The 3-ball wasn’t falling, so UCLA men’s basketball looked elsewhere to try and end its two-game skid. Freshman forward T.J. Leaf started the night hot, hitting his first five shots to score 12 points and finishing the game with a career-high 32 points and 14 rebounds for the double-double to lead No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard T.J. Leaf led the Bruins with 32 points Wednesday night despite missing his only shot from beyond the arc. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
Looking to end a two-game losing streak, freshman T.J. Leaf stepped up early. He scored 12 points in the first 8:15 of play – shooting a perfect 5-of-5 from the field – before finishing with 16 points and nine rebounds as UCLA heads into halftime with a 44-34 lead over Washington State. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward T.J. Leaf’s strong first half may help put an end to UCLA’s two-game losing streak. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)
Steve Alford knows the importance of February in college basketball. Last year, his Bruins closed up January with a 13-9 record and a reasonable shot at an NCAA Tournament bid, only to tumble out of tourney consideration by going 2-5 in February. Read more...
Photo: UCLA will try to end its losing streak on the road against Washington State and Washington. Coach Steve Alford said the February games will prepare the Bruins for a potential postseason run. (Michael Zshornack/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA women’s basketball swept its weekend matchups over No. 23 Arizona State and unranked Arizona behind the efforts of two of its top upperclassmen. The No. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Jordin Canada hasn’t played less than 30 minutes in a game since mid-December, including playing at least 37 minutes in seven of the last eight games. Canada leads the team in playing time with 35 minutes per game. (Kristie Hoang/Daily Bruin)
Mount Tamalpais, Marin County, Caifornia – a 2,572-foot peak often considered symbolic of Eric Bryan’s hometown. That’s where the vice president of the UCLA club cycling team found his passion for the sport, but it was years later and thousands of miles away where he experienced a biker’s dream. Read more...
Photo: Third-year biomedical engineering and economics student Eric Bryan, the vice president of the UCLA cycling club team, said he usually rides two to four hours each morning. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Most incoming collegiate tennis players enroll at their schools in the fall. They spend their first quarter or semester adjusting to their new lifestyles while adapting to a different level of competition in individual tournaments. Read more...
Photo: Women’s tennis coach Stella Sampras Webster began recruiting sophomore Gabby Andrews when she was 16 years old, but Andrews decided to spend a season at Tyler Junior College before transferring to UCLA. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The UCLA men’s basketball team should be very motivated to win these next two games up in Washington, and win them by a lot. No, not because the No. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA student section has come out in full force this season, but following a pair of losses, the men’s basketball team will need to win some games to sustain high attendance from their fellow Bruins. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
