When UCLA men’s basketball returned home, battered and bruised, from its four-game road trip having lost five straight games, coach Steve Alford took to the whiteboard to get his team back on track. Read more...
Photo: Norman Powell left the Stanford game with a hip injury, but after begging coach Steve Alford to let him return, the senior guard was able to sink two game-winning free throws in the second overtime period. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For a fan base that rarely fills the seats of Pauley Pavilion and that cheers louder for winning coupons to Yogurtland than its team winning games, UCLA basketball fans certainly seem passionate in their opinions of second-year coach Steve Alford. Read more...
Photo: Although the UCLA men’s basketball team has had a less than stellar season as of late, coach Steve Alford’s roster was also hamstrung in terms of depth prior to the season’s commencement. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
With the second week of Pac-12 conference play in the books, Daily Bruin Sports gives its take on which teams are the best and worst in the conference. Read more...
In Thursday’s victory over Stanford, UCLA utilized a suffocating defensive effort over the final 10 minutes of regulation to send the game into the first of two overtimes. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Bryce Alford continued to struggle offensively, missing his first seven shots, but he contributed to UCLA’s victory over Cal with nine assists and six rebounds. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
After snapping a five-game losing streak with a double-overtime win over Stanford on Thursday, UCLA men’s basketball looked to build on that positivity with another win against a Cal team that has lost four of five. Read more...
It took nearly everything they had in the tank, but the Bruins did it. UCLA needed two overtimes, a Willis Reed moment from senior guard Norman Powell and the performance of a lifetime from freshman forward Kevon Looney, but the team got a win, finally. Read more...
Photo: Forward Kevon Looney powered UCLA to an 86-81 victory over Stanford on Thursday, as he frequently drove to the paint and pressured the Cardinal defense. The freshman finished with 27 points and 19 rebounds – both career highs. (Katie Meyers/Daily Bruin senior staff)
It seems the return to Pauley Pavilion has offered the hoped-for rejuvenation of UCLA’s long stagnant offense. Whether or not it’s good enough to take down Stanford remains to be seen, however. Read more...
