Women’s basketball scout team sharpens performance

One day, they are Brittanys. The next, Sophies. A week later, Lilis. On Tuesday, they may be dominant three-point shooters. On Thursday, they may be quick to drive to the basket – their purpose is adaptation. Most are unaware of their work backstage – every week behind a different facade, not demanding recognition or reward. […]

Bo Knows: UCLA basketball proves itself worthy despite loss to No. 7 Arizona

There are no As for effort in basketball. No “close but no cigars.” The horseshoes and hand grenades rule of thumb is in full effect. But what UCLA did against No. 7 Arizona Saturday deserves some sort of credit. Despite the 57-47 loss, the Bruins hung with the Wildcats for most of the game and […]

Remembering John Wooden’s legacy

April 17, 1948. The phone rang out in John Wooden’s Terre Haute, Ind. home, announcing the arrival of an anxiously awaited call. The former Indiana State coach expected the University of Minnesota to phone him with a job offer at 6 p.m. It was now an hour late. Wooden answered to find UCLA on the […]

Road Block: A recap of UCLA men’s basketball’s struggles away from Pauley Pavilion

Since the start of the Steve Alford era last year, UCLA men’s basketball has struggled mightily in weekend Pac-12 road games. In fact, the Bruins still have not swept a Pac-12 weekend road series under coach Steve Alford. Now that UCLA’s road schedule for the 2014-2015 season is wrapped up, Daily Bruin Sports takes a […]

Pac-12 men’s basketball power rankings: Feb. 25

With the penultimate week of the Pac-12 men’s basketball regular season upon us, Daily Bruin Sports delivers a new installment of its Pac-12 power rankings. 1. No. 7 Arizona (24-3, 12-2) (Last week: 1) A 30-point win over USC is hardly worth talking about – that’s just business as usual for Arizona. Struggling against a […]

Junior center Tony Parker sparks team dynamic with sense of humor

Tony Parker is the king of the press conference. After recent success at the free throw line, Parker, a 53.5 percent free throw shooter, likened himself to a hybrid mutation of NBA sharpshooting guards Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, and added LeBron James to the mix as well for good measure. Last season, he took a […]

Despite Arizona losses, men’s basketball hopes to win vs. Washington

It’s easy to be pessimistic about UCLA basketball right now. The Bruins are losers of two straight contests, their NCAA tournament hopes are hanging by a thread and their junior center/forward just put together two of his worst games of the season. But don’t head for the exits just yet. Despite recent events, there’s reason […]