Mick Cronin walked into the press room Friday seething with visible humiliation and rage. The coach had marinated in UCLA men’s basketball’s 86-70 defeat in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals for more than half an hour already. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin yells toward the bench during the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals, in which the team ultimately fell to Wisconsin 86-70. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball’s sophomore guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr. and UCLA women’s basketball junior center Lauren Betts are pictured. (Photos by Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor. Design by Katie Azuma/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 14 at 3:17 p.m. INDIANAPOLIS – March’s mad grip fastened its knot on the Bruins on Friday afternoon. It was a reminder that heartache can strike year after year, and destiny’s hand can drag one back to a familiar stop. About a year removed from their heartbreaker against the Ducks – one that prematurely fractured the Bruins’ season – an eerily similar trajectory awaited. Caught beneath a Badger barrage from beyond the arc, the Bruins frayed under clinical ball movement and laser-sharp accuracy. Read more...
Photo: No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin looks down on the bench as his team succumbs to an 86-70 blowout loss to No. 5 seed Wisconsin on Friday afternoon. With the loss, the Bruins’ run in the Big Ten tournament has ended. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Exactly a year ago, the final buzzer of the Pac-12 tournament quarterfinal not only rang a tune of defeat but also the melody of a bittersweet ending to the Bruins’ 2024 campaign. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Skyy Clark elevates for a right-handed layup in a game against Ohio State on Feb. 23, when coach Mick Cronin earned his 500th career victory. Cronin, Clark and No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball will face No. 5 seed Wisconsin in Friday’s Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated March 13 at 12:15 a.m. After a regular season that appeared to veer in every direction, No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball (22-9, 13-7 Big Ten) closed things out on a high to earn a double bye, providing direct entry to the quarterfinal. Read more...
Photo: From left to right, junior guard Dylan Andrews, sophomore guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr., junior forward Tyler Bilodeau and senior guard Kobe Johnson are pictured. (Photos by Aidan Sun / Assistant Photo editor. Photo Illustration by Lindsey Murto / Design director)
About 1,000 bodies strained against the barricades along Bruin Walk on Saturday morning. Students – packed like sardines – shoved and scrambled as their collective momentum crashed into the narrow fences sectioning the official line for UCLA men’s basketball’s regular-season finale against USC. Read more...
Photo: Students wait in line up the hill from Pauley Pavilion’s Northwest Entrance before UCLA men’s basketball regular-season finale matchup against USC on Saturday. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)
This post was updated March 9 at 11:41 p.m. Pauley Pavilion’s sweetheart – or better yet, its cariño – pounded the air thrice after watching his ball drop through the net. The Spanish center hammered down one finger, then two, then three. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore center Aday Mara looks to the rim to dunk the ball. Mara gathered 14 points on 6-for-7 shooting Saturday night. (Zimo Li/Photo editor)
