Mick Cronin is familiar with improbable postseason runs. The Bruins’ coach is just three years removed from following a first-round exit in the Pac-12 tournament with the second First Four to Final Four run in March Madness history. Read more...
Photo: Junior guard Lazar Stefanovic looks for a pass during a game against Oregon State on Feb. 1. (Shane Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
Six different Bruins fell prey to the Lions on Monday afternoon. UCLA men’s tennis (6-3) had its six-game winning streak snapped by No. 6 Columbia (10-2) in a 6-1 decision Monday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Aadarsh Tripathi leaps sideways for a forehand serve. Following an opening game loss, Tripathi has maintained an undefeated record through this season. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin)
Waving a final farewell to its longtime conference, No. 5 seed UCLA men’s basketball (15-16, 10-10 Pac-12) will battle No. 12 seed Oregon State (13-18, 5-15) in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament Wednesday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA men’s basketball line up before a game. The Bruins’ finished their regular season .500 in conference play, handing them the No. 5 seed in the upcoming Pac-12 tournament. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
The stars realigned for Alex Irvine. After falling twice on bars, the freshman was taken out of the lineups for an entire month. Saturday, with sophomore Selena Harris and junior Emma Malabuyo unavailable, Irvine reentered UCLA gymnastics’ bars lineups. Read more...
Photo: Freshman Alex Irvine raises both of her hands for a high five. Irvine set a career-high on bars, with a 9.900 at Arizona State in Tempe. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
This post was updated March 13 at 10:04 p.m. The conference’s best defender resides in Westwood, again. UCLA men’s basketball sophomore forward/center Adem Bona won Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year on Tuesday morning, marking his second conference award after earning Freshman of the Year last season. Read more...
Photo: Forward/center Adem Bona tips the ball on a block during UCLA men’s basketball’s game against Saint Francis. The sophomore had 57 blocks in his Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year-winning season this year. (Eden Yu/Daily Bruin staff)
The multiverse is a theory that explains the existence of other universes beyond the observable one. In another universe, guard Sebastian Mack is playing at Florida State. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Sebastian Mack (left) lifts the ball while freshman guard/forward Brandon Williams dribbles (right). The two have become the most frequent freshman starters for UCLA men’s basketball this season, with Mack earning a nod in 28 games and Williams in 12. (Photos by (left to right) Joseph Jimenez/Daily Bruin senior staff, Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor. Photo illustration by Mikayla Kwok/Daily Bruin)
Coach John Savage laid out the road map to finish games before the season even began. Right-handers painted the path. Freshman Luke Rodriguez, junior Nate Leibold and sophomore Cody Delvecchio were to emerge from the bullpen with graduate student Rashad Ruff waiting in the wings to close out the game. Read more...
Photo: Freshman first baseman Mulivai Levu gets ready to hit a pitch at Jackie Robinson Stadium. (Xiang Li/Daily Bruin)
