Almost 24 hours before tipoff Saturday, students began lining up to claim a seat for the Bruins’ sold-out regular-season finale. The morning of the game, Jaime Jaquez Jr. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. (left) and redshirt senior guard Tyger Campbell (right) take part in UCLA men’s basketball’s Senior Night ceremonies on Saturday. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated March 5 at 11:51 p.m. Saturday was supposed to be a day of celebration for the Bruins. But they now have reason to worry heading into the postseason. No. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Jaylen Clark backpedals on defense. Clark tallied 11 points and four steals before leaving the game with an injury in No. 4 UCLA men’s basketball’s win over No. 8 Arizona on Saturday. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
Jaime Jaquez Jr. wanted no part in commenting on his claim to the Pac-12 Player of the Year crown. Jaylen Clark, however, wasn’t going to let the question go unanswered. Read more...
Photo: Pictured is UCLA men’s basketball senior guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. With one game left in the regular season, Jaquez is considered a frontrunner for the Pac-12 Player of the Year award. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)
Minutes into their penultimate regular-season contest, the Bruins’ unblemished home record was already in jeopardy. After scoring the opening bucket, the blue and gold allowed a 12-0 run from the visitors, missing five shots and turning the ball over four times in the next four minutes. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. throws down a dunk. Jaquez poured in 19 first-half points to keep No. 4 UCLA men’s basketball in the game before the Bruins ran away with the win in the second half. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Mar. 1 at 3:17 p.m. March has arrived. But the Bruins still have a pair of regular-season matchups before the madness begins. Fresh off clinching its first Pac-12 regular-season title in a decade, No. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. puts up a jumper. Jaquez has paced UCLA men’s basketball this season with 17 points per game and eight rebounds per contest. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)
When a win clinches a championship, it’s easy to focus on the end result and ignore what actually transpired. In the final moments of UCLA’s comeback victory over Colorado on Sunday, the Buffaloes tested freshman forward Adem Bona with a game-tying floater attempt. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior guard Tyger Campbell dribbles around an Oregon defender. Campbell combined for 32 points in a pair of wins for UCLA men’s basketball last weekend. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
A half-court heave and UCLA had done it. There would be no top-five showdown in Pauley Pavilion to crown the conference champion. No drama. No raucous celebration in Westwood. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. (left) smiles at coach Mick Cronin (right) during a game at Pauley Pavilion. Jaquez and Cronin have led No. 4 UCLA men’s basketball to a regular-season Pac-12 championship for the first time since 2013. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor
