Saturday, May 9

Men’s basketball’s suspension of freshmen to last until end of season

Cody Riley and Jalen Hill will not play for UCLA basketball this season. Coach Steve Alford and Athletics Director Dan Guerrero extended the two freshmen’s formerly indefinite suspension to the end of the 2017-2018 season, per a release from UCLA athletics Friday. Read more...

Photo: Cody Riley and Jalen Hill were both four-star recruits who were expected to make an impact for UCLA men’s basketball this year, but the freshmen will not play for the Bruins this season. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)


Women’s basketball beats Fordham 67-30 in last game before Pac-12 play

Despite skipping morning shootaround and being delayed two hours by traffic, the Bruins were able to hand the Fordham Rams their first loss at home since the season began. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Jordin Canada scored 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting in UCLA’s 37-point win over Fordham on Wednesday, the final nonconference game of the season. She also added six assists and four rebounds. (Jenna Nicole Smith/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s basketball wins against South Dakota despite rocky first half

UCLA men’s basketball (8-3) tasted victory for the first time in over two weeks Tuesday night, besting South Dakota (11-4) 85-82. “We’ve lost for two weeks – it’s only two games, but we’ve had a two-week frame where we didn’t win a game,” said coach Steve Alford. Read more...

Photo: Senior center Thomas Welsh led the Bruins with 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting, including 3-of-7 from beyond the arc. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)


Women’s basketball offense shines in 77-68 win against Seton Hall

Like any other game, the Bruins did their pregame dancing; but when the time came, they took care of business. No. 11 UCLA women’s basketball (8-2) played its second straight road game Sunday, defeating Seton Hall (7-3) 77-68 in a full-team effort. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Kennedy Burke scored 10 points on 5-of-8 shooting at Seton Hall on Sunday morning. The Bruins went on to pick up their first win of their five-game road trip that began with a loss to Oklahoma State on Dec. 8. (Jenna Smith/Daily Bruin)



LiAngelo, LaMelo Ball sign one-year contract with Lithuanian pro team

LiAngelo Ball spent just one exhibition game in a UCLA uniform. His younger brother LaMelo Ball will never be a Bruin. Former UCLA men’s basketball freshman LiAngelo Ball and LaMelo Ball, 16, have each signed one-year contracts with Prienai-Birštonas Vytautas of the Lithuanian Basketball League. Read more...

Photo: LiAngelo Ball’s basketball career at UCLA was quite short. He’ll be headed to Lithuania to play basketball professionally, and his little brother LaMelo Ball is going with him. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Brothers double up for UCLA tennis, bring camaraderie to collegiate play

Coach Billy Martin can only remember one other pair of brothers on the UCLA men’s tennis team in his 34-year tenure as a coach. And as rare as brothers on the same team is, Austin and Connor Rapp’s support for one another makes their presence even more significant. Read more...

Photo: The Rapp brothers initially played both tennis and baseball when they were little, but then began focusing exclusively on tennis. Austin Rapp played doubles last year on court two, clinching the ITA Kick-Off Weekend with partner Joseph DiGiulio. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)