This post was updated April 16 at 12:15 p.m. The first transfer coach Mick Cronin wooed to Westwood wound up being the leading scorer on a Final Four squad. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball will add Myles Johnson from Rutgers as a graduate transfer. After playing his high school basketball career in Southern California, the center is projected to be the tallest player on coach Mick Cronin’s roster in the 2021-2022 season. (Courtesy of Joe Robbins/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
Mick Cronin is extending his stay in Westwood just a little longer. After leading UCLA men’s basketball to its first Final Four since 2008, the coach has signed a two-year extension that will keep him locked up through the end of the 2026-2027 season. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball extended coach Mick Cronin’s contract for an additional two years. After finishing up his second season in Westwood with a Final Four run, Cronin is now signed through 2027. (Photo by Trevor Brown Jr/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS — One of the few missing pieces from the Bruins’ Final Four run won’t be taking the court again. Redshirt junior forward/center Jalen Hill stepped away from UCLA men’s basketball in February because of undisclosed personal reasons, and according to an initial report by Bruin Report Online on Monday that was later confirmed Tuesday by Hill on Instagram, he will be stepping away from the sport for good. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior forward/center Jalen Hill started 40 games for UCLA men’s basketball over three active seasons, but he has decided to step away from the game and the team. (Daily Bruin file photo)
INDIANAPOLIS — Nobody ever wants to end the season with a loss. After all, that means you didn’t come out on top and win a championship – every team’s goal at the start of every campaign. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball made an unexpected run to the Final Four after making the tournament as one of the last four teams selected. Despite bowing out in the semifinal, the Bruins were praised by fans and alumni. (Courtesy of Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
This post was updated April 4 at 4:02 p.m. Following UCLA men’s basketball’s last-second loss in the NCAA tournament, hundreds of UCLA students rushed to the streets to express discontent with the loss and celebrate UCLA’s season. Read more...
Photo: After No. 11 seed UCLA men’s basketball’s last-second defeat by No. 1 Gonzaga, students gathered in Westwood to celebrate the Bruins’ season. At least one person was detained. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated April 3 at 9:41 p.m. INDIANAPOLIS — Heart. Break. City. The phrase was synonymous with the Bruins’ Sweet 16 comeback win over the Bulldogs 15 years ago. Read more...
Photo: No. 11 seed UCLA men’s basketball’s March Madness run came to an end Saturday after No. 1 seed Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs hit a half-court 3-pointer as the overtime clock ran out. Four Bruins scored at least 14 points in the buzzer-beating loss. (Photo by Trevor Brown Jr/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
UCPD is planning to station officers in Westwood on Saturday evening as preparation for No. 11 seed UCLA men’s basketball’s Final Four appearance, a UCLA spokesperson said. Read more...
Photo: Officers will be stationed in Westwood in preparation for the Final Four game Saturday evening. (Bernard Mendez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
