Incoming freshman basketball player Kobe Paras has withdrawn from UCLA “due to academic conditions of his admission not being met,” as announced by the school Wednesday morning. Read more...
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June 29, 9:33 am
Incoming basketball recruit withdraws due to academic reasons
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June 27, 9:45 pm
Foundation keeps former basketball manager’s inspirational spirit alive
Brett Tashman was irate and frustrated. Not because of the constant whirring machinery, the IV drips scattered around his room or the rounds of chemotherapy he had endured for his soft tissue cancer over the last two years. Read more...
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June 26, 11:00 pm
Pac-12 fizzles out after early splash at 2016 NBA draft
UCLA men’s basketball was a no-show at the 2016 NBA draft this past Thursday. For the third time in the last seven years, the Bruins did not have one player chosen in the 60-pick selection process. Read more...
Photo: Utah center Jakob Poeltl was one of three Pac-12 men’s basketball players selected in the first 10 picks of the NBA draft Thursday. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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June 23, 1:39 pm
UCLA’s rich history of first-round NBA draft picks in review
Zero banners and zero national championships over the last 21 years haven’t stopped UCLA from producing NBA-level talent. Over the last 10 years, 11 Bruins have been selected in the first round of the NBA draft, the most of any Pac-12 school and the same as perennial powerhouse the North Carolina Tarheels. Read more...
Photo: Kevin Love, the 2008 Pac-10 Player of the Year, recently won the 2016 NBA Championships with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Love was the fifth overall pick in the 2008 NBA draft. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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June 22, 2:33 pm
Radio analyst to step down, coach in NBA’s Developmental League
UCLA found a new play-by-play announcer for football and men’s basketball three weeks ago, and now another broadcast position is up for grabs. UCLA men’s basketball radio analyst Darrick Martin agreed to a deal Wednesday to become the head coach of the NBA Developmental League’s Reno Bighorns. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA point guard and radio analyst Darrick Martin signed a deal to become the head coach of the NBA Developmental League’s Reno Bighorns. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
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June 20, 12:16 am
Current and incoming Bruins earn national player of the year awards
Six national player of the year awards belong to the Bruins. Three incoming freshmen and three current athletes secured player of the year honors in basketball, softball, soccer, tennis, water polo and golf. Read more...
Photo: Rising senior Garrett Danner is one of the six incoming or current UCLA athletes to win a player of the year honor. The goalkeeper led the men’s water polo team to a 30-0 record and a second national championship. (Daily Bruin file photo)
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May 19, 12:59 am
Three Bruin alums stand out entering the NBA Finals
In recent years, the Bruins have slipped from national relevance at the college basketball level. At the pro level, though, the impact of the UCLA program is as clear as ever, especially as the NBA playoffs reach their latter stages. Read more...
Photo: (Kelly Brennan/Daily Bruin senior staff)