One statistic has really set UCLA and Utah apart this year – by a wide margin. The statistic involves scoring at the rim, and converting on easy offensive chances. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball has not done well scoring at the rim this year, ranking near the bottom of the Pac-12 in terms of field goal percentage on layups. The Bruins have made just 48.8 percent of their 209 layup attempts during Pac-12 play, putting them 11th in the league. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In honor of award season in Los Angeles, the Bruin Sports editors are handing out honors of their own to various components of the UCLA men’s basketball program. Read more...
Photo: The 2015-2016 UCLA men’s basketball season has been one of ups and plenty of downs. The Bruins enter the home stretch in dire need of wins to extend their season further. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
A UCLA men’s basketball team manager squared off against video coordinator Kory Alford in a one-on-one matchup before Tuesday’s practice at Pauley Pavilion. Doing his best impression of his younger brother’s clutch shooting, Alford backed the team manager down before creating space and elevating for a jump shot. Read more...
Photo: UCLA will look to rely on the play of sophomore guard Jonah Bolden as the Bruins look to close out the Pac-12 season strong. Bolden had a strong road series against Arizona last weekend. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
TEMPE, Ariz. — In the desert, Arizona State relied on raining down threes to keep pace for most of the game. Once the well ran dry and the shots stopped falling, UCLA showed its dominance in the paint to pull away 78-65. Read more...
Photo: (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
TUCSON, Ariz. – This one was hard to swallow for coach Steve Alford. After a game that he thought UCLA played as well as it could have, Alford was fixated on just two numbers: 45 and 16. Read more...
Photo: Arizona center Kaleb Tarczewski helped the Wildcats fuel a comeback after UCLA senior forward/center Tony Parker and sophomore center Thomas Welsh fouled out. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA knows how deep of a hole it is in. The Bruins (13-10, 4-6 Pac-12) find themselves near the bottom of the conference as they visit the No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Aaron Holiday is averaging 11.3 points per game and 3.7 assists per game heading into this weekend’s series against the Arizona schools. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
USC students were lined up two and a half hours before tipoff, eager to get into the Galen Center on Thursday night for the rivalry game against UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Yesterday’s loss marked the first time since the 2009-2010 season that the Bruins lost both of their games to the Trojans. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
