The Bruins will be without one of their top recruits this season. Freshman forward Shareef O’Neal announced that he will miss the entirety of the 2018-2019 season due to medical concerns, TMZ reported. He will redshirt and said that he will possibly return to play in 2019. O’Neal said that UCLA doctors discovered a heart […]
Category Archives: Men’s Basketball
Pac-12 announces conference schedule for 2018-19 men’s basketball season
UCLA men’s basketball’s 2018-19 slate has been finalized. More than a month after the Bruins announced their nonconference schedule, the Pac-12 released the full conference schedule. UCLA will open up the new year at home, taking on in-state rivals Stanford and Cal on Thursday, Jan. 3 and Saturday, Jan. 5. The Bruins will not return […]
Men’s basketball finalizes nonconference schedule for upcoming season
The first half of the Bruins’ schedule was made official Wednesday. With less than 12 weeks until the start of the season, UCLA men’s basketball announced its out-of-conference schedule, consisting of five matchups against Power Five and AAC opponents. First up on the slate will be a preseason exhibition against New York Institute of Technology, […]
Un-Connon Opinions: NCAA rule overhaul cannot end corruption in men’s basketball
College basketball is about to get even more complicated. The NCAA announced several major rule changes last week regarding student-athletes pursuing NBA careers. Undrafted players who are invited to the NBA Combine will now be allowed to return to school, “elite” high school prospects are allowed to have official relationships with NCAA and USA Basketball-approved […]
Shareef O’Neal officially enrolls in UCLA five months after commitment
Shareef O’Neal is officially coming to Westwood. The UCLA men’s basketball program announced Monday that the forward will be on the roster as a freshman, ESPN reported. O’Neal, the son of 15-time NBA All-Star and Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, did not sign his National Letter of Intent during the spring recruiting period, where the […]
UCLA alumni team The Sons of Westwood knocked out of The Basketball Tournament
The Sons of Westwood watched as their $2 million dream went out the window Saturday afternoon in Atlanta at The Basketball Tournament. After reaching the Super 16 with a pair of victories in regional play, the No. 4 seed Sons of Westwood were tasked with the challenge of taking on No. 1 seed Team Challenge […]
The Rundown: July 23
Beach volleyballAngie Forburger, assistant Sports editor Competing on the other side of the world didn’t faze one Bruin. Rising UCLA senior Sarah Sponcil took home the bronze medal this week at the FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour tournament in Haiyang, China, with partner Caitlin Ledoux – a professional player out of Long Beach State. After […]