In last year's Wooden Classic, the UCLA men's basketball team grinded out a close victory against Penn in its first game without then-junior Reeves Nelson, who had been dismissed from the team earlier in the week. Read more...

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With two veterans gone, freshman guard Shabazz Muhammad and the team’s other rookies will have to step up if UCLA hopes to defeat San Diego State.

Justin Brezhnev has a distinct dream. With tears in his eyes, he will stare up into a blur of red, white and blue as the American flag is raised. Read more...

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Justin Brezhnev, a third-year communication studies student, is an elite international competitor in the martial art of SAMBO. He is currently in Russia, representing the U.S. and UCLA at the World Cup among students. His father, Boris Brezhnev, is his coach who introduced him to the sport.

The smiles on the faces of the UCLA men's basketball players weren't insincere, but it was clear that something was missing. Read more...

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Freshman guard Kyle Anderson and the UCLA men’s basketball team were able to ignore the loss of two players this week, Josh Smith and Tyler Lamb, to beat Cal State Northridge.