The blue and gold were the underdogs the last time they laced them up. But heading into the new campaign, the Bruins are back in a familiar position. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball hosted its first open media availability of the 2021-2022 campaign Monday. The Bruins are coming off their first Final Four appearance in over a decade and are returning their entire rotation from the NCAA tournament. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Sept. 27 at 1:12 a.m. Fewer than 50 days out from their season opener, the Bruins are already down a player. UCLA men’s basketball freshman guard Will McClendon sustained a torn ACL in his left knee during a team workout Sept. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball freshman guard Will McClendon tore his left ACL in a team workout Sept. 17 and will miss the entire 2021-2022 season. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
The start of the 2021-2022 school year has arrived and with it comes a number of Bruins making their inaugural campus visits. For those who have yet to step foot in Westwood, it may be challenging to gauge which sporting events to attend. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball finished the 2021 season with a 47-7 record, a Pac-12 title and a trip to the Women’s College World Series. The Bruins lost pitcher Rachel Garcia from that team, but return most of the rest of the roster heading into the 2022 season. (Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff)
The grass isn’t always greener on the other side. But it sure seems like it is in Westwood. Across the country, it is estimated that more than one-third of undergraduate students will transfer schools before earning their degrees. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball graduate student guard Natalie Chou (left), UCLA football junior running back Zach Charbonnet (middle) and UCLA men’s basketball junior guard Johnny Juzang (right) are just a few examples of the many transfer student-athletes who have helped bring the Bruins athletic success since they transferred to UCLA. (Left to right: Christine Kao/Daily Bruin staff, Anika Chakrabarti/Assistant Photo editor, David Rimer/Assistant Photo editor)
After transferring from Kentucky in the 2020 offseason, junior guard Johnny Juzang had one of the most decorated single seasons in UCLA men’s basketball history. Pacing the team in scoring, Juzang helped lead the Bruins to their first NCAA Final Four since 2008, earning an All-NCAA Tournament Team selection after picking up All-Pac-12 honors in the regular season. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball junior guard Johnny Juzang picked up a number of accolades last season while leading the team in scoring, earning an All-Pac-12 Team selection and All-NCAA Tournament Team selection after the Bruins made their first NCAA Final Four appearance since 2008. (Daily Bruin file photo)
When the Bruins graced the national stage last March, the name “Jaquez” was made known around the country. UCLA men’s basketball had an up-and-down regular season before Jaime Jaquez Jr. Read more...
Photo: Siblings Gabriela Jaquez (left) and Jaime Jaquez Jr. (right) will both potentially be Bruins in 2022. Gabriela is a class of 2022 recruit for UCLA women’s basketball, while Jaime is a junior with at least two years left of eligibility for UCLA men’s basketball. (Left to right: Courtesy of eliteisearned.com, Daily Bruin file photo)
