Ten Candidates for Louisville Men’s Basketball Coaching Job After Kenny Payne’s Firing The Cardinals’ role will be one of the most coveted in this cycle despite the disarray of the last two seasons. Sports Illustrated · Mar 13, 2024
UCLA Men’s Basketball’s Fall From Grace Is Concerning Mick Cronin’s gamble on young, international talent has been disappointing to say the least. Sports Illustrated · Jan 10, 2024
Ja Morant has the chance to do the funniest thing ever to the NBA Ja Morant, please keep this up. USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 20, 2023
What Mick Cronin said about Ohio State after playing the Buckeyes in the CBS Sports Classic In case you missed it, UCLA head coach Mick Cronin had some high praise for Ohio State guard Bruce Thornton. #GoBucks USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 18, 2023
College Basketball Recruiting Is Becoming More NBA-Like The sport’s traditional bluebloods are finding more and more players outside the U.S. Sports Illustrated · Aug 3, 2023
UCLA's Adem Bona declares for NBA draft but will preserve college eligibility LOS ANGELES — The Pac-12 freshman of the year may or may not become a sophomore at UCLA. Los Angeles Times · Apr 19, 2023
French guard Ilane Fibleuil chooses UCLA over Gonzaga and G League for next season LOS ANGELES — UCLA solidified its wing depth Thursday when Ilane Fibleuil, a highly coveted guard from France, announced on Instagram that he would play for the Bruins next season. Los Angeles Times · Apr 14, 2023
Jaime Jaquez Jr. declares for the NBA draft, will forgo year of eligibility LOS ANGELES — In a move as predictable and heartfelt as UCLA's pregame roll call, Jaime Jaquez Jr. said his time as a Bruin is over. Los Angeles Times · Apr 7, 2023
News Analysis: Even without raising a banner, UCLA’s seniors restored blue-blood fabric of the program “Hoop Dreams” ends with heartbreak, not championships, its humanity in documenting crushed hopes amid injuries and setbacks, making it perhaps the greatest sports movie of all time. Los Angeles Times · Mar 25, 2023
Charles Barkley and the NCAA are missing the point when it comes to the big problem with NIL deals The thing is only one of them is being willfully obtuse USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 24, 2023
Mick Cronin was so mad that he and UCLA had to wait 33 minutes for a post-loss press conference Mick Cronin was MAD. USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 24, 2023
Jubilation turns into heartbreak as UCLA loses to Gonzaga again in NCAA tournament LAS VEGAS — From on top of the college basketball world to deflated, momentarily back on top only to be heartbroken once more. Los Angeles Times · Mar 24, 2023
The Inside Story of the West Coast’s Best College Basketball Rivalry The Bulldogs and Bruins already share a storied NCAA tournament history that’s worth diving into ahead of the third chapter in Thursday’s Sweet 16 matchup. Sports Illustrated · Mar 23, 2023
UCLA will need new strategy for Drew Timme if Adem Bona, David Singleton out vs. Gonzaga LOS ANGELES — Mick Cronin has plenty of film of his teams playing Gonzaga. Los Angeles Times · Mar 22, 2023
Los Angeles Times · Mar 20, 2023 Amari Bailey's moment has arrived. How far will it take him and UCLA? His ethos can be found under his right bicep, in large black letters.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 20, 2023 Breaking Down the Fresh-Faced Yet Familiar-Feeling Sweet 16 The men’s regional semifinal round will feature plenty of schools who have never sniffed a Final Four and several upperclassmen you’re used to seeing this time of year.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 19, 2023 Dylan Hernandez: Don’t fret about UCLA. Resilience is part of the Bruins’ March Madness style SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Instinct will be to point to Saturday night as evidence of why UCLA won’t win a national championship.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 19, 2023 UCLA edges Northwestern to return to Sweet 16; David Singleton sprains ankle SACRAMENTO, Calif. — How Sweet it is.
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 18, 2023 Upstart Wildcats vs. blue-blood Bruins is a study in contrasts What makes this Northwestern team better equipped to go a step further and do what the team in 2017 failed to by advancing to the Sweet 16?
Los Angeles Times · Mar 17, 2023 Bill Plaschke: UCLA looks all business in NCAA tournament opener rout over UNC Asheville SACRAMENTO, Calif. — No Furman here. No Princeton here. No late craziness or shocking weirdness or shining momentousness here.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 17, 2023 UCLA opens NCAA tournament with rout over UNC Asheville SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The only nervous moments came several hours before tipoff.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 14, 2023 Twelve things that must go right for UCLA during March Madness to raise banner No. 12 LOS ANGELES — Winning in the Big Dance requires being able to move to every song that's playing.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 13, 2023 Bill Plaschke: UCLA's toughness and resolve will be tested on ugly road to Final Four It is glamorously called, "The Road to the Final Four," but on the day UCLA received its coordinates, it was surely struck with a gritty realization.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 11, 2023 Tyger Campbell leads UCLA past Oregon in Pac-12 semifinals, but Adem Bona is injured LAS VEGAS — Adem Bona sprawled on the court, using every inch of his massive wingspan to chase a loose ball. His immediate grimace and clutching of his left shoulder while he remained down led to wincing from an entire fan base.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 7, 2023 Analysis: The loss of Jaylen Clark doesn't mean the end of the road for UCLA's title hopes LOS ANGELES — Jaylen Clark's lower-leg injury changes things.