Friday, June 19

Fresh eyes: Sebastian Mack, Brandon Williams spark freshman starts with tenacity

The multiverse is a theory that explains the existence of other universes beyond the observable one. In another universe, guard Sebastian Mack is playing at Florida State. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Sebastian Mack (left) lifts the ball while freshman guard/forward Brandon Williams dribbles (right). The two have become the most frequent freshman starters for UCLA men’s basketball this season, with Mack earning a nod in 28 games and Williams in 12. (Photos by (left to right) Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin senior staff, Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor. Photo illustration by Mikayla Kwok/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s basketball ends regular season with comeback victory over Arizona State

This post was updated March 10 at 10:27 p.m. “Go,” Mick Cronin yelled from the bench, attempting to spark the offense. It didn’t help. Brick after brick, the Bruins only scored six points – one 3-pointer from junior guard Lazar Stefanovic – across the first 10 minutes of the second half. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore Adem Bona soars over his defender for a dunk. The forward/center garnered a double-double Saturday night with 20 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)


23-point grand canyon separates UCLA men’s basketball from Arizona in home loss

The missing part of Mick Cronin’s formula has lain in Adem Bona’s hands all season. Keeping the sophomore forward/center – who averages 3.6 fouls per game – on the floor to catalyze the offense has been a repeated area of import for the fifth-year coach. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore forward/center Adem Bona attempts a dunk during the first half of No. 5 Arizona’s victory over UCLA men’s basketball at Pauley Pavilion on Thursday night. Bona led all players with five blocks. (Eden Yu/Daily Bruin staff)



Unanswered questions: The final stretch of Pac-12 UCLA basketball

Question marks have surrounded both UCLA men’s basketball and No. 7 UCLA women’s basketball since before either of their seasons started. As the former enters the last two games of its regular season and the latter prepares for a conference tournament featuring five other ranked teams, some of those questions still linger. Read more...

Photo: Images of UCLA men’s and women’s basketball players fill the silhouettes of coaches Cori Close (left) and Mick Cronin (right). (Helen Quach/Design director)


Students camp out for UCLA men’s basketball’s rivalry game, pack Bruin Walk

This post was updated March 5 at 9:54 p.m. Guardians of the Galaxy puzzle in hand, Isabella Natarelli lined up inside the barricades on Bruin Walk for students seeking entrance to UCLA men’s basketball’s home game against USC. Read more...

Photo: Students gather inside barricades on Bruin Walk in order to receive a wristband for UCLA men’s basketball’s game against USC on Feb. 24. The line stretched from near Pauley Pavilion around the west side of campus to the Meyer and Renee Luskin Center. (Myka Fromm/Photo editor)


‘We don’t back down’: UCLA men’s basketball looks for redemption at end of season

This post was updated March 5 at 10:14 p.m. The Bruins were projected to finish in third place in the Pac-12 preseason media poll. With two games remaining in conference play and two games behind the pair of teams tied for third, that ship has likely sailed. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball freshman guard Sebastian Mack drives toward the basket while being defended by Oregon State forward Thomas Ndong. Mack leads the Bruins in scoring with 12.8 points per game. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin)



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