LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA guard Jules Bernard has declared for the NBA draft, although the senior won’t hire an agent to preserve his eligibility.
He announced his plans Tuesday on his Instagram account.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jaime Jaquez Jr. said Monday he will return to UCLA for his senior season, keeping him in Westwood for the debut of his sister Gabriela with the women’s basketball team.
A slickly produced video posted to his social media accounts concluded with Jaquez slipping on his team jersey and saying, “I'm coming back.”
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Tyger Campbell scored 16 points and fourth-seeded UCLA completed a more conventional path to the Sweet 16, beating fifth-seeded Saint Mary’s 72-56 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — UCLA's defense is coming around at just the right time.
Will it lead to another Final Four run? Hard to tell, but it's starting to have a similar feel.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The UCLA Bruins could shout “We're number two!” and feel good about it for now.
Jaime Jaquez Jr. scored 27 points and No. 17 UCLA defeated 16th-ranked Southern California 75-68 on Saturday night to claim the No.
SEATTLE (AP) — If this is the kind of production UCLA is going to get from Jaime Jaquez Jr., the Bruins are going to be very dangerous this March.
CORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Tyger Campbell scored a game-high 20 points to lead No. 12 UCLA to a 94-55 rout Saturday at Oregon State.
Despite the absence of leading scorer Johnny Juzang, who missed the game with an ankle injury, the Bruins (21-6, 13-5 Pac-12) had plenty of firepower on offense and intensity on the defensive end.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — De’Vion Harmon scored 17 points, leading Oregon to a 68-63 win over No. 12 UCLA 68-63 on Thursday night.
Jacob Young added 14 points and Will Richardson and Eric Williams Jr.
STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Johnny Juzang scored 23 points, including a momentum changing four-point play, and Jaime Jaquez, Jr. added 16 to help No. 12 UCLA beat Stanford 79-70 on Tuesday night.
The Bruins (17-4, 9-3 Pac-12) ended a two-game slide.
Things to watch this week in Pac-12 Conference basketball:
GAME OF THE WEEK: No. 3 UCLA at No. 7 Arizona on Thursday. The Pac-12's two highest-ranked teams meet for the second time in nine days with the conference lead on the line.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Isaiah Thompson scored a career-high 18 points and Jaden Ivey had 15 in his return from a hip injury as No. 6 Purdue defeated Iowa 83-73 on Thursday night.
Thompson came in averaging just 5.7 points per game but shot 6 of 8 from the field — including 4 for 6 on 3-pointers.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — No Johnny Juzang meant opportunities for UCLA's bench players, and they took advantage.
Led by Jaime Jaquez Jr. with 15 points, the seventh-ranked Bruins routed California 81-57 on Thursday night to gain sole possession of first place in the Pac-12 with their fifth straight win.
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — UCLA coach Mick Cronin foresaw Colorado's comeback, warning his ninth-ranked Bruins they'd better not let up if they wanted an easy tuneup for next week's showdown against No. 3 Arizona.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — It didn’t take Johnny Juzang long to realize it was going to be his night.
“I knew pretty early,” Juzang said. “My teammates found me early and that got me going.”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coming off an overtime loss, UCLA paid the price in practice. The third-ranked Bruins went hard and it paid off.
Johnny Juzang scored 19 of his 24 points in the second half when UCLA pulled away to beat Oregon State 81-65 on Saturday night.
EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Jacob Young scored a season-high 23 points and Oregon beat No. 3 UCLA 84-81 in overtime Thursday night to give coach Dana Altman his 700th career victory.
Will Richardson added 12 points as one of three Ducks in foul trouble.
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Tyger Campbell scored 17 points, Johnny Juzang made a clutch 3-pointer late despite his worst shooting performance of the season, and No. 5 UCLA beat California 60-52 on Saturday night.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — No. 4 UCLA's biggest scare of the weekend came the night before its actual game against Marquette, when its private chartered flight to Milwaukee was diverted to Denver due to a cracked windshield.
OLEAN, N.Y. (AP) — AJ Green scored 35 points with four assists to lead Northern Iowa to a 90-80 win over No. 16 St. Bonaventure on Saturday.
Austin Phyfe and Nate Heise each had 15 points as the Panthers (2-3) beat a ranked opponent for the first time since 2019 at then-No.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The UCLA Bruins had three days off in Las Vegas to think about how they were going to rebound from losing to No. 1 Gonzaga by 20 points.
No. 2 UCLA wasted no time on Saturday, scoring 14 unanswered points early in the first half to beat UNLV 73-51.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Andrew Nembhard scored 24 points, freshman Chet Holmgren showed off his unique skill set and top-ranked Gonzaga overwhelmed No. 2 UCLA 83-63 on Tuesday night to win the Empire Classic.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — On a team talented enough that anybody can score, UCLA is still working on its defense.
The second-ranked Bruins knew coach Mick Cronin was unhappy with their effort in a blowout win two nights earlier.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A 21-point victory was no cause for celebration by UCLA.
Just the opposite.
Coach Mick Cronin seethed about the second-ranked Bruins' lack of defense in a 100-79 win Monday night.