UCLA returned home on Friday evening and defeated CSUN 77-45 on Sunday. Last week, the Bruins went 2-2 with a fourth-place finish at the Maui Invitational.
Last year, the Bruins lost to Alabama, Colorado, Oregon State, Cal and Arizona State, none of which even made it to the NCAA Tournament.īut winning cures all ills, and beating a top-ranked Kentucky team would certainly smooth things over for Alford. UCLA has suffered a host of bad defeats under Alford's watch, including losses to Monmouth, Wake Forest and a 19-point beatdown at the hands of No. Though Alford has helped guide UCLA to two Sweet 16 appearances, it's been a tumultuous tenure for him in L.A. Both of those Sweet 16 appearances came in the past two seasons under head coach Steve Alford, who replaced Ben Howland following the 2012-13 season. Latest on Tyler Ulis injury Calipari says Skal 'behind' in his developmentĪfter making three straight Final Fours from 2006-08, UCLA has failed to make it past the Sweet 16 every year since.
