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Sprouting into top form, UCLA's Jaime Jaquez Jr. is the Pac-12 player of the year

LOS ANGELES — Jaime Jaquez Jr. arrived at UCLA as a willowy prospect fighting for minutes. His nearly shaved head, a remnant of a rookie ritual with the Mexican national team, symbolized necessary growth while endearing him to a bald coaching staff.

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Forde Minutes: Our Biggest Questions Leading Into Champ Week

Pat Forde debates factoring Alabama’s off-court controversy in awards voting and what the bracket will hold for Purdue, UCLA and the ACC.

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Bill Plaschke: Streaking UCLA deserving of No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament

They play such scathing defense, the crowd roars with every deflection.

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No. 4 UCLA beats No. 8 Arizona on Senior Night, but Jaylen Clark leaves injured

LOS ANGELES — Long before the season’s first game, Mick Cronin girded himself for this night.

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UCLA’s Amari Bailey may be goofy off the court, but freshman courts serious accolades

LOS ANGELES — Amari Bailey always lets his teammates hear it.

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UCLA’s Cronin Blasts NCAA Committee for Bracket Preview Seedings

The No. 4 Bruins weren’t projected as one of the four top seeds for next month’s NCAA tournament.

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Bill Plaschke: Meet UCLA’s most beloved player. He’s a walk-on who has made one basket in four years

LOS ANGELES — The chant first appeared at Pauley Pavilion two weeks ago, in UCLA’s season opener against Cal State Bakersfield, sweeping down from the student section like a prayer.

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No. 4 UCLA rallies to beat Stanford and extend nation’s longest active home win streak

LOS ANGELES — Mick Cronin and Tyger Campbell have been in lockstep since Cronin’s arrival nearly four years ago, the feisty coach and his fiery point guard sticking together through nearly every conceivable situation.

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Jaime Jaquez Jr.'s clutch game leads No. 7 UCLA past Oregon to extend its Pac-12 lead

EUGENE, Ore. — Its big men in foul trouble, its offense in a funk, its most exciting freshman playing on a bothersome ankle, UCLA turned to an old friend in its time of need.

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No. 7 UCLA shakes off slow start to put on a defensive show in win over Oregon State

CORVALLIS, Ore. — The most important part of Mick Cronin’s scouting report on Oregon State might have been his sales job. The UCLA coach had to make his team believe the Beavers were a threat.

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Jaime Jaquez Jr. powers No. 9 UCLA in a get-well rout of Washington State

LOS ANGELES — It was a get-well card to themselves, complete with hearts and smiley faces.

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No. 9 UCLA haunted by turnovers and other issues in win over Washington

LOS ANGELES — It didn’t seem like the sort of game that would involve any nervous moments for UCLA.

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Dylan Hernandez: UCLA's woeful offense needs a Mick Cronin overhaul to be Final Four worthy

LOS ANGELES — The shot clock about to expire, David Singleton heaved the ball from a step or two inside of the half-court line, his effort striking the top of the backboard.

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Amari Bailey available to return for No. 8 UCLA’s showdown with USC

LOS ANGELES — At a time when it could use a boost, UCLA just got a little deeper, more athletic and increasingly dynamic on offense.

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USC's Vince Iwuchukwu continues to make strides in his comeback from cardiac arrest

LOS ANGELES — The few glimpses were brief, but breathtaking. A put-back dunk. A pick-and-roll layin. A fierce challenge at the rim. All blips of a bright future stretched over 14 minutes of a blowout win in Tempe.

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UCLA will try to have final say against Arizona and its Bruin-bashing fans

TUCSON, Ariz. — Having silenced a record-sized Arizona State student section wielding snarky signs and booing its every move, UCLA is moving on from the undercard of animosity to the main event.

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UCLA leans on defense, rallies past Colorado for its 13th consecutive victory

LOS ANGELES — Nearly everything was trending the wrong way for UCLA, jeopardizing the nation’s longest winning streak among major conference teams.

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Adem Bona keeps breakout season going as No. 7 UCLA routs Utah

LOS ANGELES — Adem Bona can always take Mick Cronin out of a grumpy mood, whether it’s by flashing a wide smile or throwing an arm around his coach’s shoulder and telling him everything is going to be all right.

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UCLA fends off upset with last-minute comeback over Washington State

His team playing its best basketball of the season, UCLA coach Mick Cronin voiced one concern as the Bruins headed into the heart of their Pac-12 schedule.

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Jaylen Clark and UCLA overcome slow start to knock off UC Davis, win eighth straight

LOS ANGELES — UCLA head coach Mick Cronin knew his team tapped into something special and familiar during its east coast road trip, which saw the Bruins take down ranked opponents Maryland and Kentucky.

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No. 16 UCLA defeats No. 13 Kentucky to extend its winning streak to seven games

NEW YORK — UCLA’s trip to the East Coast was a roaring success. All one had to do was listen.

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Reserves jump-start UCLA victory over Denver on emotional afternoon

LOS ANGELES — The emotions lingered long after the pregame ceremony ended.

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Jaime Jaquez Jr. scores 27 in UCLA’s rout of Bellarmine

LOS ANGELES — Having drawn a double team near the basket late in the first half, UCLA’s Adem Bona threw an over-the-head pass to David Singleton beyond the top of the three-point arc. Singleton swung the ball to an open Dylan Andrews on the wing before Andrews flipped it to…

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Amari Bailey sparks UCLA’s big win over Pepperdine

Amari Bailey could hear the insults coming from the opposing bench.

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‘We caved’: UCLA fails miserably in first test of season, losing to Illinois

LAS VEGAS — When UCLA had trouble just getting the ball to midcourt, the Bruins frazzled by swarming bodies and waving arms, it was obvious they weren’t playing a low-major team on their home court anymore.

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