Former UCLA guards and first-round draft picks Lonzo Ball and Aaron Holiday were in attendance Wednesday night for the Bruins’ double-digit victory over Hawai’i Rainbow Warriors. Ball and Holiday were the primary ball-handlers for UCLA in 2016 and 2017, respectively, and they watched their successor – sophomore point guard Jaylen Hands – record a career-high […]
Category Archives: Men’s Basketball
Battle of the Editors: UCLA sports see winless Thanksgiving weekend
Student-athletes gave up their Thanksgiving break to compete all around the country last week, but the Bruins combined to finish 0-9 across five different sports. Each of the Daily Bruin Sports editors picked which program’s winless holiday weekend stung the most. Men’s basketball Ryan Smith, Sports editor UCLA men’s basketball is a young program with […]
Bruins fly over Rainbow Warriors to put end to two-game losing streak
The Bruins took yet another big first-half lead Wednesday. But this time, they never took their foot off the gas – especially Prince Ali. The redshirt junior guard went right at 7-foot center Dawson Carper with 11 seconds left in UCLA men’s basketball’s (5-2) eventual 80-61 victory over Hawai’i (4-4). Ali rose up over the defender, […]
Men’s basketball reassesses performance in preparation to take on Hawai’i
The Bruins are back in Pauley Pavilion for a four-game homestand. UCLA men’s basketball (4-2) and Hawai’i (4-3) will play Wednesday night, with both teams having a chance to stop two-game losing streaks. UCLA dropped both games at the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational last week, and Hawai’i followed up its 90-79 win over Utah […]
Tale of two halves for men’s basketball as second half struggles cause loss to UNC
The Bruins saw another lead dwindle away and ended the Las Vegas Invitational without a win. No. 17 UCLA men’s basketball (4-2) held a lead over No. 7 North Carolina (6-1) for almost 23 straight minutes, but the Tar Heels eventually came out on top, 94-78. After losing by 20 points to No. 11 Michigan […]
Men’s basketball cedes 20-point loss to Michigan State in Las Vegas Invitational
The Bruins fell asleep after Thanksgiving dinner and never woke up. No. 17 UCLA men’s basketball (4-1) suffered a 87-67 drubbing at the hands of No. 11 Michigan State (4-1) on Thursday night in the opening round of the Continental Tire Las Vegas Invitational. The Bruins never held a lead in the contest, missing 16 […]
Men’s basketball defeats Presbyterian 80-65, extending win streak to four
The Bruins won their fourth straight game Monday night, but not without yet another second-half scare. After allowing just 19 points in the first half – and extending its lead to 24 early in the second – No. 17 UCLA men’s basketball (4-0) saw its lead shrink to three with 7:40 left in the game […]