The spotlight shined down on the point guard matchup of the season with more than 20 NBA scouts and executives eager to find the next star. Freshmen guards Lonzo Ball from UCLA and Markelle Fultz from Washington both rose to the top of the 2017 NBA draft rankings this season behind dynamic offensive play. They […]
Category Archives: Men’s Basketball
Lonzo Ball pitted against top point guard in long-awaited showdown
The nation’s top two prospects, both playing the same position, going head-to-head – it’s the type of matchup scouts dream about and drool over. Well, cut the dreaming and cue the drooling. Lonzo Ball and Markelle Fultz will finally face off Saturday when No. 11 UCLA (20-3, 7-3 Pac-12) heads to Washington (9-13, 2-8). For […]
TJ Leaf powers men’s basketball to 95-79 victory over Washington State
The 3-ball wasn’t falling, so UCLA men’s basketball looked elsewhere to try and end its two-game skid. Freshman forward T.J. Leaf started the night hot, hitting his first five shots to score 12 points and finishing the game with a career-high 32 points and 14 rebounds for the double-double to lead No. 11 UCLA (20-3, […]
Men’s basketball leads Washington State 44-34 at halftime
Looking to end a two-game losing streak, freshman T.J. Leaf stepped up early. He scored 12 points in the first 8:15 of play – shooting a perfect 5-of-5 from the field – before finishing with 16 points and nine rebounds as UCLA heads into halftime with a 44-34 lead over Washington State. The Bruins’ offense […]
Men’s basketball looks to reboot before important February games
Steve Alford knows the importance of February in college basketball. Last year, his Bruins closed up January with a 13-9 record and a reasonable shot at an NCAA Tournament bid, only to tumble out of tourney consideration by going 2-5 in February. This season, as it prepares to face Washington State (11-10, 4-5) Wednesday, No. […]
Gott’s Thoughts: Men’s basketball needs to win to keep The Den full
The UCLA men’s basketball team should be very motivated to win these next two games up in Washington, and win them by a lot. No, not because the No. 11 Bruins (19-3, 6-3 Pac-12) are falling behind in the Pac-12 standings or national rankings. They should want to win so the student section is full […]
Around the League: Oregon men’s basketball’s first loss, power matchups in men’s volleyball
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 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Men’s basketballTuAnh Dam, Sports editor Down went the Ducks. Oregon, who handed UCLA its first loss back in December, fell from the undefeated ranks this week after falling […]