Dsouza joined The Bruin as a freshman in 2016 and contributed until he graduated in 2020. He spent time on the women's basketball, men's basketball, women's tennis, men's tennis and women's volleyball beats.

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Junior guard Chris Smith leads UCLA men&#039;s basketball with 13.2 points per game this season. Smith is averaging 15.1 points and 6.3 rebounds per game against Pac-12 opponents. (Daanish Bhatti/Daily Bruin)

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More familiarity has led men&#039;s basketball to hit stride after early-season slump - Daily Bruin

More familiarity has led men&#8217;s basketball to hit stride after early-season slump

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This post was updated Feb. 25 at 8:31 p.m. The Bruins have won nine of their last 11 games, but the foundation was laid much earlier.

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More familiarity has led men’s basketball to hit stride after early-season slump

By Dylan Dsouza

Feb. 25, 2020 5:23 p.m.