This post was updated July 4 at 8:51 p.m. A major shakeup in the collegiate athletics landscape is underway. UCLA and USC are leaving the Pac-12 to join the Big Ten in 2024, according to official announcements from the respective athletic departments. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football competes against USC. The two schools are reportedly planning to leave the Pac-12 and join the Big Ten. (Sakshi Joglekar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated July 4 at 8:35 p.m. The Bruins are hitting the reset button for the 2023 season. After hiring Janelle McDonald to replace former coach Chris Waller as head coach in early May, UCLA gymnastics has hired its new assistant coaches, the team announced Tuesday morning. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA gymnastics form a huddle. The Bruins announced their new assistant coaches Tuesday morning after hiring Janelle McDonald as head coach in early May. (Lauren Man/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated June 26 at 11:50 p.m. As UCLA Athletics takes a break for the summer, professional sports are still in full swing, with many Bruin alumni representing. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA men’s basketball forward Kevon Looney dribbles with the ball. Looney is now a three-time NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated June 24 at 12:20 p.m. The first one-and-done in the coach Mick Cronin era is officially a first-round pick. The Denver Nuggets selected UCLA men’s basketball guard/forward Peyton Watson with the No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball guard/forward Peyton Watson drives to the rim. Watson was selected No. 30 overall by the Denver Nuggets in the 2022 NBA Draft on Thursday night. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)
This post was updated June 26 at 11:46 p.m. While sports aren’t male-dominated the way they once were, gender equality still isn’t the norm in the world of sports. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball players celebrate. (Photo by Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff. Photo illustration by Maya O’Kelly/Design director)
This post was updated June 26 at 11:48 p.m. Two incoming Bruins had business to take care of before coming to Westwood. Guard Kiki Rice and guard Londynn Jones, two incoming UCLA women’s basketball freshmen, took home gold with Team USA at the women’s basketball FIBA U18 championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on June 19. Read more...
Photo: Incoming freshman guard Kiki Rice (middle) celebrates the win while holding her tournament MVP trophy and wearing her gold medal. Team USA – which included both Rice and fellow incoming freshman guard Londynn Jones – were victorious in their final game against Team Canada in the FIBA U18 tournament. (Courtesy of Renee Felton)
No Bruin has had their name called in the NBA draft since 2019, but that is likely to change Thursday night. UCLA men’s basketball has a pair of players with the potential to be selected in the 2022 NBA draft in guard/forward Peyton Watson and guard Johnny Juzang. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball guard Johnny Juzang (left) goes up for a layup. Guard/forward Peyton Watson (right) takes a shot over a defender. (From left to right: Esther Ma/Daily Bruin staff, Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff. Photo illustration by Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)
