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)
For the second time in five days, the Bruins will face a nationally ranked opponent. UCLA men’s basketball (10-10, 3-4 Pac-12) will host No. 20 Colorado (16-4, 5-2) on Thursday evening and Utah (12-7, 3-4) on Sunday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard/forward Jake Kyman led UCLA men’s basketball with 20 points in the Bruins’ road loss to then-No. 12 Oregon on Sunday, hitting four 3s in the process. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
Men’s basketball Sam Connon, Sports editor Home court advantage continues to be a factor in the Pac-12 in every city besides Corvallis. In the 10 men’s basketball games between Pac-12 teams last weekend, the host teams went 8-2, with Oregon State picking up the only two losses. Read more...
Photo: (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 27 at 12:52 a.m. The first Bruin to score Sunday afternoon had the No. 24 on the back of his jersey – the same number the late Kobe Bryant wore in his final 10 seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward Jalen Hill (right) posted 16 points and eight rebounds in UCLA men’s basketball’s loss to Oregon on Sunday. Hill is now averaging 10.0 points and 7.3 rebounds per game this season. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
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)
