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Staff Writer @FastballFN on @FanNation / @SInow | Past: @FN_AllBruins , @dailybruin , @BruinReport , @PatsCountryFN , @BleavNetwork , @AP_Top25 Voter | UCLA '21
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I'm so excited to announce that I am now a Staff Writer for
@FastballFN
on the Sports Illustrated/FanNation networks!
I can't wait to start covering MLB as part of such an amazing team, so make sure to follow along for our coverage the rest of this season and beyond!
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Only four schools made the NCAA tournament in men’s basketball, baseball, softball and women’s gymnastics while also qualifying for a bowl game in football.
Arkansas, LSU, Michigan and UCLA.
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Margueritte Aozasa was the first head coach Martin Jarmond hired as UCLA's athletic director.
Aozasa just led UCLA women's soccer to an NCAA championship in her first season with the Bruins.
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For the first time since Sept. 27, 2015, UCLA is ahead of Alabama in the AP Poll.
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NCAA All-Tournament Team:
Johnny Juzang, UCLA
Davion Mitchell, Baylor
Jalen Suggs, Gonzaga
Drew Timme, Gonzaga
Jared Butler, Baylor
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"I came to UCLA to get this 12th title, and I'm not gonna leave until we do."
- UCLA men's basketball coach Mick Cronin
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BREAKING: Top class of 2023 running back Roderick Robinson II has committed to
@UCLAFootball
live on
@CBSSportsHQ
.
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It feels like all the UC Regents really accomplished during their 6-month temper tantrum was prove to the entire world that UCLA is a more valuable, lucrative and popular brand than Cal.
This may bring the Golden Bears a bit of cash, but it also cements them as a little brother.
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BREAKING: Top class of 2023 linebacker Tre Edwards has committed to
@UCLAFootball
on Instagram Live.
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This is the most fitting way for UCLA’s Chip Kelly era to end.
One of the the least productive, least revered coaches in program history is jumping ship on a Friday in February. On top of that, he did it to chase a smaller paycheck and less responsibility.
Pure comedy.
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Jaylen Clark and Adem Bona were both injured. Myles Johnson stepped away from basketball. Jules Bernard didn’t make his NBA Draft decision until the top transfers had committed elsewhere. Ege Demir wasn’t able to enroll in time.
UCLA still won the Pac-12 and made the Sweet 16.
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Since taking over as UCLA’s AD in 2020, Martin Jarmond has filled 8 head coaching vacancies.
All 8 outgoing coaches were white, with 5 being white men.
Of their replacements, 4 are women, 5 are AAPI, 2 are Black and 1 is openly gay. Only 1 is white, but none are white men.
That's OUR coach.
@DeShaunFoster26
is built for this.
Something he's worked his whole life for.
#GoBruins
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Running back Zach Charbonnet is coming back to
@UCLAFootball
for another season, he announced on Instagram.
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❌ No Kansas
❌ No Kentucky
❌ No Duke
❌ No North Carolina
✅ Yes UCLA
Only one “blue blood” made the Sweet 16 this year.
❌ No Kansas
❌ No Kentucky
❌ No Duke
❌ No North Carolina
This will be just the second men's Sweet 16 without the "blue bloods" since 1980.
H/T
@CBSSports
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I’m not exaggerating when I say this is the kind of play I will literally never forget.
Only shows up as an incomplete pass for Dorian Thompson-Robinson in the box score and play-by-play, but it was one of the most badass PBUs I’ve ever seen.
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Chip Kelly, when asked about
@UCLAFootball
potentially playing games with no crowds next fall at Thursday's teleconference:
"If it's not safe for fans to attend the games, then I don't know why it would be safe for players to participate in the games."
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Ed Orgeron, now 0-2 against UCLA as a head coach and 0-2 against UCLA after talking trash.
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BREAKING: Four-star Chatsworth point guard Dylan Andrews has committed to UCLA men's basketball.
The Bruins' class of 2022 is now ranked No. 2 in the nation.
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One Arizona fan threw a watter bottle at Amari Bailey in the second half. Another got up in Hep Cronin’s (Mick Cronin’s year-old father) face and reportedly said some very nasty stuff.
When a reporter told Cronin what happened, he stormed out of his postgame press conference.
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BREAKING: UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin wins ESPN College GameDay’s Best Dressed Coach of the Year Award.
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That was, without a doubt, the most impressive regular season win by UCLA since the 2016 Kentucky game.
National championship caliber basketball on display tonight from the Bruins.
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Which lineup is better: USC’s starting five or UCLA’s bench five?
C: Isaiah Mobley
PF: Chevez Goodwin
SF: Drew Peterson
SG: Boogie Ellis
PG: Ethan Anderson
C: Myles Johnson
PF: Jaylen Clark
SF: Jake Kyman
SG: David Singleton
PG: Jules Bernard
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UCLA baseball was down nine runs to Oregon State at the start of the bottom of the ninth.
The Bruins tied it, forced extras and got a walk-off three-run homer from Tommy Beres in the 10th to beat the Beavers 25-22.
Absolute insanity.
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My investment tip of the day: Buy stock in LA-based tarp companies.
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Jaime Jaquez Jr. is coming back to UCLA and is immediately the favorite to win Pac-12 Player of the Year.
His stiffest competition might come from his own teammates – Tyger Campbell and Johnny Juzang – if they decide to run it back as well.
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Pac-12 Football Tiers:
1. Utah
2. USC, UCLA, Oregon
*Gap*
3. Oregon State, Washington
4. Washington State
*Big gap*
5. Stanford, Cal, Arizona
6. Arizona State
*Massive gap*
99. Colorado
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Here’s what UCLA’s lineup could look like next season:
C: Adem Bona
G/F: Jaime Jaquez Jr.
G: Jaylen Clark
G: Amari Bailey
G: Tyger Campbell
C: Myles Johnson
G/F: Peyton Watson
G: Will McClendon
G: David Singleton
G: Dylan Andrews
C: Mac Etienne
C: Kenny Nwuba
G: Jake Kyman
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That is probable the single worst call in the history of basketball.
Amari Bailey caught a body and deserved an and-1.
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If UCLA holds on to win, that block and stare down by Peyton Watson will become one of the most iconic moments of the college basketball season.
Need someone to get me that screengrab ASAP.
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Jaylen Clark averaged 19.7 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game during UCLA's 3-0 homestand this weekend.
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UCLA football has not lost a game since Oct. 30, 2021.
During their nine-game winning streak, the Bruins are averaging 44.1 points per game and holding their opponents to 22.6.
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UCLA football has the number 15 hanging up in the locker room at the Wasserman Football Center.
According to Qwuantrezz Knight, it’s because the Bruins were 15 points away from being undefeated in 2020.
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Former UCLA men’s basketball player Jalen Hill has died, according to a post from his mother on Instagram tonight.
Hill, 22, had recently gone missing in Costa Rica.
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Hard not to feel that this UCLA team is a legit title contender right now.
That’s 14 wins in a row, plus a 5-0 record on the road.
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The 2023 NBA Draft ended with Gonzaga's Drew Timme, Arizona's Azuolas Tubelis, Kentucky's Oscar Tshiebwe and UConn's Adama Sanogo still on the board.
UCLA guard Jaylen Clark – who tore his Achilles in March – went to the Minnesota Timberwolves at No. 53 overall.
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🚨🚨 Personal News 🚨🚨
Starting today, I am officially the Publisher and Managing Editor of
@SI_AllBruins
. I can't wait to be part of the
@FanNation
and
@SInow
team moving forward and I'm so excited to continue covering all things UCLA!
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It’s been a long time since UCLA fans, alumni, media, staff, etc. joined forces together the way they’ve joined forces to take on Seth Davis.
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UCLA Football Stat of the Day: The Bruins' offensive line allowed two sacks in the whole month of November.
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UCLA wide receiver Kam Brown picks up one of the most high-profile NIL deals yet by partnering with Mercedes-Benz USA.
The former Texas A&M transfer could be in line for a big 2022.
.
@UCLAFootball
's Kam Brown knows how to use his hands, and he’s putting them to good use: on the steering wheel of the EQS from Mercedes-EQ.
#EQS
#MercedesAllStar
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Peyton Watson is playing elite off-ball defense right now for UCLA, and that's not even adjusting for the fact that he's a freshman.
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UCLA football is here to show off the Victory Bell and toss some t-shirts.
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This could be the biggest commitment in UCLA football history.
Dante is coming to LA.
Quarterback Dante Moore flipped his commitment from Oregon to UCLA football on Monday, becoming the first five-star recruit to join the Bruins under coach Chip Kelly.
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UCLA wide receiver Kyle Philips runs his first 40-yard dash attempt in 4.50 seconds (unofficial).
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Fun fact: Every UCLA men’s basketball team from 1948 to 2005 had either an NCAA or NBA champion on the roster or coaching staff.
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Really ticked off the MAGA crowd with this one, huh?
Turns out when a school expands their horizons to consider people of all backgrounds, they end up hiring a lot of minority candidates.
It’s almost like there have been qualified non-white male coaches this whole time!
Since taking over as UCLA’s AD in 2020, Martin Jarmond has filled 8 head coaching vacancies.
All 8 outgoing coaches were white, with 5 being white men.
Of their replacements, 4 are women, 5 are AAPI, 2 are Black and 1 is openly gay. Only 1 is white, but none are white men.
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BREAKING: Class of 2023 4-star guard Sebastian Mack has committed to UCLA men’s basketball.
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BREAKING: Jalen Hill is retiring from basketball and will not rejoin UCLA next season.
He cited depression and anxiety problems that started when he was arrested in China in 2017 and resurfaced during the COVID-19 pandemic in an Instagram video today.
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Good news, UCLA men’s basketball fans – tonight is the last game of the regular season scheduled to be on Pac-12 Networks. Six games left on ESPN, two on FS1 and one on CBS.
The Pac-12 tournament is another story, though. The only team that avoids the channel is the No. 3 seed.
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UCLA football and UCLA men’s basketball always seem to find cruelly familiar ways to break fans’ hearts.
Step 1: Build massive lead
Step 2: Blow that lead and go down big late
Step 3: Stage unlikely last-minute comeback
Step 4: Blow that lead too
(via
@RedditCFB
)
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So after UCLA beat Oregon 75-56 and Purdue beat Rutgers 70-65, the Boilermakers bumped the Bruins off the No. 1 seed line.
Oregon and Rutgers are both bubble teams, so this is pretty nonsensical.
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The UCLA offensive and defensive linemen just huddled up in the end zone after their stretches and warmups here at the Coliseum. What did they say in unison when they broke?
"F**k SC"
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Chip Kelly’s failures at UCLA have gone largely unnoticed by everyone outside of Pac-12 circles and that may be his single greatest accomplishment in his six years as head coach.
UCLA coaches since 1945:
C. Kelly: 31-33 vs. FBS
J. Mora: 46-30
R. Neuheisel: 21-28
K. Dorrell: 35-27
B. Toledo: 49-32
T. Donahue: 151-74-8
D. Vermeil: 15-5-3
P. Rodgers: 19-12-1
T. Prothro: 41-18-3
B. Barnes: 31-34-3
R. Sanders: 66-19-1
B. LaBrucherie: 23-16
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Cody Riley is the worst offensive and defensive player on UCLA.
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Well, there you have it. UCLA and Gonzaga will face off in the Sweet 16 on Thursday.
Not only is it a rematch of the historic 2021 Final Four, but it will also mark the 17-year anniversary of the Bruins beating Adam Morrison and the Bulldogs in the 2006 Sweet 16.
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In 55 seasons without Peyton Watson, the Denver Nuggets made the NBA Finals 0 times.
In 1 season with Peyton Watson, the Denver Nuggets have made the NBA Finals 1 time.
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The tragic news of Jalen Hill passing away reminded me of one of my favorite sports photos ever
@mac_coffman
took this on Jan. 19, 2020, when UCLA beat Cal 50-40. Hill had 11 points, 6 rebounds and 4 steals that day, and the win sparked an 11-3 run to end the Bruins' season
RIP
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Drake London had more receptions in 7.5 games this season than any UCLA receiver has ever had in a full season.
Wow.
Great leader, great teammate.
➡️
@DrakeLondon_
Wishing you a speedy recovery 🙏
88 Rec
1,084 Yards
7 TD
#FightOn
✌️
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Dorian Thompson-Robinson 2021 Pac-12 Ranks:
Total TD: 1st
PFF QB Grade: 1st
Adj. Pass Yds/Att: 1st
Total Yds/Play: 1st
Passer Rating: 2nd
Total Yds/Game: 2nd
Total Yds: 2nd
QB Winning %: 3rd
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UCLA football Week 11 rooting guide:
- No. 8 USC def. Colorado
- Arkansas def. No. 7 LSU
- No. 9 Alabama def. No. 11 Ole Miss
- Louisville def. No. 10 Clemson
- No. 6 Oregon def. No. 25 Washington
- No. 18 Texas def. No. 4 TCU
- No. 13 Utah def. Stanford
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A quick check-in on UCLA sports' performance this fall:
Football: No. 18 in final CFP Rankings
Men's Basketball: No. 19 in current AP Poll
Women's Basketball: No. 13 in current AP Poll
Women's Soccer: Won NCAA title
Men's Soccer: Made Sweet 16
Men's Water Polo: Made Final Four
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Expected, but positive news for the Bruins.
UCLA and Mick Cronin get Tyger Campbell back to run the offense.
UCLA point guard Tyger Campbell is returning next season, said his mother, Jennifer Krekeler-Campbell. Huge boost for the Bruins.
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BREAKING: Four-star class of 2023 power foward Devin Williams tells
@PaulBiancardi
he has committed to UCLA men’s basketball.
Williams first grabbed a USC hat, but tossed it to the side before putting on his UCLA hat.
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Graduated from the No. 1 public school in the country this week.
Stay tuned for what’s next…
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Not saying I agree with the conspiracy, but there is a logic there.
Because UCLA left the Pac-12, Arizona’s AD replaced Martin Jarmond as the conference’s rep on the selection committee. And now Arizona is seeded higher than UCLA, despite being lower in NET, KenPom, BPI, etc.
Coaches are truly the most paranoid people on earth. Here is Mick Cronin on why he thinks the NCAA selection committee had Arizona above UCLA in their mock seeding.
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For the first time since the 1998-1999 school year, UCLA football and UCLA men’s basketball are both in the AP top 10 at the same time.
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Washington coach Mike Hopkins got a technical foul for arguing with the refs and Mick Cronin decided to have Myles Johnson (career 40.1% FT shooter) take the technical free throws.
Johnson hit them both.
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UCLA has not lost in front of its home crowd since 1/15/2020, winning 18 games in a row when fans have been allowed at Pauley Pavilion.
UCLA has yet to beat USC under Mick Cronin, though, losing six in a row in the head-to-head series.
One of those streaks will end on Saturday.
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UCLA's student section was chanting "Not your brother" at Isaiah Mobley while he took free throws.
He missed the first.
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Michael Jordan has gone on record saying UCLA was his "dream school" growing up. He had a posters of
@olskool888
and
@kaj33
in his college dorm room.
But the Bruins never even made Jordan a scholarship offer.
40 years later, Jordan and UCLA are finally united.
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Here are UCLA and Russell Stong slapping their sticker onto the Pac-12 tournament bracket
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UCLA is headed back to the Sweet 16.
The Bruins will take on North Carolina in Philadelphia next week.
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Mutiple UCLA players had publicly announced they would miss the game with COVID-19 protocols pver the past few days.
If Doeren didn’t know Qwuantrezz Knight, Jay Toia, Atonio Mafi, etc. weren’t playing, he wasn’t doing a great job scouting.
Dave Doeren told beat reporters in San Diego nobody with the Wolfpack knew UCLA was having COVID-19 issues until they got a call the game was canceled. Said his players felt lied to. "We had no clue they were up against that."
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Gus Johnson and Joel Klatt will be on the call for UCLA’s showdown with NC State at the Holiday Bowl.
The best broadcast pair in college football, IMO.
Around the Dial: Fox Sports will have the pipes of Gus Johnson, the insightful Joel Klatt, and the All-American Girl, Jenny Taft on the call Tuesday, December 28th for the Holiday Bowl between UCLA/N.C. State.
The Holiday Bowl is the only Bowl game Fox Sports has this year.
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“If (Paul Pierce) went to Kansas over UCLA, he must not have cared about academics.”
- Stan Van Gundy, 2023
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ESPN’s
@CollegeGameDay
is here, and so am I.
UCLA fans are up (not so) bright and early for this one. Long day ahead, and it starts right here in Westwood.
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6'8 UCLA freshman Brandon Williams had 13 points and 5 rebounds (20 minutes) in the win against Arizona State. 141.6 oRTG/92% eFG/88% TS. Williams made some key plays down the stretch, defensively and on the glass, that helped the Bruins steal one in the desert.
#gobruins
…
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UCLA and USC play football today.
Today is also Joshua Kelley’s birthday.
That is all.
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Chase Barry, a five-star class of 2022 punter, has committed to UCLA.
Beyond blessed & thankful to COMMIT to
@UCLAFootball
Thank you
@UCLAChipKelly
@CoachDSage
@Coach_WillRod
for believing in me!
@dailybruin
@BruinReport
@SI_AllBruins
@ThePuntFactory
@Chris_Sailer
@JSerra_Football
@ocvarsityguy
@MAlvarez02
@latsondheimer
@247Sports
@PrepRedzoneCA
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UCLA hasn't been in the top 2 of the AP Poll post-nonconference play since Feb. 26, 2007.
The Bruins are officially back to being a bona fide elite program on the national stage, if they weren't already.
This is UCLA's highest ranking this late in a season since being No. 2 in the Coaches Poll March 3, 11 and 17, 2008.
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It’s been exactly four years since
@UCLAFootball
last beat Oregon, and exactly four years since this iconic touchdown run.
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.
@UCLAFootball
offensive coordinator Justin Frye ended his media availability by giving his condolences and offering prayers to
@CoachCoriClose
, who lost her father this week and is currently coaching Team USA U19 in Hungary.
“You want to know why this place is UCLA? It’s her.”
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Jaime Jaquez Jr. career NCAA tournament wins: 8
Northwestern all-time NCAA tournament wins: 2
Man
@StoolWestwood
got their whole starting lineup feeling it tonight… meanwhile NU is locked in. Yikies.
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Chip Kelly said he had no idea UCLA men’s basketball was playing Gonzaga this week.
He now plans to text Mick Cronin after practice today to check in on the team.
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UCLA men’s basketball on All-Pac-12 Teams:
G/F Jaime Jaquez Jr. (1st Team)
G Johnny Juzang (1st Team)
G Tyger Campbell (1st Team)
C Myles Johnson (All-Defense)
G/F Jaime Jaquez Jr. (All-Defense)
G Jaylen Clark (All-Defense)
G/F Peyton Watson (Honorable Mention, All-Freshman)
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UCLA edge rusher Mitchell Agude has four forced fumbles through two games this season – yes, FOUR.
Agude now has 33 tackles, 9.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, 2 PBUs and 6 forced fumbles through nine career games with the Bruins.
One more forced fumble and he becomes UCLA’s all-time leader.
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Devin Aupiu, who committed to UCLA football yesterday, is at practice wearing No. 41.
This dude is BIG.
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Huge, huge development for UCLA.
It’s one thing to get commitments. It’s a whole other thing to get these guys through international admissions, work around their pro teams/clubs and get them to sign NLIs. Lots of hoops to jump through.
𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙤𝙙, 𝙄𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙚.
The Bruins have signed Ilane Fibleuil (
@IFibleuil10
), a talented 6-foot-7 guard from France who will be a freshman in 2023-24.
🏀🖊️:
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UCLA is No. 8 in KenPom, No. 10 in the NET, No. 10 in RPI and No. 10 in BPI.
Considering the Bruins are top 12 in those four metrics, they should be a No. 3 seed. But all the major bracketologists have them as a No. 4.
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Jerry Azzinaro was not a good defensive coordinator before joining UCLA. He has not been a good defensive coordinator since joining UCLA.
In fact, he's pretty much as bad as it gets.
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