This post was updated Nov. 9 at 3:17 p.m. When Moses Brown got to campus in June, he measured in at 7-foot-1-inch. Then he grew another inch. Read more...
Photo: At 7-foot-2-inch, freshman center Moses Brown is the tallest player to play for UCLA men’s basketball in nearly 25 years. He scored 19 points and reeled in 17 rebounds in his NCAA debut against Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday night. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins ran by the competition in their season-opener – literally. UCLA men’s basketball (1-0) defeated Purdue Fort Wayne (0-1) 96-71 at Pauley Pavilion on Tuesday night for its seventh straight season-opening victory, and did so with a pace rating that would have been good for second in the country last season. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Kris Wilkes set a career-high with 27 points on 11-of-19 shooting in UCLA men’s basketball’s 25-point win over Purdue Fort Wayne on Tuesday night. Wilkes also finished with a double-double after posting 10 rebounds. (Kristie-Valerie Hoang/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The Bruins will have to pick up the pace Tuesday. After winning by 52 points in its exhibition against NYIT, No. 21 UCLA men’s basketball will open its season hosting Purdue Fort Wayne. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Kris Wilkes was UCLA men’s basketball’s second leading scorer last season, averaging 13.7 points per game. Wilkes averaged 0.8 steals and 0.5 blocks per game. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)
David Singleton came off the bench – and he put up a perfect stat line. The freshman guard shot 4-of-4 from behind the arc, 2-of-2 from the free throw line, and had four assists and zero turnovers while backing up sophomore guard Jaylen Hands at the point in UCLA men’s basketball’s exhibition game Saturday night. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard David Singleton registered a perfect 4-of-4 from behind the arc, 2-of-2 from the charity stripe and no turnovers in UCLA men’s basketball’s exhibition game Oct. 27. (Niveda Tennety/Daily Bruin)
Moses Brown lit up Pauley Pavilion less than five minutes into the game with a fast-break dunk. Then he did it five more times. “(Having a guy like Brown) makes (my job) a lot easier because he can just go up to the rim and dunk it,” said sophomore guard Jaylen Hands. Read more...
Photo: Freshman center Moses Brown logged 8-of-9 from the field in his UCLA men’s basketball debut against NYIT in Saturday night’s exhibition game. The New York native was the only Bruin to reach a double-double, finishing with 20 points and 13 rebounds. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Steve Alford and Murry Bartow go way back. Bartow – a UCLA men’s basketball assistant coach who replaced David Grace in April – served as Alford’s graduate assistant coach when Alford was a player at Indiana. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Kris Wilkes has been out of practice for UCLA men’s basketball with a bruise above his left knee for the last two weeks. Wilkes started in 32 of 33 games for the Bruins last season and averaged 13.7 points and 4.9 rebounds in 29.8 minutes per contest. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)
Men’s basketball Sam Connon, assistant Sports editor The first AP rankings for the 2018-2019 men’s basketball season are out. UCLA will enter the season ranked No. Read more...
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