Read the Daily Bruin’s season preview for both men’s and women’s basketball. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Aaron Holiday looks to make an immediate impact for the Bruins, as his speed and athleticism are reminiscent of recent graduate Norman Powell. (Courtesy of Don Liebig/UCLA)desk?
A custom-designed horse trail in Chatsworth, California leads up to Sierra Canyon School, a private institution graced by hundreds of trees and, more notably, the children of celebrities like Britney Spears, Alec Baldwin and Will Smith. Read more...
Photo: Freshman guard Kennedy Burke has impressed her teammates with on-court prowess and off-court demeanor. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
During women’s basketball’s first exhibition game last week, the Bruins pummeled Vanguard to a degree not seen in years. When the team plays St. John’s on Friday evening, it should not be as easy. Read more...
Photo: Senior guard Nirra Fields scored a team-high 24 points in UCLA’s preseason exhibition victory over Vanguard last week in Pauley Pavilion. UCLA opens its regular season Friday night. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
The women’s basketball team makes great individual plays, but that’s not enough for coach Cori Close. In Sunday’s 113-42 win over Vanguard, sophomore guard Jordin Canada had six steals and freshman forward Ashley Hearn had eight rebounds, but those individual efforts aren’t the only things Close is looking for. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Monique Billings said that setting screens and putting her teammates in position to score will help contribute to more teamwork on court. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
The student section was largely barren during women’s basketball’s season-opening exhibition game against Vanguard Sunday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion. Students may have been studying for midterms, nursing Halloween hangovers or merely expecting a blowout, which, in retrospect, was a correct assumption as the UCLA women’s basketball team cruised to a 113-42 victory. Read more...
Photo: The Bruins routed the Vanguard Lions 113-42 in an exhibition game. Senior guard Nirra Fields led UCLA team with 24 points. (Keila Mayberry/Daily Bruin staff)
Over the course of the past year, the UCLA women’s basketball team has seen a stream of victories come its way. First, the Bruins won the Women’s National Invitation Tournament title, then, over the summer, a pair of players won gold medals at the international level. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Jordin Canada returns to Pauley after winning a gold medal for the U.S. at the World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea
UCLA broke ground Thursday on two facilities that members of the athletic department vow will change the course of three prominent school sport programs: football and men’s and women’s basketball. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close, men’s basketball coach Steve Alford, Athletic Director Dan Guerrero, donor Casey Wasserman and football coach Jim Mora broke ground on two new athletic facilities. Thursday (Owen Emerson/Daily Bruin senior staff)
