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February 18, 11:34 am

On the brink of 500-win milestone, Mick Cronin reflects on coaching career

Mick Cronin thought Tuesday’s showdown was just going to be business as usual. Then his dad called. His 83-year-old father let Cronin know he’d be trekking across the country for Tuesday night’s game against Minnesota. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin smiles on the sidelines of Pauley Pavilion after his team steamrolled past then-No. 16 Oregon by a score of 78-52. If the team wins Tuesday night, Cronin will reach his 500th career victory as head coach. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

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February 14, 8:13 pm

Bruins survive late Hoosier push as UCLA men’s basketball triumphs in Indiana

This post was updated Feb. 14 at 10:52 p.m. Free throws have haunted the Bruins all season long. And it was no different Friday night, as a pair of misses on the front end of 1-and-1s put a victory in jeopardy. Read more...

Photo: Junior guard Skyy Clark watches the court while dribbling the ball. The Bruin guard put up 11 points in UCLA men’s basketball’s win against Indiana on Friday night. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)

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February 14, 1:44 am

UCLA men’s basketball looks to take down Indiana in blue-blood matchup

Sixteen NCAA titles litter the Bruins’ and Hoosiers’ trophy cases. But since the turn of the century, neither have hoisted the ultimate prize. Though each team has rightfully earned the blue-blood moniker, the search for another championship has been a long journey. Read more...

Photo: Members of UCLA men’s basketball gather for a team huddle. The team will face Indiana on Friday night for the second leg of its Midwest trip. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

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February 11, 7:54 pm

UCLA men’s basketball’s 7-game win streak cut by loss to Illinois

This post was updated Feb. 12 at 1:32 a.m. It seemed as if nothing went the Bruins’ way Tuesday night, as a missed defensive rebound stifled a second-half comeback. Read more...

Photo: Members of UCLA men’s basketball walk off the court. Coach Mick Cronin’s squad dropped an 83-78 decision to Illinois to fracture a seven-game win streak Tuesday night. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)

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February 8, 4:29 pm

All-around play from Kobe Johnson leads UCLA men’s basketball to stump Penn State

This post was updated Feb. 10 at 1:39 a.m. Kobe Johnson was – less than a year ago – a crosstown enemy for the Bruins.  But Saturday afternoon against the Nittany Lions, the senior guard proved more of a hero.  Charged by Johnson’s all-around production, UCLA men’s basketball (18-6, 9-4 Big Ten) extended its winning streak to seven with a 78-54 pummeling of Penn State (13-11, 3-10) at Pauley Pavilion.  Despite a bout of sickness two days before the game threatening to curtail some of UCLA’s most productive players, the Bruins eventually won.  “Me, as well as Aday (sophomore center Aday Mara), Will (junior forward William Kyle III) and Tyler (junior forward Tyler Bilodeau), we were all in bed the entire day, the first day of practice,” said junior guard Skyy Clark. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Kobe Johnson scans the court. Johnson had a career day Saturday, with 15 points, 13 rebounds, six assists, four steals and a block in UCLA men’s basketball’s 24-point defeat of Penn State. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)


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