Eli Smukler

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• Men’s team sees more setbacks

  Nov. 3, 2009 at 12:42 a.m.

  You can add poorly refrigerated pasta to the blame list of preseason misfortunes for the UCLA men’s basketball team.

• Men’s basketball picked to finish third for upcoming season

  Oct. 30, 2009 at 5:36 a.m.

  For the first time in four seasons, the Pac-10 will open its men’s basketball season with UCLA neither defending its league title nor expected to win another.

• Morgan trims up to prepare for season

  Oct. 27, 2009 at 12:19 a.m.

  When J’mison Morgan arrived at UCLA last fall, many expected the 6-foot-10 center to make an impact on the Bruin basketball team even as a freshman. UCLA had lost nearly 64 percent of their rebounding from a year before and they needed as many big men to step up as possible.

• Team suffers injuries to top players

  Oct. 21, 2009 at 1:30 a.m.

  The task at hand just got a little more difficult for UCLA men’s hoops thanks to a rash of injuries incurred in just the season’s first week of practices.

• Basketball team to utilize youth

  Oct. 15, 2009 at 2:38 a.m.

  Go back to the basics. That’s what UCLA coach Ben Howland claims his team needs to do in order to maintain past success with one of the least experienced Bruin squads in recent memory.

• After stunning win, two reality checks

  Sept. 24, 2009 at 4:12 a.m.

  The thrill of notching a big win on the road can do wonders for a team’s morale. But converting ambition into success can lead to a false sense of invincibility, which is why that kind of contentment can have noxious effects on a locker room.

• UCLA women's volleyball loses final match in Wahine invitational

  Aug. 31, 2009 at 2:50 a.m.

  Playing in front of their home crowd, the No. 7 Rainbow Wahine (3-0) swept the No. 9 Bruins (2-1) 25-23, 25-18, 25-22.

• Tennis forced to forfeit conference title

  June 1, 2009 at 1:49 a.m.

  The Pac-10 stripped the UCLA men’s tennis team of its 2008 team conference title for a violation committed by one of the team’s players who accepted money against NCAA regulations, according to a statement released by the conference on Friday.

• Gordon to compete for spot on USA team

  May 28, 2009 at 1:32 a.m.

  UCLA freshman forward Drew Gordon was selected to compete for a spot on USA Basketball’s Men’s U19 team, USA Basketball announced on Wednesday.

• Bruins seek silver lining

  May 20, 2009 at 12:54 a.m.

  COLLEGE STATION, Texas — It isn’t easy to judge the 2009 UCLA men’s tennis season.