UCLA guard Kobe Johnson scores in front of Rider forward Ife West-Ingram during the second half of the Bruins’ 85-50 season-opening win Monday at Pauley Pavilion. “We don’t need anybody to try to do too much on this team,” Cronin said, “because if you just get some execution, you get some ball movement, you’ve got guys who can shoot the …
UCLA’s Kobe Johnson speaks during Big Ten media day Thursday. “That’s not going to work,” Johnson playfully told Cronin last season as he headed up the court the other way. He’s as good a defensive player as I have ever coached, and I coached a national player of the year two years ago defensively in Jaylen Clark.” Kobe Johnson goes …
USC guard Kobe Johnson shoots over Arizona center Oumar Ballo during the first half of the Trojans’ 78-65 win Saturday at Galen Center. With leading scorer Boogie Ellis having an off night offensively, USC received big efforts from Johnson, Rodman and freshman Isaiah Collier, who finished with 16 points and five assists. “It feels good to be undefeated in March …
USC guard Kobe Johnson shoots over Stanford guard Andrej Stojakovic during the second half of the Trojans’ 93-79 win at Galen Center on Saturday. Boogie Ellis, the fifth-year senior, had 22 points with five rebounds, four assists and three steals while freshman Isaiah Collier scored 18 of his 26 points during the second half to help USC hold off the …
USC guard Boogie Ellis drives against Arizona State forward Jamiya Neal during the first half in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 men’s tournament on Thursday in Las Vegas. Ironically enough, while the loss might’ve put USC in some degree of danger, it likely earned Arizona State a place in the field. USC’s most recent loss in the first round of …
