Posts Tagged ‘UCLA’
UCLA upsets Michigan and heads to Final Four
The UCLA Bruins, an 11 seed, reached the Final Four for the first time since 2008 as they knocked out the East Region’s top seed Michigan 51-49. UCLA followed a similar blueprint that led to four previous wins in this NCAA Tournament: Toughness. Coach Mick Cronin’s gritty group took charges, forcing turnovers and making the…
Read MoreNCAA: UCLA Cleans House, Fires Coach Alford
It’s a new year. It’s 2019 and more than a few teams in the NCAA want a fresh start. UCLA has decided to shake things up at the top and have fired coach Steve Alford. UCLA will pay him a sum of $3.6 million as part of a buyout of his existing contract. The school…
Read MoreNCAA: Shareef O’Neal To Play For UCLA
Shareef O’Neal (205 cm), son of NBA Legend Shaquille O’Neal will be playing his freshman year of college for the UCLA Bruins in 2018-19. The 18-year-old O’Neal joins an impressive crop of recruits for the UCLA basketball program and immediately should be an impact player for their frontcourt. O’Neal led his high school, Crossroads, to a…
Read MoreTyler Honeycutt Kills Himself After Shootout With Police
A family member has confirmed that former Sacramento Kings player, Tyler Honeycutt (203 cm, UCLA’11) died on Saturday. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call from Honeycutt’s mother that he had been acting oddly on Friday night. When the police arrived on the scene, the 27-year-old UCLA product fired at them. The police returned…
Read MoreLiAngelo Ball Declares for NBA Draft
It should come as no surprise that LiAngelo Ball (196 cm, UCLA’18) has officially declared for the 2018 NBA Draft. That’s been his dad’s (LaVar Ball) masterplan from the beginning. He was pulled out of UCLA then went pro in Europe with his brother LaMelo this 2017-18. The siblings joined Vytautas Prienu (Lithuania-LKL). He played nine games…
Read MoreMalcolm Lee to strengthen the Walter Tigers
Malcolm Lee (196 cm, UCLA’11) has agreed to terms with the German club, Walter Tigers Tuebingen (Germany-BBL) this 2018. Lee’s addition could not come soon enough. The Walter Tigers are struggling this season, finding themselves at the bottom of the German BBL standings with a disappointing 1-16 record. Lee started 2017-18 on the roster of…
Read MoreLaMelo and LiAngelo Ball Go Pro in Europe
LaMelo and LiAngelo Ball are headed to Europe to begin their professional basketball careers. They will be flying to Lithuania in January and have agreed to sign contracts with Vytautas Prienai (Lithuania-LKL). LiAngelo, 19, was pulled out of UCLA by his father earlier in December. LaMelo, who is 16, had originally committed to play for…
Read MoreLiAngelo Ball pulled out of UCLA by his father
Suspended UCLA freshman LiAngelo Ball has been pulled out of the university by his father, LaVar Ball. LiAngelo was one of three freshmen who were arrested in China on charges of shoplifting. Cody Riley and Jalen Hill were the other players involved. His father said that he will be exploring options for LiAngelo and younger…
Read MoreTrump Asks Xi Jinping to Help Resolve UCLA Issue
The case of three UCLA freshmen being charged with shoplifting in China is now a political matter at the highest level. No less than U.S. President Donald Trump has personally asked Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help resolve the matter. Trump made the request during a two-day visit to Beijing, just before flying to Vietnam,…
Read MoreLiAngelo Ball, two other UCLA players arrested in China
Three UCLA freshmen have been arrested in China on charges of shoplifting. The UCLA Bruins were on a goodwill trip to China, which included a tour of Disneyland, an exhibition game against the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, and a meeting with Joe Tsai, one of the co-founders of Chinese Megacompany Alibaba. The players involved in…
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