A pair of dog tags hang from a chain around Larry Drew II’s neck as he sits in the press room at UCLA’s J.D. Morgan Center. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Larry Drew II has had to step up for UCLA this season, even though it was his first and only year playing for the program. He has taken on a leadership role and played an important part in many wins, such as the Pac-12 Tournament semifinal against Arizona State, in when he scored 20 points.
PRESEASON PICK: Indiana NEW PICK: Florida I went with the easy choice of the Hoosiers before the season got going and, while they’re not out of it, I don’t see them taking it all when it gets down to crunch time. Read more...
After an arduous season filled with NCAA investigations, transfers, injuries and everything else that comes with college basketball, the UCLA men’s basketball team finally has its path set for the NCAA tournament. Read more...
Photo: BLAINE OHIGASHI/daily bruin senior staff Sophomore guard Norman Powell had to take on a bigger role in the Pac-12 tournament final against Oregon. He will likely have to do so throughout the NCAA tournament, since freshman guard Jordan Adams is sidelined with a broken foot.
Junior guard Thea Lemberger nervously fidgeted in her seat as she stared at the screen. The anxiety began to spread around the room as the UCLA women’s basketball team watched the NCAA selection show, awaiting its tournament seeding. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior forward Atonye Nyingifa and No. 3 seed UCLA hope to improve on their tournament performance from two years ago, when they were upset by No. 11 seed Gonzaga in the second round.
The UCLA basketball team is preparing for its toughest test of the season this week, the NCAA Tournament. Because UCLA is on the quarter system, the Big Dance also not so conveniently coincides with finals week on campus. Read more...
When UCLA’s season is finally over, we will judge it as we do all of the others: by how the Bruins do in the NCAA tournament. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Shabazz Muhammad walks off the court after a 78-69 loss to Oregon in the Pac-12 championship game. The day after the loss, Muhammad and the Bruins found out that they would be playing their first tournament game all the way in Austin, Texas. They expressed disappointment with the location.
Just before tumbling away in her floor routine, senior gymnast Vanessa Zamarripa threw back her head and gave the judges a giddy, goofy stare as she relished her final regular season meet as a Bruin. Read more...
