1. UCLA's Joshua Smith Has Been a Big Disappointment

    The biggest Bruin is speaking as if he is small. "This has been embarrassing," he says. The most imposing Bruin is agreeing that he has barely shown up. "I've let my team down," he says...

    Brad Read Written by Brad Read about 4 days ago 29 reads 0 comments

  2. Flawed UCLA Falls Short vs. Cal

    LOS ANGELES – Twenty-five games into this season, Ben Howland's UCLA Bruins still aren't playing the way he wants them to. They aren't defending for 35 seconds or 40 minutes...

    Brad Read Written by Brad Read about 4 days ago 5 reads 0 comments

  3. Howland “Embarrassed” for Stover

    UCLA coach Ben Howland on Friday disputed comments by Bruin center Anthony Stover that UCLA wasn’t ready to play before its 85-69 loss at Cal December 31...

    Brad Read Written by Brad Read about 4 days ago 24 reads 0 comments

  4. UCLA Basketball: 5 Things to Watch for Against USC

    On Wednesday, the UCLA Bruins will participate in a crosstown showdown with their rival, the Southern Cal Trojans...

    Jason Fraychineaud Written by Jason Fraychineaud about 5 days ago 340 reads 0 comments

  5. 2-for-2: UCLA Bruins Russell Westbrook and Kevin Love Are NBA All-Stars Again

    For the second year in a row, two UCLA Bruins are NBA All-Stars. (Note how we don’t say “former Bruins.” Once a Bruin, always a Bruin.) And well-deserved, too...

    Aliko Carter Written by Aliko Carter about 7 days ago 40 reads 0 comments

  6. Bruins' Biggest Takeaway Against Stanford: A Win

    UCLA gets a crack at first-place California on Saturday, with the Bruins able to claim they are at least on the fringe of the Pac-12 Conference title race...

    Aliko Carter Written by Aliko Carter about 7 days ago 35 reads 0 comments

  7. For UCLA, the Math Is Simple, the Task ... Not so Much

    Anything below a fourth-place finish in the Pac-12 Conference regular season earns a four-day, four-night package that is anything but a vacation...

    Aliko Carter Written by Aliko Carter about 9 days ago 14 reads 0 comments

  8. UCLA Basketball: Why the Bruins Can't Win on the Road

    For a team that will have essentially played on the road for the entire 2011-12 season, you would expect UCLA to perform much better away from "home...

    Miles Yim Written by Miles Yim about 10 days ago 585 reads 1 comments

  9. No. 1 Pick Muhammad Still Has Eye on UCLA

    Shabazz Muhammad walked into the Meruelo Athletic Center on Saturday night and made it his stage. After all, he was the main event. And he acted like it. "I was really comfortable," said Muhammad...

    Aliko Carter Written by Aliko Carter about 11 days ago 82 reads 0 comments

  10. Joshua Smith Leads UCLA to Road Win

    Joshua Smith scored 19 points Saturday, leading UCLA past Washington State, 63-60. David Wear and Lazeric Jones added 15 points each for the Bruins (13-10, 6-5 Pac-12)...

    Aliko Carter Written by Aliko Carter about 11 days ago 54 reads 0 comments

  11. UCLA Still Searching as Fans Lose Faith

    For the past month or two -- pretty much since UCLA dumped forward Reeves Nelson for his continued nonsense -- yours truly has been patiently waiting for the Bruins to finally figure it out...

    Aliko Carter Written by Aliko Carter about 14 days ago 42 reads 0 comments

  12. Observations from the Collapse in Washington

    UCLA blew a 10-point lead in the final six minutes and lost, 71-69, Thursday at Washington, the eighth consecutive loss for the Bruins at Alaska Airlines Arena and the fourth time in five road losses this season that UCLA has let a game get away late...

    Aliko Carter Written by Aliko Carter about 14 days ago 51 reads 0 comments

  13. UCLA Falls Apart in 71-69 Loss to Washington

    Anytime that look shows up on the face of Terrence Ross, Washington Coach Lorenzo Romar knows his sophomore star needs to get shots. That gleam showed up Thursday night...

    Aliko Carter Written by Aliko Carter about 14 days ago 201 reads 0 comments

  14. UCLA Basketball: 10 Changes the Bruins Must Make to Sneak into the NCAA Tourney

    This isn't your father's UCLA basketball program...Your father's Bruins were better. Ben Howland is doing his best to salvage what has been a challenging season...

    Doug Brodess Written by Doug Brodess about 15 days ago 977 reads 3 comments

  15. UCLA Basketball: Top Players Currently in NBA

    The UCLA Bruins basketball program is synonymous with not only success, but with churning out players to the NBA almost annually. A total of 15 former Bruins are currently playing in the NBA, which is tied with Duke for the most out of any college...

    Jason Fraychineaud Written by Jason Fraychineaud about 15 days ago 1,815 reads 6 comments

  16. Bruins in the NBA - Week Five

    Kevin Love (fourth NBA season with Minnesota Timberwolves, Western Conference/NW Div., 9-11, fifth-place) On Jan. 25, Love signed a four-year maximum extension with the Timberwolves, valued at more than $60 million dollars...

    Aliko Carter Written by Aliko Carter about 16 days ago 37 reads 0 comments

  17. UCLA Senior Guards Excel with a Little Extra Rest

    UCLA Coach Ben Howland used two words to summarize the Bruins' performance against Utah on Thursday. "Senior guards," Howland said...

    Aliko Carter Written by Aliko Carter about 18 days ago 25 reads 0 comments

  18. John Wooden's Teachings Resonate from UCLA All the Way to Uganda

    John Wooden's philosophy, particularly his Pyramid of Success, has helped break down international barriers via sport. In a recent visit to UCLA, Ugandan coaches absorbed his wisdom in a taped lecture...

    Aliko Carter Written by Aliko Carter about 18 days ago 12 reads 0 comments

  19. UCLA's Staunch Defense Crushes Colorado

    It was physical. It was chippy. There were runs. The intensity was high. It felt like a conference game. Saturday's matinee for UCLA against Colorado provided something no other ...

    Aliko Carter Written by Aliko Carter about 18 days ago 27 reads 0 comments

  20. UCLA Gets Confidence Boost with Win Over Utah

    This was a must-see game ... in 1983. It was merely a get-well moment for UCLA on Thursday night. The Bruins and Utah were NCAA tournament news the last time they played, when the Utes pulled off a second-round upset in 1983...

    Aliko Carter Written by Aliko Carter about 21 days ago 58 reads 0 comments

  21. UCLA Basketball: Why Defense Is the Key to Bruins Turning Around Their Season

    Ever since Ben Howland took over the UCLA basketball program, he has aimed to make one word forever synonymous with his tenure: Defense...

    Miles Yim Written by Miles Yim about 22 days ago 427 reads 0 comments

  22. MRI Shows 'No Significant Damage' to Wear's Knee

    UCLA sophomore forward David Wear, who hyper-extended his knee Saturday against Oregon, returned to practice Monday, schools officials said...

    Aliko Carter Written by Aliko Carter about 23 days ago 38 reads 0 comments

  23. UCLA Basketball: What's Gone Wrong with Ben Howland and the Bruins

    Ben Howland’s Bruins are in an utter state of flux. Pure and simple. For a program with the history and allure of UCLA, anything short of competing for Pac-12 Championships and making noise in the NCAA Tournament is a complete failure...

    Jason Fraychineaud Written by Jason Fraychineaud about 24 days ago 2,107 reads 16 comments

  24. UCLA Basketball: True Void of Bruins' Team That Needs to Be Filled

    After losing a close game to a 1-5 Oregon State team on the road, it looked as though UCLA was going to split its road trip to Oregon by overcoming the Oregon Ducks on Saturday on the road...

    Robert Pace Written by Robert Pace about 25 days ago 1,103 reads 0 comments

  25. Oregon Trip Exposes UCLA's Lack of Mental Toughness

    This one will sting for quite some time. It's not just that UCLA lost to Oregon, 75-68, Saturday at Matthew Knight Arena, and it's not even that the Bruins blew a 13-point halftime lead in doing so...

    Aliko Carter Written by Aliko Carter about 25 days ago 42 reads 0 comments