There’s a lot to be said about UCLA men’s basketball’s record as the Bruins open Pac-12 tournament play Wednesday in Las Vegas. UCLA strung together four losses in a row to close out the season and finished conference play below .500 for the first time in coach Steve Alford’s tenure with the Bruins. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Bryce Alford and the rest of UCLA men’s basketball are looking forward to starting the Pac-12 tournament with a clean slate. (Hannah Ye/Assistant photo editor)
For a season marred by inconsistencies, UCLA certainly has been losing consistently late in the season. With March Madness chances slim to none, the Bruins wanted momentum heading into the Pac-12 tournament to make a deep run. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Isaac Hamilton’s shot is blocked by an Oregon State defender. Hamilton and the UCLA men’s basketball team fell in their final regular season game of the season. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Tony Parker isn’t done yet. That’s what the senior forward/center appeared to be saying when he scored nine straight points to open UCLA men’s basketball’s 76-68 loss to No. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward/center Tony Parker, who scored UCLA’s first nine points Wednesday against Oregon, will play his final collegiate home game on Saturday. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For one half, UCLA played like a team with nothing to lose, looking to spoil Oregon’s Pac-12 title hopes. Then reality hit, and the No. 9 Ducks (24-6, 13-4 Pac-12) came roaring back behind a 22-9 second-half rebounding advantage to outlast the Bruins (15-15, 6-11) 76-68 and clinch at least a share of the conference crown. Read more...
Photo: Playing in the final homestand of his UCLA career, senior forward/center Tony Parker scored the Bruins’ first nine points in a 76-68 loss to Oregon on Wednesday. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This week presents a completely new situation to the UCLA men’s basketball team. For the first time all season, the Bruins really don’t have anything to play for. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA men’s basketball team returns home to face No. 9 Oregon on Wednesday. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA men’s basketball made history Saturday night, but not in a way befitting the team’s storied past. By falling 79-70 to Stanford, UCLA lost its 10th conference game of the season and clinched a losing Pac-12 record. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Bryce Alford and the UCLA men’s basketball team won’t break .500 this year in conference play. The Bruins will likely have to rely on the Pac-12 tournament to make it to March Madness. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
STANFORD — Isaac Hamilton slouched over, his head and arms drooping down toward the floor. The junior guard had just missed his third jumper in a row. Read more...
Photo: Stanford forward Rosco Allen was one of three Cardinal power forwards that gave UCLA trouble Saturday night. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
