The once improbable now seems inevitable – Lonzo Ball will be a Los Angeles Laker. We heard it incessantly from his father LaVar Ball, who started it all by claiming his son would only play for the Lakers before walking back a bit on the statement. Los Angeles only had a 31.3 percent chance of […]
Category Archives: Men’s Basketball
Thomas Welsh to return to UCLA basketball after declaring for NBA draft
This post was updated May 23 at 4:45 p.m. Five UCLA basketball players declared early for the NBA draft. Of the five, two will now return for another season in Westwood. Junior center Thomas Welsh, who declared for the draft without an agent in early April, announced online that he will be back for his senior […]
UCLA’s Thomas Welsh, Aaron Holiday test NBA draft without agents
Two more UCLA basketball players have reportedly decided to test the waters in the NBA draft this year, per CBS basketball insider Jon Rothstein. Junior center Thomas Welsh and sophomore guard Aaron Holiday have both declared for the NBA draft but like freshman teammate Ike Anigbogu have not hired an agent. Players who don’t hire […]
UCLA’s Ike Anigbogu third freshman to declare for 2017 NBA draft
Another freshman, another one-and-done for UCLA basketball. Ike Anigbogu announced through Twitter on Wednesday afternoon that he would join fellow freshmen T.J. Leaf and Lonzo Ball in declaring for the 2017 NBA draft. pic.twitter.com/oeqDJ4jClo — Ike Anigbogu (@IkePostrs_) 2017년 4월 5일 The forward/center, who came off the bench this season and helped the Bruins reach […]
The Rundown – April 5
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. Men’s basketball TuAnh Dam, Sports editor The awards keep rolling in for Lonzo Ball. The point guard, who declared for the NBA draft after UCLA’s Sweet 16 loss to Kentucky, earned first-team All-American honors and was named the National Association […]
Around the League: MPSF, Pac-12 teams dominate men’s volleyball, men’s tennis rankings
While Bruin athletes continue competing in Westwood, here’s a look at some of the biggest news from the rest of the Pac-12 and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Men’s basketball TuAnh Dam, Sports editor It was another close game for the No. 3-seeded Oregon Ducks, but this one didn’t bounce their way. The Pac-12 regular […]
UCLA’s T.J. Leaf declares for 2017 NBA draft
This post was updated March 30 at 6:30 p.m. UCLA men’s basketball forward T.J. Leaf became the second Bruin freshman to declare for the 2017 NBA draft, making the news official on his Twitter account Thursday afternoon. Leaf averaged 16.3 points per game as a 19 year old, helping UCLA to a Sweet 16 finish […]