Saturday, May 18


Former UCLA basketball player Zach LaVine dominates NBA Slam Dunk contest

Bothell High School boy’s basketball coach Ron Bollinger had already wrapped up nearly two hours of grueling practice, but he couldn’t go home. Instead, he had to supervise a private, impromptu slam dunk contest. Read more...

Photo: Zach LaVine made his presence felt at UCLA last year by throwing down highlight-reel dunks with regularity. This past weekend, LaVine displayed his prodigious dunking abilities on the world’s biggest dunking stage, as he won the NBA’s Slam Dunk contest in blowout fashion. (Daily Bruin file photo)


UCLA redeems itself against Oregon 72-63 with strong second-half play

A little less than a month later, UCLA still couldn’t slow Oregon down. Instead, the Bruins sped right past them. After a dizzying back and forth first half, UCLA dominated the final 20 minutes to avenge its January loss and move into a third-place tie in the Pac-12 with Oregon by virtue of the Bruins’ 72-63 victory Saturday. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Norman Powell glides into the lane for a running hook shot in the second half, giving UCLA a 60-53 lead with 8:00 to go. Powell finished with a team-high 23 points in UCLA’s 72-63 win. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Men’s basketball seeks to hit its stride against Oregon

Just who is UCLA? It seems a fair question to ask of a team that has won seven of its last 10 and before that, lost five straight. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Bryce Alford has scored over 15 points in each of the Bruins’ past three games, with a 49 percent shooting efficieny from the field during that span. UCLA is 6-1 this season when Alford shoots at least 49 percent from the field for the game. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s basketball’s early lead secures win against Oregon State

Sophomore guard Bryce Alford spoke Tuesday about the necessity to get the ball to the bigs inside to break Oregon State’s disruptive zone defense, which forced UCLA into shooting just 30.6 percent in its loss to Oregon State last month. Read more...

Photo: Junior forward/center Tony Parker notched a double double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against Oregon State. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)




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