It seems the return to Pauley Pavilion has offered the hoped-for rejuvenation of UCLA’s long stagnant offense. Whether or not it’s good enough to take down Stanford remains to be seen, however. Freshman forward Kevon Looney has been the Bruins’ top scorer with 10 first-half points, while senior guard/forward Anthony Brown led all players with […]
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Men’s basketball aims to bounce back from loss streak with Cardinal game
As a number of UCLA players find themselves in uncharted waters, it’s sink or swim time for the Bruins. UCLA returns to Pauley Pavilion Thursday to take on Stanford following a four-game road trip that saw the Bruins’ offense flounder at a historic level in extending UCLA’s losing streak to five games. UCLA (8-7, 0-2 […]
Lack of depth forces men’s basketball to rely heavily on starters
Throughout UCLA men’s basketball’s train wreck of a season, perhaps no player has better represented the Bruins’ recent derailing better than sophomore guard Bryce Alford. In the team’s 4-0 honeymoon phase start to the year, Alford played some of the best games of his young career, logging his first two career double-doubles. As things have […]
Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings: Jan. 6
With the first weekend of Pac-12 conference play in the books, Daily Bruin Sports gives its take on which teams are the best and worst in the conference. 1. Arizona (13-1, 1-0 Pac-12) A 71-67 loss to UNLV derailed Arizona’s hopes for an undefeated season and dropped the Wildcats down to No. 7. Arizona quickly […]
UCLA men’s basketball’s struggles snowball in 71-39 loss to Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — To get to the crux of UCLA’s offensive struggles prior to Sunday’s contest against Utah, one need not look at the stat sheet, though even a cursory glance would illuminate a plethora of problems. After four straight losses, coach Steve Alford said confidence was the key. The Bruins didn’t have much. […]
UCLA men’s basketball trails Utah 32-15 at halfitme
SALT LAKE CITY — Through the first 20 minutes, UCLA looked less like a team hoping to end a four-game losing streak and more like one just hoping to not get run out of the building. Utah senior guard Delon Wright led all scorers with seven points as No. 10 Utah leads UCLA 32-15 at […]
UCLA men’s basketball loses to Colorado 62-56
Though the end result was the same, the narrative was a bit different for the UCLA men’s basketball team on Friday night. Unlike in their previous three losses, the Bruins weren’t plagued by a first-half scoring drought. Instead, they were plagued by two second-half scoring slumps that turned their leads into deficits and eventually a 62-56 […]