Saturday, February 7


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)


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)



Men’s basketball’s Jalen Hill working toward more consistent play

Redshirt sophomore forward/center Jalen Hill started 12 of the Bruins’ first 13 games this season, but he opened up conference play as a reserve. Hill averaged 4.5 points and 5.5 rebounds in 23 minutes per game off the bench during UCLA men’s basketball’s (9-9, 2-3 Pac-12) two-game road trip to Washington. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore forward Jalen Hill is averaging 9.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game for UCLA men’s basketball this season. Hill also leads qualified Bruins with a 23.5 player efficiency rating. (Kanishka Mehra/Assistant Photo editor)


Shooting guard Will McClendon commits to UCLA men’s basketball

This post was updated Jan. 22 at 4:10 p.m. Coach Mick Cronin has reeled in his second recruit since joining the Bruins, but the fresh face won’t be making his debut in Pauley Pavilion for over a year. Read more...

Photo: Four-star shooting guard Will McClendon committed to UCLA men’s basketball Tuesday afternoon. McClendon is a junior at Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Courtesy of Nick Lucero/Rivals.com)



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