As the UCLA Bruins basketball team looks ahead to next season, some players are taking advantage of everything bring a Bruin means. UCLA held its annual Bruin Day and had a few players taking part. Aday Mara and Lazar Stefanovic took a camera through Bruin Day and the results were great. Check them out below! The vibes are high for the Bruins right now and they are looking forward to a much better season in 2024. UCLA has added some talent and head coach Mick Cronin is trying to get them back to a place of relevance. Both Mara and Stefanovic are key pieces to what the team will do next season ..read more

The UCLA Bruins football team sent a few players to the NFL in the recent NFL draft, including star pass rusher Laiatu Latu. But the Bruins did send a few other solid players as well. One of those includes Kenny Churchwell III, who was picked up by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent. While he didn't get drafted, Churchwell III can still provide some value to Philadelphia. He will look to impress the Eagles coaching staff, potentially paving the way to a roster spot. Last season with the Bruins, he posted 34 tackles, one interception, had three defended passes, and forced one fu ..read more

New UCLA Bruins transfer Dominick Harris, formerly of Loyola Marymount University, explained his thinking behind the decision to join Mick Cronin's group following an unfortunate 16-17 2023-24 season, writes Tracy Pierson and Dave Woods of Bruin Report Online. "It started with the coaching staff showing interest in me," Harris told Woods. "Obviously having their beliefs in me in what I can do on the court and how I can become a better player. I respected the way they approached the situation about showing their interest in me. And then UCLA being a prestigious school, and just the history ..read more

The UCLA Bruins football program sent multiple players to this year's NFL Draft, led by star pass rusher Laiatu Latu. However, there were others who would be entering the league, even if they weren't drafted during the seven rounds. Linebacker Gabriel Murphy was one of those players who wasn't drafted, even though he put together a nice career with the Bruins. Last season with UCLA, Murphy posted 38 total tackles and put up eight sacks on the season. He will be in the NFL next season after signing with the Minnesota Vikings as an un-drafted free agent. Landing in Minnesota could end up being a ..read more

The UCLA women's basketball team is loading up this offseason after reaching the Sweet Sixteen for the second consecutive season. UCLA is looking to push forward even more heading into next year and they smell blood around college basketball. The Bruins landed former Oregon State forward Timea Gardiner in the transfer portal, giving them another star to work around. Gardiner was an All-Pac 12 player and should now help the Bruins out immensely. During her freshman season, she was limited to only 15 games because of blood clot issues. But thankfully, she is past that and was able to put togethe ..read more

DeShaun Foster's UCLA Bruins football club is shoring up its special teams corps. Ben Bolch of The Los Angeles Times reports that former Northern Arizona punter Brody Richter has committed to transfer to the Blue and Gold this spring. More UCLA: NFC East Club Signs Undrafted Former Bruins Back ..read more

Former UCLA standout defensive lineman Grayson Murphy will join AFC contenders, the Miami Dolphins.  Murphy has signed with the Dolphins as an undrafted free agent, according to UCLA's official X account. The redshirt junior played two seasons at UCLA and was spectacular in both. From 2022-23, Murphy collected 58 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 10 sacks, three passes defended, and two forced fumbles.  Last season, he appeared in all 13 games and earned an honorable mention All-Pac-12 honors.  Murphy is one of 13 players the Dolphins added following the 2024 NFL Draft. The 23-year ..read more

Following a miserable, freshman-heavy season during which his UCLA Bruins failed to even make the NCAA Tournament (a season removed from a Sweet Sixteen appearance with a veteran-heavy roster), Mick Cronin is all-in on adding transfer help over true freshmen this year. To wit, UCLA has now officially announced its fifth player signing out of the transfer portal this offseason. Former South Dakota State power forward William Kyle III is joining the Blue and Gold, per a UCLA press statement. The 6-foot-9 big man, an All-Summit League honoree and his conference's Defensive Player of the Year, wil ..read more

Since declaring for the 2024 NBA Draft, many have wondered just how high former sophomore UCLA Bruins power forward/center Adem Bona might climb. A fresh mock draft from Bleacher Report's Jonathan Wasserman projects that the 6-foot-10 big man, 21, will be selected later in the second round, with the No. 40 pick by the Portland Trail Blazers (by way of the Atlanta Hawks). Wasserman sees a lot of springy Kentucky Wildcats-turned-Indiana Pacers power forward Isaiah Jackson in Bona's game. "NBA teams should know what they're getting and what they're not with Adem Bona," Wasserman writes. "He can b ..read more

Former UCLA star offensive guard Duke Clemens has found a home in the NFL. Clemens has signed a deal as an undrafted free agent with NFC contender the Detroit Lions, the Bruins have announced via their official team X account.  The Lions have signed Clemens to a $60,000 guaranteed signing bonus as an undrafted free agent. The former redshirt senior from Kailua, Hawaii, was fantastic for the Bruins in his five-year college career.  In 2023, he appeared in all 13 games and was selected to the second-team All-Pac-12 team. Clemens helped lead the Bruins to No. 1 in the Pac-12 i ..read more