This post was updated Jan. 27 at 12:16 a.m. As a lifelong basketball player, Mert Gulen said he always felt a deep connection to Kobe Bryant. Read more...
Photo: A man holds a poster of Kobe Bryant, a Los Angeles Lakers legend who died in a helicopter crash Sunday, at a memorial dedicated to Bryant at L.A. Live. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins built a 13-point second-half lead without having taken a single free throw. The lead disappeared in a matter of minutes, but their free-throw shooting saved the day. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Chris Smith shot 7-of-9 from the free-throw line in UCLA men’s basketball’s victory over Oregon State on Thursday. Smith led the Bruins with 15 points in the game. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
The Bruins’ leading scorer got caught in early foul trouble, but they managed to shut down one of the conference’s best players over the opening frame. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. led UCLA men’s basketball with seven points in the first half against Oregon State on Thursday. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruin defense will face two of the top-three offensive threats in the Pac-12 this weekend. UCLA men’s basketball (9-9, 2-3 Pac-12) will head on the road for the first time in three games to face Oregon State (12-6, 2-4) on Thursday night and No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. and redshirt sophomore forward/center Jalen Hill both scored 11 points during the UCLA men’s basketball’s last games. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
When Mick Cronin first took the podium at his inaugural press conference in April, he said there’s one thing people need to know about him. He’s honest. Read more...
Photo: Coach Mick Cronin has repeatedly criticized his team for a lack of defensive execution, as he and UCLA men’s basketball currently sit at 9-9 just over halfway through the season. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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)
Shareef O’Neal will no longer be a Bruin. The redshirt freshman forward announced via Twitter his plans to leave UCLA men’s basketball midway through Pac-12 play. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman forward Shareef O’Neal announced he was leaving Westwood on Wednesday night via his Twitter. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
