Where film and practice fall short, a little UCLA basketball history appears to be helping break a recent trend of sluggish offensive performances for the Bruins. Read more...
Photo: Its game against Utah proved to be a struggle for UCLA men’s basketball. Freshman guard Bryce Alford didn’t log a single field goal despite his 11 attempts.
Having dropped two of the past four games, UCLA men’s basketball has found itself in a bit of a rut as of late. Just as the offense has hit a roadblock, so has the shooting of sophomore guard Jordan Adams. Read more...
For a team that predicates itself on its offensive firepower, the absence of much offense proved a novel concept for UCLA basketball over the weekend. In a 69-56 victory at Colorado on Thursday and a 74-69 loss to Utah on Saturday, the Bruins shot 39.4 percent and 42.9 percent from the field, respectively, marking their second- and fifth-worst shooting performances of the season through 18 games. Read more...
Photo: UCLA coach Steve Alford pointed to the team not arriving in Salt Lake City until Friday as a factor in UCLA’s loss to Utah on Saturday.
On Thursday at Colorado, the No. 25 Bruins (14-4, 3-2) shot under 40 percent but managed to play effective defense down the stretch and claw out a win. On Saturday against Utah, the shots again didn’t fall, but UCLA’s intensity did. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior forward David Wear and the Bruins struggled on the road against Utah on Saturday.
SALT LAKE CITY—Utah has lost three conference games already this season, but looks can be deceiving. Read more...
BOULDER, Colo. — UCLA knew the obstacles it faced Thursday night in the Coors Events Center. A fan’s sign listed them clearly. The “effects of altitude” didn’t cost the Bruins the game in their first Pac-12 road contest at Colorado. Read more...
Photo: UCLA junior guard Norman Powell scoots past Askia Booker of Colorado during the first half of the Jan. 16, 2014 game in Boulder, Colo. For more photos of the game, go to www.dailycamera.com.
BOULDER, Colo. — UCLA knew the obstacles it faced Thursday night in the Coors Events Center. A fan’s sign listed them clearly. The “effects of altitude” didn’t cost the Bruins the game in their first Pac-12 road contest at Colorado. Read more...
