1. Shabazz Muhammad: 6 Reasons He Can Be a Better Freshman Than Anthony Davis

    In 2012, the NCAA was rocked by the presence of a 6'10" freshman with a 7'4" wingspan and a 4.7 block per game average. In 2013, the NCAA will prepare for a 6'6" freshman who is widely considered the next best player in the nation...

    Maxwell Ogden Written by Maxwell Ogden about 3 days ago 1,490 reads 7 comments

  2. Breaking Down UCLA's Travis Wear

    Travis Wear is the better of the two twins. At least, that’s what it seems like. Travis had a solid season, and though it wasn’t spectacular, he was pretty damn consistent all season...

    Jeff Carillo Written by Jeff Carillo about 4 days ago 19 reads 0 comments

  3. Shabazz, Anderson and Parker Make Parade's 2012 All-America Team

    UCLA basketball’s top-ranked recruiting class is at it again. Shabazz Muhammad , Kyle Anderson and Tony Parker have earned yet another recognition by their inclusion on a national list of the top prep basketball players...

    Jeff Carillo Written by Jeff Carillo about 4 days ago 45 reads 0 comments

  4. Will Kyle Anderson Be the Bruins' MVP?

    UCLA basketball has been through a tumultuous four years, with this last season being the peak (considering the infamous Sports Illustrated article on the UCLA basketball program)....

    Jeff Carillo Written by Jeff Carillo about 4 days ago 21 reads 0 comments

  5. Washington Lands Top-50 Guard Nigel Williams-Goss

    Washington is heavily involved with several high-level prospects in the class of 2013, and the Huskies landed their first commitment on Wednesday. Nigel Williams-Goss, a 6-foot-3 guard from Findlay Prep (Nev...

    Jeff Carillo Written by Jeff Carillo about 4 days ago 52 reads 0 comments

  6. Reeves Nelson, Drew Gordon Respond to SI UCLA Expose Differently

    Two of the players who came off worst in last February's Sports Illustrated exposé about disciplinary issues in the UCLA basketball program are seeking to repair their reputations in entirely different ways...

    Jeff Carillo Written by Jeff Carillo about 11 days ago 55 reads 0 comments

  7. Bruins Earn High Billing in Sporting News' Top 25

    We could have given you a preseason top 25 for the next college basketball season on the day after the Final Four ended. The Kentucky Wildcats had five starters scheduled to return...

    Jeff Carillo Written by Jeff Carillo about 11 days ago 108 reads 0 comments

  8. Reeves Nelson Files Defamation Suit over Sports Illustrated's UCLA Story

    SI's big UCLA expose came...and went. George Dohrmann (who won a Pulitzer for his coverage of academic fraud at Minnesota, a real scandal) painted a picture of a dysfunctional Bruins program, but there wasn't any there there...

    Dan Steckenberg Written by Dan Steckenberg about 11 days ago 49 reads 0 comments

  9. UCLA Basketball: Who's the Most Important Recruit, Shabazz, Anderson or Parker?

    UCLA turned in the biggest surprise of the recruiting season, landing one of the nation’s most impressive classes in spite of its rocky 2011-12 performance...

    Thad Novak Written by Thad Novak about 12 days ago 2,602 reads 4 comments

  10. St. Ignatius Junior Stephen Domingo Spurns UCLA, Commits to Georgetown

    Junior basketball standout Stephen Domingo has announced that he will play for Georgetown University in his freshman year of college, starting in the fall of 2013...

    Jeff Carillo Written by Jeff Carillo about 13 days ago 101 reads 0 comments

  11. UCLA Basketball: Broken Down, Featuring Norman Powell

    UCLA is pretty thin at the point guard position, and we haven’t had a good one since Russell Westbrook jammed in 2008 for the NBA. Jerime Anderson, UCLA’s main point guard for the past few seasons, didn’t live up to expectations...

    Jeff Carillo Written by Jeff Carillo about 13 days ago 63 reads 0 comments

  12. Former UCLA Great Elected to Bruins' HOF

    Former Bruins basketball player Jack Hirsch will be inducted to UCLA's Athletics Hall of Fame Class of 2012 later this year.....

    Jeff Carillo Written by Jeff Carillo about 13 days ago 11 reads 0 comments

  13. Family Urges Public to Join Weekend Search for Missing Executive

    The family of missing 20th Century Fox executive Gavin Smith is asking the public to search for him this weekend, according to the Smiths' public relations counselor, Howard Bragman...

    Jeff Carillo Written by Jeff Carillo about 17 days ago 40 reads 0 comments

  14. Of Interest: UA Men's Basketball Signs 3 More Recruits

    University of Arizona men's basketball coach Sean Miller announced this week that Matt Korcheck, Mark Lyons and T.J. McConnell have signed paperwork to attend the school and play basketball...

    Jeff Carillo Written by Jeff Carillo about 18 days ago 38 reads 0 comments

  15. Debate: Which UCLA Recruit Has the Biggest Impact in 2012?

    Jump into the Debate and have your say. Agree with someone's comment? Vote for it to make the Debate Highlights section. Disagree with a comment? Reply and voice your opinion...

    Debate Desk Written by Debate Desk about 18 days ago 1,001 reads 3 comments

  16. Shabazz Muhammad: 3 Reasons He Saved Ben Howland's Job at UCLA

    The UCLA Bruins' basketball program has been in turmoil in recent years and their struggles on and off the court have been thoroughly documented , only adding to their strife...

    Kyle Ramos Written by Kyle Ramos about 18 days ago 1,300 reads 5 comments

  17. College Basketball: The 10 Most Important Freshman for Next Season

    We all know that the success of college basketball programs largely depends on the quality of the freshman class that is brought in...

    Kyle O'Connor Written by Kyle O'Connor about 24 days ago 1,373 reads 3 comments

  18. Profiling Kyle Anderson

    The 6-foot-8 Anderson ended an illustrious high school career by averaging 14.7 points, 6.5 rebounds, 4.7 assists and two blocks and winning another state title as a senior at St. Anthony in Jersey City...

    Jeff Carillo Written by Jeff Carillo about 25 days ago 88 reads 0 comments

  19. UCLA, Howland Feeling Fantastic with the "Fab 4" Recruiting Class

    Talk about a Spring wake-up call. This past March, Bruins men's head basketball coach Ben Howland was raked over the coals in a Sports Illustrated article calling him a hands-off coach that lost complete control of his team and the program...

    Jeff Carillo Written by Jeff Carillo about 25 days ago 86 reads 0 comments

  20. Ex-UCLA Player Reported Missing

    Some spooky and scary news has surfaced in Southern California. Gavin Smith, the father of USC basketbal player Evan Smith, is missing. He hasn't been seen in a week. Gavin Smith, 57, is a movie executive, but also a former basketball player, too...

    Jeff Carillo Written by Jeff Carillo about 27 days ago 1,060 reads 0 comments

  21. UCLA basketball team China-bound this summer

    UCLA will get an early start on its most anticipated basketball season in years with an exhibition tour in China during August.....

    Jeff Carillo Written by Jeff Carillo about 27 days ago 48 reads 0 comments

  22. UK Freshmen Set High Bar for Incoming Freshmen

    As college basketball fans wandered (or stumbled) down Bourbon Street during the Final Four last month, Nerlens Noel walked the infamous New Orleans strip without causing a stir. No one yelled his name...

    Jeff Carillo Written by Jeff Carillo about 27 days ago 69 reads 0 comments

  23. UCLA: Realistic Expectations for the Bruins' 2012-13 Season

    After nearly three seasons of hand-wringing, remote throwing, and yelling at the TV over their team's foundering play, UCLA fans have suddenly had every reason to leap and shout in recent weeks...

    Matthew Snyder Written by Matthew Snyder about 27 days ago 2,134 reads 7 comments