TUCSON, Ariz. – This one was hard to swallow for coach Steve Alford. After a game that he thought UCLA played as well as it could have, Alford was fixated on just two numbers: 45 and 16. Read more...
Photo: Arizona center Kaleb Tarczewski helped the Wildcats fuel a comeback after UCLA senior forward/center Tony Parker and sophomore center Thomas Welsh fouled out. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA knows how deep of a hole it is in. The Bruins (13-10, 4-6 Pac-12) find themselves near the bottom of the conference as they visit the No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Aaron Holiday is averaging 11.3 points per game and 3.7 assists per game heading into this weekend’s series against the Arizona schools. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
USC students were lined up two and a half hours before tipoff, eager to get into the Galen Center on Thursday night for the rivalry game against UCLA. Read more...
Photo: Yesterday’s loss marked the first time since the 2009-2010 season that the Bruins lost both of their games to the Trojans. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA men’s basketball team has now played USC twice this year. Neither game has really been close. The first time around – Jan. 13 – UCLA’s lackluster defense was the story. Read more...
Photo: USC held senior forward/center Tony Parker and UCLA to 34.8 percent shooting in Thursday night’s 80-61 Trojan win at the Galen Center. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
March holds the monopoly on college basketball drama, but UCLA coach Steve Alford would attest that it’s February when teams truly distinguish themselves. Heading into its second matchup of the season with USC on Thursday – its first game in February – UCLA will hope that’s true. Read more...
Photo: Forward Jonah Bolden, who was inserted into the lineup on Saturday against Washington State to provide more athleticism, is expected to start again Thursday at USC. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Back in 2008, the iPhone was just one year old, Twitter was starting to gain momentum in the social networking world and Hulu was invented. Eight years ago was also the last time Duke men’s basketball fell out of the AP Top 25 rankings. Read more...
Photo: The UCLA men’s basketball team is on the bubble of not making the NCAA Tournament. If the Bruins are left out by the selection committee, it would be the first time since 2005. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The UCLA men’s basketball team has one clear weakness at this point in the season. It’s not bench production or team defense, though those are areas of prime concern. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore small forward Jonah Bolden has changed UCLA’s dynamic on both ends of the floor – allowing the Bruins to be more athletic on defense and open the lanes up on offense. (Jintak Han/Daily Bruin)
