March Madness games are not won in early December. But teams can start building the form they want to reach come postseason. In Wednesday’s victory over the Sun Devils, the Bruins showed who they can be. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball huddles together on the court at Pauley Pavilion. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Dec. 17 at 11 p.m. News of Mick Cronin’s summer contract extension was met with mixed reactions Sunday morning. UCLA’s loss to Gonzaga on Saturday – which knocked Cronin’s team from the top 25 – evoked the coach’s previous March shortfalls and was yet another example of the Bruins failing to live up to their No. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Skyy Clark dribbles the ball above the arc at Pauley Pavilion. Clark finished the game with 18 points, five rebounds and five assists on 6-for-10 shooting from beyond the arc. (Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Saturday’s loss to then-No. 8 Gonzaga came down to failing to follow the scouting report. At least, that was coach Mick Cronin and his squad’s verdict. Read more...
Photo: Senior forward Tyler Bilodeau (left) and senior guard Donovan Dent (right) are pictured walking on the court at Pauley Pavilion. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Dec. 16 at 8:21 p.m. The Bruins’ 2025-26 campaign took another hit. Then-No.25 UCLA men’s basketball (7-3, 2-0 Big Ten) fell to its second-ranked team of the season, losing 82-72 to then-No. Read more...
Photo: From left to right: Senior guard Donovan Dent, junior guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr., sophomore guard Trent Perry, senior guard Skyy Clark and senior forward Tyler Bilodeau are pictured. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Dec. 14 at 12:12 a.m. SEATTLE – Some teams are hammers, and some are nails. And in the history of UCLA vs. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin gestures on the court at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. The Bruins’ defeat to the Bulldogs brings them to 7-3 for the 2025-26 campaign. (Selin Filiz/Assistant Photo editor)
UCLA has yet to play a ranked team since a late-game collapse to then-No. 5 Arizona on Nov. 14. And in the squad’s 69-65 defeat at the hands of the Wildcats, the Bruins were outrebounded 35-28, prompting coach Mick Cronin to identify crashing the glass as a point of growth. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt senior Steven Jamerson II jumps for a layup with Oregon center Nate Bittle defending him. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Dec. 6 at 6:50 p.m. Late game collapse avoided once more. After beating Washington by just two points Wednesday night in Seattle – despite holding a 16 point lead with 4:45 remaining in the contest – senior forward Tyler Bilodeau emphasized the importance of preventing complacency. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr. shoots the ball. Dailey went 6 for 9 from the field, leading the Bruins with 18 points Saturday. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
