This post was updated June 6 at 2:32 p.m. UCLA’s time in the Pac-12 has nearly reached its end, as its official entrance to the Big Ten is just under two months away. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball celebrates after winning the final Pac-12 softball tournament. From 2019 to 2024, the Bruins won four regular season conference titles. (Karla Cardenas-Felipe/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated June 2 at 11:58 p.m. UCLA has a handful of two-sport athletes, with three across its 21 chartered sports. Most recently, Gabriela Jaquez became the third, with the women’s basketball sophomore forward joining UCLA softball’s roster ahead of the NCAA tournament. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball sophomore forward/center Adem Bona elevates to grab a rebound. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA men’s basketball legend Bill Walton died of cancer Monday at age 71, the NBA announced. “We are stunned and saddened about the news of Bill Walton’s passing,” said UCLA Athletics director Martin Jarmond in a statement. Read more...
Photo: Bill Walton spreads his arms while wearing 2020 glasses. The UCLA men’s basketball legend died Monday. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated May 8 at 6:39 p.m. The stop sign was within view. Seeming to signal his last roster move after a flurry of changes, coach Mick Cronin appeared to have filled his 13th and final scholarship spot April 27. Read more...
Photo: Mick Cronin smiles while throwing his hands in the air during a game. UCLA men’s basketball’s coach garnered another commitment for his 2024-2025 team with Harvard-Westlake guard Trent Perry’s announcement Wednesday night. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
This post was updated April 30 at 9:10 p.m. One is the loneliest number – or so the song goes. The Bruins weren’t Harry Nilsson’s inspiration when he wrote the piece, but he might as well have sung about them. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball freshman forward Berke Buyuktuncel (right) defends Arizona guard Kylan Boswell (left). Buyuktuncel reportedly entered the transfer portal Tuesday, clearing necessary scholarship space for Loyola Marymount transfer guard Dominick Harris. (Eden Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated April 28 at 3:54 p.m. There was a time not long ago when Mick Cronin struggled to recruit in the era of name, image and likeness. Read more...
Photo: Former Loyola Marymount guard Dominick Harris dribbles the ball. Harris announced his commitment to UCLA men’s basketball as a transfer Saturday. (Courtesy of LMU Athletics)
Coach Mick Cronin recruited out of Power Five schools for his first four transfer commitments of the offseason. For his fifth, he turned his sights to a mid-major program – and added a top defender in the process. Former South Dakota State forward William Kyle III announced his commitment to UCLA men’s basketball on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday morning. Read more...
Photo: Former South Dakota State forward William Kyle III holds the ball during a game. The 2023-2024 Summit League Defensive Player of the Year announced his transfer to UCLA men’s basketball Wednesday morning. (Courtesy of South Dakota State Athletics)
