JESSE PORTER/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Dan Gadzuric protects the ball from two North Carolina players during a game on Dec. 23. By Chris Umpierre Daily Bruin Staff Going into winter break the UCLA men’s basketball team was clearly struggling at 2-3, reeling from losses to Cal State Northridge and Georgia Tech. Read more...

  The Associated Press Jermaine Lewis (left) and Freddie Mitchell (right) sit on the bench after the 21-20 UCLA loss to Wisconsin in the Sun Bowl on Friday, Dec. Read more...

  MINDY ROSS/Daily Bruin Senior Staff Junior forward Kristee Porter lunges after an errant pass in an attempt to keep the ball in play during a 78-56 loss to Pepperdine. Read more...

  UCLA Sports Information William Naulls, No. 33, is one of only three Bruins ever to average a double-double throughout his career as a player at UCLA. Read more...

Opponent’s SPOTLIGHT   Jamar Fletcher By Joshua Mason Daily Bruin Contributor Matchups like this one don’t come around that often: the nation’s best cover-cornerback versus the nation’s most explosive receiver. Read more...

  Sun Bowl Committee The last time UCLA played in El Paso, Texas, was the 1991 Hancock Bowl against Illinois. Before the Bruins play this year on Dec. Read more...

  Photos from UCLA Sports Information Gail Goodrich led the 1963-64 team to an undefeated season. By Chris Umpierre Daily Bruin Staff An unprecedented five preseason All-Americans. Read more...