UCLA men’s basketball was a no-show at the 2016 NBA draft this past Thursday. For the third time in the last seven years, the Bruins did not have one player chosen in the 60-pick selection process. Read more...
Photo: Utah center Jakob Poeltl was one of three Pac-12 men’s basketball players selected in the first 10 picks of the NBA draft Thursday. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Zero banners and zero national championships over the last 21 years haven’t stopped UCLA from producing NBA-level talent. Over the last 10 years, 11 Bruins have been selected in the first round of the NBA draft, the most of any Pac-12 school and the same as perennial powerhouse the North Carolina Tarheels. Read more...
Photo: Kevin Love, the 2008 Pac-10 Player of the Year, recently won the 2016 NBA Championships with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Love was the fifth overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA found a new play-by-play announcer for football and men’s basketball three weeks ago, and now another broadcast position is up for grabs. UCLA men’s basketball radio analyst Darrick Martin agreed to a deal Wednesday to become the head coach of the NBA Developmental League’s Reno Bighorns. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA point guard and radio analyst Darrick Martin signed a deal to become the head coach of the NBA Developmental League’s Reno Bighorns. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
Six national player of the year awards belong to the Bruins. Three incoming freshmen and three current athletes secured player of the year honors in basketball, softball, soccer, tennis, water polo and golf. Read more...
Photo: Rising senior Garrett Danner is one of the six incoming or current UCLA athletes to win a player of the year honor. The goalkeeper led the men’s water polo team to a 30-0 record and a second national championship. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Five UCLA water polo players and one coach punched their tickets to the 2016 Olympic Games, USA Water Polo announced Thursday morning. Redshirt junior Rachel Fattal will play alongside alums KK Clark, Sami Hill and Courtney Mathewson in Rio de Janeiro. Read more...
Photo: Coach Adam Krikorian led the U.S. women’s water polo team to a gold medal in 2012. The former UCLA player and coach will go for a repeat at the 2016 Olympics alongside five other Bruins. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Mackie McDonald reached the pinnacle of college tennis, and like many UCLA tennis greats in the past, will now try to replicate his success on the professional tour. Read more...
Photo: Mackie McDonald led UCLA at the top of its lineup for three seasons, finishing his collegiate career as the NCAA singles and doubles champion. (Kathy Chen/Daily Bruin)
Check out a breakdown of the UCLA sports stories you might have missed this week. USA Softball teams loaded with Bruins UCLA softball capped off its season in the Women’s College World Series, but many current and former players will compete with USA Softball this summer. Read more...
Photo: Mysha Sataraka will train with the USA Softball Elite Team this month. The infielder capped off her UCLA career with seven RBIs in the Women’s College World Series. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor).
