Ben Bolch has been a Los Angeles Times staff writer since 1999. He is serving his second stint as the UCLA beat writer, which seems fitting since he has covered almost every sports beat except hockey and horse racing. Bolch is also the author of the recently released book “100 Things UCLA Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die.” He previously covered UCLA basketball from 2010-11 before going on to cover the NBA and the Clippers for five years. He happily traded in gobs of hotel points and airline miles to return to cover UCLA basketball and football in the summer of 2016. Bolch was once selected by NBA TV’s “The Starters” as the “Worst of the Week” after questioning their celebrity journalism-style questions at an NBA All-Star game and considers it one of his finer moments.
Latest From This Author
Sebastian Mack misses a go-ahead jumper with three seconds left as UCLA fades in the second half of a 76-74 loss to North Carolina at Madison Square Garden.
What is a blue blood in college basketball and does UCLA men’s basketball still qualify after winning just one national championship in 50 years?
The No. 18 Bruins’ victory over Prairie View A&M was so comfortable that coach Mick Cronin could substitute freely.
The Bruins erased a 13-point deficit behind the play of Skyy Clark and Tyler Bilodeau on Saturday night against the Wildcats.
Tyler Bilodeau scores 17 points and Skyy Clark finishes with 15 points as the 24th-ranked Bruins surge in the second half to defeat Arizona 57-54.
UCLA men’s basketball coach Mick Cronin is frustrated with the state of college sports when it comes to NIL and transfers. Could it shorten his career?
The UCLA men’s basketball team will face a transfer-heavy Arizona lineup at an NBA arena in Phoenix, taking some fire out of the heated rivalry.
UCLA athletic director Martin Jarmond will get annual raises that will boost his salary to $2.1 million in final year of new contract extension.
UCLA’s Dylan Andrews wasn’t supposed to take the Bruins’ last shot against Oregon, but he banked home the game winner in the closing seconds Sunday.
UCLA coach DeShaun Foster has made a swift change to his staff, replacing offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy with Indiana’s Tino Sunseri.