This post was updated Jan. 27 at 10:24 p.m. Andy Banachowski was the UCLA women’s volleyball head coach for all but two seasons between 1965 and 2009 – coaching his first three campaigns as a student at UCLA and athlete on the men’s team. Read more...
Photo: Former UCLA women’s volleyball coach Alfee Reft walks on the sideline. Reft left UCLA to pursue professional opportunities. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)
UCLA is one of the best sports schools in the nation. The Bruins have taken home 12 NCAA titles since 2016 and 16 since 2013. Only Stanford has more NCAA titles. Read more...
Photo: The Rose Bowl is pictured. (Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff)
Once is an accident. Twice is a coincidence. Thrice is a pattern. But what does it mean when it happens 14 times? That is the number of national championships UCLA men’s water polo has won, which accounts for over 10% of UCLA’s 125 NCAA titles. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo smiles for a group picture around the 2025 national championship trophy. (Michael Gallagher/Assistant Photo editor)
The modern sports fan hive mind lacks a backbone. The spineless creature operates on pure emotion in place of a brain. When things are good, things are perfect – happiness is deserved, hope is everlasting and both the people and processes that made success happen in the first place could never do anything wrong. Read more...
Photo: UCLA football head coach Bob Chesney talks to the media Tuesday. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
The Reft era has been characterized by ups and downs. Coach Alfee Reft had mustered a 32-27 overall record with no postseason appearances before the start of the 2025 season. Read more...
Photo: Coach Alfee Reft sits in the middle of a team huddle. (Vanessa Man/Daily Bruin)
No. 2 seed UCLA (24-2, 5-1 MPSF) will have the opportunity to protect the national title starting Friday at Avery Aquatic Center in Palo Alto, California. Read more...
Photo: UCLA men’s water polo stands by the pool during a match. (Ruby Galbraith/Daily Bruin)
Michigan vs. Ohio State. Duke vs. North Carolina. Yankees vs. Red Sox. Bears vs. Packers. Ali vs. Frazier. Some rivalries remain timeless. You can’t think of Duke basketball without thinking of UNC, the Cameron Crazies, Roy Williams and everything in between. Read more...
Photo: Redshirt sophomore quarterback Nico Iamaleava holds the ball and prepares to throw it downfield.(Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)
