Ike Anigbogu was pumped. Last year, the five-star recruit from Centennial High School had just watched UCLA upset then-No. 1 Kentucky in front of a packed Pauley Pavilion before the student section stormed the court. Read more...
Photo: (Valeree Catangay/Daily Bruin)
The last two years that the UCLA men’s water polo team was in the NCAA Tournament, it had a relatively easy path to the championship game. Read more...
Photo: All that’s left in the 2016 men’s water polo season for redshirt senior center Alec Zwaneveld and No. 2 UCLA are two games in one of the sport’s biggest spotlights – the NCAA Tournament, where the Bruins are looking to earn a third straight and UCLA’s 114th national championship. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
This post was updated Nov. 30 at 10:30 p.m. Sandwiched in between winning the Wooden Legacy championship and a date with No. 1 Kentucky, No. 11 UCLA men’s basketball (8-0) still had to take care of business at home. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Isaac Hamilton paced the Bruins with 27 points, including shooting 7-for-12 from beyond the arc. UCLA finished the game shooting 48 percent from 3-point range. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Steve Alford was worried that UCLA would let its guard down to UC Riverside. The Bruins came out and immediately alleviated any of Alford’s concern about the men’s basketball team’s focus with a 42-27 lead over the Highlanders at halftime. Read more...
Photo: Junior center Thomas Welsh led the Bruins with 10 points and eight rebounds, including eight of the team’s first 13 points. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The next test for undefeated UCLA will be to avoid the classic trap game. The men’s basketball team just played three games in four days to win the Wooden Legacy championship this past Sunday. Read more...
Photo: Before senior guard Isaac Hamilton and the UCLA team face off against Kentucky, they’ll take on UC Riverside on Wednesday night. The Bruins are coming off a win against Texas A&M to clinch the Wooden Legacy championship. (Hannah Ye/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The dust is settled. Nothing but the NCAA Tournament remains in the 2016 men’s water polo season, and there’s less than a week on the clock until the biggest game of the year for whoever makes the show. Read more...
Taking a break from school with a trip to Cancun, Mexico, and a basketball tournament nearly guarantees to be a spectacular time. However, the Bruins’ last day abroad was all that much sweeter after their performance during the days prior. Read more...
Photo: Forward Monique Billings had a career day, leading UCLA to a victory over Iowa in the Cancun Challenge. The junior scored a career-high 27 points while pulling down four rebounds. (Jennifer Hu/Daily Bruin staff)
