Bill Roth will succeed Chris Roberts as the UCLA play-by-play announcer for football and men’s basketball, UCLA announced Wednesday. UCLA’s new announcer comes from a 27-year career at Virginia Tech, where his work earned him entry to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Syracuse University’s WAER Hall of Fame. Read more...
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Class of 2017 shooting guard LiAngelo Ball verbally committed to UCLA men’s basketball Tuesday, according to multiple reports. Ball is a three-star prospect on Rivals.com, and is the younger brother of UCLA’s top recruit in the class of 2016 – five-star point guard Lonzo Ball. Read more...
After committing to UCLA men’s basketball Sunday morning following a campus visit, junior college transfer Ikenna Okwarabizie signed a National Letter of Intent with the Bruins Monday. Read more...
Junior college transfer Ikenna Okwarabizie committed to UCLA Sunday morning following a weekend visit to campus. Okwarabizie was a standout player for Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas, and is originally from Nigeria. Read more...
Former UCLA men’s basketball player and Los Angeles Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar underwent a quadruple coronary bypass surgery on Thursday at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, according to a UCLA press release. Read more...
Photo: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played for the UCLA men’s basketball team from 1967 to 1969 under his former name, Lew Alcindor. During his three years competing as a Bruin, the center led UCLA to three NCAA championships. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA basketball coach Steve Alford announced Wednesday that Alex Olesinski, a power forward from La Lumiere School in La Porte, Ind., has officially signed a national letter of intent. Read more...
Photo: Alex Olesinki, a consensus three-star power forward recruit from La Lumiere School, officially signed a National Letter of Intent with UCLA on Wednesday. (UCLA Athletics)
Sophomore forward Wanaah Bail is no longer enrolled at UCLA and is transferring to another university, the Los Angeles Times reported Friday. The 6-foot-9-inch forward, who initially signed with Texas Tech University before officially enrolling at UCLA, was ruled academically ineligible on Dec. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Wanaah Bail (left) is no longer enrolled at UCLA and will transfer to a different school. Bail was ruled academically ineligible after playing 11 games this season. He averaged 1.5 points and 2.6 rebounds. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
