This post was updated March 10 at 10:25 p.m. LAS VEGAS – It happened twice. A deadlocked game, one possession remaining with the ball in UCLA’s hand and a pair of seconds on the clock. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore forward Gabriela Jaquez, sophomore center Lauren Betts and sophomore forward Lina Sontag walk toward the sidelines. (Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor)
This post was updated March 8 at 12:18 a.m. LAS VEGAS – Utah coach Lynne Roberts implored her team to play harder and more inspired. “I can’t do it for you,” Roberts said after her squad’s Senior Night loss to Washington last weekend. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student guard Charisma Osborne pulls up for a jumper while two opponents guard her. Osborne had 12 points in the first half against Utah en route to her 16 point total. (Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor)
UCLA men’s basketball is preparing for its final two regular-season games – including its last Pac-12 rivalry game against No. 5 Arizona – and No. 7 UCLA women’s basketball is heading to Las Vegas for its last Pac-12 tournament. Read more...
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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)
UCLA women’s basketball (24-5, 13-5 Pac-12) will enter the 2024 Pac-12 tournament as the No. 3 seed – its highest seed in three years. The Bruins will travel to Las Vegas with a first-round bye and will face either No. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student guard Charisma Osborne, sophomore guard Kiki Rice, sophomore guard Londynn Jones, graduate student guard Camryn Brown and sophomore forward Christeen Iwuala sit on the bench. (Myka Fromm/Photo editor)
This post was updated March 5 at 10:10 p.m. A 14-game winning streak and their highest ranking in program history boosted the Bruins for over two months. Read more...
Photo: Coach Cori Close stands on the sidelines. Close has never won a Pac-12 Championship in her tenure as head coach at UCLA. (Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor)
