling stands
Seated at the ESPN broadcasting booth Thursday night in Pauley Pavilion, Bill Walton provided his smiling face to a movement.