With NBA free agency having started Sunday, the Daily Bruin Sports editors decided to take a look back at some of the most influential professional Bruins. They’ve dominated decades and pioneered positions, but each editor had their own pick for the one whose fingerprints are the most prominent in today’s game. Reggie MillerCoral Smith, assistant […]
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Meet Your Maikis: New Orleans Pelicans’ games of trades has created all-star team around Lonzo Ball
Lonzo Ball is leaving California for the first time in his basketball career. After high school in Chino Hills, college in Westwood and two seasons at the Staples Center, the former UCLA men’s basketball guard is headed to the Bayou. After two years of playing for the Los Angeles Lakers, Ball will join the up-and-coming […]
Wang’s Word: Athletic director will need to resolve department, conference and brand issues
Many people expected Dan Guerrero’s final exploit before the end of his contract as UCLA’s athletic director would be hiring Mick Cronin as the new men’s basketball coach in April. They probably also thought – spoiler alert – that Grey Worm was going to die in the final season of “Game of Thrones.” Sometimes life […]
Senior signoffs: Izzy Carey looks back at athletic success and strength of sports camaraderie
When I was going through the volleyball recruiting process in high school, UCLA was the last school I looked at. I wanted to go to a school away from my hometown of Westlake Village, California, but I remember emailing UCLA beach volleyball coach Stein Metzger a video of me playing because I figured I might […]
Senior signoffs: Julia Hernandez reflects on empowering messages learned at UCLA
My road here has been a very unconventional one. As a high school senior who barely knew any English, I decided to leave Spain to follow my dreams. From growing up in Spain, to a semester at a community college in Florida, to a one-day official visit to UCLA – I ended up spending 3 […]
Senior signoffs: Cole Madey remembers his trials and triumphs as a golfer at UCLA
When asked to write a piece on my time at UCLA, I was both honored and humbled. To simply say my time at UCLA has been amazing would be an insurmountable understatement. In all of my dreams and expectations of the school, I have come to realize UCLA has surpassed them all. I showed up […]
Senior signoffs: Through good times and bad, Alaina Miller thanks UCLA for opportunities to grow
Through the many highs and lows of attending a top university over the last four years, UCLA fostered an environment in which I was able to grow and mature. I first stepped on UCLA’s campus as a student-athlete in January 2016 after having just graduated early from high school in December. I was recruited to […]