Prince Ali and Alex Olesinski have decided to redshirt the 2016-17 season as announced by UCLA on Wednesday evening. Neither player appeared in a game yet this season, but have resumed practicing with the No. 4 Bruins (14-1, 1-1 Pac-12). Ali underwent surgery this summer to repair a torn meniscus in his left knee. The […]
Category Archives: Men’s Basketball
Improved defense, freshman duo lead UCLA to 76-63 win against Oregon State
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Lonzo Ball went up for the putaway dunk– an easy bucket that would’ve given No. 2 UCLA points to cushion its lead in a tight game on the road against Oregon State. But the freshman missed and the ball flew off the rim into the hands of the Beavers (4-11, 0-2 Pac-12). […]
UCLA men’s basketball leads Oregon State 34-26 at halftime
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Outside of freshmen guard Lonzo Ball and forward TJ Leaf, the rest of No. 2 UCLA may have left its game back in Eugene, Oregon. After suffering their first loss of the season on a last-second thriller to the Ducks on Wednesday night, the Bruins were going to find out just how […]
UCLA’s slow start in defense builds up to last-minute loss to Oregon
EUGENE, Ore. – Credit the defense. Both UCLA’s and Oregon’s for coming up big down the stretch in the No. 21 Ducks’ (12-2, 1-0 Pac-12) 89-87 upset win. The No. 2 Bruins (13-1, 0-1 Pac-12) had clawed back from a 12-point deficit to grab an eight-point lead before their defense faltered and disappeared with four […]
UCLA men’s basketball suffers first season loss to Oregon in final seconds
This post was updated Dec. 28 at 9:42 p.m. EUGENE, Ore. — By any measure, Lonzo Ball was pretty quiet for the first half of play. Three points on three shots with three rebounds and three assists. Perhaps most surprising, the freshman guard – who averaged 43.3 percent from distance coming into the game – […]
UCLA trails Oregon 52-47 at halftime
EUGENE, Ore — Fast-tempo, efficient three-point shooting and splitting the defense for easy buckets. No. 21 Oregon (11-2) stole a page from the UCLA (13-0) handbook to take a 52-47 lead over the No. 2 team in the country at halftime. The Ducks combined their usual brand of swarming defense with one of their best […]
Gameday predictions: UCLA vs. Oregon, Oregon State
Undefeated UCLA men’s basketball will open Pac-12 play with a road trip to Oregon and Oregon State this week. Here’s how the Daily Bruin beat writers think the Bruins will fare: Win at Oregon, Win at Oregon State Derrek Li, beat writer Last season, coach Steve Alford kept saying a road-trip sweep was a goal […]