Saturday’s game began with a unique play call. Featuring a back screen from the two-guard to free up the four, or power forward, for a lob at the rim, the play “24 Out” was no ordinary way to open a game for No. Read more...
Photo: Jalen Hill’s family stands in Pauley Pavilion during a pregame ceremony. UCLA men’s basketball honored Hill – who died in September – before its game Saturday. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)
Bruin bodies swarmed the backcourt from the opening tip. With contests against Maryland and Kentucky on the horizon, the blue and gold had one home matchup before its East Coast trip – and its defense was holding down the fort. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Jaylen Clark surveys the court during No. 19 UCLA men’s basketball’s 23-point win over Denver on Saturday. Clark scored a season-high 24 points and picked up four steals in the victory. (Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)
This post was updated Dec. 4 at 5:34 p.m. The Bruins had not beaten the Ducks in three years entering Sunday. But freshman guard Amari Bailey, playing in his first game against UCLA’s Pacific Northwest rivals, didn’t know that. Behind a number of highlight-crunchtime plays for Bailey, who had a game-high 14 second half points, No. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Amari Bailey blocks a shot in transition in No. 21 UCLA men’s basketball’s win over Oregon on Sunday afternoon. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
A picture-perfect start saved the Bruins from an ultimate collapse to start conference play. Despite leading by as much as 23 points in the first half, No. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. boxes out defenders in a game against Sacramento State. Jaquez led No. 21 UCLA men’s basketball to a win against Stanford on Thursday night with a game-high 27 points. (Kyle Kotancheck/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The first time freshman forward Adem Bona watched junior guard Jaylen Clark in action was at Stanford’s Maples Pavilion. “Jaylen (Clark) was a defensive specialist. Jaylen was stopping everyone. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Amari Bailey dishes a pass to a teammate. Bailey and No. 21 UCLA men’s basketball will kick off Pac-12 play Thursday. (Megan Cai/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Nov. 27 at 9:30 p.m. The Bruins held a six-point lead midway through the first half when Adem Bona checked in for his second stint of the afternoon. Read more...
Photo: Freshman forward Adem Bona dunks the ball. Bona notched a career-high 16 points in No. 19 UCLA men’s basketball’s win over Bellarmine on Sunday. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Nov. 23 at 10:25 p.m. After scoring six total points in a two-game trip to Las Vegas, Amari Bailey had his coming out party at home. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Amari Bailey dribbles along the baseline. The five-star guard led No. 19 UCLA men’s basketball in points and assists Wednesday evening to guide his team over Pepperdine at home. (Kaiya Pomeroy-Tso/Daily Bruin senior staff)
