A week ago against Kentucky, it took 18 shots and nearly eight minutes for UCLA men’s basketball to score its first basket. Playing at Alabama Sunday, UCLA needed just 10 seconds to get on the board. Getting its next basket was more of a challenge. The Bruins’ next field goal didn’t come for another seven and […]
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Men’s basketball’s Wanaah Bail ruled academically ineligible
UCLA men’s basketball’s sophomore forward Wanaah Bail has been ruled academically ineligible and will miss the remainder of the season, UCLA Athletics announced Saturday. Bail did not travel with the team to Alabama for its game Sunday. In 11 games played this season, Bail averaged 1.5 points and 2.6 rebounds in nine minutes per game. […]
UCLA clearly outmatched in 83-44 blowout loss to Kentucky
CHICAGO — In a battle of college basketball blue bloods, Kentucky just left UCLA black and blue. The top-ranked Wildcats overwhelmed an undermanned Bruin squad en route to a resounding 83-44 victory, as Kentucky freshman guard Devin Booker led all scorers with 19 points. To contend with No. 1 Kentucky (12-0), UCLA (8-4) needed to […]
Bo Knows: Loss to Kentucky signals need for change in UCLA’s recruiting strategy
This post was updated on Dec. 20 at 9:30 p.m. CHICAGO — I’ll start with the obvious part: UCLA is about as far away from being near Kentucky’s level as possible. The Bruins served as the Wildcats’ punching bag for 40 minutes, trailing 24-0 to start the game, 41-7 at halftime and 83-44 by the […]
UCLA men’s basketball loses to No. 1 Kentucky 83-44
This post was updated on Dec. 20 at 9:30 p.m. CHICAGO — By the time UCLA scored its first points, the game was already out of reach. Facing No. 1 Kentucky (12-0) in the CBS Sports Classic in Chicago on Saturday, UCLA fell behind 24-0 through the first seven-and-a-half minutes before scoring its first basket. The […]
UCLA men’s basketball trails Kentucky 41-7 at halftime
CHICAGO — It didn’t take long for No. 1 Kentucky to take control of the game. Ninety-five seconds into game two of Saturday’s CBS Sports Classic in Chicago, UCLA found itself down 7-0, forcing coach Steve Alford to take a timeout. The pep talk didn’t fix much, as the Bruins headed into halftime trailing the […]
UCLA offense lags behind No. 9 Gonzaga in 87-74 loss
The last time that UCLA and Gonzaga met was one of the top moments in the past decade of Bruin basketball. Facing the Bulldogs in the 2006 Sweet Sixteen, the Bruins roared back from down 17, with guard Jordan Farmar stealing the ball in the backcourt and finding forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute under […]