The box score from any recent UCLA men’s volleyball game tells the same story: freshman Jake Arnitz has made an instant impact for the Bruins. The outside hitter already averages more than three kills per set – the most on the team – and has earned himself a recurring role in coach John Speraw’s starting lineup. Read more...
Photo: Freshman outside hitter Jake Arnitz averages more than three kills per set – the highest on the UCLA men’s volleyball team. (Heidy Cadena/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA baseball team has been like a mass on a swinging pendulum over the past two seasons, swaying in one direction and then another. There’s been forward progress and a rise to national prominence in 2013, followed by a regression to a sub-.500 record and a fallout into obscurity by the end of 2014. Read more...
Photo: Junior outfielder Ty Moore said the biggest thing for UCLA baseball as it’s headed to the 2015 season is the 19 returning players who featured in the 2013 championship-winning season. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The Bruins only have six more games, six more chances to turn their 6-6 conference record into a winning one before the Pac-12 tournament. First stop: Haas Pavilion, home of the Bears. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Jordin Canada said that UCLA did a good job of forcing turnovers against Utah and Colorado, and that the Bruins will be looking to do the same when they face the Cal Golden Bears. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin)
Sophomore guard Bryce Alford spoke Tuesday about the necessity to get the ball to the bigs inside to break Oregon State’s disruptive zone defense, which forced UCLA into shooting just 30.6 percent in its loss to Oregon State last month. Read more...
Photo: Junior forward/center Tony Parker notched a double double with 15 points and 10 rebounds against Oregon State. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In his team’s first meeting with Oregon State in January, coach Steve Alford deemed the opening half “The Payton Show,” after the Beavers’ Gary Payton II took over the game in the period’s final few minutes. Read more...
Matt Barnes (SF) 45th overall, Memphis Grizzlies, 2002 After four years of solid, but not elite, play at UCLA, earning an All-Pac-10 honorable mention in 2001, Matt Barnes made a name for himself in the NBA as a scrapper – a solid defender, impressive rebounder for his size and sometimes streaky shooter. Read more...
With another week of Pac-12 men’s basketball in the books, Daily Bruin Sports returns with its weekly installment of Pac-12 power rankings. 1. No. 7 Arizona (20-3, 8-2) (Last week: 1) Well that wasn’t supposed to happen, was it? Read more...
