Monday, December 15

Jaime Jaquez Jr. hopes to make familia proud, aims to inspire future Latino players

Familia. Translated into English, the Spanish word literally means family. But that translation wouldn’t be complete. The word spans further than just the immediate family: brothers, sisters, parents and grandparents. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. has Mexican heritage on his father’s side and spent time competing with Team Mexico at the Pan American Games in the summer of 2019. The Camarillo, California, native said he strives every day to inspire the Hispanic community of Southern California with his work on the court. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)


Norah Flatley and Margzetta Frazier find friendship, bring energy to gymnastics

Norah Flatley and Margzetta Frazier FaceTimed each other every day for four years before they moved into their shared dorm at UCLA. “We’d never miss a day, ever,” Flatley said. Read more...

Photo: UCLA gymnastics sophomores Norah Flatley (right) and Margzetta Frazier (left) have been best friends since they met in 2014 at a USA national team training camp. The pair would FaceTime each other constantly between seeing each other at gymnastics events. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


Charisma Osborne trailblazes on court, driven by hard work and dedication

In November, UCLA women’s basketball was knotted at 56 against UCF in its first road game of the season – and Charisma Osborne’s first contest away from Pauley Pavilion of her collegiate career. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Charisma Osborne has started all but two games for No. 7 UCLA women’s basketball and leads the Bruins with 43 made 3-pointers, shooting 33.1% from beyond the arc this season. During her high school career, Osborne won two state championships, was named a McDonald’s All-American and earned a spot as a member of the U17 World Cup Team. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Natalie Chou carries on basketball tradition passed on from her mother

Natalie Chou understood she had to work twice as hard to make it. And her mother, Quanli Li, never let her forget it. “She’s a mom first but a coach second,” said UCLA women’s basketball redshirt junior guard Chou. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior guard Natalie Chou has averaged two steals per game during her time in Westwood with No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball. She played the first two years of her collegiate career at Baylor before injuring her wrist and deciding to find a new place to play. Chou developed her basketball skills starting at age 4, training with her mother. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Current, former Bruins reflect on Kobe Bryant’s impact and legacy

Kobe Bryant played his entire 20-year NBA career in purple and gold, but he still shared ties with the athletes who don blue and gold 12 miles west of the Staples Center. Read more...

Photo: Former Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant took summer classes at UCLA in 1997 following his rookie season. Bryant died in a helicopter crash Sunday in Calabasas, California. (Jack Stenzel/Daily Bruin)


Shareef O’Neal’s tattoos paint pictures of personal journey, allow self-expression

Shareef O’Neal doesn’t even know how many tattoos he has – all he can do is guess. The redshirt freshman forward – who announced his intentions to leave UCLA men’s basketball Wednesday night – said he thinks he’s gone to get a tattoo at least 30 times, and that he puts as much artistic thought into them as he can. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman forward Shareef O’Neal has gone to get a tattoo over 30 times, each representing a corner of his personality. His favorite ink includes matching tattoos with teammates, past and present, homages to his dad, and album covers of his favorite artists. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin senior staff)




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