There are friends, there is family, and there are friends who become family. And the saying rings especially true in sports. Blood, sweat and tears forge connections that stand the test of time. Read more...
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The timer on the Bruins’ 2024-2025 season is ticking. And in a month that often teems with upsets, one can never guess how the bracket will shake out. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA men’s basketball’s starting lineup sit on the bench before being introduced onto the court for the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. The Bruins were announced as a No. 7 seed in the Midwest region during Sunday’s Selection Show. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Amid yet another year of starkly different trajectories for No. 1 seed UCLA women’s basketball and No. 7 seed UCLA men’s basketball, one thing stood out – both squads share a susceptibility to specific pressure points. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball’s sophomore guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr. and UCLA women’s basketball junior center Lauren Betts are pictured. (Photos by Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor. Design by Katie Azuma/Daily Bruin)
Mick Cronin walked into the press room Friday seething with visible humiliation and rage. The coach had marinated in UCLA men’s basketball’s 86-70 defeat in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals for more than half an hour already. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin yells toward the bench during the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals, in which the team ultimately fell to Wisconsin 86-70. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball’s sophomore guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr. and UCLA women’s basketball junior center Lauren Betts are pictured. (Photos by Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor. Design by Katie Azuma/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated March 14 at 3:17 p.m. INDIANAPOLIS – March’s mad grip fastened its knot on the Bruins on Friday afternoon. It was a reminder that heartache can strike year after year, and destiny’s hand can drag one back to a familiar stop. About a year removed from their heartbreaker against the Ducks – one that prematurely fractured the Bruins’ season – an eerily similar trajectory awaited. Caught beneath a Badger barrage from beyond the arc, the Bruins frayed under clinical ball movement and laser-sharp accuracy. Read more...
Photo: No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin looks down on the bench as his team succumbs to an 86-70 blowout loss to No. 5 seed Wisconsin on Friday afternoon. With the loss, the Bruins’ run in the Big Ten tournament has ended. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
Exactly a year ago, the final buzzer of the Pac-12 tournament quarterfinal not only rang a tune of defeat but also the melody of a bittersweet ending to the Bruins’ 2024 campaign. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Skyy Clark elevates for a right-handed layup in a game against Ohio State on Feb. 23, when coach Mick Cronin earned his 500th career victory. Cronin, Clark and No. 4 seed UCLA men’s basketball will face No. 5 seed Wisconsin in Friday’s Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
