President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to help settle the case of the three UCLA men’s basketball players arrested last week in Hangzhou, China, the Washington Post reported Monday morning. Xi assured Trump that the players would be treated fairly and expeditiously, the Post reported, after the U.S. president brought up the topic […]
Category Archives: Men’s Basketball
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Aaron Holiday finally gets chance to shine, prove himself for NBA
Two years ago, it would have been Bryce Alford. Last year, Lonzo Ball. Now, with UCLA facing a key late-game possession, Aaron Holiday had the ball in his hands. Dribbling up the floor with three minutes left in Friday’s season opener against Georgia Tech, the junior guard blew by one defender before crossing over another […]
Battle of the Editors: Debate on basketball’s most valuable players
Lonzo Ball is in the NBA, leaving a huge question for UCLA men’s basketball: Who’s going to be the Bruins’ best player this year? We’ve got some ideas, so read along as the Sports editors clash with five different players each editor thinks can become UCLA’s new No. 1. David Gottlieb, Sports editor Choice: Thomas […]
Wang’s Word: UCLA must discipline basketball players for China arrests
I’m more familiar with the legal system in China than I should be. My grandfather was mauled by a drunk driver six years ago in broad daylight in front of multiple witnesses near Wuxi, a city two hours west of Shanghai. The riffraff who committed the hit-and-run waited a month as the authorities investigated the […]
Men’s basketball claims season opening 63-60 victory against Georgia Tech
UCLA men’s basketball’s season opener might have been in Shanghai, but the Bruins’ pair of All-Americans came to play. Freshmen guards Jaylen Hands and Kris Wilkes combined for 32 points as UCLA (1-0) built a single-digit lead in the second half, but the outcome of the game came down to a frantic, last-possession 3-point attempt […]
LiAngelo Ball, two other UCLA basketball players arrested in China
This post was updated Nov. 8 at 9:00 a.m. Three UCLA basketball players were arrested Tuesday for shoplifting in China, according to ESPN. LiAngelo Ball, Cody Riley and Jalen Hill were arrested and are being questioned about stealing from a Louis Vuitton store, reported ESPN college basketball’s Jeff Goodman. The UCLA men’s basketball team, which […]