When UCLA men’s basketball takes to the court Friday, the blue and gold team in Pauley Pavilion will have a new look. Gone are former freshman phenom Kevon Looney and vital veteran Norman Powell. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Tony Parker is one of the Bruins’ key veteran returners, joining junior guard Bryce Alford to the hardwood for UCLA this season. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Darrick Martin will sit alongside Bill Roth this men’s basketball season as a radio analyst, athletic director Dan Guerrero announced Tuesday. Martin played as a member of UCLA men’s basketball from 1989 to 1992 and played in the NBA for 13 years following his graduation, serving as point guard for seven teams during his career. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA basketball player Darrick Martin played for the Bruins in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Martin will return to Westwood this season as a radio analyst alongside Bill Roth. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
Senior forward Tony Parker was one of 20 players named to the Malone Award Watch List Tuesday, kicking off the preseason awards for UCLA men’s basketball. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Tony Parker was named to the Malone Award Watch List, which honors the best power forwards in the NCAA. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA men’s basketball received another big commitment to its 2017 recruiting class, adding point guard Jaylen Hands Wednesday morning. The 6-foot-2 guard was rumored to be leaning toward the Bruins for the past months, and he made the decision public on Twitter this week. Read more...
UCLA broke ground Thursday on two facilities that members of the athletic department vow will change the course of three prominent school sport programs: football and men’s and women’s basketball. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close, men’s basketball coach Steve Alford, Athletic Director Dan Guerrero, donor Casey Wasserman and football coach Jim Mora broke ground on two new athletic facilities. Thursday (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins have an opportunity, and they would be wise to make the most of it. Five-star power forward T.J. Leaf announced his decommitment from Arizona last Thursday, opening the door for programs across the country to jump back into his recruiting process. Read more...
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UCLA men’s basketball’s 2015-2016 season schedule became a little bit clearer on Tuesday morning. At about 10:15 a.m. PDT, the bracket for the Maui Invitational was released, and UCLA found out it will be playing the University of Nevada Las Vegas in the first round. Read more...
