UCLA men’s basketball (8-3) tasted victory for the first time in over two weeks Tuesday night, besting South Dakota (11-4) 85-82. “We’ve lost for two weeks – it’s only two games, but we’ve had a two-week frame where we didn’t win a game,” said coach Steve Alford. “The hardest thing to do then is to […]
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Slew of first-half turnovers doom UCLA in loss to Cincinnati
The Bruins were well aware they would be facing heavy defensive pressure Saturday. That doesn’t mean they were ready to handle it. UCLA (7-3) fell 77-63 on Saturday to No. 25 Cincinnati (9-2), having never recovered from a sloppy first half in which the Bruins turned the ball over 15 times and surrendered an 18-0 […]
LiAngelo, LaMelo Ball sign one-year contract with Lithuanian pro team
LiAngelo Ball spent just one exhibition game in a UCLA uniform. His younger brother LaMelo Ball will never be a Bruin. Former UCLA men’s basketball freshman LiAngelo Ball and LaMelo Ball, 16, have each signed one-year contracts with Prienai-Birštonas Vytautas of the Lithuanian Basketball League. Reports indicate they will join the team in January. Harrison […]
UCLA men’s basketball falls to unranked Michigan in overtime
For the second time this season, No. 23 UCLA men’s basketball let an unranked team force overtime. This time, the Bruins weren’t able to close out the win. UCLA (7-2) fell to Michigan (8-3) by a score of 78-69 even though the Bruins led by as many as 15 points in the second half. The […]
LiAngelo, LaMelo Ball sign with agent to play basketball overseas
This post was updated Dec. 7 at 1:22 p.m. LaVar Ball told ESPN on Thursday morning that his two younger sons, LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball, have both signed with agent Harrison Gaines with the intention of playing overseas. LaVar Ball recently pulled LiAngelo Ball from UCLA after the freshman was suspended from play indefinitely following […]
UCLA men’s basketball game canceled due to fire
UCLA men’s basketball’s Wednesday night game was canceled because of a fire in the Bel-Air area. The Bruins were scheduled to take on Montana at 8 p.m. at Pauley Pavilion. The team also canceled all other team workouts and practices scheduled for Wednesday. Single-game ticket purchases for Wednesday’s game will be refunded automatically, per a […]
LaVar Ball pulls LiAngelo Ball out of UCLA amid indefinite suspension
This post was updated Dec. 4 at 1:21 p.m.. LaVar Ball is pulling his son, freshman forward LiAngelo Ball, out of UCLA, TMZ Sports reported. The site reported that although LiAngelo Ball is not yet officially withdrawn from the university, he is at home in Chino Hills, California and will not return to the university. […]