For the last few years, one of the hottest names in Southern California high school basketball has been guard Joshua Christopher. And for the last few decades, UCLA men’s basketball has been a titan of college hoops with an intense hold on recruiting in and around Los Angeles. Read more...
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The Bruins have not slipped below a .500 record in nearly four years, but they are now in jeopardy of doing just that. UCLA men’s basketball (8-8, 1-2 Pac-12) will host Stanford (14-2, 3-0) at Pauley Pavilion on Wednesday night as it not only tries to snap a two-game skid, but also avoid a losing record the first time since March 2016. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Jules Bernard (left) and redshirt sophomore forward Cody Riley (right) both shot 1-of-6 from the field against USC on Saturday. Bernard picked up one steal and one turnover without turning the ball over, while Riley picked up four fouls. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Coach Mick Cronin didn’t pull any punches when he was asked about the Bruins’ defense against the Trojans on Saturday. “We’re not a good defensive team,” Cronin said. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior guard Prince Ali leads all active UCLA men’s basketball players in career steals with 90. Ali also shares the team lead in total steals this season with 21. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
There were a half-dozen Bruin legends in the building Saturday night, but this year’s team was unable to replicate their successors’ winning ways. UCLA men’s basketball (8-8, 1-2 Pac-12) lost 74-63 to USC (13-3, 2-1) at home on Saturday, making this the first time the Bruins fell to the Trojans at Pauley Pavilion since Jan. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball lost to USC at Pauley Pavilion for the first time in over three years. Coach Mick Cronin’s squad fell to 1-2 in conference play with the loss, and he has now lost the first crosstown rivalry game of his career in Westwood. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It’s all hands on deck for the Bruins in their Saturday night matchup with the crosstown rival Trojans. In front of sold out Pauley Pavilion, eleven different Bruins have checked in for UCLA men’s basketball (8-7, 1-1 Pac-12) as it trails USC (12-3, 1-1) at the half 33-31. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Chris Smith led UCLA men’s basketball in first-half points and rebounds Saturday night with 11 and seven, respectively. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Mick Cronin said he isn’t all too familiar with the UCLA-USC rivalry coming from the other side of the country, but he thinks he’s got the gist of it. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Chris Smith is UCLA men’s baketball’s leading scorer this season with 12.2 points per game through 15 appearances. Smith averaged 6.3 points per game last season. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Jaime Jaquez Jr. is no stranger to tough love. “I was coached by my dad – he was always super blunt and straightforward with me, so that’s something I’m used to,” said the freshman guard/forward prior to Wednesday’s practice. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 10 total points and hauled in eight total rebounds across his first six appearances with UCLA men’s basketball. In the Bruins’ nine games since, Jaquez is averaging 11.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
