The UCLA men’s basketball team has been in this situation before, facing a top-10 team at Pauley Pavilion. The game occurred on the first Thursday of December, against then-No. Read more...
Photo: Coach Steve Alford said that he wants his team to come out with energy and intensity for its home game against Arizona on Thursday, something that was missing in its road trip in Washington. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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)
PULLMAN, Wash. – This isn’t the same UCLA men’s basketball team that toppled then-No. 1 Kentucky and then-No. 20 Gonzaga. That team might have been left back in 2015. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Isaac Hamilton led all scorers Sunday with 27 points. Hamilton shot 12-for-22 from the field, but his offensive production wasn’t enough to inspire the Bruins, who dropped their second road game in a row. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
SEATTLE — UCLA came out not with a bang, but with a whimper on New Year’s Day. It was nine days since the Bruins last played a game – coupled with a winter break – and it showed Friday night on the road. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Steve Alford (left) said it was the lack of consistency on both ends of the court that spelled doom for the Bruins as they fell to the Washington Huskies in their Pac-12 conference opener. (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
