After a delayed start because of the COVID-19 pandemic, UCLA Athletics had quite a year full of big moments. Ranging from adding national championship No. 119 to its trophy case to a revival of a long-storied program to a Michelle Obama tweet, Daily Bruin Sports takes a look at the very best moments of the 2020-2021 year in UCLA sports. Read more...
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This post was updated May 31 at 8:11 p.m. With the deadline to enter the draft quickly approaching, the Bruins face losing their starting big. UCLA men’s basketball redshirt junior forward Cody Riley will test the waters of the NBA Draft while preserving his eligibility for next season, the program announced Friday. Read more...
Photo: After averaging 10 points and 5.4 rebounds as UCLA men’s basketball’s primary big man in the 2020-2021 season, redshirt junior forward Cody Riley is testing the waters of the NBA Draft. (David Rimer/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated April 20 at 1:52 p.m. UCLA’s Mr. March is one step closer to getting drafted in July. Rising junior guard Johnny Juzang announced Tuesday on social media that he is declaring for the 2021 NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility for UCLA men’s basketball. Read more...
Photo: Rising junior guard Johnny Juzang averaged 16 points per game for UCLA men’s basketball in the 2020-2021 season, including 137 points across the Bruins’ six March Madness games. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin staff)
The Bruins’ winning streak on the court stopped once the calendar flipped past March, but the success on the recruiting trail has only ramped up in April. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball picked up the commitment of Class of 2022 guard Dylan Andrews on Friday. The four-star recruit joins five-star guard Amari Bailey in coach Mick Cronin’s 2022 class. (Courtesy of Nick Lucero/Rivals.com)
This post was updated April 16 at 12:15 p.m. The first transfer coach Mick Cronin wooed to Westwood wound up being the leading scorer on a Final Four squad. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball will add Myles Johnson from Rutgers as a graduate transfer. After playing his high school basketball career in Southern California, the center is projected to be the tallest player on coach Mick Cronin’s roster in the 2021-2022 season. (Courtesy of Joe Robbins/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
Mick Cronin is extending his stay in Westwood just a little longer. After leading UCLA men’s basketball to its first Final Four since 2008, the coach has signed a two-year extension that will keep him locked up through the end of the 2026-2027 season. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s basketball extended coach Mick Cronin’s contract for an additional two years. After finishing up his second season in Westwood with a Final Four run, Cronin is now signed through 2027. (Photo by Trevor Brown Jr/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)
