In a season filled with problems, UCLA men’s basketball ran into a new one last week. In three of the four halves against Stanford and Cal, UCLA struggled to close the half, going several minutes without scoring and allowing its opponents back into the game all three times. Read more...
Photo: Forward/center Tony Parker missed the previous game against Oregon State with back spasms, but is healthy and back in the lineup for the rematch. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
I was ready to claim UCLA men’s basketball had a realistic shot at making the NCAA tournament, but then Cal had to come along and ruin it all. Read more...
Photo: With the loss to Cal, coach Steve Alford’s Bruins find themselves dangerously close to missing out on the NCAA Tournament. Realistically, UCLA will need to have 19 to 21 wins if it hopes to secure a bid. The Bruins will need to win five of their next seven to reach 19 heading into the Pac-12 tournament. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The town of Körmend, Hungary is about 145 miles away from Budapest, the nation’s capital. It’s about 5,235 miles away from Weston, Fla. And, as far as Gyorgy Goloman was concerned, it was about a world away from UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Coming from the town of Körmend, Hungary, freshman forward Gyorgy Goloman had to make the decision between playing professional basketball in Europe or going to the United States for college. After months of deliberation, Goloman decided to go to school in the United States, so he made the trip alone to Florida to join the private prep Sagemont School. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
BERKELEY — One way or another, history was going to repeat itself. On Thursday, UCLA survived a last-second heave by Stanford senior guard Chasson Randle to win by two. Read more...
Photo: Junior forward/center Tony Parker (left) scored 13 of his game-high 20 points in the second half, but his teammates floundered down the stretch, allowing Cal to come back and win 64-62 in the final seconds. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Early on, the UCLA men’s basketball game against Cal Saturday night looked like it would be a reprise of a game the Bruins played in Eugene, Ore. Read more...
STANFORD — Feel free to exhale. Yes, UCLA still can’t shoot on the road. Yes, the Bruins went scoreless for long stretches of Thursday’s game. And yes, they nearly blew it. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Bryce Alford scored 18 points, including a 30-foot 3-pointer at the shot clock buzzer, in UCLA’s 69-67 win at Stanford. (Brandon Choe/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Stanford — Needing a win to move into a tie for third place in the Pac-12, UCLA men’s basketball set itself up well to accomplish that, as it leads Stanford 31-25 at halftime. Read more...
