UCLA’s layup lines before Monday night’s game against Sacramento State came with a bit of a surprise. No, it wasn’t freshman guard Zach LaVine settling for just a layup instead of a thunderous dunk. Read more...
Photo: After suffering appendicitis in the preseason, redshirt senior forward Travis Wear will return to the court and make his season debut tonight.
As the UCLA men’s basketball team awaits the re-addition of redshirt senior forward Travis Wear to the lineup on Friday, the team got some news on additions to the program’s future. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Steve Alford said that he hopes the signing of forward Kevon Looney, a McDonald’s All-American, will help attract more highly rated recruits to UCLA.
No Travis Wear, no problem. For the third straight game, the redshirt senior forward didn’t touch the court, but in an 86-50 win over the Sacramento State Hornets, the Bruins’ third straight win, his loss didn’t particularly sting. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Jordan Adams led the Bruins with 21 points and posted a career-high 8 steals in UCLA’s victory over Sacramento State.
UCLA men’s basketball had some unexpected news before its game against Sacramento State tonight. Redshirt senior forward Travis Wear, who coach Steve Alford had anticipated could be ready to return by tonight, hung back from the layup line, instead standing on the sidelines in a track suit, out for the game. Read more...
It has not been the most challenging of schedules for UCLA men’s basketball through its first two games. While the nation’s elite teams, such as Duke and Kansas, and Kentucky and Michigan State, have already squared off against each other, UCLA’s opponents have not shared the same historic pedigree; Drexel and Oakland had a combined record of 29-36 last season. Read more...
Photo: After some hot shooting in the second half of UCLA’s game against San Marcos, sophomore guard Jordan Adams hopes the streak continues.
Leading a three on zero fastbreak, Kyle Anderson was flanked by a teammate on either side and nothing but the rim in front of him. Poised to convert on what looked to be the easiest points the Bruins would get all night, the sophomore guard found a way to squander the opportunity. Read more...
After 20 minutes of play, No. 24 UCLA leads Oakland 44-24. In front of a crowd with plenty of holes, UCLA’s offense moved about as quickly as the Pauley Pavilion turnstiles early in the first half. Read more...
