Thursday, March 13, 1997 By Brent Boyd Daily Bruin Senior Staff Nobody is really quite sure when or where it happened. Kris Johnson thinks it was a month ago in Tucson. Steve Lavin says Berkeley in early January was more like it. And Charles O’Bannon believes everything changed with a home-cooked meal on Christmas Eve. […]
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Roller coaster of a season
Thursday, March 13, 1997 Year of dips and valleys helps Bruins mature as a teamBy Emmanuelle Ejercito Daily Bruin Staff 1996-1997 has been a Colossus-like season for the UCLA men’s basketball team. Colossus, not because it had another successful season, winning its third-straight Pac-10 Championship. But, Colossus, because this season has had as many dips […]
Deep pitching staff key to this seasons’ success for Bruins
Thursday, March 13, 1997 SOFTBALL: UCLA faces top-ranked rival Wildcats for first time this seasonBy Melissa Anderson Daily Bruin Staff Spring break isn’t shaping up to be much of a vacation for the UCLA softball team, which hosts four key conference match-ups in the upcoming weeks. In what many perceive as the game of the […]
UCLA swims to the NCAA champions
Thursday, March 13, 1997 SWIMMING: After Pac-10 disappointment, Bruins look to IndianapolisBy Arin Aboulian Daily Bruin Contributor Eight UCLA swimmers will be competing in the NCAA championships next week. The NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving National Championships will take place in Indianapolis from March 20-22. The Bruins, after a disappointing meet in the Pac-10 championships, […]
East
Thursday, March 13, 1997 NO. 1 SEED * North CarolinaThe Tar Heels ended the season with a 12-game winning streak, culminating in the ACC tournament championship. Led by forward Antawn Jamison (19.4 ppg, 9.4 rpg), UNC’s front court game is strong. Playing the first two games in nearby Winston-Salem should help Carolina avoid any early […]
Midwest
Thursday, March 13, 1997 NO. 1 SEED * Minnesota (27-3)Led by the three-guard tandem of Bobby Jackson, Sam Jacobsen, and Eric Harris, the Golden Gophers rolled to the Big Ten title. Still, nobody is sure how good they really are, as the Big Ten was down this season, and Clemson was the only quality non-conference […]
Southeast
Thursday, March 13, 1997 NO. 1 SEED * Kansas (32-1)Looking at size, depth, experience, and nearly any other category, the Jayhawks are easily tops in the nation. All starters average double figures in points, KU is second in the nation in scoring (85 ppg). Despite earlier injuries to key players, Jacque Vaughn and Scot Pollard, […]