Wednesday, April 8

Men’s basketball to play Sun Devils Thursday, hoping to extend home win streak to 3

The Bruins have reached a pivotal point in their conference schedule. Coming off back-to-back losses this past week, UCLA men’s basketball (10-8, 3-2 Pac-12) will return home Thursday night for the first time in nearly three weeks to host Arizona State (13-5, 4-2) – the third-place team in the Pac-12. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore guard Jaylen Hands said he has noticed a few bad trends plaguing UCLA men’s basketball in recent weeks. Hands highlighted the Bruins’ inability to regain momentum from their opponents as the main issue. (Axel Lopez/Assistant Photo editor)



Men’s basketball ready to rebound after two consecutive road losses

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)


Men’s basketball’s 3-point halftime deficit widens into 80-67 loss to USC

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)



Men’s basketball freshmen prepare for first game against USC

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)


Report Card: Men’s basketball sees overall improvement after Steve Alford’s departure

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)



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