https://uclabruins.com/news/2026/08/30/bruins-storm-back-to-beat-santa-clara-3-2

Source: nikola_kusturica

https://www.instagram.com/nikola_kusturica/

Minor is one of the twitchier athletes in the country with that dynamic athleticism showing up across all facets of his game. He brings advanced bat and hand speed to the plate, translating it into legitimate impact that consistently shows up in game action. He’s also one of the better defensive shortstops in the class combining quick footwork, clean glove actions and enough arm strength to stick at the position.

https://nypost.com/2026/08/31/sports/ucla-martin-jarmond-out-tim-harris-new-path-forward/

Emergency Podcast from Bruin Report Online: Martin Jarmond is Fired, discussion with Ken Graiwer

As we reported earlier today, Jarmond was fired today after years of UCLA running in the red financially in athletics. Additionally, as Dave and Tracy talk about on the pod, Jarmond managed his athletic programs poorly, and also did a very poor job of meeting the aspirations of the fanbase.

We talked about what the future could look like with Tim Harris as the new CEO of Athletics, and how the program will now be run with a much more business-oriented mindset.

We then brought on Champion of Westwood head Ken Graiwer to talk about what this could mean for fundraising, roster-building, and the overall outlook for UCLA athletics.

https://pod.link/566259913/episode/NGMxODNhY2QtZGNlNS00MTk1LThlNjYtZGZmMjY5MTlhYWFh

Three key areas for UCLA this season are defense, rebounding and improving its offense. Booker and Dailey are not great man to man defenders and the UCLA coaches continually focus on deflections rather than foot work and defensive fundamentals taught by coach Wooden. Aday Mara transferred to Michigan and became a defensive force under better coaching.

The UCLA rebounding effort was poor last year and both Booker and Dailey rely more on reacting to a missed shot and using their length to go after a rebound instead of anticipating where the missed shot will be and beating their opponents to that spot. This was a basic rebounding fundamental taught and coached by John Wooden to all his players.

UCLA must develop a running game instead of depending on Cronin’s predictable slow half court offense. UCLA has players this season who can excel in an open court so Cronin needs to bring in an assistant to help expand the offense.

https://uclabruins.com/news/2026/08/29/womens-volleyball-takes-down-long-beach-state-in-straight-sets-3-0

https://uclabruins.com/news/2026/08/28/no-17-ucla-powers-past-denver-3-0

https://uclabruins.com/news/2026/08/28/singletary-powers-bruins-to-fourset-victory-at-long-beach-state-for-werles-first-win

From the Bruin Report Online article about this video:

Kusturica makes his auspicious debut at about 6:25 in the video below by throwing down a dunk. The UCLA team, consisting of Kusturica, Eric Dailey, Xavier Booker, and fellow freshmen Joe Philon and Gunārs Grīnvalds, also appears in this video also at the 15:07 and 20:06 marks.

https://www.on3.com/sites/bruin-report-online/news/uclas-nikola-kusturica-makes-first-appearance-in-ricos-pick-up-games/

Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyVAwXojI_E

Source: ig (tre.wright_iii)

https://dailybruin.com/2026/08/19/roster-reset-ucla-womens-volleyball-enters-2026-campaign-with-new-head-coach-at-the-helm

https://uclabruins.com/news/2026/02/06/matt-werle-named-ucla-womens-volleyball-head-coach

SI is missing a key factor about the success of the UCLA men’s basketball team this season. Cronin is bringing in new players hoping to improve the defense and rebounding effort of his returning front court players such as Booker, Dailey, Williams, etc. Cronin had Mara and never recognized his capabilities or helped him develop so he left UCLA for Michigan. Likewise Booker won’t improve his rebounding and defensive skills under Cronin. SI needs to focus on articles about what the UCLA coaching staff is doing differently this season. I really don’t want to hear Cronin complaining about a player’s lack of effort this season. Lets see more effort from the UCLA coaches to instruct and teach the team so the players know what to do during the game. Physical size doesn’t rebound the basketball.

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https://pod.link/1043699613/episode/YmE2YjkxNGMtOGU2Yi0xMWYxLTk2M2ItZTNhMTcyNGE5Mjk0?view=apps&sort=popularity

(0:00) Intro

(2:43) Mailbag with House

(01:27:41) Bob Chesney interview

https://uclabruins.com/news/2026/08/20/womens-soccer-earns-2-0-victory-over-san-diego