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Under head coach Mick Cronin, the UCLA Bruins are considered one of the best defensive teams in men's college basketball. In his first four seasons at UCLA, the defense has gotten the Bruins to a Final Four appearance, three consecutive Sweet Sixteen appearances, and a regular season Pac-12 conference championship in the 2022-2023 season. But even a good defensive team cannot win without help from the offense. The Bruins have struggled on offense this season and it caught up with them again...
The 2023-2024 season has been challenging for the UCLA Bruin's men's basketball team and head coach Mick Cronin. After three consecutive Sweet 16 post season appearances, which included a Final Four appearance in 2021, the Bruins have struggled to find themselves with a roster full of freshmen and sophomores, and not a lot of college basketball playing experience. Last Sunday at Pauley Pavilion, the Bruins seemed to find themselves, defeating the Washington Huskies, 73-61 to end a four-game...
No.2 UCLA beat USC and their freshman superstar Juju Watkins and crosstown rival No. 6 USC, 71-64, in front of a sold out Pauley Pavilion crowd handing the Trojans their first loss of the season. "I will boldly say that this was the hottest ticket in any sport male or female today in Southern California," UCLA coach Cori Close said. "That's saying something." The Bruins coming off of one of the toughest non-conference schedules in all of women's college basketball and it looks like it paid off....
In the heart of Los Angeles there was a player born with more than just skills. Juju Watkins was raised on grit and purpose. That same unwavering determination shone bright last Sunday, catching the attention of LeBron James and his daughter, Zhuri, who stuck around after watching Bronny James make his collegiate debut after suffering cardiac arrest in the summer. Watkins, the freshman phenom and the second-leading scorer in the nation, scored her season average 27 points in 28 minutes and...
UCLA senior Natalie Ramirez's best flight in the shot putt was 15.43m (50'-7.50") on 3/25 earlier this season. She broke her own record in her final meet at Drake Stadium on the UCLA campus when she launched a throw 16.95m (55'-7.25") to win the competition against USC. Unfortunately USC women beat the Bruins 88-75 but the UCLA men beat the Trojans 88-70 in the annual dual meet last Sunday....
UCLA junior Jaylen Clark has been selected as one of 10 semifinalists for this season's Naismith Men's Defensive Player of the Year Award, as announced on Tuesday by the Atlanta Tipoff Club. Clark, a 6-foot-5 guard from Riverside, Calif., is the only player from the Pac-12 Conference listed among the 10 semifinalist candidates for the defensive award. Clark has been a vital part of the Bruins' Pac-12 Championship team this season, averaging 13.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and a Pac-12-leading 2.57 steals per game. He has played in 28 of the Bruins'...
After one of the most amazing NCAA basketball tournament runs in years, the UCLA Bruins fell in a heartbreaking loss to Gonzaga in overtime on a Hail Mary buzzer beater, 93-90. That left all Bruins fans wishing for another shot at the NCAA men's basketball championship. Last week, Johnny Juzang granted that wish by deciding to drop out of the NBA draft and return for another season in Westwood. Juzang posted on Twitter, "Going through the process has been an amazing experience. I was blessed to...
It is understandable if this season is looking a lot like last season for UCLA Bruin coach Mick Cronin. In his second season as the men's head basketball coach, Cronin has his team in position to win the Pac-12 regular season title with wins over on Oregon in Eugene last Wednesday night and in the regular season finale against USC on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion. The Bruins are currently 13-4 in conference play, a half a game ahead of both the Oregon Ducks at 12-4 and the USC Trojans at 13-5. Las...
High school senior Dominique Darius has enrolled early at UCLA and has joined the women's basketball team's active roster, The Michael Price UCLA Women's Head Basketball Coach Cori Close announced Monday. Darius originally signed her national letter of intent to play for the Bruins on Nov. 13. "Dominique is the total package – athletic, versatile, great leader, competitive, driven, high character, and has a high basketball IQ," said Close. "We are so fortunate to have her. She fills a huge need for our backcourt depth. Athletically, she is r...
The Pac-12 Conference has been known as the conference of champions and for the most part, has lived up to the nickname. Well, except in football and basketball, where the conference has struggled in the past decade. But some recent developments in the Pac-12 have given supporters of Pac-12 basketball some hope that the conference may have turned the corner. The 2019-2020 Pac-12 basketball season was a success for the Pac-12, even though the conference was unable to finish the season due to the...
The UCLA women's basketball team is currently 22-3 and ranked No.8 in the nation but as good as they are there is something missing. Their tallest players are 6-4 and 6-2, and both of those players are freshmen who don't get a lot of playing time. The Bruins have a quick team but when they play taller teams in the Pac-12 Tournament and the NCAA Tournament they might have matchup problems. The two teams ahead of the Bruins in the Pac-12 standings both have taller teams. Oregon has one 6-4...
The second half of the Pac-12 season can make or break the UCLA and USC men's and women's basketball seasons. The UCLA women are in the best position to stumble and still make it to the NCAA Tournament but they still want continue to play at a high level to get a high seed in NCAA's. The UCLA and USC women and the UCLA and USC men started the second half of the Pac-12 season last week and excluding the UCLA women the other teams have to win games if they expect to make it to the NCAA...
The UCLA baseball and softball teams are ranked No. 1 in the latest college polls. Add to that list the Bruins No. 1 ranked beach volleyball team and the Bruins are riding high in the spring despite the recent admissions scandal that included the UCLA soccer coach. The softball team is 32-1 and they travel to Arizona State for a three game series against the Sun Devils on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. They return home on April 12, 13 and 14 against Oregon. The softball team is a fun team to...
Long Beach State University and UCLA played one of the most electrifying men’s volleyball games in NCAA history last Saturday inside UCLA’s Pauley Pavilion in front of a crowd of 7,248. The Beach won the match 3 sets to 2. The NCAA championship match featured 33 tie scores and 12 lead changes. Long Beach was led by Kyle Ensing’s 20 kills, TJ DeFalco’s 18 kills and Josh Tuaniga’s 46 assists and five digs. Tuaniga, who is from Long Beach, was named the tournaments’ Most Valuable Player. His...
Tevian Jones, a four-star recruit in the 2018 college basketball recruiting class, has committed to play at Illinois next season. The 6'6 small forward out of Culver City, California, announced his decision on Twitter after being pursued by many top schools. Illinois extended a scholarship offer to Top-100 guard Tevian Jones, Scout.com national analyst Evan Daniels reports. The 6-foot-5 Culver City guard ranks No. 98 in the 247 Sports Composite rankings He's considered the 10th-best prospect in...
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The NCAA is at it again. USC men’s basketball team takes second place in the Pac-12 regular season and second place in the one and done Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas last week and that’s not good enough to make the NCAA Tournament. The Trojans finished the regular season 23-11 despite losing one of their best players before the season started due to an FBI investigation. They played the season with several players in and out of the lineup because of injuries and they still advanced to the Pac...
It’s that time of the year. Its win are go home for a lot of teams and it’s no different for UCLA and USC men’s basketball. If both teams expect to make it to the 2018 NCAA Division I Tournament they need to win games in this week’s Pac-12 Tournament in Las Vegas. The tournament starts on Thursday for both teams. The No. 4 seeded Bruins will take on the winner of last Wednesdays’ game against California and Stanford at 12 p.m. and the No 2 seeded Trojans will play the winner of the Oregon an...
The UCLA Bruins and the USC Trojans basketball teams will battle each other Friday, Saturday and Monday. The women will play Friday night and Monday night. The men will clash on Saturday afternoon. All three Pac-12 games will have league implications. The women’s game on Friday will start at 8 p.m. and will be played at Pauley Pavilion on the UCLA campus. Their Monday contest will be play at the Galen Center on the USC campus at 6 p.m. The men’s game will start at 3 p.m. and UCLA will be the...
At the beginning of the season the UCLA men were the surprise team of college basketball. An early season win over Kentucky in December was the highlight of a pre-season schedule that saw the Bruins win 11 out of their first 14 games. Now the Bruins are currently 13-7 overall and 4-4 in the Pac-12. At press time UCLA had lost three games in a row and on Saturday they face one of the hottest teams in the Pac-12 when the take on Stanford at home at 7:30 p.m. One of the main reasons for UCLA’s d...
Pac-12 basketball swings into high gear this weekend when UCLA and USC men’s and women’s basketball teams play important games. All four teams are competing for an opportunity to either win a regular season league championship, get a top seed in the Pac-12 Tournament and an invitation to the NCAA Tournament. UCLA men are currently in first place in the Pac-12 with a record of 3-1 and an overall record of 12-4. On Saturday, January 13, they play Colorado at home at 7:30 p.m. Next Thursday the...
Trojan senior setter Remi Meyer-Whalley has 249 assists to lead USC in 2017. USC plays a home match at the Galen Center on Sunday, September 24 at 1 p.m. against Pac-12 rival Oregon. On Saturday, September 30 they play another home match against Washington State at 1 p.m.The Trojans are currently ranked No. 21 nationally and have a record of 8-3....
Fourth-year USC men’s basketball head coach Andy Enfield, who has guided the Trojans to back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths and the most victories in a season in program history, has had his contract extended through the 2023 season, USC athletic director Lynn Swann announced. “With Andy Enfield as our head coach we have built consistency and stability in our men’s basketball program,” said Swann. “Extending Andy’s contract will allow that consistency and stability to continue. “The record-setting season we just had is proof that Andy has estab...
When it comes down to what is your favorite local college sports season, spring should be at the top of the list. March Madness for men and women, baseball, softball, womens gymnastics, mens and womens track and field and mens volleyball all swing into high gear starting in February. For UCLA and USC last weekend was a perfect example of exciting sporting events on both campuses and exhilarating television viewing. Both of the schools mens basketball teams were playing in the national spotlight...
Four local college basketball teams punched their ticket to the 2017 NCAA Tournament that started this week. Both the UCLA men’s and women’s teams are dancing along with the USC men’s team and Long Beach State’s women’s team. The No. 11 seeded USC men started tournament play last Wednesday with a play in game against Providence. If they win that game they will face the No. 6 seeded Southern Methodist in the first round on Friday in Tulsa Oklahoma at 12 p.m. The No. 3 seeded UCLA men’s tea...
