Both Alfords took the blame for the first 20 minutes of UCLA’s game against Washington Thursday night. By halftime, it seemed like the game was all but over. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Bryce Alford took responsibility for failing to get his team focused for the game Thursday. Alford’s late-game heroics weren’t enough to save the Bruins from themselves, as UCLA fell by two points to Washington. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
After UCLA’s 86-84 loss to Washington Thursday, coach Steve Alford said something that he refrained from saying before the season started. The UCLA coach called his starting lineup “slow.” Alford was specifically referring to the “big-big” starting lineup that the Bruins have featured all year – the one that features a 7-foot, 245-pound center and a 6-foot-9, 260-pound power forward. Read more...
Photo: Coach Steve Alford talks to senior power forward Tony Parker on the bench during the second half. Parker had his playing time reduced significantly in the second half, as UCLA tried to play with a smaller, quicker lineup. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
UCLA men’s basketball had an identity to start the season. The Bruins found a new leading scorer in junior guard Bryce Alford and a powerful big man tandem in senior forward Tony Parker and sophomore center Thomas Welsh. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Isaac Hamilton has scored in the double-digits in each of UCLA’s last 15 games. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA men’s basketball team looks like it would be one of the best rebounding teams in the Pac-12. The Bruins’ frontcourt is one of the biggest in the conference, featuring a 6-foot-9, 260-pound forward/center and a 7-foot, 245-pound center. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward/center Tony Parker and the rest of the Bruins were beat on the glass in their road trip last weekend. UCLA is allowing 14.3 offensive rebounds per game during conference play. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA men’s basketball team knows all about the unpredictability of this year’s college basketball season. Just ask Monmouth, Washington or Washington State. More often than not, the Bruins have found themselves at the center of the madness, creating national headlines in the process. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball has endured a season of inconsistency this year, but the Bruins are not alone. The unpredictability of college basketball has given a number of teams big upset wins. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
EUGENE, Ore. — Junior guard Isaac Hamilton opened UCLA’s matchup against Oregon in typical fashion, scoring a quick layup to get the Bruins on the board early. Read more...
Photo: Oregon found a way to effectively limit senior forward/center Tony Parker, who was held to 11 points Saturday. Parker struggled on the opposite end of the floor as well, matching up on defense with the Ducks’ more athletic forwards. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
EUGENE, Ore. — UCLA men’s basketball did what it always does after Wednesday night’s game – the Bruins boarded the team bus. Instead of heading toward an airport or back to Westwood, however, the team rolled onward to Eugene the next stop on its five-day road trip. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore center Thomas Welsh said that the Bruins’ intensity on defense was important against the Oregon State Beavers. The UCLA men’s basketball team will try to continue that on Saturday against Oregon. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
