Collegiate athletics is now the victim of consistent ridicule – a punching bag for old-school sports fans who criticize the “professional league” that the NCAA is becoming. Read more...
Photo: Fifth-year guard Jamar Brown prepares to shoot the ball at Pauley Pavilion. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Eighth grade is hard. Most adolescents struggle to fit in with their peers while dealing with the awkward social hurdles that tend to plague the age group. Read more...
Photo: Assistant coach David Singleton holds a clipboard at Pauley Pavilion. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Nov. 3 at 1:57 a.m. Short attention spans. Fast trends. Information overload. Together, they define the fast-paced news cycle that dominates today’s media scene. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Skyy Clark holds the ball in his hands at Pauley Pavilion. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Nov. 3 at 12:45 a.m. It’s been four years since the Bruins’ First Four to Final Four run. The program’s only appearance past the Sweet Sixteen since 2008 lives more in YouTube clips than memories – at least for most of the undergraduates in Westwood now. Read more...
Photo: Coach Mick Cronin gestures to the court from the sideline. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Nov. 3 at 12:26 a.m. While this iteration of coach Mick Cronin’s squad features a formidable group of returners – including three starters, two of whom are on the Karl Malone Award and Julius Erving Award watch lists – six of the Bruins’ 15 players are in their first years under the seventh-year head coach. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Tyler Bilodeau (left), senior guard Skyy Clark (center) and junior guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr. (right) are featured. (Photos by Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor. Design by Rae Jameson/Daily Bruin.)
This post was updated Nov. 3 at 2:32 a.m. Basketball coaches often prioritize teaching their pupils how to pivot with the ball. The technique prevents a player from “traveling.” Before developing dribbling expertise, basketball players must master the craft – Kyrie Irving did not become “Uncle Drew” without first learning how to pivot. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior forward/center Steven Jamerson II jumps toward the rim for the rebound. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Oct. 30 at 10:12 p.m. UCLA men’s basketball finished its two-game preseason slate with a 94-64 victory over UC Irvine at Pauley Pavilion on Tuesday night. Read more...
Photo: Coach Mick Cronin gestures from the sideline at Pauley Pavilion. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
