Former middle blocker Merrick McHenry (left) smiles during a match at Pauley Pavilion. Former outside hitter Ethan Champlin (right) prepares to receive the ball. L: (Daily Bruin file photo) R: (Daily Bruin file photo)
A new Olympic cycle brings new opportunities for the next generation of Bruins.
Some of UCLA men’s volleyball players are capitalizing on just that as they compete for Team USA in the 2025 FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations League, which began on June 11 and will run until Aug.
UCLA baseball will stick with its long-time head coach for a couple more years.
A season removed from a 19-33 finish and missing the postseason for the second year in a row, coach John Savage led his team back to the Men’s College World Series for the first time since 2013, when he led the program to its first and only national title.
“UCLA has agreed to a three-year contract extension with Head Coach John Savage,” a UCLA Athletics spokesperson said Thursday.
Savage’s first extension – which was signed after the 2013 campaign and at the time made him one of the highest-paid coaches in college baseball – concluded at the end of the 2025 season.
This post was updated June 30 at 9:45 a.m.
Many former Bruins have represented the USA Men’s Water Polo Senior National Team, from three-time All-American Max Irving to recent graduate-turned-professional Jack Larsen.
As UCLA Athletics takes a break for the summer, professional sports are still in full swing, with many Bruins representing. Each week during the summer, Daily Bruin Sports will look at the standout performances of UCLA alumni, current athletes and future stars as we count down the days until fall.
UCLA men’s basketball hired former Bruin guard David Singleton as the newest addition to the squad’s coaching staff, coach Mick Cronin announced Wednesday afternoon.
Singleton – who played for UCLA from 2018-2023 and set the program record for most games played with 164 – will join the staff as an assistant coach after spending the last two seasons playing for the College Park Skyhawks, the Atlanta Hawks’ G League affiliate.
The Los Angeles local is replacing Brendyn Taylor, who held the role for the past two seasons and was hired in May to take the same position at Loyola Chicago.
“It’s obvious that David loves UCLA.
I walked into John Savage’s office May 18 of last year as the only reporter there.
Despite UCLA’s sweep of Stanford on Senior Day, the Bruins’ head coach seemingly had very little to celebrate.
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