Wednesday, December 17


Honoring UCLA men’s basketball legend Bill Walton in match against Ohio State

Bill Walton frequently spoke in poetry – about basketball, life and – of course – the Grateful Dead. On Sunday, Pauley Pavilion will finally get to write him back. Read more...

Photo: The late UCLA men’s basketball legend Bill Walton speaks to students in the Pauley Pavilion Club during his Pac-12 campus speaking tour on Jan. 17, 2013. The program will commemorate Walton during UCLA’s game against Ohio State on Sunday at 12:45 p.m. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Dizon’s Disposition: Cronin’s short temper could lead to firing if postseason disappoints

The ship went down with the captain Tuesday. After UCLA men’s basketball choked a 17-point lead against Minnesota at Pauley Pavilion, coach Mick Cronin was quick to point the finger at himself. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin looks down while walking on the sideline at Pauley Pavilion. His team will next face Ohio State on Sunday at home. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)


Despite 17-point lead, UCLA men’s basketball’s lackluster play lends Minnesota win

This post was updated Feb. 20 at 12:05 a.m. Mick Cronin will have to wait for another night.  With the Bruins leading Tuesday’s affair by 17 points, the coach needed them to hold on for just 25 more minutes before he could enter the 500-win club.  They couldn’t.  “We didn’t play well,” Cronin said. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin directs his players on the sideline at Pauley Pavilion. In what could’ve been the coach’s 500th career win, his team surrendered a 17-point lead and fell 64-61 to Minnesota. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)


On the brink of 500-win milestone, Mick Cronin reflects on coaching career

Mick Cronin thought Tuesday’s showdown was just going to be business as usual. Then his dad called. His 83-year-old father let Cronin know he’d be trekking across the country for Tuesday night’s game against Minnesota. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin smiles on the sidelines of Pauley Pavilion after his team steamrolled past then-No. 16 Oregon by a score of 78-52. If the team wins Tuesday night, Cronin will reach his 500th career victory as head coach. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)



Bruins survive late Hoosier push as UCLA men’s basketball triumphs in Indiana

This post was updated Feb. 14 at 10:52 p.m. Free throws have haunted the Bruins all season long. And it was no different Friday night, as a pair of misses on the front end of 1-and-1s put a victory in jeopardy. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Skyy Clark watches the court while dribbling the ball. The Bruin guard put up 11 points in UCLA men’s basketball’s win against Indiana on Friday night. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)



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