Playing the reigning champions versus the reigning runners-up – most would fear the former more. But loss, as any athlete knows, sparks a fire for redemption in a way winning never does. Read more...
Photo: The Bruins put their arms around each other before resuming play. UCLA men’s basketball will face No. 20 Purdue on Friday as both teams have the same Big Ten record. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
Three-and-a-half seconds before the final buzzer sounded Sunday, coach Mick Cronin was well on his way to congratulating the entire Buckeye roster. He embraced his counterpart, coach Jake Diebler, and led the Bruins in line to commend each player that had stepped foot in Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin speaks to CBS reporter Tiffany Blackmon on Sunday afternoon after his team clinched a 69-61 victory over Ohio State, marking Cronin’s 500th career win. (Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 24 at 12:02 a.m. One arena. Two ceremonious celebrations. Pauley Pavilion played host to history twice in the span of two hours. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr., who posted a team-high 20 points, celebrates after a play. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Bill Walton frequently spoke in poetry – about basketball, life and – of course – the Grateful Dead. On Sunday, Pauley Pavilion will finally get to write him back. Read more...
Photo: The late UCLA men’s basketball legend Bill Walton speaks to students in the Pauley Pavilion Club during his Pac-12 campus speaking tour on Jan. 17, 2013. The program will commemorate Walton during UCLA’s game against Ohio State on Sunday at 12:45 p.m. (Daily Bruin file photo)
The ship went down with the captain Tuesday. After UCLA men’s basketball choked a 17-point lead against Minnesota at Pauley Pavilion, coach Mick Cronin was quick to point the finger at himself. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin looks down while walking on the sideline at Pauley Pavilion. His team will next face Ohio State on Sunday at home. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 20 at 12:05 a.m. Mick Cronin will have to wait for another night. With the Bruins leading Tuesday’s affair by 17 points, the coach needed them to hold on for just 25 more minutes before he could enter the 500-win club. They couldn’t. “We didn’t play well,” Cronin said. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin directs his players on the sideline at Pauley Pavilion. In what could’ve been the coach’s 500th career win, his team surrendered a 17-point lead and fell 64-61 to Minnesota. (Darlene Sanzon/Assistant Photo editor)
Mick Cronin thought Tuesday’s showdown was just going to be business as usual. Then his dad called. His 83-year-old father let Cronin know he’d be trekking across the country for Tuesday night’s game against Minnesota. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin smiles on the sidelines of Pauley Pavilion after his team steamrolled past then-No. 16 Oregon by a score of 78-52. If the team wins Tuesday night, Cronin will reach his 500th career victory as head coach. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
