There’s a strange mathematical phenomenon where the more brackets you fill out, the less anyone cares about any of them. I’ll ...

The Naismith Award is presented annually to the best men's and women's college basketball player in the country.

At Purdue, John Wooden was college basketball's best player. At UCLA, he was the best coach. The programs meet for the first ...

UCLA's 7'3 big man Aday Mara impressed NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with his signature move when the Bruins took on Ohio State on Sunday. Mara pulled out an old-fashioned hook shot, which Kareem ...

Readers of the Los Angeles Times Sports section share their thoughts and opinions on UCLA and Mick Cronin, the NBA All-Star Game and LeBron James.

UCLA had a massive advantage with those teams, first with Lew Alcindor (now Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), then with Bill Walton, two of the greatest centers in basketball history. “We set records that ...

After the NCAA men's basketball championship each year, a group of credentialed media members votes on the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. While this award is typically given to a player on ...

March Madness is beloved for its underdog triumphs and Cinderella stories, but it's the stars that tend to prevail and carry their team to glory that leave the biggest mark in history. With the ...

Walton passed away last year after a lengthy battle with cancer, and UCLA used the opportunity of Sunday’s game against Ohio State to pay tribute to him. Abdul-Jabbar, known as Lew Alcindor ...