UCLA will honor former UCLA men’s basketball star Russell Westbrook on Thursday night in Pauley Pavilion. In December 2015, UCLA announced that Westbrook’s donation to the Mo Ostin Basketball Center project was the largest by a former basketball student-athlete in school history, although the amount was undisclosed. Read more...

Photo: Former Bruin Russell Westbrook, the fourth pick in the 2008 draft, has developed into an NBA superstar as the point guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder. (Daily Bruin file photo)

Junior guard Bryce Alford is in the midst of the best season of his collegiate career, leading UCLA men’s basketball in scoring, assists and free throw percentage. Read more...

Photo: UCLA struggled as a whole last weekend, dropping two games on the road. Not immune from the team’s difficulties was junior guard Bryce Alford, who couldn’t find his shot against Washington and Washington State. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)

A matchup with No. 7 Arizona might not have come at a better time for an unranked UCLA team that dropped two straight games to begin Pac-12 conference play. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Isaac Hamilton said that limiting Arizona’s transition play and second chance opportunities will help UCLA upset the Pac-12’s top team. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)

UCLA men’s basketball gives itself a lot of chances for success. The program recruits well, develops its players, competes against elite talent successfully – but then throws it away. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Isaac Hamilton’s offensive production during UCLA’s Washington road trip wasn’t enough to combat the team’s errors, such as turnovers. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)

PULLMAN, Wash. — With 43 seconds to go, coach Steve Alford put his right palm completely over his face, as if to shield himself from the jarring reality at hand. Read more...

Photo: UCLA coach Steve Alford experienced the low point of a month-long emotional roller coaster Sunday, witnessing his team fall to Washington State after upsetting Kentucky in December. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)