Sunday, May 3


Meet Your Maikis: Performance of point guard critical to men’s basketball’s success this season

The Bruins’ success is going to revolve a lot around one position this season. When Jaylen Hands was drafted at the end of the 2018-2019 season, UCLA men’s basketball lost 31.2 minutes a game at the point guard position to the Brooklyn Nets. Read more...

Photo: In his first action returning from a torn ACL, redshirt freshman Tyger Campbell (left) commanded the point guard position for 27 minutes in UCLA men’s basketball’s 87-57 exhibition win over Stanislaus State, but junior guard Chris Smith (right) didn’t get any time running the point on Oct. 30. (Photo Illustration by Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


Men’s basketball 2019-2020 season predictions

Sam Connon Sports editor Final record: 21-10 Season finish: Pac-12 semifinals Team MVP: Jalen Hill Where most Bruin teams have the burden of expectations, this year’s squad does not. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward Jalen Hill appeared in all 33 of UCLA men’s basketball’s games last season. Hill averaged 4.3 points and 6.0 rebounds per game in his first full season with the Bruins. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Men’s basketball to test the waters with its young roster in season-opening game

It’s the start of a new chapter for Bruin basketball. UCLA men’s basketball will host Long Beach State in its season opener Wednesday night in Pauley Pavilion, where the Bruins will be going for their sixth consecutive win over the Beach in the past eight years. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt freshman forward Shareef O’Neal scored six points in UCLA men’s basketball’s preseason exhibition against Stanislaus State on Oct. 30. O’Neal was a four-star recruit at Crossroads School before committing to the Bruins in 2018. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


Mick Cronin pressed play on his UCLA career, but put his movie-watching on pause

Ten minutes before Monday’s practice, Mick Cronin was on his phone. The first-year UCLA men’s basketball coach wasn’t drawing up plays or calling five-star recruits – he was checking showtimes for “The Irishman” at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball hired coach Mick Cronin in April, and he has only been able to go to the movies once since. Cronin has used his love for cinema to bond with his assistant coaches and confuse his players in practice. (Liz Ketcham/Photo editor)


Women’s tennis makes winning pair with newcomers Goulak and Vagramov

Two new Bruins are bonding in their first days in Westwood. UCLA women’s tennis started the fall season with three freshmen and a junior transfer, all of whom have begun their career in blue and gold with fall tournaments. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s tennis coach Stella Sampras Webster welcomed four new players this season, three freshmen and a transfer, and guided two newcomers to a singles and doubles win this past weekend at the Jack Kramer Club Collegiate Tournament. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Middle blockers steer women’s volleyball back on track in Pac-12 play

The Bruins’ middle blockers are contributing in every aspect of the game. After starting off the conference slate 0-3 against ranked teams, No. 23 UCLA women’s volleyball (13-8, 8-4 Pac-12) has pulled off five upsets over top-25 teams so far in Pac-12 play, including three in the last two weeks. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore middle blocker Emily Ryan has been one of No. 23 UCLA women’s volleyball’s primary blockers this season, and also has contributed on the attack for the Bruins. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)