The Bruins were well aware they would be facing heavy defensive pressure Saturday. That doesn’t mean they were ready to handle it. UCLA (7-3) fell 77-63 on Saturday to No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Kris Wilkes scored 12 points on 5-of-13 shooting in UCLA men’s basketball’s loss to Cincinnati. (Isa Saalabi/Daily Bruin)
LiAngelo Ball spent just one exhibition game in a UCLA uniform. His younger brother LaMelo Ball will never be a Bruin. Former UCLA men’s basketball freshman LiAngelo Ball and LaMelo Ball, 16, have each signed one-year contracts with Prienai-Birštonas Vytautas of the Lithuanian Basketball League. Read more...
Photo: LiAngelo Ball’s basketball career at UCLA was quite short. He’ll be headed to Lithuania to play basketball professionally, and his little brother LaMelo Ball is going with him. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For the second time this season, No. 23 UCLA men’s basketball let an unranked team force overtime. This time, the Bruins weren’t able to close out the win. Read more...
Photo: Aaron Holiday set a career high with 27 points on 9-of-17 field goal shooting, but the junior guard couldn’t lead his team to victory against Michigan. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Dec. 7 at 1:22 p.m. LaVar Ball told ESPN on Thursday morning that his two younger sons, LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball, have both signed with agent Harrison Gaines with the intention of playing overseas. Read more...
Photo: After pulling LiAngelo Ball from UCLA earlier this week, LaVar Ball told ESPN on Thursday that both LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball have signed with agents to play internationally. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA men’s basketball’s Wednesday night game was canceled because of a fire in the Bel-Air area. The Bruins were scheduled to take on Montana at 8 p.m. Read more...
Photo: Wednesday night’s game against Montana was coach Steve Alford’s squad’s first of five non-conference games remaining on their schedule before Pac-12 play begins. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Dec. 4 at 1:21 p.m.. LaVar Ball is pulling his son, freshman forward LiAngelo Ball, out of UCLA, TMZ Sports reported. The site reported that although LiAngelo Ball is not yet officially withdrawn from the university, he is at home in Chino Hills, California and will not return to the university. Read more...
Photo: After all of the hype surrounding having another Ball brother at UCLA, LiAngelo Ball will not appear in another game as a Bruin. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
Jaylen Hands had seen the play before. The freshman guard knew where the next pass was going and sprang into the passing lane to tap the ball away. Read more...
Photo: Jaylen Hands had three dunks in UCLA men’s basketball’s shellacking of Detroit Mercy on Sunday. The freshman guard said after the game that the dunks weren’t up to his standards due to the fact that his foot is still giving him trouble. (Michael Zshornack/Photo editor)
