Oregon’s Richard Amardi stood with his heels barely in the restricted area, his hands resting just above his waistline, while Norman Powell dribbled furiously across the floor. Read more...
Photo: Norman Powell has served as both leader and energizer for the Bruins in his first year under coach Steve Alford. (Lexy Atmore/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Racing up and down the basketball court, Nirra Fields is at home – it’s her place of solace. It’s been there to give her a place to escape the struggles of living in a family with a single mother who could not always provide for her seven children in the suburbs of Montreal, Quebec. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Nirra Fields uprooted her life and left her family in Canada for a better opportunity to follow her passion for basketball in the United States. (Agnijita Kumar/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Things appeared to be looking up for UCLA men’s basketball. Three days prior, the Bruins stormed back to earn a last-minute, two-point win over the defending Pac-12 champion Oregon. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Jordan Adams has seen his scoring numbers dip since Pac-12 play began. (Tim Bradbury/Daily Bruin senior staff)
Kyle Anderson is in the midst of a historic season for UCLA men’s basketball. The sophomore guard/forward, averaging 15.1 points, 8.7 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game, is on pace to be the first UCLA player since Bill Walton in 1974 to finish the year averaging at least 10 points, five rebounds and five assists. Read more...
As UCLA men’s basketball heads into its second matchup against Colorado Thursday night at Pauley Pavilion, it faces the same team it saw a month ago but with a very different storyline. Read more...
Photo: In his first full year as a starter, junior guard Norman Powell is one of three UCLA men’s basketball players to average double figures in scoring with 11.7 points per game. (Erin Ng | Daily Bruin senior staff)
John Speraw isn’t in the business of making bold statements. When the UCLA men’s volleyball coach heaps praise onto an opposing player, he means it. After watching Long Beach State outside hitter Taylor Crabb slam 29 kills in a four-set win over the Bruins Wednesday night at Pauley Pavilion, Speraw put the volleyball world on notice. Read more...
Photo: Senior outside hitter Gonzalo Quiroga, senior middle blocker Spencer Rowe and freshman outside hitter Jackson Bantle attempt to block a Long Beach State kill attempt. The Bruins held the 49ers to a .286 hitting percentage, but still lost 3-1. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin)
After a long and difficult journey, reaching the top of the mountain is an elating feeling, but it’s also a fleeting one. Last season ended with the UCLA baseball players defying expectations and reaching the summit, where they formed their own mountainous dog pile as they hoisted the NCAA championship trophy. Read more...
Photo: UCLA baseball won the NCAA title last season, but its path to repeating that feat this year is full of potential roadblocks. (Daily Bruin file photo)
