Since the start of the Steve Alford era last year, UCLA men’s basketball has struggled mightily in weekend Pac-12 road games. In fact, the Bruins still have not swept a Pac-12 weekend road series under coach Steve Alford. Now that UCLA’s road schedule for the 2014-2015 season is wrapped up, Daily Bruin Sports takes a […]
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Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings: Feb. 25
With the penultimate week of the Pac-12 men’s basketball regular season upon us, Daily Bruin Sports delivers a new installment of its Pac-12 power rankings. 1. No. 7 Arizona (24-3, 12-2) (Last week: 1) A 30-point win over USC is hardly worth talking about – that’s just business as usual for Arizona. Struggling against a […]
Junior center Tony Parker sparks team dynamic with sense of humor
Tony Parker is the king of the press conference. After recent success at the free throw line, Parker, a 53.5 percent free throw shooter, likened himself to a hybrid mutation of NBA sharpshooting guards Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and added LeBron James to the mix as well for good measure. Last season, he took a […]
Despite Arizona losses, men’s basketball hopes to win vs. Washington
It’s easy to be pessimistic about UCLA basketball right now. The Bruins are losers of two straight contests, their NCAA tournament hopes are hanging by a thread and their junior center/forward just put together two of his worst games of the season. But don’t head for the exits just yet. Despite recent events, there’s reason […]
UCLA basketball gives No. 7 Arizona tough fight in 57-47 loss
TUCSON, Ariz. — UCLA did everything it could. The Bruins held the Arizona Wildcats scoreless for first 6:05 of game. They battled through four players dealing with serious foul trouble. They erased a 14-point halftime deficit in under six minutes. They held the Wildcats’ top three scorers to just 15 combined points. UCLA made the […]
UCLA men’s basketball trails Arizona 32-18 at halftime
TUSCON, Ariz. — Steve Alford couldn’t have scripted the opening minutes of UCLA’s matchup with No. 7 Arizona if he had written them himself. The rest of the half, not so much. After hanging with, and even leading, the nation’s No. 7 team by as many as seven points, UCLA trails Arizona 32-18 at the […]
Men’s basketball’s NCAA hopes hinge on final road game against Arizona
One way or another, UCLA’s road struggles will end Saturday. The Bruins just hope their tournament bubble doesn’t burst right along with it. UCLA heads to Tucson, Ariz., Saturday for its final – and arguably most critical – true road game of the year, where No. 7 Arizona awaits them. The Bruins enter the pivotal […]