CORVALLIS, Ore. – Defense dominated the conversation surrounding UCLA over the course of the past week. Outside the four walls of Pauley Pavilion, speculation swirled as to whether a team that gave up 86 points in conference play would be able to make a legitimate run come March. Read more...
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UCLA men’s basketball has had seven days to figure things out. Last Wednesday, the Bruins struggled mightily on defense while also failing to shoot well from the field – allowing the USC Trojans to easily win 89-75 in Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA men’s basketball team starts a five-day road trip on Wednesday beginning with a game against Oregon State. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
There’s a UCLA recruit who is currently changing the way high school basketball is played. His name is Lonzo Ball. The five-star senior point guard from Chino Hills High School does not play a conventional brand of basketball. Read more...
As UCLA’s guard play goes, so goes UCLA. That fact is becoming increasingly evident five games into the Bruins’ Pac-12 schedule. Against Arizona State and Arizona last weekend, junior guards Bryce Alford and Isaac Hamilton laid a solid foundation for the offense as UCLA walked away with two wins. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Aaron Holiday was one bright spark in UCLA’s performance against USC Wednesday, but it wasn’t enough to light a fire under his teammates. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Not too long ago, UCLA was relishing a streak of consistent success against its crosstown rival in two sports: football and men’s basketball. The football team had won three straight games over USC, a streak dating back to 2012. Read more...
Photo: USC freshman forward Chimezie Metu provided a significant spark off the bench for the Trojans, dropping a career-high 21 points on 8-of-10 shooting in his team’s victory Wednesday night. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Not every UCLA-USC men’s basketball matchup promises to be competitive. There was the Bruins 107-73 blowout of the Trojans on Jan. 5, 2014, and then there was UCLA’s 96-70 trouncing of USC on March 12, 2015. Read more...
Photo: This season junior guard Isaac Hamilton has distinguished himself as one of the go-to scorers on UCLA. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Home crowds are notorious for heckling visiting opponents when they step up to the free-throw line. Fans wave their arms and jump up and down, desperately trying to distract the shooter. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Bryce Alford is averaging 17.4 points per game, the most on the UCLA team.(Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
