Wednesday, May 13

Men’s basketball to welcome students on court in first-ever preseason showcase

The Bruins may have played behind closed doors Saturday, but they’ll be in the spotlight come Wednesday night. UCLA men’s basketball will be hosting its first-ever preseason showcase at Pauley Pavilion on Wednesday, consisting of a 5-on-5 scrimmage and several player-versus-student events. Read more...

Photo: Freshman guard/forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. was a four-star recruit coming out of high school. Coach Mick Cronin attempted to convince Jaquez Jr. to play for him at Cincinnati before the wing committed to UCLA in May 2018 – 11 months before Cronin came to Westwood himself. (Ashley Kenney/Daily Bruin)


Where are they now? A look at where former Bruins are playing this NBA season

With the start of the NBA regular season, Daily Bruin assistant Sports editor Jason Maikis decided to check in with the former Bruins who now represent 11 teams in the league. Read more...

Photo: Point guard Lonzo Ball will enter his first season with the New Orleans Pelicans, joined by fellow Bruin Jrue Holiday, rookie Zion Williamson and guard JJ Redick. (Daily Bruin file photo)


Women’s tennis takes titles in Bruin-dominated ITA Regional Championships

UCLA returned home to the Los Angeles Tennis Center for a pair of all-Bruin finals. Eight Bruins participated in the ITA Southwest Regional Championship held in San Diego from Thursday through Monday. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior No. 9 Jada Hart played in only singles this week, and advanced to the final of the ITA Southwest Regional Championship, where she lost an all-Bruin final to freshman Abbey Forbes 7-6(3), 6-2. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


UCLA men’s golf junior Eddy Lai claims 1st collegiate victory, team lands in 5th

Eddy Lai emerged victorious for the first time as a Bruin. After sharing a tie for 22nd at even par through round one, the UCLA men’s golf junior shot 7-under over the final two days to finish with a 7-under 209 at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational. Read more...

Photo: Junior Eddy Lai tied for first place at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate Invitational on Sunday, finishing with a 77-under 209. The solo win was Lai’s first for UCLA men’s golf, and his score helped the Bruins to a fifth-place finish. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)


Men’s tennis players concede 5 singles matches to USC at Malibu tournament

The Trojans had the Bruins’ number in Malibu. UCLA men’s tennis sent six players to compete in the ITA Regional Championships at the Ralphs-Straus Tennis Center in Malibu from Thursday through Sunday, yet no Bruin earned a spot in the final. Read more...

Photo: Senior Ben Goldberg advanced to the round of 16 for UCLA men’s tennis at the ITA Regional Championships in Malibu. Goldberg was forced to withdraw in that round due to a minor injury concern – he was one of two Bruins to do so this weekend. (Andy Bao/Daily Bruin)


Women’s volleyball notches 1 win, 1 loss at games in Oregon

After dropping their first game of the weekend, the Bruins were at risk of falling to another conference foe two days later. Despite both of its opponents having losing records coming into the weekend, UCLA women’s volleyball (10-7, 5-3 Pac-12) was swept by Oregon (6-11, 2-6) on Friday night and was pushed to five sets by Oregon State (8-11, 2-6) on Sunday, before pulling out the win. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s volleyball redshirt sophomore middle blocker Emily Ryan (right) collected a career-high in blocks and kills versus Oregon State, with seven blocks and 11 kills. The Bruins defeated the Beavers in five sets Sunday afternoon. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Cross country races against top-ranked teams at Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational

This post was updated Oct. 20 at 11:58 p.m. The Bruins ran alongside over 200 runners and two-thirds of the top-ranked teams in the nation. UCLA cross country competed at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitation in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday, with the No. Read more...

Photo: Junior Christina Rice and the women of UCLA cross country placed 33rd overall out of 36 teams at the Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational on Friday. Rice finished 48th – the best time for the women. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)