Kris Wilkes will test the waters. The freshman guard has declared for the NBA draft without signing an agent – per a tweet from CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein – meaning he maintains his eligibility for a potential sophomore campaign as a Bruin. Fellow freshman guard Jaylen Hands made a similar move, announcing that he declared […]
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Jaylen Hands to enter NBA Draft, will not hire agent
Jaylen Hands announced in an Instagram post Wednesday afternoon that he will be entering his name into the upcoming 2018 NBA Draft. However, the freshman guard will not be hiring an agent at this time, making a return to UCLA possible. Last season, Aaron Holiday and Thomas Welsh preserved their eligibility by not hiring an […]
Aaron Holiday declares for 2018 NBA Draft, tweets goodbye to UCLA
They say all good Holidays must come to an end. Aaron Holiday tweeted Monday night that he has declared for the upcoming 2018 NBA Draft. The junior point guard intends to sign with an agent, said a UCLA spokesperson. If he does, he will automatically forgo his final year of NCAA eligibility, and therefore leave […]
Men’s basketball’s poor offense, turnovers lead to NCAA Tournament loss
The Bruins could have opened a bakery in Dayton, Ohio, with the number of turnovers they dished out Tuesday night. No. 11 seed UCLA men’s basketball looked ill-prepared for the 48-hour turnaround between the NCAA Tournament selection show and its game Tuesday night as No. 11 seed St. Bonaventure’s lengthy zone defense swarmed all over […]
Men’s basketball ends NCAA run, falling to St. Bonaventure 65-58
The Bruins did not dance for very long this year. No. 11-seeded UCLA men’s basketball fell to No. 11-seeded St. Bonaventure on Tuesday by a score of 65-58 in one of the First Four matchups of the NCAA Tournament in Dayton, Ohio. After shooting 5-of-5 to open the game, the Bruins were buried by turnovers, […]
Men’s basketball scores No. 11-seed spot in NCAA Tournament
Kris Wilkes had never watched an NCAA selection show before – until Sunday. The freshman guard sat with his teammates in a room in Pauley Pavilion, watching as broadcasters’ at-large bids got dished out alphabetically. Wilkes had to sit through TCU, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech before learning his team had punched a […]
Bruins lose 78-67 in overtime to Wildcats in Pac-12 semifinal
This post was updated March 9 at 9:22 p.m. LAS VEGAS — Aaron Holiday had already played 80 minutes of basketball in under 30 hours entering overtime Friday night. He couldn’t come up with five more good ones. The senior guard failed to lead No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball to an upset over No. […]