This post was updated Dec. 6 at 9:39 p.m. Sophomore forward/center Adem Bona is the only Bruin who held a consistent starting role last season amid this season’s roster full of fresh talent. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore forward/center Adem Bona puts up a shot over a UC Riverside defender. Bona played just 14 minutes against the Highlanders before fouling out. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)

The space beyond the arc was the moon to Will McClendon. A season ago, the redshirt sophomore sank two of 28 attempted 3-pointers, missing every one of his final 11. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore guard Will McClendon looks to his right while holding the ball against UC Riverside. McClendon has already quadrupled his number of made 3-pointers from last season in just seven games. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)

This post was updated Dec. 1 at 12:06 a.m. Down 65-63 with 40 seconds to go, freshman Aday Mara – a center who averages .500 from the charity stripe – was sent to the line.  Mara met expectations, swishing one free throw and giving UC Riverside the ball back. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Dylan Andrews drives down the floor past UC Riverside guard Barrington Hargress. Andrews notched a team-high 17 points against the Highlanders, including the game-winning shot with three seconds left, to give UCLA men’s basketball the win. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)

Stationed in the blue waters of the Pacific, the Bruins tested top-ranked waters with their young squad in the Maui Invitational last week. UCLA men’s basketball played three games in three days, with then-No.4 Marquette and then-No.11 Gonzaga bookending the Honolulu stint. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Ilane Fibleuil defends during UCLA men’s basketball’s game against Lafayette. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin staff)