This post was updated Nov. 15 at 11:33 p.m. Basketball is typically played in a five-on-five variety, with each team playing five players at a time. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Jules Bernard maneuvers past a defender in No. 2 UCLA men’s basketball’s win over Long Beach State on Monday night. Bernard finished as the Bruins’ second-leading scorer with 22 points. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Nov. 13 at 1:21 p.m. to include a new statement from Athletics Director Martin Jarmond. It may not be March yet, but many students reported experiences of madness outside of UCLA men’s basketball’s matchup against Villanova on Friday night. Ahead of the game, a mob of students formed outside Pauley Pavilion, creating a scene that left many feeling unsafe and unable to enter the game despite having waited in line for upward of five hours. Read more...
Photo: Thousands of UCLA students wait to enter Pauley Pavilion for UCLA men’s basketball’s matchup against Villanova on Friday night. (Courtesy of Sam Settleman)
This post was updated Nov. 14 at 11:35 p.m. April 4, 2021. The Bruins were playing in overtime against the No. 1-ranked team in the nation. Read more...
Photo: Players on No. 2 UCLA men’s basketball gather during the Bruins’ win over No. 4 Villanova on Friday. The victory marked the blue and gold’s first regular-season victory over a top-five team since 2016. (Ashley Kenney/Photo editor)
No. 2 UCLA men’s basketball returns all 10 rotation players from its Final Four team a year ago, but many questions now surround the 2021-2022 version of the Bruins. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Johnny Juzang inbounds the ball against CSU Bakersfield guard Shaun Williams on Tuesday. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
No. 2 UCLA men’s basketball (1-0) will take on No. 4 Villanova (1-0) in one of the premier college basketball matchups this season. While the Wildcats have three all-time national championships compared to the Bruins’ 11, Villanova has been one of the most prestigious NCAA programs of the past decade, picking up two of its three titles in the last six seasons. Read more...
Tyus Edney’s game-winning shot to save UCLA’s 1995 title run and Kris Jenkins’ buzzer-beating 3-pointer to win the 2016 National Championship for Villanova. Those two plays, among many, are timeless moments in March Madness history. Read more...
Photo: Coach Mick Cronin mans the sidelines in No. 2 UCLA men’s basketball’s victory over CSU Bakersfield on Tuesday. Cronin will be facing off against a top-five team for the first time in his Bruin tenure when UCLA takes on No. 4 Villanova on Friday. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Nov. 11 at 1:24 a.m. The Bruins have started their 103rd all-time season with a familiar sight – a victory. No. 2 UCLA men’s basketball (1-0) defeated CSU Bakersfield (0-1) by a score of 95-58 to secure its first win of the 2021-2022 campaign and its 1,934th win in program history. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Johnny Juzang shoots a 3-point jumper in the second half of No. 2 UCLA men’s basketball’s 37-point win over CSU Bakersfield on Tuesday night. Juzang co-led the Bruins with 19 points. (David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
