Shabazz Muhammad sat in the media room at Pauley Pavilion on Tuesday knowing what kind of challenge awaited him and his teammates: A trip to Arizona to play one of the best teams in the nation.
Category Archives: Men’s Basketball
UCLA basketball looks to rebound against Arizona
Having just snapped a 10-game winning streak courtesy of the first-place Oregon Ducks, the Bruins look to begin a new winning streak against the No. 6 Arizona Wildcats – the third-place team in the conference, whose only loss of the season stems from the Ducks.
Power rankings: Jan 23
1. Oregon (16-2, 5-0 Pac-12, Last week: No. 1) (No. 16) The Ducks left Westwood as the prohibitive favorite to win the conference. They are the only Pac-12 team still undefeated in conference play, and since they avoid Arizona and UCLA for the rest of the season, it’s fair to wonder if Oregon could run […]
Lakers forward Metta World Peace awarded by UCLA Medical Center
The repetitive sound of a camera’s shutter was a constant reminder of Metta World Peace’s celebrity status as he visited a group of adult patients in The Stewart and Lynda Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
Court Visions: ‘Honeymoon’ period is coming to a close
If the country had inaugurated a new president this weekend, a “honeymoon” period would have started – the window of opportunity where the commander-in-chief can ride the coattails of victory to enact his or her rule and demonstrate to the country what the future holds. We didn’t elect Ben Howland to be UCLA’s coach and […]
No. 21 Oregon sinks No. 24 UCLA’s 10-game win streak
Pauley Pavilion was practically shaking as the UCLA men’s basketball team scored to go up by six points, as time ran down in the first half against Oregon.
UCLA men’s basketball leads Oregon 40-37 in busy first half
UCLA and Oregon have been busy, but Pauley Pavilion’s scoreboard operators have been even busier. The Bruins went into halftime up 40-37 on the Ducks in a showdown between two teams still undefeated in conference play. Both boast high-tempo offenses, and didn’t stop running throughout an exciting opening 20 minutes. Freshman guard Shabazz Muhammad, who […]