When UCLA men’s basketball beat USC on Feb. 3, Reggie Miller joined the Bruins in the locker room afterward, everybody clapping and hooting and hollering about the exciting 82-79 win over the Trojans. Fast forward a month. If UCLA can once again conquer USC, the Bruins can likely take a sigh of relief. After suffering […]
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Shareef O’Neal, son of Shaquille O’Neal, to join UCLA basketball next season
Shaquille O’Neal brought three straight NBA championships to Los Angeles nearly 15 years ago. This year, he’s bringing his son. Shareef O’Neal, son of the NBA Hall of Famer, has committed to play for UCLA men’s basketball next season, 247sports.com reported. He decommitted from Arizona on Saturday, where he had signed a letter of intent […]
Around the League: Pac-12 men’s basketball vies for byes, baseball opens strong
Men’s basketballDavid Gottlieb, Sports editor The fight for a bye in the Pac-12 Tournament is getting tighter. The top four teams in the conference each have the luxury of skipping the first round of the tournament – set to take place on March 7. Arizona and USC are the only teams to have clinched a […]
Men’s basketball finishes last road game with another loss to Colorado
UCLA’s game against Colorado was a microcosm of the Bruins’ NCAA tournament hopes. Even though the Bruins (19-10, 10-7 Pac-12) tried prolonging the game by fouling the Buffaloes (16-13, 8-9) and forcing them to make free throws, the end result was never really in doubt. Colorado hit 10 3-pointers and scored 1.324 points per possession […]
UCLA men’s basketball unable to stop strong Utah offense in 84-78 loss
After jumping out to a 22-15 lead with 12:29 left in the first half, the Bruins found themselves looking up at the Utes for the majority of Thursday’s game, which Utah claimed 84-78. UCLA men’s basketball’s (19-9, 10-6 Pac-12) 7-point lead evaporated as Utah (18-9, 10-6) outscored UCLA 32-18 between then and halftime. Guard Justin […]
Men’s basketball’s NCAA Tournament chances still unclear
Less than three weeks remain until Selection Sunday, and UCLA’s NCAA Tournament chances are still as murky as they were at the beginning of the season. Part of the reason for the uncertainty is a lack of significant wins over top-notch nonconference opponents, but the overall lackluster state of the Pac-12 is also a factor. […]
UCLA men’s basketball claims 86-78 overtime victory against Oregon
This post was updated Feb. 17 at 10:50 p.m. All the former and current NBA players in Pauley Pavilion on Saturday night saw their own version of the 3-point shootout. In front of Bill Walton, Kevin Love, TJ Leaf, Ike Anigbogu and Isaac Hamilton, UCLA (19-8, 10-5 Pac-12) went 16-of-33 from beyond the arc and […]