This post was updated Nov. 8 at 10:52 p.m. It’s not the first day of school, but senior year officially started for Jaime Jaquez Jr. on Monday. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. posts up a Hornet defender in No. 8 UCLA men’s basketball’s win over Sacramento State. (Kyle Kotanchek/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Nov. 6 at 10:17 p.m. With No. 8 UCLA men’s basketball kicking off its season Monday night, Sports senior staffer Jon Christon breaks down the roster – from guards to wings to bigs – and predicts the Bruins’ rotation. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball’s freshman forward Adem Bona (left), senior guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. (center) and redshirt senior guard Tyger Campbell (right) are pictured. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff. Photo illustration by Anika Chakrabarti/Photo editor)
This post was updated Nov. 3 at 10:48 p.m. Tyger Campbell unofficially began the Bruins’ campaign with a missed layup off the opening tip. It was followed by misses of all varieties – 3s, free throws, more layups and even dunks. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior guard Tyger Campbell drives against Concordia University Irvine guard Kobe Sanders. Campbell tied for a team-high 25 points in UCLA men’s basketball’s home exhibition victory over the Golden Eagles on Wednesday night. (Jason Zhu/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruins unofficially open their season Wednesday night at Pauley Pavilion. And for one Bruin, the game marks likely his only opportunity to make a campaign’s first impression in front of his new home crowd. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball freshman guard Amari Bailey dribbles down the court during a practice. Bailey will don the blue and gold in a game for the first time when the Bruins play an exhibition contest Wednesday night. (Courtesy of Jan Kim Lim/UCLA Athletics)
Though it’s been nearly a decade since they last won a conference crown, the Bruins are the Pac-12’s preseason victors for the third consecutive year. No. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin (left) sits next to senior guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. (middle) and redshirt senior guard Tyger Campbell (right) at the Pac-12 Men’s Basketball Media Day in San Francisco on Wednesday. (Courtesy of Jan Kim Lim/UCLA Athletics)
This post was updated Oct. 11 at 9:19 p.m. Mick Cronin returned nearly his entire roster in 2021. Chemistry from the Bruins’ bubble NCAA Tournament run remained in the locker room, sets taught the year before were carried over and players and coaches knew exactly what was expected from one another. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin walks on the sideline during a game. While the Bruins will return some veterans, Cronin will have a new-look roster in 2022. (Daily Bruin file photo)
This post was updated Sept. 21 at 11:54 p.m. Former UCLA men’s basketball player Jalen Hill has died, his family announced in an Instagram post Tuesday night. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA men’s basketball forward/center Jalen Hill stands during a game. (Daily Bruin file photo)
