Saturday, May 2

Men’s basketball narrowly edges out Beavers in back-and-forth game

The Bruins built a 13-point second-half lead without having taken a single free throw. The lead disappeared in a matter of minutes, but their free-throw shooting saved the day. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Chris Smith shot 7-of-9 from the free-throw line in UCLA men’s basketball’s victory over Oregon State on Thursday. Smith led the Bruins with 15 points in the game. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)



Women’s basketball focuses on holding leads late in game after 1st loss of season

Seventeen games into their campaign, the Bruins did something they hadn’t all season: lose. No. 10 UCLA women’s basketball (16-1, 5-1 Pac-12) was defeated by crosstown rival USC (9-8, 1-5) on Friday, marking the Bruins’ first loss in nearly 300 days. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard Charisma Osborne has shot 36% from behind the arc this season, the highest mark of any player on No. 10 UCLA women’s basketball. (Joy Hong/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s basketball preps to face strong offensive opponents in Oregon State, Oregon

The Bruin defense will face two of the top-three offensive threats in the Pac-12 this weekend. UCLA men’s basketball (9-9, 2-3 Pac-12) will head on the road for the first time in three games to face Oregon State (12-6, 2-4) on Thursday night and No. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. and redshirt sophomore forward/center Jalen Hill both scored 11 points during the UCLA men’s basketball’s last games. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)


Tay’s Takedown: Cronin’s honesty serves as foundation to rebuild program with discipline, love

When Mick Cronin first took the podium at his inaugural press conference in April, he said there’s one thing people need to know about him. He’s honest. Read more...

Photo: Coach Mick Cronin has repeatedly criticized his team for a lack of defensive execution, as he and UCLA men’s basketball currently sit at 9-9 just over halfway through the season. (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s volleyball focuses on finding synergy with young roster

Friday’s match was the first collegiate loss for UCLA’s freshmen. After No. 6 UCLA men’s volleyball (3-1) ended last year’s season in the final of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament, the team graduated its senior class of three players and welcomed a group of freshmen. Read more...

Photo: Senior outside hitter Austin Matautia is just one of four seniors for No. 6 UCLA men’s volleyball. Seventeen of the 24 players are currently either freshmen or sophomores. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)


Shareef O’Neal’s tattoos paint pictures of personal journey, allow self-expression

Shareef O’Neal doesn’t even know how many tattoos he has – all he can do is guess. The redshirt freshman forward – who announced his intentions to leave UCLA men’s basketball Wednesday night – said he thinks he’s gone to get a tattoo at least 30 times, and that he puts as much artistic thought into them as he can. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman forward Shareef O’Neal has gone to get a tattoo over 30 times, each representing a corner of his personality. His favorite ink includes matching tattoos with teammates, past and present, homages to his dad, and album covers of his favorite artists. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin senior staff)