This post was updated June 30 at 9:45 p.m. UCLA is just weeks away from joining the Big Ten. After 96 years and 123 national championships in the Pac-12, the Bruins are at the forefront of the Big Ten’s West Coast expansion. Read more...
Photo: Members of Michigan State men’s basketball help pick up a player during a game. (Photo courtesy of The State News. Design by Lindsey Murto/Design director)
May and August are finding their homes with the Bruins this June. Rising graduate student right-hander August Souza announced his transfer to UCLA baseball on Instagram on Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Rising senior Ian May pitches at Stu Gordon Stadium in Berkeley. On Monday, D1Baseball reported the left-hander is transferring to UCLA after three seasons with California. (Courtesy of Cal Athletics)
This post was updated June 30 at 9:51 p.m. Coach Mick Cronin’s tutelage produced back-to-back Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year winners – each of whom subsequently became NBA draftees. Former guard Jaylen Clark joined the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2023 NBA Draft. And after a year as a mainstay of Cronin’s 2023-2024 lineup, former UCLA men’s basketball forward/center Adem Bona was selected No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball forward/center Adem Bona soars for a layup at the right of the rim. Bona was selected No. 41 overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 2024 NBA Draft on Thursday afternoon. (Photo by Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff. Graphic by Mia Tavares/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated June 30 at 9:12 p.m. UCLA officially joins the Big Ten on Aug. 2. After 96 years and 123 national championships in the Pac-12, the Bruins are at the forefront of the Big Ten’s West Coast expansion. Read more...
Photo: Guard Braden Smith elevates at the net for an underhand layup. Smith, a returning starter for next season, cemented a new Big Ten assist record last year. (Photo courtesy of Purdue Athletics. Photo illustration by Mia Tavares/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated June 23 at 12:53 p.m. Rising graduate student Frida Esparza is not hanging up her Bruin leotard yet. Esparza and UCLA gymnastics announced Friday that she will use her fifth year of NCAA eligibility to compete in the 2024-2025 season after the COVID-19 pandemic and injuries limited her previous four seasons. “I haven’t had a normal year here yet,” Esparza said. Read more...
Photo: Rising graduate student Frida Esparza performs a Van Leeuwen on uneven bars. Esparza and UCLA gymnastics announced Friday that the former Mexican national team member will return for another season, using her final year of NCAA eligibility. (Brandon Morquecho/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jun 17 at 9:11 p.m. UCLA track and field added Olympic glory to its coaching roster on Monday. Former 100-meter hurdles Olympic champion Joanna Hayes was announced as the director of UCLA track and field and cross country in a press conference release Monday. Read more...
Photo: Joanna Hayes observing the track during her time as an assistant coach at UCLA. Hayes was announced as the director of UCLA Track & Field and Cross Country on Monday in a press release. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Kaylan Bigun fell to his knees after Saturday’s final stroke. He stood up the victor – letting out a yell toward the crowd with both arms held high – claiming his first Grand Slam. Read more...
Photo: Incoming UCLA men’s tennis freshman Kaylan Bigun poses during a visit to UCLA. (Courtesy of Jan Kim Lim/UCLA Athletics)
