Even star freshmen have a learning curve. Two nights after dropping 68 points in the first half against Pacific, No. 16 UCLA (2-0) struggled out of the gate against Cal State Northridge. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward T.J. Leaf struggled with early foul trouble against CSUN on Sunday night. Leaf regrouped and finished with 12 points and six rebounds after notching a double-double in the season opener. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Nov. 13 at 11:15 p.m. UCLA men’s basketball (2-0) exploded for 62 points in the second half Sunday night to defeat Cal State Northridge (1-1) 102-87. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Isaac Hamilton shot 9-of-14 Sunday night to lead UCLA men’s basketball in scoring with 22 points. (Ken Shin/Daily Bruin)
The Bruins kicked off the season Friday with a school-record 18 3s. Boy, was that short-lived. No. 16 UCLA (1-0) started Sunday night’s game against Cal State Northridge (1-0) slow and sloppy, shooting 39 percent from the field and failing to hit a shot from outside until sophomore guard Aaron Holiday’s 3 with 9:34 left in the first half. Read more...
Five-star forward Kris Wilkes committed to UCLA basketball Sunday morning, giving the Bruins the top 2017 class in Scout.com’s updated rankings. The 6-foot-8-inch small forward out of North Central High School, Indianapolis, will join fellow five-star point guard Jaylen Hands, four-stars Jalen Hill and Cody Riley and three-star LiAngelo Ball in Pauley next season as UCLA looks to build upon a new, young contingent of players. Read more...
If somehow you still haven’t heard about Lonzo Ball before tonight, well now you have. The freshman guard made quite an entrance to the college basketball stage with an emphatic finish on an alley-oop that got Pauley Pavilion in a frenzy and SportsCenter watching. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Lonzo Ball spent more time on the court in UCLA’s regular-season debut than any other Bruin except for fellow freshman TJ Leaf. He recorded 19 points and 11 assists, one of the team’s two double-doubles. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant Photo editor)
Pauley Pavilion is back and rocking again. After a disappointing 15-17 record last season, UCLA was in desperate need of a jump start. In walks freshman guard Lonzo Ball, who dominated the high school stage with long 3s and a run and gun style. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Aaron Holiday was first off the bench for UCLA in the first half, and is second in points with 15 behind senior guard Bryce Alford. (Mackenzie Possee/Assistant Photo editor)
Lonzo Ball was born to ball. No really, just ask his father. “When I realized he would be good at basketball?” LaVar Ball asked. “You probably don’t want to hear this – as soon as he came out the womb. Read more...
Photo: Lonzo Ball has heard his game being compared to NBA greats like Jason Kidd and Penny Hardaway, but wants to break away from the comparisons and create his own style. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
