SEATTLE — UCLA came out not with a bang, but with a whimper on New Year’s Day. It was nine days since the Bruins last played a game – coupled with a winter break – and it showed Friday night on the road. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Steve Alford (left) said it was the lack of consistency on both ends of the court that spelled doom for the Bruins as they fell to the Washington Huskies in their Pac-12 conference opener. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
SEATTLE — Bryce Alford limped into the UCLA locker room, 48 minutes of game action wearing the soles of his shoes thin. The junior guard gave it all he had – two 3-pointers in the final 22 seconds of regulation, another game-tying 3-pointer at the end of the first overtime, and 17 made free throws. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Bryce Alford rises up for a game-tying 3-pointer with less than 10 seconds to go in regulation. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It’s been a season of surprises thus far for the UCLA men’s basketball team. The Bruins lost their season opener on their home floor to a mid-major team – Monmouth (8-3) – but then came back to beat then-No. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Isaac Hamilton finished with 18 points on nine made field goals on Tuesday, doing all of his work inside the 3-point line and in transition sets. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA had its chance, trailing No. 11 North Carolina by just three points with 9:34 to go. Freshman guard Aaron Holiday had two free-throw attempts, with the opportunity to cut that lead to one point. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Isaac Hamilton led UCLA with 23 points on 9-of-12 shooting in Saturday’s loss to No. 11 North Carolina. Hamilton hit his first four three-point attempts as the Bruins built an early 11-point lead in the first half.(Daily Bruin file photo)
It was the same story for the UCLA men’s basketball team on Saturday morning: The Bruins got off to a blazing start, but cooled off a bit as the first half wore on. Read more...
Bryce Alford seems to have a knack for performing in the clutch. In the first start of his UCLA career – back on Feb. 27, 2014 against Oregon – the junior guard made two 3-point jumpers in the final 33 seconds of regulation, helping the Bruins send the game to overtime. Read more...
UCLA alumnus Russell Westbrook, who currently plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder, made the biggest-ever donation by a former UCLA basketball player, UCLA announced Monday. Westbrook made his contribution to The Mo Ostin Basketball Center, on which construction began in August. Read more...
Photo: In this 2007 Daily Bruin file photo, Russell Westbrook took over many of the point guard responsibilities in UCLA’s 93-55 exhibition victory over Chico State. He finished with 22 points, four rebounds and four assists. (Daily Bruin file photo)
