Tuesday, June 24

Jalen Hill announces departure from UCLA men’s basketball program

INDIANAPOLIS — One of the few missing pieces from the Bruins’ Final Four run won’t be taking the court again. Redshirt junior forward/center Jalen Hill stepped away from UCLA men’s basketball in February because of undisclosed personal reasons, and according to an initial report by Bruin Report Online on Monday that was later confirmed Tuesday by Hill on Instagram, he will be stepping away from the sport for good. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt junior forward/center Jalen Hill started 40 games for UCLA men’s basketball over three active seasons, but he has decided to step away from the game and the team. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Un-Connon Opinions: Despite Final Four loss, men’s basketball is primed for future success

INDIANAPOLIS — Nobody ever wants to end the season with a loss. After all, that means you didn’t come out on top and win a championship – every team’s goal at the start of every campaign. Read more...

Photo: UCLA men’s basketball made an unexpected run to the Final Four after making the tournament as one of the last four teams selected. Despite bowing out in the semifinal, the Bruins were praised by fans and alumni. (Courtesy of Jamie Schwaberow/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)


Students gather in Westwood following men’s basketball’s loss in Final Four game

This post was updated April 4 at 4:02 p.m. Following UCLA men’s basketball’s last-second loss in the NCAA tournament, hundreds of UCLA students rushed to the streets to express discontent with the loss and celebrate UCLA’s season. Read more...

Photo: After No. 11 seed UCLA men’s basketball’s last-second defeat by No. 1 Gonzaga, students gathered in Westwood to celebrate the Bruins’ season. At least one person was detained. (Lauren Man/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA men’s basketball finishes run in Final Four with last-second loss to Gonzaga

This post was updated April 3 at 9:41 p.m. INDIANAPOLIS — Heart. Break. City. The phrase was synonymous with the Bruins’ Sweet 16 comeback win over the Bulldogs 15 years ago. Read more...

Photo: No. 11 seed UCLA men’s basketball’s March Madness run came to an end Saturday after No. 1 seed Gonzaga guard Jalen Suggs hit a half-court 3-pointer as the overtime clock ran out. Four Bruins scored at least 14 points in the buzzer-beating loss. (Photo by Trevor Brown Jr/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)




Press Pass: An inside look at covering March Madness as a student journalist

This post was updated April 3 at 3:52 p.m. INDIANAPOLIS — As I was driving home from the Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas three weeks ago, I thought I had covered the Bruins in person for the final time. Read more...

Photo: For the first time since the bracket expanded to 64 teams, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament took place entirely in one city, Indianapolis. Teams have been in bubble hotels with regular COVID-19 testing since arriving in mid-March. (Sam Connon/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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