Junior guard Bryce Alford has made headlines since he was in high school, but truly burst onto the national stage last March when UCLA broke brackets during the 2015 NCAA Tournament. Now one of the few leaders on the Bruins, Alford is transitioning onto a new, national stage. He’s been called out and called names […]
Category Archives: Men’s Basketball
UCLA men’s basketball trails Utah in paint production
One statistic has really set UCLA and Utah apart this year – by a wide margin. The statistic involves scoring at the rim, and converting on easy offensive chances. Utah (19-7, 8-5 Pac-12) is the conference’s best in that category, shooting 61.9 percent on its 273 layup attempts during Pac-12 play. UCLA (14-11, 5-7 Pac-12) […]
The best of men’s basketball: looking back at the season so far
In honor of award season in Los Angeles, the Bruin Sports editors are handing out honors of their own to various components of the UCLA men’s basketball program. Who won big and who got snubbed? Tweet your nominations to @DBSports. Best team performance The Kentucky upset – a time when things looked far brighter for […]
Men’s basketball looks to utilize Jonah Bolden as regular season ends
A UCLA men’s basketball team manager squared off against video coordinator Kory Alford in a one-on-one matchup before Tuesday’s practice at Pauley Pavilion. Doing his best impression of his younger brother’s clutch shooting, Alford backed the team manager down before creating space and elevating for a jump shot. The net swished and Alford made a […]
Men’s basketball turns up the heat for 78-65 win against Sun Devils
TEMPE, Ariz. — In the desert, Arizona State relied on raining down threes to keep pace for most of the game. Once the well ran dry and the shots stopped falling, UCLA showed its dominance in the paint to pull away 78-65. The Sun Devils (14-12, 4-9 Pac-12) kept pace in the first half, shooting […]
Arizona claws back in 81-75 nail-biter against UCLA men’s basketball
TUCSON, Ariz. – This one was hard to swallow for coach Steve Alford. After a game that he thought UCLA played as well as it could have, Alford was fixated on just two numbers: 45 and 16. He couldn’t get over how his team was outshot by almost 30 shots at the free-throw line in […]
Men’s basketball aims to repeat Arizona, ASU sweep on the road
UCLA knows how deep of a hole it is in. The Bruins (13-10, 4-6 Pac-12) find themselves near the bottom of the conference as they visit the No. 17 Arizona Wildcats (19-5, 7-4) on Friday. They know that to sneak into the NCAA Tournament like last year, they’re going to have to string some wins […]