In the afterglow of UCLA men’s basketball’s win over USC on Jan. 14, sophomore guard Bryce Alford took to Twitter to share his excitement. “Mission Complete #9D3W on to the next!” Alford tweeted, referencing UCLA’s three consecutive wins over a nine-day span. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Norman Powell said just getting the two wins is all the motivation UCLA needs in its Oregon road series. (Daniel Alcazar/Daily Bruin)
With the third week of Pac-12 conference play in the books, Daily Bruin Sports delivers its third installment of its Pac-12 power rankings. 1. No. 7 Arizona (16-2, 4-1) The Wildcats silenced any doubts regarding their conference hegemony on Saturday, as they trounced the conference’s emergent power – the Utah Utes – 69-51. Read more...
The road has not been kind to UCLA men’s basketball. The Bruins are 2-6 away from Pauley Pavilion this season and were 5-5 in road games a year ago. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball has struggled in away games, but sophomore guard Bryce Alford and the Bruins are looking to pick up two road wins to close out a season-opening seven-game trip. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In a matchup of two teams struggling to shoot, UCLA at first opted not to and, in doing so, finally found its rhythm. Behind a dominant performance in the paint and a revitalized effort from guards Bryce Alford and Norman Powell, UCLA took down crosstown rival USC 83-66 Wednesday night. Read more...
Photo: With the win over USC, senior guard Norman Powell became the first Bruin since 1998 to be undefeated against the Trojans at the Galen Center. (Austin Yu/Daily Bruin senior staff)
In the final stage of its task to win three straight games after its five-game losing streak, UCLA men’s basketball put itself in a good position to accomplish that, leading USC 36-31 at halftime. Read more...
For the majority of the past two decades, UCLA has reigned as basketball royalty in Los Angeles, crowned champion over crosstown rival USC 30 out of their 43 meetings since the 1994-1995 season and in seven of the past eight matchups. Read more...
Photo: UCLA debuted a new offensive scheme against Stanford that featured more use of its bigs. The new game plan resulted in freshman forward Kevon Looney scoring 27 points. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
When UCLA men’s basketball returned home, battered and bruised, from its four-game road trip having lost five straight games, coach Steve Alford took to the whiteboard to get his team back on track. Read more...
Photo: Norman Powell left the Stanford game with a hip injury, but after begging coach Steve Alford to let him return, the senior guard was able to sink two game-winning free throws in the second overtime period. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
