Mick Cronin said he isn’t all too familiar with the UCLA-USC rivalry coming from the other side of the country, but he thinks he’s got the gist of it. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Chris Smith is UCLA men’s baketball’s leading scorer this season with 12.2 points per game through 15 appearances. Smith averaged 6.3 points per game last season. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Jaime Jaquez Jr. is no stranger to tough love. “I was coached by my dad – he was always super blunt and straightforward with me, so that’s something I’m used to,” said the freshman guard/forward prior to Wednesday’s practice. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 10 total points and hauled in eight total rebounds across his first six appearances with UCLA men’s basketball. In the Bruins’ nine games since, Jaquez is averaging 11.4 points and 7.1 rebounds per game. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Men’s BasketballJack Perez, assistant Sports editor Parity in college basketball has reached the Pac-12. Eight Pac-12 teams are tied after the first weekend of conference play. Read more...
Photo: (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated Jan. 8 at 10:19 p.m. Bruin fans have been told time and time again one thing when it comes to the men’s basketball team – this team is young and needs time to grow. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. (left) did not start in the first seven contests for UCLA men’s basketball but has seen his role steadily increase since the Maui Jim Maui Invitational in November. (Tanmay Shankar/Assistant Photo editor)
This post was updated Jan. 7 at 4:25 p.m. 2020 vision: As a new calendar year begins, the Daily Bruin Sports editors give their hottest takes about what could go down in the world of UCLA Athletics in 2020 – from coaching changes to championship teams. Read more...
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This post was updated Jan. 5 at 9:25 p.m. The Bruins won one-and-a-half games before failing to end their road trip with a perfect start to conference play. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Chris Smith led the Bruins in scoring and rebounding, with 22 points and seven boards in UCLA men’s basketball’s overtime loss to Washington State on Saturday. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin senior staff)
While they fell into foul trouble early, the Bruins’ defense kept them in the driver’s seat. UCLA men’s basketball (8-6, 1-0 Pac-12) leads Washington State (9-5, 0-1) 33-24 at halftime in Pullman. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Chris Smith led UCLA men’s basketball with 11 points in the first half against Washington State on Saturday. Smith has now scored in double figures in 11 of the Bruins’ 15 games this season. (MacKenzie Coffman/Daily Bruin senior staff)
