It’s been a hectic offseason for UCLA men’s basketball. After a resounding defeat early in the NCAA tournament, the Bruins fired coach Ben Howland, who led them to seven NCAA Tournament appearances and three trips to the Final Four in his 10 years with UCLA, on March 25. Read more...
Photo: After six years at the University of New Mexico, Steve Alford will make his UCLA coaching debut today.
UCLA men's basketball redshirt senior forward Travis Wear was hospitalized Monday afternoon with appendicitis. Read more...
UCLA men’s basketball is all too familiar with late-game heroics. Last year, it was former point guard Larry Drew II drilling the buzzer beater against Washington. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Steve Alford stated that the time his team spent bonding over the weekend will pay dividends down the road once the season gets underway.
After weeks of closed practices, UCLA men’s basketball will open the doors of Pauley Pavilion to the public on Sunday, holding its first open practice of the season. Read more...
Photo: Coach Steve Alford said that the men’s basketball team is committed to improvement.
Freshman forward Wanaah Bail was ruled eligible to play this season after his waiver to the NCAA was approved on Tuesday. Bail transferred to UCLA on June 7 after initially committing to Texas Tech. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Wanaah Bail was cleared to play this season by the NCAA.
Growing up in Los Angeles, Marques Johnson lived a “charmed” life. Both his parents were schoolteachers. His father was an assistant basketball coach at Crenshaw High School, and his mother had a master’s degree in library science from USC. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA basketball player Marques Johnson addressed a crowd of high school students in Royce Hall at Saturday’s Destination College event.
Aided by a new coaching staff and a new men’s basketball trainer, sophomore forward/center Tony Parker lost 25 pounds in the offseason, mostly around his midriff. Read more...
Photo: Following a strong offseason, coach Steve Alford noted the improved demeanor of sophomore forward/center Tony Parker.
