Sophomore guard/forward Jonah Bolden underwent successful arthroscopic surgery Tuesday morning to treat a slightly torn meniscus in his right knee, according to the UCLA sports information office. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard/forward Jonah Bolden (right) will miss six to eight weeks after undergoing successful arthroscopic surgery Tuesday morning to treat a slightly torn meniscus in his right knee. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Bill Roth will succeed Chris Roberts as the UCLA play-by-play announcer for football and men’s basketball, UCLA announced Wednesday. UCLA’s new announcer comes from a 27-year career at Virginia Tech, where his work earned him entry to the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and Syracuse University’s WAER Hall of Fame. Read more...
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Class of 2017 shooting guard LiAngelo Ball verbally committed to UCLA men’s basketball Tuesday, according to multiple reports. Ball is a three-star prospect on Rivals.com, and is the younger brother of UCLA’s top recruit in the class of 2016 – five-star point guard Lonzo Ball. Read more...
After committing to UCLA men’s basketball Sunday morning following a campus visit, junior college transfer Ikenna Okwarabizie signed a National Letter of Intent with the Bruins Monday. Read more...
Junior college transfer Ikenna Okwarabizie committed to UCLA Sunday morning following a weekend visit to campus. Okwarabizie was a standout player for Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas, and is originally from Nigeria. Read more...
Former UCLA men’s basketball player and Los Angeles Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar underwent a quadruple coronary bypass surgery on Thursday at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, according to a UCLA press release. Read more...
Photo: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played for the UCLA men’s basketball team from 1967 to 1969 under his former name, Lew Alcindor. During his three years competing as a Bruin, the center led UCLA to three NCAA championships. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA basketball coach Steve Alford announced Wednesday that Alex Olesinski, a power forward from La Lumiere School in La Porte, Ind., has officially signed a national letter of intent. Read more...
Photo: Alex Olesinki, a consensus three-star power forward recruit from La Lumiere School, officially signed a National Letter of Intent with UCLA on Wednesday. (UCLA Athletics)
