ucla alums in nba Stories - Bruins Nation
Bruins In The NBA - Opening Day Open Thread
I hope that everybody here is having a happy holiday season. While today is not the traditional day for giving thanks, I am one of many around the nation thankful for the resolution of the NBA lockout, and today's opening of the NBA regular season. The action is already underway, with the noon EST...
DC: True Ben Ball Warrior is a Lockout Workout Machine
As you know, this past week, we've seen two more UCLA basketball players, LJ and JA, join the ranks of initialed Ben Ball Warriors, the first such players to do so the last few seasons. Of course, this prompts the inevitable discussion about who or what a Ben Ball Warrior truly is. We've already...
Dear Jrue: Please Shut Up
Bruins Nation has been somewhat divided over how to perceive Jrue Holiday. Did he have an impact in college? Did he perform well as a freshman? Should we root for him in the NBA? Many of those can be seen as personal opinions, and we can have respectful conversations about it. Respect however...
ESPN Agrees with BruinsNation on the "UCLA Factor"
Achilles post became the basis of a long post on the ESPN's College Basketball Nation Blog today. The key graph This post from Bruins Nation -- in which BN visited an NBA draft camp and overheard media types discussing former UCLA guard Malcolm Lee -- goes ahead and calls it the "UCLA Factor."...
Malcolm Lee, Ben Howland and the UCLA Factor
<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso...
On Russell Westbrook: Plenty Of Criticism, A Little Perspective
Russell Westbrook has been facing some heat in recent weeks. Is he really a point guard? Why does he shoot so much? Does he have the decision making capabilities to be one of the best in the NBA? Why can't he just give the damn ball to Kevin Durant. If you read the mainstream media, lately it has...
Coach Howland's Second Annual HDSA LA Hoop-A-Thon: A Huge Success
The second annual HDSA LA Hoop-A-Thon hosted by Coach Howland and his wife Mrs. Kim Howland on Friday night was a huge success. As the official site noted, "Over 400 people were on hand as either spectators or participants as 27 teams of 10 people battled it out to take the championship title of...
UCLA Hoops Roundup: "Well Prepared" Collison, Next Prospects, NBA Lockout & Wooden Drive
Got a bunch of hoops related notes to pass on this Sunday but before I get to that let's start with a World Cup Finals note. We will have an open thread today to take in the last game of the month long party down in South Africa. We kind of lost steam for open threads after the Red, White and Blue...
Roundup From BN Walk: Savoring Happy Bruin Moments In Baseball, Soccer & Other UCLA Notes
Hope everyone is enjoying their long Fourth of July weekend. It is steaming and sweltering out in the Eastern Seaboard. I sure hope our coaches are sending daily weather updates (with testimonies from kids like Aramide Olaniyan) to all the high school kids they are recruiting from the Mid Atlantic...
Roundup From BN Walk: Good Weekend In The Diamond, Football Expectations & Other UCLA Notes
Let's start the week with some diamond notes involving both our baseball and softball programs. Our baseball team is once again blue hot as the Bruins just finished their third consecutive Pac-10 series sweep against California Golden Bears. This weekend's result was pretty surprising to yours...
Showing 1 - 10 of 57 Next
Certain photos copyright © 2012 by Associated Press or Getty Images. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of Associated Press and Getty Images is strictly prohibited.
