In a season filled with problems, UCLA men’s basketball ran into a new one last week. In three of the four halves against Stanford and Cal, UCLA struggled to close the half, going several minutes without scoring and allowing its opponents back into the game all three times. In the first half at Stanford, UCLA […]
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Bo Knows: Men’s basketball’s chances of making NCAA are bleak
I was ready to claim UCLA men’s basketball had a realistic shot at making the NCAA tournament, but then Cal had to come along and ruin it all. Well, that’s not totally accurate. The Bruins shoulder full responsibility for the mess they now find themselves in. After everything UCLA has been through this season – […]
Freshman forward Gyorgy Goloman makes smooth transition from Hungary to UCLA
The town of Körmend, Hungary is about 145 miles away from Budapest, the nation’s capital. It’s about 5,235 miles away from Weston, Fla. And, as far as Gyorgy Goloman was concerned, it was about a world away from UCLA. About 12,000 people call Körmend home, including Goloman – who goes by “G.G.” – a freshman […]
Men’s basketball blows late lead vs. Cal, damages NCAA tournament hopes
BERKELEY — One way or another, history was going to repeat itself. On Thursday, UCLA survived a last-second heave by Stanford senior guard Chasson Randle to win by two. Minutes later on the other side of the San Francisco Bay, Cal junior guard Tyrone Wallace drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer to give Cal a […]
UCLA men’s basketball trails Cal 32-28 at halftime
Early on, the UCLA men’s basketball game against Cal Saturday night looked like it would be a reprise of a game the Bruins played in Eugene, Ore. two weeks earlier. Similar to the Oregon Ducks, the Bears were incendiary from beyond the arc, as they connected on three 3-point baskets within the game’s first six minutes. The […]
Men’s basketball completes Stanford season sweep with narrow 69-67 win
STANFORD — Feel free to exhale. Yes, UCLA still can’t shoot on the road. Yes, the Bruins went scoreless for long stretches of Thursday’s game. And yes, they nearly blew it. But for once it didn’t matter. And for once, UCLA finally won a road game outside the city of Los Angeles. After nearly blowing […]
UCLA men’s basketball leads Stanford 31-25 at halftime
Stanford — Needing a win to move into a tie for third place in the Pac-12, UCLA men’s basketball set itself up well to accomplish that, as it leads Stanford 31-25 at halftime. After dominating inside during the two teams’ last meeting, the Bruins looked to get the ball into the paint early this time around as […]