Both teams fell victim to foul trouble in the first half, but the visiting Bruins pounced and took an early lead. UCLA men’s basketball (7-6) leads Washington (10-3) 34-24 at halftime in the Bruins’ Pac-12 season opener. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Chris Smith posted 11 points and four rebounds in the first half against Washington on Thursday. Smith entered the game averaging 11.1 points and 4.4 rebounds per game on the season. (Courtesy of Lydia Ely/UW Daily)
The Bruins posted the same nonconference record under Mick Cronin in 2019 as they did under Steve Alford in 2018. But unlike Alford, Cronin still has his job heading into Pac-12 play – and the Conference of Champions is in a much different position than it was last season. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward Jalen Hill leads UCLA men’s basketball with 7.8 rebounds per game this season while also shooting a team-high 54.4% mark from the field. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins couldn’t escape the upset. UCLA men’s basketball (7-6) fell to Cal State Fullerton (4-10) 77-74 on Saturday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion. The loss gave the Titans their first victory over a Power Five opponent since Dec. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman guard Tyger Campbell posted a career-high 18 points in UCLA men’s basketball’s loss to Cal State Fullerton on Saturday. Campbell had previously averaged 7.8 points per game through the Bruins’ first 13 games. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A back-and-forth affair in Las Vegas turned into a game of runs, and the Bruins wound up on the losing end. UCLA men’s basketball (7-5) lost to North Carolina (7-5) 74-64 in the opening game of the CBS Sports Classic on Saturday. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. hauled in a team-high 10 rebounds against North Carolina on Saturday. Jaquez also led UCLA with nine first-half points, and he finished the game with 14. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
The Bruins will have one last shot to beat the Tar Heels before the decade comes to a close. UCLA men’s basketball (7-4) and North Carolina (6-5) will tip off at the CBS Sports Classic in Las Vegas on Saturday, with the Tar Heels having won all four matchups against the Bruins so far in the 2010s. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward Cody Riley is UCLA men’s basketball’s second-ranked scorer and second-ranked rebounder. Riley scored 11 points and hauled in nine boards against North Carolina in Las Vegas last season. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Dec. 14 at 1:03 p.m. The Bruins came up short in their first true road game of the season. UCLA men’s basketball (7-4) fell to Notre Dame (8-3) 75-61 on Saturday afternoon in the 50th installment of the rivalry and the Bruins’ first visit to Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center in nearly a decade. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman forward Shareef O’Neal set several career-high marks against Notre Dame on Saturday. O’Neal notched eight points and a team-high 11 rebounds in 17 minutes. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Tyger Campbell may have been stuck on the bench for the Bruins’ matchup with the Fighting Irish last season, but the redshirt freshman guard said one play stuck in his mind. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior guard Prince Ali scored 12 points in UCLA men’s basketball’s victory over Notre Dame in 2018, shooting 2-of-4 from deep. Ali is averaging 10.6 points per game 10 games into this season but is shooting a career-worst 21.1% from the 3-point range. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
