The timer on the Bruins’ 2024-2025 season is ticking. And in a month that often teems with upsets, one can never guess how the bracket will shake out. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA men’s basketball’s starting lineup sit on the bench before being introduced onto the court for the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. The Bruins were announced as a No. 7 seed in the Midwest region during Sunday’s Selection Show. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Amid yet another year of starkly different trajectories for No. 1 seed UCLA women’s basketball and No. 7 seed UCLA men’s basketball, one thing stood out – both squads share a susceptibility to specific pressure points. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball’s sophomore guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr. and UCLA women’s basketball junior center Lauren Betts are pictured. (Photos by Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor. Design by Katie Azuma/Daily Bruin)
Mick Cronin walked into the press room Friday seething with visible humiliation and rage. The coach had marinated in UCLA men’s basketball’s 86-70 defeat in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals for more than half an hour already. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin yells toward the bench during the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals, in which the team ultimately fell to Wisconsin 86-70. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball’s sophomore guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr. and UCLA women’s basketball junior center Lauren Betts are pictured. (Photos by Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor. Design by Katie Azuma/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 14 at 3:17 p.m. INDIANAPOLIS – March’s mad grip fastened its knot on the Bruins on Friday afternoon. It was a reminder that heartache can strike year after year, and destiny’s hand can drag one back to a familiar stop. About a year removed from their heartbreaker against the Ducks – one that prematurely fractured the Bruins’ season – an eerily similar trajectory awaited. Caught beneath a Badger barrage from beyond the arc, the Bruins frayed under clinical ball movement and laser-sharp accuracy. Read more...
Photo: No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin looks down on the bench as his team succumbs to an 86-70 blowout loss to No. 5 seed Wisconsin on Friday afternoon. With the loss, the Bruins’ run in the Big Ten tournament has ended. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Exactly a year ago, the final buzzer of the Pac-12 tournament quarterfinal not only rang a tune of defeat but also the melody of a bittersweet ending to the Bruins’ 2024 campaign. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Skyy Clark elevates for a right-handed layup in a game against Ohio State on Feb. 23, when coach Mick Cronin earned his 500th career victory. Cronin, Clark and No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball will face No. 5 seed Wisconsin in Friday’s Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated March 13 at 12:15 a.m. After a regular season that appeared to veer in every direction, No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball (22-9, 13-7 Big Ten) closed things out on a high to earn a double bye, providing direct entry to the quarterfinal. Read more...
Photo: From left to right, junior guard Dylan Andrews, sophomore guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr., junior forward Tyler Bilodeau and senior guard Kobe Johnson are pictured. (Photos by Aidan Sun / Assistant Photo editor. Photo Illustration by Lindsey Murto / Design director)
