Steve Alford was worried that UCLA would let its guard down to UC Riverside. The Bruins came out and immediately alleviated any of Alford’s concern about the men’s basketball team’s focus with a 42-27 lead over the Highlanders at halftime. Read more...
Photo: Junior center Thomas Welsh led the Bruins with 10 points and eight rebounds, including eight of the team’s first 13 points. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The next test for undefeated UCLA will be to avoid the classic trap game. The men’s basketball team just played three games in four days to win the Wooden Legacy championship this past Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Before senior guard Isaac Hamilton and the UCLA team face off against Kentucky, they’ll take on UC Riverside on Wednesday night. The Bruins are coming off a win against Texas A&M to clinch the Wooden Legacy championship. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The dust is settled. Nothing but the NCAA Tournament remains in the 2016 men’s water polo season, and there’s less than a week on the clock until the biggest game of the year for whoever makes the show. Read more...
Taking a break from school with a trip to Cancun, Mexico, and a basketball tournament nearly guarantees to be a spectacular time. However, the Bruins’ last day abroad was all that much sweeter after their performance during the days prior. Read more...
Photo: Forward Monique Billings had a career day, leading UCLA to a victory over Iowa in the Cancun Challenge. The junior scored a career-high 27 points while pulling down four rebounds. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Nov. 27 at 9.13 p.m. ANAHEIM, Calif. — Back and forth it went. Aggies on top, then the Bruins – each team putting together runs before the other responded. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Lonzo Ball made a late block and big 3-pointer to put the game away for the Bruins. The guard finished six-of-14 from the field and four-of-9 from beyond the arc. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
These past few weeks will stand as a complicated memory in the mind of Mike Fafaul, the redshirt senior quarterback whose long-awaited opportunity came amid UCLA’s painful slide to its worst record in coach Jim Mora’s tenure. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Mike Fafaul got a shot at the quarterback job this year. He ended the season with 12 touchdowns, 11 interceptions and was sacked 11 times. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Another cold start, another grind-it-out half for No. 14 UCLA (6-0). The Bruins took a 35-34 lead into halftime against the Texas A&M Aggies in the finals of the Wooden Legacy tournament, behind the play of senior guard Isaac Hamilton. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Isaac Hamilton paced the team with 17 points on 7-of-9 shooting to help the Bruins take the one point lead at halftime. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
