Thursday, December 18

UCLA men’s basketball will rely on top players to challenge Utah

Entering the season, UCLA men’s basketball only had two known quantities in junior guard Aaron Holiday and senior center Thomas Welsh. The Bruins’ frontcourt depth took another hit after freshmen forwards Jalen Hill and Cody Riley were suspended for shoplifting in China, forcing redshirt sophomore Alex Olesinski into the rotation as the first frontcourt player off the bench. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward Alex Olesinski sat out last season’s campaign with a foot injury, but has become a legitimate threat off the bench for coach Alford and the Bruins early in the season. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


Around the League: Winter sports open with strong matchups and sweeping wins

Men’s volleyball Melissa Zhang, Assistant Sports editor No. 3 UCLA (3-0) is currently the highest ranked MPSF team in the NCAA, coming in behind Ohio State (1-0) and Long Beach State (4-0). Read more...

Photo: The Bruins came into this season projected to win the Pac-12 and are ranked fifth nationally. The No. 4 Utes kicked off their season with a win over Brigham Young behind standout performances from Mykayla Skinner and MaKenna Merrell-Giles. (Amy Dixon/Assistant Photo editor)



Men’s basketball blows big lead in double-overtime loss to Stanford

Two games into Pac-12 play, the Bruins seemed to have put their free-throw woes behind them. Their struggles from the charity stripe were as bad as ever Thursday night, though, as UCLA men’s basketball (11-4, 2-1 Pac-12) coughed up a 13-point second-half lead before losing 107-99 in double overtime at Stanford (7-8, 1-1). Read more...

Photo: Aaron Holiday led the charge in multiple late-game runs for the Bruins, but the junior guard ultimately couldn’t carry UCLA to a win over Stanford. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


Men’s basketball overcomes halftime deficit, defeats Washington 74-53

This post was updated Dec. 31 at 9:20 p.m. The Bruins are becoming a second-half team. After entering intermission down eight points, UCLA (11-3, 2-0 Pac-12) outscored Washington (11-4, 1-1) by 29 points after halftime to record its fourth win in a row by a score of 74-53. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Kris Wilkes recorded 21 points and five rebounds on 7-of-13 shooting in UCLA’s victory over Washington on Sunday night. The Bruins are 2-0 in Pac-12 play and have won three straight overall. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)


Men’s basketball beats Washington State, Aaron Holiday scores career high

This post was updated Dec. 29 at 11:32 p.m. Aaron Holiday was four points away from setting his single-game point record – at halftime. The junior guard matched it with his 27th point midway through the second half before slowing down and totaling 33 to lead unranked UCLA men’s basketball (10-3, 1-0 Pac-12) to a 96-82 win over Washington State (8-5, 0-1) on Friday. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Aaron Holiday scored a career-best 33 points Friday night to help UCLA men’s basketball win its Pac-12 opener against Washington State. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin)


Unranked UCLA men’s basketball defeats No. 7 Kentucky 83-75

The early part of the season has been frustrating for UCLA men’s basketball, with its most memorable headlines stemming from the arrest of three players for shoplifting in China. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball has made a few appearances at low spots in the rankings this season, but the currently-unranked Bruins handed No. 7 Kentucky its second loss of the season Saturday. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)



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