Monday, May 11

UCLA football’s new offensive coordinator instills detail-oriented approach

Jedd Fisch wasn’t about to slap a label on his offense. “Just offense. Just an offense,” UCLA’s new offensive coordinator said when asked if he had a name for the attack the Bruins will run. Read more...

Photo: During his first spring practice at UCLA, offensive coordinator Jedd Fisch did not want to label his offense. He said the plan for the stagnant running game was to jumpstart it with some big plays. (Matt Cummings/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Beach volleyball tops Cal Poly, LMU in season’s only home matches

The only two home matches of the season ended in victories for UCLA beach volleyball. The No. 3 Bruins (21-2) defeated Cal Poly (10-12) 4-1 first before overcoming Loyola Marymount (8-9) 5-0 at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Center on Wednesday. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student Kamila Tan played in her final home matches Wednesday at the Sunset Canyon Recreation Courts. Tan and her partner lost their first match but won their second. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Battle of the Editors: Which spring team could bring home a national championship?

For a while, it looked like UCLA men’s basketball was going to be the team that could bring home the first national championship of the 2016-2017 academic year. Read more...

Photo: With sophomores Megan and Nicole McNamara on court one, the UCLA beach volleyball team is one of multiple spring sports with the potential to bring home UCLA’s 114th NCAA title. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)


JT Hatch’s transition to libero sets men’s volleyball up for victory

UCLA men’s volleyball’s JT Hatch did not start his first game at libero this season until last week, but the position change isn’t unfamiliar to his teammates. Read more...

Photo: Junior JT Hatch transitioned from outside hitter to libero over the course of the past couple of games. Hatch has played libero in years past but this is his first foray into the position this season. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s basketball rides up-and-down season to Sweet 16 finish

The women’s basketball team had a season that was defined by what it wasn’t. Though UCLA (25-9, 13-5 Pac-12) finished No. 15 in the polls after a hard-fought loss to UConn in the Sweet 16, it was far from the road the Bruins were expecting. Read more...

Photo: During a season in which the Bruins may have underperformed per their preseason goals, junior guard Jordin Canada was a bright spot. Canada led the team in points per game, assists and steals with 17.8, 242 and 85 respectively. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin)


Wang’s Word: NBA should not be done with one-and-done rule

D’Angelo Russell, Ben Simmons and Markelle Fultz. All three NBA players were – or in Fultz’s case, will be – highly touted high school recruits and top-two NBA draft picks after spending only one year in college. Read more...

Photo: Freshman forward T.J. Leaf entered UCLA as ESPN’s No. 13 commit in the class of 2016, and after he led UCLA with 16.3 points to go along with 8.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game, declared for the NBA draft on March 24. (Jintak Han/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA’s Ike Anigbogu third freshman to declare for 2017 NBA draft

Another freshman, another one-and-done for UCLA basketball. Ike Anigbogu announced through Twitter on Wednesday afternoon that he would join fellow freshmen T.J. Leaf and Lonzo Ball in declaring for the 2017 NBA draft. Read more...

Photo: Freshman Ike Anigbogu tweeted Wednesday afternoon that he would join fellow freshmen Lonzo Ball and T.J. Leaf in declaring for the 2017 NBA draft. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)