SACRAMENTO — If experience matters during March Madness, it didn’t appear that way in the first half of UCLA’s opening-round game against Kent State on Friday night. Read more...
Photo: T.J. Leaf roared out of the gates in his first NCAA tournament, scoring 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Few people saw this coming – UCLA becoming one of the favorites in the NCAA Tournament this quickly. Not after what happened last year when the Bruins went 15-17 and missed out on the Big Dance. Read more...
Photo: The Bruins will need the best out of not just their star freshmen, like forward T.J. Leaf (left), but also veterans like junior center Thomas Welsh (right), to make a deep run in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA is back in the Big Dance for the first time since 2015, and the No. 3 Bruins will begin their quest for a 12th NCAA championship Friday against No. Read more...
Photo: Five editors, five different predictions on how the Bruins will do in the NCAA Tournament. UCLA will tip off Friday night against Kent State in Sacramento. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
As illustrious as the history of UCLA basketball is, most of the pennants in Pauley Pavilion are a distant memory, hung over a generation before the stars of this year’s team were even born. Read more...
Photo: Tyus Edney, who was a point guard on UCLA’s last national championship team, is now a director of operations for the Bruins. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The hype and level of play have been building all year, but some things still stay the same for UCLA men’s basketball. The focus on defense, the preparation and, most importantly, the approach have not changed, even as the Bruins picked up the wins and a 3-seed in the NCAA Tournament. Read more...
Photo: Despite the hype and attention, UCLA and freshman Lonzo Ball have remained focused on the task at hand. Now with the tournament about to start, they’ll need to bring their best every game to avoid a season-ending loss. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin)
After finishing in third place in the Pac-12 and as a semifinalist in the conference tournament, UCLA men’s basketball received the South Region’s No. 3 seed for the upcoming NCAA Tournament. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Lonzo Ball led UCLA to a 29-4 regular season record and a No. 3 seed in the South Region of the NCAA Tournament. The Bruins’ first-round opponent will be No. 14 seed Kent State. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Perhaps Arizona guard Rawle Alkins described the UCLA offense best. “When they’re hitting their shots, they look like a million dollars,” Alkins said. “When they’re not, they look crazy.” UCLA, which boasts the nation’s highest-scoring offense, shot 40.7 percent and connected on just four of its 25 3-point attempts in an 86-75 loss to No. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Bryce Alford and his teammates shot 4-for-25 from 3-point range in Friday’s 86-75 loss to Arizona. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
