It is time for people to stop sleeping on Aaron Holiday. The former Bruin guard has been playing second fiddle to Lonzo Ball since they were teammates on UCLA men’s basketball, but he will not be overshadowed by his former counterpart for much longer. The reigning Pac-12 scoring champion showed flashes of brilliance at the […]
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Sons of Westwood to bolster roster before facing No. 1 seed Team Challenge ALS
The Sons of Westwood are heading to the Super 16 with some reinforcements. Former Bruin Matt Barnes – who was unable to play in the first two rounds of The Basketball Tournament – said he would definitely be on the court for his team’s matchup against No. 1 seed Team Challenge ALS on Saturday. Barnes […]
Sons of Westwood deliver come-from-behind victory, advance to TBT Super 16
This post was updated July 16 at 5:30 p.m. Matt Barnes made his presence felt – even from the bench. The NBA veteran and former Bruin opted out of playing due to a calf injury, but knew that it was his duty to serve as a mentor to the younger guys rather than to be […]
The Rundown: July 16
Track & Field Gabriel McCarthy, assistant Sports editor Away from Westwood and in the heart of Finland, one Bruin continued her summer success on the world stage. UCLA rising sophomore thrower Alyssa Wilson was the only female athlete in the finals of three throwing events at the International Association of Athletics Federations World U20 Championships, […]
Alumni basketball team Sons of Westwood advances to second round after 90-65 win
Tyrone Nash was lounging at home when he received a last-minute phone call to join the team. “I was like, ‘Yeah definitely, I’ll come support, just don’t tell Notre Dame,’” said the former forward of the Fighting Irish. “But the guys were great and they welcomed me, so it made it easy.” Nash was never […]
Bruin alumni reunite as ‘Sons of Westwood,’ shoot for $2M prize in TBT 2018
It didn’t take long for Grant Kitani to miss Bruin basketball. “I just missed being part of the UCLA family and being around UCLA basketball in general,” said Kitani, the former UCLA men’s basketball manager. “So that kind of made me want to see if I could get enough guys to form a team and […]
Former Bruin players take the court in NBA Summer League
The Bruins are well-represented in the NBA Summer League this July. Three members of UCLA men’s basketball’s 2017 Sweet Sixteen squad played together for the first time in over a year Friday, this time with the Indiana Pacers. Indiana lost to the Houston Rockets 92-89, while the trio of former Bruins – T.J. Leaf, Aaron […]