When the buzzer sounded inside Pauley Pavilion on Saturday night, coach Mick Cronin was already set to draw heavy criticism. His team had just completed its first 0-2 homestand against Stanford and California since the 2004-2005 season. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball players and coaches huddle on the floor of Pauley Pavilion. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)
For the first time since 2010, the Bruins failed to secure the win in Pauley Pavilion against the Golden Bears. UCLA men’s basketball (6-9, 1-3 Pac-12) couldn’t overcome another lackluster offensive performance, snapping an 11-game win streak against California (5-10, 1-3) with its 66-57 defeat Saturday night. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball freshman guard Sebastian Mack (left) drives to the basket past California guard Jalen Cone. Mack had a team-high 20 points Saturday. (Nicolas Greamo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 3 at 10:02 p.m. A fragment of the Bruins’ past perused campus just days before his alma mater took the court. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward/center Adem Bona signals to his right while dribbling the ball. Bona tallied 12 points, nine rebounds, four blocks and three steals Wednesday night in his team’s loss to Stanford. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin staff)
The key to victory on any given night is already clear to the Bruins’ bench boss, even as conference play is just beginning. “We have to continue to play as hard as we did in that game (against Oregon) and defend, and we’ll have a chance,” said coach Mick Cronin. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard/forward Brandon Williams dribbles the ball during a game for UCLA men’s basketball. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
Dylan Andrews brought the ball up the court, his team trailing by three with less than 30 seconds to play. The sophomore guard had already delivered a last-second shot to win a game exactly one month prior, but he entered the possession having shot just 2-of-11 from the field and 1-of-6 from behind the arc. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball sophomore forward/center Adem Bona fights for the ball against an Oregon player during last season’s matchup at Pauley Pavilion between the two teams. (Jeremy Chen/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Coach Mick Cronin said he had concerns about a confidence problem in his team after his team’s recent loss to Maryland. The coach added that because it lacked a “go-to guy,” UCLA had dug itself into a four-game losing streak. But in the Bruins’ first Pac-12 game of the season, sophomore forward/center Adem Bona – who contributed 13 points, eight rebounds and three blocks while staying out of foul trouble – sought to become that guy. Snapping a four-game losing streak, UCLA men’s basketball (6-6, 1-0 Pac-12) defeated Oregon State (8-4, 0-1 Pac-12) on Thursday 69-62 in Corvallis in its first Pac-12 game of the season. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball sophomore forward/center Adem Bona rises for a layup over Cal State Northridge center Dearon Tucker. In Thursday’s game against Oregon State, Bona scored 13 points while adding three blocks. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Dec. 29 at 12:23 p.m. UCLA men’s basketball (5-6) begins its final season of conference play in the Pac-12 against Oregon State (8-3) on Thursday night. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball sophomore forward/center Adem Bona and UC Riverside guard Nate Pickens fight over the ball on the ground as members of both teams look on. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)
