The fog of mediocrity was inescapable. It didn’t just approach and recede with season’s passing – it engulfed the Bruins from the moment it descended upon them. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Dylan Andrews (left) walks off the court as coach Mick Cronin (right) stands behind him. In his last 10 games, Andrews averaged 16.7 points per game, capped off by 31- and 24-point outings in the conference tournament. (Ella Greenberg Winnick/Daily Bruin staff)
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)
Question marks have surrounded both UCLA men’s basketball and No. 7 UCLA women’s basketball since before either of their seasons started. As the former enters the last two games of its regular season and the latter prepares for a conference tournament featuring five other ranked teams, some of those questions still linger. Read more...
Photo: Images of UCLA men’s and women’s basketball players fill the silhouettes of coaches Cori Close (left) and Mick Cronin (right). (Helen Quach/Design director)
Every coach’s dream is to build a dynasty program. A one-and-done national championship win is worthy of hype, but most times, it’s the dynasty programs – the ones with the iconic coaches, top recruiting classes and a brand that lives beyond the ones that wear it – that cut down the nets. Read more...
Photo: University of Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma, UCLA coach Cori Close, Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer and South Carolina coach Dawn Staley are pictured. (Photo by Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor, Jeremy Chen/Photo editor, courtesy of UConn athletics. Photo illustration by Julia Chen/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 29 at 11:08 p.m. UCLA women’s tennis (4-3) commences Pac-12 play for the last time against USC (7-3) on Friday afternoon. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s tennis stands while on a break. The Bruins will have their first conference matchup against the Trojans on Friday. (Tszshan Huang/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated Feb. 21 at 9:33 p.m. Selena Harris doesn’t feel pressure. Need a perfect 10 to clinch a trip to nationals? Boom – she’ll stick it. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore Selena Harris screams after recording her third perfect 10 of her career on vault against Utah at Pauley Pavilion. (Jeremy Chen/Photo editor)
This post was updated Feb. 15 at 8:52 p.m. DeShaun Foster made it clear he wanted to be a Bruin before even taking the stage Tuesday morning. Read more...
Photo: New UCLA football coach DeShaun Foster (left) smiles and dabs his eyes at his introductory press conference Tuesday while athletic director Martin Jarmond (right) gestures toward Foster. (Felicia Keller/Daily Bruin senior staff)
