For a while, it looked like UCLA men’s basketball was going to be the team that could bring home the first national championship of the 2016-2017 academic year. Read more...
Photo: With sophomores Megan and Nicole McNamara on court one, the UCLA beach volleyball team is one of multiple spring sports with the potential to bring home UCLA’s 114th NCAA title. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA men’s volleyball’s JT Hatch did not start his first game at libero this season until last week, but the position change isn’t unfamiliar to his teammates. Read more...
Photo: Junior JT Hatch transitioned from outside hitter to libero over the course of the past couple of games. Hatch has played libero in years past but this is his first foray into the position this season. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The women’s basketball team had a season that was defined by what it wasn’t. Though UCLA (25-9, 13-5 Pac-12) finished No. 15 in the polls after a hard-fought loss to UConn in the Sweet 16, it was far from the road the Bruins were expecting. Read more...
Photo: During a season in which the Bruins may have underperformed per their preseason goals, junior guard Jordin Canada was a bright spot. Canada led the team in points per game, assists and steals with 17.8, 242 and 85 respectively. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin)
D’Angelo Russell, Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz. All three NBA players were – or in Fultz’s case, will be – highly touted high school recruits and top-two NBA draft picks after spending only one year in college. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward T.J. Leaf entered UCLA as ESPN’s No. 13 commit in the class of 2016, and after he led UCLA with 16.3 points to go along with 8.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, declared for the NBA draft on March 24. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
Another freshman, another one-and-done for UCLA basketball. Ike Anigbogu announced through Twitter on Wednesday afternoon that he would join fellow freshmen T.J. Leaf and Lonzo Ball in declaring for the 2017 NBA draft. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Ike Anigbogu tweeted Wednesday afternoon that he would join fellow freshmen Lonzo Ball and T.J. Leaf in declaring for the 2017 NBA draft. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA baseball has played 26 games. Twelve of those games have been decided by one run. Tuesday night, it was the same story, as the Bruins (13-13, 6-3 Pac-12) fell 5-4 to the San Diego State Aztecs (21-9, 8-3 Mountain West). Read more...
Photo: Junior first baseman Sean Bouchard hit his sixth home run of the season to start off a four-run fourth inning for UCLA baseball, but the Bruins eventually fell 5-4 to the San Diego State Aztecs. (Laura Uzes/Daily Bruin)
Home is where the heart is – but for the UCLA men’s tennis team, home is where the wins are. During this season, No. 10 UCLA (13-4, 2-0 Pac-12) have not dropped a match yet, beating the likes of Stanford, Oregon and Duke for a perfect 10-0 record at home. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Evan Zhu jumped to No. 7 in the ITA doubles rankings with junior Martin Redlicki on Tuesday behind a four-match winning streak, all of which took place at Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. UCLA men’s tennis is undefeated at home this season and is 50-2 in Westwood since the 2013-14 season. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin)
