A former nightmare has thus far turned into a dream for the UCLA men’s basketball team. At the end of the first half, UCLA leads No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA’s defense held Kentucky to 29 points in the first half, the Wildcats’ lowest total of the season. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin staff)
Forty-one to seven. That was what the scoreboard read at halftime the last time UCLA men’s basketball took on Kentucky. The Bruins trailed by 34 points heading into the locker room, having shot 8 percent from the field compared to the Wildcats’ 46. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Bryce Alford said that the UCLA men’s basketball team tried to hype up last year’s Kentucky game too much. The Bruins fell by 39 points, and failed to score a point until the Wildcats had already taken a 24-point lead. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
There’s a storm brewing on the horizon for UCLA men’s basketball, but on Sunday at Pauley Pavilion, it was smooth sailing – the team trounced Cal State Northridge 77-45. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward/center Tony Parker contributed a double-double to lift the Bruins above the visiting CSUN Matadors. UCLA won by its largest margin of the season so far. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA both lived and died by the free-throw line at the 2015 Maui Jim Maui Invitational. In the first round of the tournament, the Bruins used their 23-for-24 performance at the charity stripe to carry them to a close win over the UNLV Rebels (5-1). Read more...
The UCLA men’s basketball game Tuesday night was eerily similar to two harrowing losses from last year: the 39-point loss to Kentucky and the 32-point loss to Utah. Read more...
Photo: Coach Steve Alford and the UCLA men’s basketball team fell to No. 5 Kansas in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational semifinals. The Bruins will play for third place Wednesday. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In its first road game of the season, UCLA men’s basketball found a home at the free throw line. After junior guard Bryce Alford missed his first free throw attempt almost eight minutes into the first half, the Bruins (3-1) didn’t miss for the rest of the game, hitting 23 straight to finish 23-of-24. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Bryce Alford’s 20 points helped UCLA to a 77-75 win over UNLV Monday night. The win puts the Bruins in the semifinals of the Maui Jim Maui Invitational, where they will face the Kansas Jayhawks Tuesday. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Maui Jim Maui Invitational provides the UCLA men’s basketball team with an appealing opportunity: It gives the Bruins a chance to quickly render their season-opening loss to Monmouth irrelevant. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward/center Tony Parker said the Maui Invitational has March Madness feel. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
