This post was updated Feb. 25 at 7:52 p.m. When the two teams met in Westwood to end 2020, the Bruins were pushed to the limit by the Utes, winning by two as they forced a turnover to seal the victory. Read more...
Photo: Jules Bernard led UCLA men’s basketball in scoring with 19 points, as the Bruins extended their winning streak to four games. The junior guard added four rebounds and three assists in the victory over Utah. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
The matchups against the Buffaloes and Utes were supposed to be the Bruins’ final road games of the season. That isn’t the case anymore, with three road games in seven days now on the upcoming slate. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Mac Etienne has appeared in five games for UCLA men’s basketball and averaged 15 minutes per contest since enrolling prior to winter quarter. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin staff)
Jaylen Clark hadn’t made a free throw in almost a month. The freshman guard had attempted eight all season before Saturday night, but he was the one who went to the line with the game tied and 1.4 seconds left on the clock. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Jaylen Clark grabbed an offensive rebound and was fouled with 1.4 seconds left, where he proceeded to hit a game-winning free throw to extend UCLA men’s basketball’s undefeated record at Pauley Pavilion this season. (Alex Driscoll/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Feb. 18 at 9:14 p.m. After a first half of playing catch-up to the Wildcats, it was the Bruins who sat in the driver’s seat during the second – stepping on the gas and never looking back. Trailing by as many as eight points in the opening period, UCLA men’s basketball (15-5, 11-3 Pac-12) defeated Arizona (14-8, 8-8) 74-60 to notch its first win of a weekend homestand with less than a month to play in the conference schedule. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored a career-high 25 points on his 20th birthday as UCLA men’s basketball finished off a season sweep of Arizona on Thursday night. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins enter their last two-game homestand of the season with opportunities to rise to the top or free-fall in the standings. UCLA men’s basketball (14-5, 10-3 Pac-12) will face off against Arizona (14-7, 8-7) and Arizona State (7-10, 4-7) on Thursday and Saturday, respectively. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Johnny Juzang took home the Pac-12 Player of the Week award after UCLA men’s basketball split the Washington schools. In the two games, Juzang put up 28.5 points and seven rebounds per game. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
While wins have been hard to come by for the Bruins on the court over the past few weeks, they picked one up on the recruiting trail Wednesday. Read more...
Photo: Five-star Sierra Canyon guard Amari Bailey committed to UCLA men’s basketball Wednesday. Bailey averaged 15.6 points per game as a sophomore and has been heralded as a future first-round draft pick. (Nick Lucero/Rivals.com)
This post was updated Feb. 15 at 5:34 p.m. In a game of trading punches, the Bruins outlasted the Huskies. UCLA men’s basketball (14-5, 10-3 Pac-12) never trailed in its 64-61 win over Washington (3-16, 2-12) on Saturday in snowy Seattle. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Johnny Juzang scored a career-high 32 points to account for half of UCLA men’s basketball’s total in its win over Washington. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)
