UCLA men’s basketball started the first half of its game against Coastal Carolina much the same as it did its season opener on Friday: sloppily. But unlike Friday, the Bruins didn’t turn things around quickly. Read more...
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November 16, 8:01 pm
UCLA men’s basketball leads Coastal Carolina 32-28 at halftime
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November 15, 1:17 am
Men’s basketball’s 113-78 win quiets preseason skeptics
Three and a half minutes was all it took. The preseason’s doubts, concerns and emphasis on what UCLA men’s basketball may have lost in the offseason lingered in Pauley Pavilion for the opening moments of UCLA’s season opener against Montana State. Read more...
Photo: The Bruins overcame a sluggish start to their season opener on Friday by pushing the tempo. UCLA’s average possession time was 11 seconds in its 113-78 win over Montana State. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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November 14, 10:10 pm
UCLA men’s basketball leads Montana State 60-32 at halftime
On a team filled with fresh faces, the Bruins have a few wrinkles to iron out. Still, UCLA overcame a sloppy start to build a 60-32 halftime lead over Montana State. Read more...
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November 14, 11:35 am
Guard Bryce Alford ready to face pressures of 2014 basketball season
Bryce Alford was alone in the left corner, raising his hands frantically. Trailing Oregon 65-60 in the final minute of a late-season game last year, UCLA needed a miracle to pull off the win, with its stars guard/forward Kyle Anderson and guard Jordan Adams relegated to black jumpsuits on the bench as they served one-game suspensions. Read more...
Photo: After initially being met with cries of “nepotism” early last season, sophomore guard Bryce Alford has managed to prove his worth on the UCLA men’s basketball team and was even named to the Freshman All-Pac-12 team. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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November 14, 7:56 am
UCLA signs four-star recruits Aaron Holiday and Prince Ali
UCLA men’s basketball may harbor some concerns over its lack of guard depth this season, but that shouldn’t be an issue next year. Four-star 2015 guards Aaron Holiday and Prince Ali made their commitment to UCLA official, signing national letters of intent Wednesday night, UCLA announced. Read more...
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November 14, 7:52 am
Men’s basketball works on rebuilding starting rotation
It may be tough to recognize the UCLA men’s basketball team that won last season’s Pac-12 tournament title when the Bruins take the floor at Pauley Pavilion Friday for their season opener against Montana State. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Norman Powell will enter UCLA’s season as the only remaining starter from last year’s season after the departure of guard Jordan Adams, guard/forward Kyle Anderson, forward Travis Wear and forward David Wear. Powell will now be looked upon as the team’s primary scoring option, a role he hasn’t taken up since high school. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
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November 14, 7:20 am
Hindsight is 20/40: A look back at UCLA men’s basketball’s last two national titles
1974-1975 (28-3, 12-2 Pac-8) Before the 1975 NCAA title game, John Wooden told his players in the locker room that regardless of the outcome, that would be the last college game he would ever coach. Read more...