GymnasticsAngie Forburger, assistant Sports editor Pac-12 gymnastics competition is underway. No. 2 UCLA (2-0, 1-0 Pac-12) – the highest-ranked team in the conference – scored a season-best 197.775 against No. Read more...
Photo: (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Murry Bartow honeymoon phase ended with a pair of road losses last week, but the Bruins are still encouraged by the direction they are headed. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Jules Bernard said UCLA men’s basketball is still trying to adjust to its new system under coach Murry Bartow. In the five games Bartow has coached, the Bruins have turned the ball over 91 times. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Jan. 19 at 4:14 p.m. Once again, the zone defense was impenetrable. Not UCLA’s, against which USC made 16-of-30 field goal attempts in the second half and shot 46.9 percent overall. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt junior guard Prince Ali was the only UCLA player who hit multiple 3-pointers against USC. Ali made 3-of-7 attempts but his teammates only shot 2-of-15 from behind the arc. (Daniel Leibowitz/Daily Bruin staff)
Before a single minute passed, sophomore guard Chris Smith fumbled a fast-break pass with no one within five feet of him. Later in the first half, redshirt junior guard Prince Ali airballed a trail 3-pointer on another fast-break possession. Read more...
Photo: UCLA turned the ball over 11 times and only made two of its eight free throws. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
Jalen Hill may not have taken on USC last year, but he said he is fully aware of what’s at stake this weekend. “It’s USC-UCLA: That’s historic,” said the redshirt freshman forward. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball forward Jalen Hill did not get to take part in the crosstown rivalry as a true freshman, but he said he is excited to finally get the chance to do so Saturday. Hill is averaging 3.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game this season. (Liz Ketcham/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA men’s basketball has reached the halfway point of the 2018-2019 season and its midseason grades are in. Here is a look at how well Daily Bruin Sports thought the Bruins performed on the court. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball guard Jaylen Hands leads the Pac-12 in assists at 6.6 per contest through 17 games. The sophomore averaged just 2.6 assists per game in his freshman season despite playing in only five less minutes per game. (MacKenzie Coffman/Assistant Photo editor)
For a brief moment, the Bruins looked like they were back. But a 19-3 Beaver run put those hopes to bed. UCLA men’s basketball (10-7, 3-1 Pac-12) took its first lead with 15:48 left to play, but after five minutes of back-and-forth basketball, Oregon State (11-4, 3-0) pulled away en route to a 79-66 win Sunday night. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Jaylen Hands had 12 points on 5-of-10 shooting in a 13-point loss to Oregon State on Sunday night. Hands’ two assists were tied for his fewest this season, and his -15 plus-minus was the worst on the team against the Beavers. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)
