Monday, July 13

In the news:

Men’s basketball seeks to maintain momentum against Arizona after Arizona State win

While the Bruins posted a last-second victory in Westwood on Thursday, the Wildcats slipped up 14 miles east an hour earlier. UCLA men’s basketball (18-11, 11-5 Pac-12) will take on Arizona (19-9, 9-6) in Pauley Pavilion on Saturday with a bye in the Pac-12 tournament on the line. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman guard Tyger Campbell has played the most minutes of any player for UCLA men’s basketball this season, averaging 29.7 minutes per game. He also leads the team with 4.9 assists per game. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)



Jaime Jaquez Jr. hopes to make familia proud, aims to inspire future Latino players

Familia. Translated into English, the Spanish word literally means family. But that translation wouldn’t be complete. The word spans further than just the immediate family: brothers, sisters, parents and grandparents. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. has Mexican heritage on his father’s side and spent time competing with Team Mexico at the Pan American Games in the summer of 2019. The Camarillo, California, native said he strives every day to inspire the Hispanic community of Southern California with his work on the court. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)


Weekend in Preview: Feb. 28

Women’s tennis Jared Tay, Assistant Sports editor Marks Stadium’s capacity is less than a fifth of the Los Angeles Tennis Center. But despite the vast difference in the size of the venues, coach Stella Sampras Webster said the Bruins will have to mentally prepare for the hostile environment of the small, 1,000-seat home stadium of the Trojans. Read more...

Photo: (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s basketball pushes past Arizona State to secure sixth straight win

This post was updated Feb. 27 at 11:07 a.m. With the game tied 72-72, redshirt freshman guard Tyger Campbell drove down the floor and dished the ball to Jaime Jaquez Jr. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. (left) is engulfed by junior guard Chris Smith (right) after Jaquez hit the game-winning 3-pointer for UCLA men’s basketball. With the win, the Bruins sit tied atop the Pac-12 standings with two regular-season games to go. (Niveda Tennety/Assistant Photo editor)



Norah Flatley and Margzetta Frazier find friendship, bring energy to gymnastics

Norah Flatley and Margzetta Frazier FaceTimed each other every day for four years before they moved into their shared dorm at UCLA. “We’d never miss a day, ever,” Flatley said. Read more...

Photo: UCLA gymnastics sophomores Norah Flatley (right) and Margzetta Frazier (left) have been best friends since they met in 2014 at a USA national team training camp. The pair would FaceTime each other constantly between seeing each other at gymnastics events. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)