UCLA snaps losing skid, defeats Stanford 92-70 after Alford firing
January 17, 2019
For the first time in the programs 100-year history, UCLA was tasked with continuing a season amid just having fired their head coach.
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UCLA Fires Men’s Basketball Coach Steve Alford After the Team Collapses Against Liberty
January 10, 2019
The only thing surprising about UCLA’s announcement that Steve Alford was dismissed as the men’s basketball coach was how quickly it happened following the 73-58 loss at Pauley Pavilion to little known Liberty.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Returns to UCLA to Talk About New Book
June 1, 2017
The Black Alumni Association and the UCLA Afrikan Student Union hosted a conversation and book signing with NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for his new book “Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court.”