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Great Chemistry Helps Ucla Women’s Basketball Do The Dirty Work

... Sixteen. According to sixth-year Bruins coach Cori Close and her players, a tremendous team chemistry is why the team just loves doing the dirty work. “Yes, of course, on and off the court,” said junior point guard Jordin Canada, who averages 18.0 points, 6.5 assists and 2.5 steals - all team-highs - and 5.3 rebounds. “We have a lot of team bonding off the court and that helps us get to know each other more, which makes for a better team on the court. “During practice, we fight for each other and that’s what has built our team chemistry over the years.”. According to Close, “Chemistry is everything.”. It helps with execution. “Absolutely,” said Close, who a season ago led the Bruins to the first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 1999. “I mean, you’re in essence, saying, ‘We’re going to war together. For the next two hours, we are putting ourselves out on the line and it’s going to be hard, it’s going to be difficult, things aren’t going to go our way.’. “And if you have a ...

Ucla, Usc Basketball Teams Slipping Academically

... in the tournament two years ago. USC, the other Los Angeles area team in the field, tied for 52 nd, seven spots lower than one year ago, according to "Keeping Score When It Counts: Graduation Rates and Academic Progress Rates for the 2017 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Teams," a study conducted by the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of Central Florida, based on figures reported by the NCAA. UCLA's rate was 962, matching Marquette, one point behind UC Davis and within eight points of seven other universities. The Bruins had a 969 rate in 2015, 32 nd in the field, 951 in 2014, tying Louisiana-Lafayette for 46 th, and 942 in 2013, the 11 th lowest in the tournament. USC's rate was 959, matching Texas Southern, one point behind St. Mary's and Minnesota. The Trojans rate in 2015 was also 959. USC's rate was impacted by player defections after the coaching change that resulted in the hiring of Andy Enfield prior to the 2013-14 season, USC Sports Information Director Tim Tessalone told City News Service. The average in the field was 971.78. USC's APR will significantly increase in the coming years as the single-year APR for the 2011-12 ...

Ucla Basketball Needs To Get Its Offense Back On Track

... p.m. The No. 3 seed in the South Region, UCLA leads the country in scoring at 90.4 points per game and is ready to return to that mark. “We talked about it this week: be true to who we are,” Coach Steve Alford said. In their purest form, the Bruins are run and fun, constant ball movement and a blur of blue and gold. During their past two games, they were stuck in the Las Vegas mud. USC held UCLA to a then-season low 41.2 percent shooting in the Pac-12 quarterfinals. The Bruins sank even lower against Arizona in the semifinals, shooting just 40.7 percent from the field. Forget their 90-point average, they barely scratched out 76. Alford said the conference tournament was the first time this season he felt the Bruins were knocked off their offensive game. Not only did their tempo slow, but their efficiency suffered. ...

Ranking College Basketball's Top 25 National Champs

... to UCLA, in the third game of the season) and Marquette in the title game. 8. 1992 Duke (34-2). This team won the second of back-to-back national titles for the Blue Devils, started 17-0, was ranked No. 1 in the AP poll all season and only lost two games by a total of six points. They beat Kentucky in the Elite Eight on Christian Laettner’s back-to-the-basket, turnaround jumper which is widely regarded as one of the biggest shots in college basketball history. They then handled Indiana in the Final Four and pounded Michigan 71-51 in the national title game, which doubled as the first of two straight title-game losses for Michigan’s Fab Five. 7. 1996 Kentucky (34-2). Ron Mercer was the No. 1 player in his high school class and a future top-10 pick of the NBA Draft - and he didn’t even start for this Kentucky team. That’s how loaded the Wildcats were under Hall of Fame coach Rick Pitino. They had a total of six future first-round picks and 10 players who went on to play in the NBA. Kentucky averaged 91.4 points, lost only twice and won their six NCAA Tournament games by an average of more than 20 ...

Unfazed By Ucla’s History, Boise State Women’s Basketball Prepares For Ncaa Tournament

... averages 73.9 points per game (second in Pac-12), has won 27 straight home games and advanced to the Sweet 16 last year. “We’re going to have to keep Jordin Canada in front of us, which is pretty hard to do. We’re going to have to keep Billings off the boards, which no one in the Pac-12 was able to do,” Presnell said. “And then (Kari) Korver can get going and the other two athletes can get going. We have to make sure we have a hand up.”. Brooke Pahukoa and Shalen Shaw of the Boise State women's basketball team met with the media Friday to talk about their upcoming matchup with the Bruins in the NCAA Tournament. UCLA is favored in Saturday’s matchup by 16 1/2 points. The Bruins have a win over a Washington team that defeated the Broncos by 26 points in December. Boise State players joined Presnell in the UCLA Hall of Fame for the tour and were also lost in Bruin lore. With hundreds of trophies proudly on display, they had a lot to take in. That does not, ...

Lavar Ball's College Coach On Whether Ball Could Beat Jordan

... he served as an assistant for the two seasons prior. That year, Sampson remembers scrambling to put together a roster that could compete in a tough Pac-10 Conference. "When we took over the program, we were devoid of bigs," Sampson said. "Washington State was a tough recruiting spot. But my plan was to get as many tough, hard-nosed overachievers as we could. We saw La Var, and I just said he's the kind of kid we can start with.". Sampson was just 32 years old at the time, and he felt his proximity in age to his players gave him a special bond with them. He believes Ball acted around him the way he did around his teammates—and Ball was a character, even then. "He was a personality, but in a good way," Sampson said. "Those were tough days for Washington State, but La Var was someone that was always fun to be around. Everyone on the team enjoyed him.". Sanders, ...

Great Chemistry Helps Ucla Women’s Basketball Do The Dirty Work

... Tournament at Pauley Pavilion (on ESPN 2). No. 5 Texas A & M (21-11) and No. 12 Penn (22-7) will tangle after UCLA-Boise State, about 6 p.m., with the winners playing Monday for a berth in the Sweet Sixteen. According to sixth-year Bruins coach Cori Close and her players, a tremendous team chemistry is why the team just loves doing the dirty work. “Yes, of course, on and off the court,” said junior point guard Jordin Canada, who averages 18.0 points, 6.5 assists and 2.5 steals - all team-highs - and 5.3 rebounds. “We have a lot of team bonding off the court and that helps us get to know each other more, which makes for a better team on the court. “During practice, we fight for each other and that’s what has built our team chemistry over the years.”. According to Close, “Chemistry is everything.”. It helps with execution. “Absolutely,” said Close, who a season ago led the Bruins to the first Sweet Sixteen appearance since 1999. “I mean, you’re in essence, saying, ‘We’re ...

Ucla Basketball And The Beginning Of Its Golden Age, 50 Years Later

... distinctly Wooden telling me that he was very sensitive about his height and by all means don’t stare at him,” Warren says. “That was probably not the best thing to say. You tell a 19- or 20-year-old kid not to do something  . NCAA Photos. John Wooden coached at UCLA from 1948 to 1975. “At the airport, I’m seeing this guy get off the plane and it’s like 'Oh my God.’ As we’re walking through the terminal, I’m hearing Wooden’s mantra. 'Don’t stare, don’t ask him anything about his height,' all these don’ts. We walk by these pictures they had hanging in the terminal, and I don’t see him anywhere. He’s above the frames of the pictures. I knew somehow, we’ve got to get him.”. They got him, and UCLA-land wondered what might come next. “We walk by these pictures they had hanging in the terminal, and I don’t see him anywhere. He’s above the frames of the pictures. I knew somehow, we’ve got to get him.”. - Mike Warren, on his first meeting with Lew Alcindor. October of 1965. Alcindor – a Dodger fan – and Shackelford went to a World Series game together as freshmen. “I do remember people taking a second glance when he climbed out of ...

Ucla Basketball Survives Upset Bid From Trojans, Win 76-74

... matters here: Survive and Advance. Isaac Hamilton led the Bruins with 22 points. Thomas Welsh led the team in rebounds with 11, while Lonzo Ball led the team with 7 assists. Jordan Mc Laughlin led the Trojans with 18 points. 3 Takeaways. Player of the Game: Isaac Hamilton - It’s been a rough season comparatively for Isaac; he’s seen his PPG dip from 16.8 last year to 13.7, to go along with dips in FG%, 3 PFG%, and minutes. And yet tonight was a good reminder that he can get it going like nobody’s business. Hamilton shot 4-9 from distance, to go along with 4-6 inside the arc, and was the most efficient he’s been in weeks. That’s a positive sign for the Bruins, because a hot Isaac is a huge weapon to have in your offensive arsenal. But seriously, bad Bryce tonight - This was not a good night for Bryce. Of all the Bruins, he was the one most clearly pressing, and it made sense: senior leader, dad is the coach, need a good finish to silence the doubters. This game did more to rally the haters, though. 2-7 isn’t great from distance, and Bryce’s few drives in were familiar to fans who watched Bryce’s drives to nowhere from last season. There were a few times where the ...

Boise State To Face Ucla Team With High Expectations

... Vegas. NCAA WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT. Boise State to face UCLA team with high expectations. By STEVE DILBECK Associated Press. 2 hrs ago. Buy Now. AP Photo/Isaac Brekken. Boise State head coach Gordy Presnell celebrates with his team after winning the Mountain West Tournament title game against Fresno State March 10 in Las Vegas. LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA's women's basketball team believes its program is on the rise and is searching for its first trip to the Final Four. The Bruins open up against a surging Boise State squad today. "We are positioned to make a deep run," said UCLA coach Cori Close. "But in order to be able to do that, you can't think about making a deep run. That's the reality.". The fourth-seeded Bruins (23-8) host the Broncos (25-7) with Texas A&M (21-11) meeting 12-seed Penn (22-7) in the second game. The Bruins advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time in 17 seasons last year and very much want to take their program to the next level this time. They have been placed in a good opening spot for the ...

How To Watch Ucla Vs. Kent State, Game Time, Tv Info, Live Stream

... ranked outside of the top 10 of the AP poll. Kent State: The Golden Flashes finished fourth in the MAC East, four games behind Akron. But they somehow won three games as underdogs in the MAC Tournament to take the title and that league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Incredible story. Jimmy Hall is the top player, averaging 18.9 points and 10.5 rebounds. MML is available on i Phone, i Pad, watch OS, tv OS, Android handsets, Android Tablets, Chromecast, Amazon Tablets, Alexa skill for Amazon devices, Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Windows 10 devices, Xbox and __link__. ALL games are available through March Madness Live (“MML”). CBS games on MML are free to view - no authentication required- however CBS games are not available through OTT devices on MML. Turner games on MML have a free preview (3 hours) before consumers are required to authenticate (register) using their cable provider credentials (login and password). CBS All Access requires a paid subscription and is available on i Phone, i Pad, Apple TV, ...

Ucla Men’s Basketball May Be Losing More Than Just Seniors

... on the UCLA campus in Los Angeles, November, 11, 2016. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht/SCNG, file). By Clay Fowler , Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. UCLA’s TJ Leaf celebrates a 3-pointer against USC in Westwood, CA on Saturday, February 18, 2017. (Photo by Scott Varley/SCNG, file). The senior night celebration on Saturday at Pauley Pavilion was already a crowded affair. Bryce Alford will culminate a four-year career that placed him fifth on UCLA’s career scoring list. Senior Isaac Hamilton, coach Steve Alford’s first recruit at UCLA, will be lauded for his hefty contributions. In all likelihood, Saturday’s regular season finale against Washington State will be Lonzo Ball’s final game in Pauley Pavilion before the freshman enters the 2017 NBA draft. Freshman TJ Leaf may have already played his final home game at UCLA. A lottery pick should he choose to join Ball in the draft, according to an NBA scout, Leaf is a game-time decision after spraining his left ankle in Wednesday’s win over Washington. UCLA’s leading scorer before he went down, Leaf is listed as day-to-day and has been on crutches with his left leg in a walking boot after landing on Washington center Noah ...