UCLA forward Tyler Bilodeau holds the ball as Rutgers center Lathan Sommerville defends during the first half on Monday night in Piscataway, N.J. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson) UCLA center Aday Mara reacts during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Rutgers on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, in Piscataway, N.J. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree … Read more
UCLA forward Angela Dugalic looks for a teammate to pass the ball to as Creighton guard Kiani Lockett, left, and guard Morgan Maly, right, defend during the second half on Friday night in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Eakin Howard) UCLA guard Kiki Rice shoots from the perimeter during the first half of their game against Creighton … Read more
LOS ANGELES — When the offseason ended and UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin saw his team on paper, the road to success was clear. “We don’t have the National Player of the Year,” Cronin told reporters at a preseason media scrum on Oct. 29, “but I think we can be elite in causing havoc … Read more
UCLA forward William Kyle III shoots the ball over Prairie View A&M forward Marcel Bryant during the second half on Tuesday night at Pauley Pavilion. (AP Photo/William Liang) Prairie View A&M guard Nick Anderson (23) reacts after losing control of the ball during the first half of their game against UCLA on Tuesday night at … Read more
PHOENIX — Tyler Bilodeau scored 17 points, Skyy Clark added 15 and No. 24 UCLA rallied from a 13-point deficit midway through the second half to beat Arizona 57-54 on Saturday. UCLA (9-1) won its eighth straight game, shaking off a poor shooting afternoon. Bilodeau was crucial down the stretch, making 6 of 12 shots … Read more
UCLA’s Tyler Bilodeau (34) and Kobe Johnson (0) react after a basket during the first half of their Big Ten opener against Washington on Tuesday night at Pauley Pavilion. (Photo by Keith Birmingham, Orange County Register/SCNG) UCLA’s Dylan Andrews drives to the basket in front of Washington’s Zoom Diallo during the first half of their … Read more
LOS ANGELES — The preliminary part of the UCLA men’s basketball season has consisted of matchups against nonconference opponents, most of which have allowed the Bruins to work through early-season kinks while avoiding the loss column. The one exception came on Nov. 8, when UCLA lost 72-64 in a neutral-site game to New Mexico. “We … Read more
LOS ANGELES — I told UCLA’s Devin Kirkwood he reminded me of Santa Claus and he knocked that down quick, like, c’mon now, the St. Nick comp is too much. “Nahhh, I’m not like Santa Claus,” he said. “I’m just here to help out.” OK, but hear me out: Kirkwood has a drive to deliver … Read more
PASADENA — Maybe USC’s football Trojans have finally figured it out. Maybe it took all of those blown leads, and excruciating losses, to unlock the code that leads to victory in close games. Saturday night they made it excruciating for their crosstown rivals. UCLA had a 13-9 lead going into the fourth quarter at the … Read more
LOS ANGELES — Skyy Clark has an affinity for history, Paul Tait, his high school coach at Heritage Christian, always noticed. As a ninth grader, he knew all about Mick Cronin, the preacher of defense, who had recently taken over the UCLA head coaching job. That knowledge prepared a young Clark to lock in on … Read more
