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Guess that SI article had an impact on Ben Howland and he’s now out to prove what a disciplinarian he is. The UCLA coach benched center Josh Smith for the first half of the team’s Pac-12 tournament game against USC Wednesday for missing …
These must be trying times for sports enthusiasts. As if the rising cost of peanuts wasn’t bad enough, there is plenty of talk about how coaches are offering bounties to free your team of its star players. And, here I thought, bounties went out with …
Reeves Nelson already had a bad reputation for being kicked off the UCLA basketball team for poor behavior, but what remained of it was shredded by a damning article published in Sports Illustrated this week. Reeves reacted swiftly and hired a lawyer …
Sports Illustrated did in one article what Ben Howland could not accomplish in three years: hold Reeves Nelson accountable for being a jerk. SI exposed Nelson for being a bully who injured teammates during practice, fought them, and intimidated them, …
SI spent a few months interviewing players to write an article about the struggles of the UCLA basketball program the past few seasons. The article was hyped as an “expose,” but it turned out to be nothing more than a strong historical …
It was 1995. I can remember watching those precious few seconds tick away as Tyus Edney drove the length of the floor against Missouri in the Final Four. For some reason, I watched the end of the game in Solvang, California, apparently a dose of …
Things are not looking up for the UCLA men’s basketball team. Their last two losses — in fairness — came against ranked opponents, but a 1-4 start is not exactly what the Bruins were hoping for to kick off the 2011-2012 season. To …
UCLA lost its season opener to Loyola Marymount on Friday night, 69-58. What was already a difficult loss for the nation’s 17th-ranked team to stomach was made worse by a bonehead tweet from center Joshua Smith. According the the L.A. Times, …
UCLA’s basketball team secured a commitment from point guard recruit Kyle Anderson Monday in a move that bolsters the team’s future outlook. Anderson is a 2012 recruit and he joins Jordan Adams and Dominic Artis in what is supposedly …
UCLA is renovating Pauley Pavilion and part of the proposed changes with the new arena include the student section getting moved. Instead of being courtside, the new student section was set to be moved behind one of the baskets. The athletic …
UCLA appears poised to land its third transfer from North Carolina in less than a year, only the latest one comes with controversy. Bruin Report Online reported that Larry Drew II enrolled in UCLA for the spring quarter which began on Monday, joining …
UCLA may have lost to Washington on Thursday and finished second in the Pac-10, but their 22-9 season and 13-5 conference record was still a welcome surprise for all Bruins fans. Think about it — this team started off the year 3-4 and after the …
UCLA pulled off a huge, emotional win on Saturday beating Arizona 71-49 in the final game at Pauley Pavilion before it undergoes renovations. The Bruins boat-raced the Wildcats, going up by double-digits and blowing them out in the second half. …
UCLA is working on a search to determine where the men’s basketball team will play its home games next season. The athletic department raised enough money for Pauley Pavilion to undergo renovations that will keep the team from playing its home …
Ed Note: be sure to check the statistical analysis at the bottom UCLA basketball has only had three losing seasons since 1948. The writer of this post was in school for two of the three, attending UCLA from ’01-’05. That 60-59 stretch was …
This week is a monstrous week for UCLA basketball. The Bruins are 14-7, 6-3 and ranked third in conference play, and trying to earn a spot into the NCAA tournament. A non-conference win over BYU helps the Bruins’ case for a bid, but beyond that …
