The Bruins are back on the hardwood. UCLA men’s basketball will host Stanislaus State for an exhibition game Wednesday at Pauley Pavilion, one week before the Bruins open their regular season schedule against Long Beach State on Nov. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt freshman guard Tyger Campbell missed the entire 2018-2019 season with a torn ACL. Campbell left high school as a four-star recruit who was the No. 91 prospect in his class. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
The Den ran out of free Papa John’s Pizza before the scrimmage even started. But when coach Mick Cronin took the microphone before tip off at UCLA men’s basketball’s preseason showcase, he promised students there was more pizza on the way. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Chris Smith (right) and redshirt senior forward Alex Olesinski (left) were two Bruins participating in the Team Blue and Team Gold scrimmage – as part of the preseason showcase – UCLA basketball held Wednesday. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)
The Bruins may have played behind closed doors Saturday, but they’ll be in the spotlight come Wednesday night. UCLA men’s basketball will be hosting its first-ever preseason showcase at Pauley Pavilion on Wednesday, consisting of a 5-on-5 scrimmage and several player-versus-student events. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. was a four-star recruit coming out of high school. Coach Mick Cronin attempted to convince Jaquez Jr. to play for him at Cincinnati before the wing committed to UCLA in May 2018 – 11 months before Cronin came to Westwood himself. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)
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)
