Four of UCLA’s starters are back, but the headliner for the men’s basketball opener will be freshman – and one of the top recruits in the country – Lonzo Ball. Read more...
Photo: Returning guard Isaac Hamilton will look to put up solid numbers for the Bruins once again. The current senior averaged 16.8 points and 4.2 rebounds per game last season. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA men’s basketball checked in at No. 16 in the newly released AP poll ahead of its first exhibition game against Master’s University. The Bruins, who are looking to rebound after last season’s 15-17 run, return four of their five starters and three of the top freshmen in the country. Read more...
Photo: Junior center Thomas Welsh is one of the main returning pieces to the new Bruin football team. The 7-footer was one of 20 candidates named to the Abdul-Jabar watch list, given to the top centers in college basketball. (Daily Bruin file photo)
Down to 10 players, the Bruins are ready for the season to start. Freshman center Ike Anigbogu and senior guard Bryce Alford are out with injuries, and a couple walk-ons suffered sprained ankles, but at Tuesday’s practice coach Steve Alford said he was still excited to test out his new team in real game situations. Read more...
Photo: UCLA coaches and upperclassmen are exctied about the playmaking of guard Lonzo Ball. The freshman led Chino Hills High School to a state championship as a senior and will lead the offense for the Bruins. (Michael Zshornack/Daily Bruin)
Freshman center Ike Anigbogu will be out four to six weeks with a slight meniscus tear in his right knee, coach Steve Alford announced at Tuesday’s practice Anigbogu, one of the three members of the Bruin’s fifth-ranked recruiting class with freshmen guard Lonzo Ball and forward TJ Leaf, suffered the injury last week in practice before undergoing surgery Tuesday afternoon. Read more...
Class of 2017 four-star power forward Cody Riley announced his commitment to UCLA Friday afternoon. A top-50 recruit according to both ESPN and 247Sports, Riley also received offers from Connecticut, Kansas, Oklahoma and USC. Read more...
There were somewhere between 50 to 100 fans outside of the UCLA exhibition game waiting for Lonzo Ball’s autograph. In Australia. And this 18-year old freshman point guard hasn’t even played a college game yet. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball has a trio of freshmen that have been the talk of the town, and how they play will be critical for the Bruins’ in the upcoming season. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
For 58 minutes, Jim Mora was giving UCLA fans what they wanted – a physical football game that came down to the wire against a Pac-12 rival. Read more...
Photo: Jim Mora, UCLA’s head football coach, had a bit of an off season last year leading the Bruins to an 8-5 record after two 10-3 seasons. This year, UCLA has started off 2-2. (Miriam Bribiesca/Photo editor)
