This post was updated Jan. 5 at 5:39 p.m. The Bruins are playing inspired basketball again. UCLA men’s basketball (9-6, 2-0 Pac-12) took down California (5-9, 0-2 Pac-12) 98-83 on Saturday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion and secured its second straight victory under interim head coach Murry Bartow. Before Bartow took over for the fired Steve […]
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Men’s basketball leads Cal 50-42 at halftime, setting out for second straight win
The Bruins are headed toward their second straight win to open up conference play. UCLA men’s basketball (8-6, 1-0 Pac-12) leads California (5-8, 0-1 Pac-12) 50-42 at the break behind a 14-point half from freshman David Singleton. Singleton finished the half 5-of-7 from the floor in 15 minutes of action and knocked down four of […]
Men’s basketball opens post-Alford era with blowout win against Stanford
This post was updated Jan. 3 at 11:38 p.m. In Murray Bartow’s first game as head coach on the Bruin bench, a lot changed. For starters, they won. “It’s been a really hard two weeks,” Bartow said. “But I think the last three days, the guys have done a really good job of trying to […]
Men’s basketball leads Stanford at halftime of Pac-12 opener
The post-Steve Alford era is officially underway for the Bruins. UCLA men’s basketball (7-6) leads Stanford (7-5) 38-32 at the half of the Pac-12 season opener, on pace to break its four-game losing streak. The Bruins hit their first three shots under interim coach Murry Bartow and held the lead for all but 1:23 in […]
Fresh Off the Grill: Insights into UCLA Athletics’ search for Alford’s successor
The search for Steve Alford’s replacement has begun. Following the firing of the UCLA men’s basketball coach Monday morning and the appointment of assistant coach Murry Bartow as the interim head coach, the athletic department said the search for a new coach will begin immediately. [Related: UCLA fires men’s basketball coach Steve Alford days before […]
UCLA fires men’s basketball coach Steve Alford days before start of Pac-12 play
This post was updated Dec. 31 at 10:45 a.m. Steve Alford’s time in Westwood has come to an end. UCLA has fired the coach midway through his sixth season, the athletic department announced Monday morning. Assistant coach Murry Bartow will serve as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Director of Athletics […]
Bruins burned by Flames in 15-point defeat to continue four-game losing streak
The Bruins’ early-season free-fall has reached a new low. UCLA men’s basketball (7-6) suffered its fourth consecutive loss with a 73-58 home defeat to Liberty (11-4) on Saturday afternoon. The 15-point loss marked the largest home loss of coach Steve Alford’s UCLA career. “I’ve been doing this a long time – 28 years. And you […]