Mick Cronin is familiar with improbable postseason runs. The Bruins’ coach is just three years removed from following a first-round exit in the Pac-12 tournament with the second First Four to Final Four run in March Madness history. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Lazar Stefanovic looks for a pass during a game against Oregon State on Feb. 1. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
Waving a final farewell to its longtime conference, No. 5 seed UCLA men’s basketball (15-16, 10-10 Pac-12) will battle No. 12 seed Oregon State (13-18, 5-15) in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament Wednesday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA men’s basketball line up before a game. The Bruins’ finished their regular season .500 in conference play, handing them the No. 5 seed in the upcoming Pac-12 tournament. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
This post was updated March 13 at 10:04 p.m. The conference’s best defender resides in Westwood, again. UCLA men’s basketball sophomore forward/center Adem Bona won Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday morning, marking his second conference award after earning Freshman of the Year last season. Read more...
Photo: Forward/center Adem Bona tips the ball on a block during UCLA men’s basketball’s game against Saint Francis. The sophomore had 57 blocks in his Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year-winning season this year. (Eden Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
The multiverse is a theory that explains the existence of other universes beyond the observable one. In another universe, guard Sebastian Mack is playing at Florida State. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Sebastian Mack (left) lifts the ball while freshman guard/forward Brandon Williams dribbles (right). The two have become the most frequent freshman starters for UCLA men’s basketball this season, with Mack earning a nod in 28 games and Williams in 12. (Photos by (left to right) Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin senior staff, Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor. Photo illustration by Mikayla Kwok/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 10 at 10:27 p.m. “Go,” Mick Cronin yelled from the bench, attempting to spark the offense. It didn’t help. Brick after brick, the Bruins only scored six points – one 3-pointer from junior guard Lazar Stefanovic – across the first 10 minutes of the second half. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Adem Bona soars over his defender for a dunk. The forward/center garnered a double-double Saturday night with 20 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
The missing part of Mick Cronin’s formula has lain in Adem Bona’s hands all season. Keeping the sophomore forward/center – who averages 3.6 fouls per game – on the floor to catalyze the offense has been a repeated area of import for the fifth-year coach. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward/center Adem Bona attempts a dunk during the first half of No. 5 Arizona’s victory over UCLA men’s basketball at Pauley Pavilion on Thursday night. Bona led all players with five blocks. (Eden Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
UCLA men’s basketball is preparing for its final two regular-season games – including its last Pac-12 rivalry game against No. 5 Arizona – and No. 7 UCLA women’s basketball is heading to Las Vegas for its last Pac-12 tournament. Read more...
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