With the start of the NBA regular season, Daily Bruin assistant Sports editor Jason Maikis decided to check in with the former Bruins who now represent 11 teams in the league. Read more...
Photo: Point guard Lonzo Ball will enter his first season with the New Orleans Pelicans, joined by fellow Bruin Jrue Holiday, rookie Zion Williamson and guard JJ Redick. (Daily Bruin file photo)
One of Mick Cronin’s first decisions as the Bruins’ coach was to make some changes around the Mo Ostin Basketball Center. Where banners of current players hung above the practice court last season, Cronin decided to put pyramid-shaped pennants of the program’s former first round picks. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Chris Smith averaged 6.3 points per game across 33 games and 12 starts for UCLA men’s basketball in 2018-19. Smith led the Bruins in both rebounds and deflections in practice earlier this week. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
Mick Cronin opened up his first Pac-12 media day cracking jokes. “We’re still undefeated,” the first-year coach said in his opening statement. “All the pressure right now is on Dave Roberts (on Wednesday) with the Dodgers.” The former Cincinnati coach represented UCLA men’s basketball at Tuesday’s Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Media Day alongside redshirt seniors guard Prince Ali and forward Alex Olesinski. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin (right) went 443-296 in his 13 seasons with Cincinnati. Cronin helped lead the Bearcats to nine straight NCAA tournament appearances and back-to-back conference tournament championships. (Elise Tsai/Daily Bruin)
The Ball family’s feuds have come back to Westwood. Former UCLA men’s basketball player Lonzo Ball allegedly sold his game-worn Sweet 16 jerseys and shoes for $80,000, according to court documents obtained by The Blast on Thursday. Read more...
Photo: New Orleans Pelicans point guard Lonzo Ball allegedly sold his game-worn UCLA men’s basketball jerseys and shoes for $80,000. The accusation came in the form of a countersuit by his former manager and co-founder of Big Baller Brand, Alan Foster. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Tipoff time at Pauley Pavilion is approaching. Spotlights pan up, down and all around the wooden court as music blares loud enough to be heard over thousands of screaming fans. Read more...
Photo: (Juliette Le Saint/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Mick Cronin has reeled in his first blue chip. Five-star guard Daishen Nix verbally committed to UCLA men’s basketball Tuesday morning, ESPN’s Jeff Borzello reported. Nix was rated as the nation’s No. Read more...
Photo: Daishen Nix, a five-star recruit who has been rated as the No. 1 point guard in the country, became UCLA men’s basketball’s first verbal commit under coach Mick Cronin, according to ESPN’s Jeff Borzello. (Courtesy of Bart Young/USA Basketball)
Eight current and 10 former UCLA athletes represented teams from the United States, Canada, Mexico and Jamaica at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, from July 26 to Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Rising junior forward Michaela Onyenwere led Team USA to the women’s basketball final of the Pan American Games. Team USA won the silver medal, one of the overall 293 medals Team USA won in Lima. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)
