fall 2015 cover_Layout 1 8/4/15 3:54 PM Page 1 UCLA Program Ad Final_Layout 1 7/30/15 10:08 AM Page 1 Champions Bank Here #BetterBanking4Bruins 1-888-8WESCOM (1-888-893-7266) wescom.org 001 Insider's View_Layout 1 8/12/15 3:12 PM Page 1 BruIn BLue Fa l l 2 0 1 5 THE INSIDER’S VIEW insiDe this issue ins and losses. At the end of the day, some say that’s all that matters. One game. One win. One loss. In the professional ranks, we have seen one win or one InSIde THIS ISSue Fa l l 2 0 1 5 loss become the difference between a coach receiving a W contract extension or being handed a pink slip. uCLa aTHLeTICS In PHoToS ......................2 / 6 / 1 0 One loss can tarnish a player’s entire career. FaMILy MaTTerS: it's more than Just Football One win can define a legacy. For Jim anD shannon mora ..................................14 Every four years we watch a tenth of a point CHIP oFF THe oLd BLoCk: hoW reily buechler’s turn silver into gold or, sadly, gold into silver. nba DaD shaPeD her career ............................20 An Olympian can go from virtual unknown to THe rIgHT To dreaM: abu DanlaDi’s amazing endorsement king in the blink of an eye — that Path to ucla starDom ....................................24 is, if they win. THe VoICe: broaDcaster bill roth is a bruin ........30 But how do you define victory? What SuPPorTIng uCLa: DaviD anD Janet ellis ..............32 exactly is a win? Is it really as black and white Mark your CaLendar ......................................3 5 as the final score? reMeMBerIng rICH BerToLuCCI ........................3 6 dan guerrero In 2014-15, UCLA enjoyed one of the finest cover Photo by lauren Pressey all-around athletic years of any Division I institution, placing second in the THe oFFICIaL MagaZIne oF uCLa aTHLeTICS Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup and in the top 10 of the Capital One Cup for vol 2 • issue 1 • Fall 2015 both men and women. Football, playing the nation’s hardest schedule, posted a second consecutive school record-tying 10-win season en route to a top 10 WrITerS emily lerner, michael ventre, mark Whicker national finish, while men’s basketball made its second consecutive appearance ManagIng edITor in the Sweet 16. All told, four Bruin teams entered the postseason as the No. 1 Danny harrington [email protected] overall seed (baseball, women’s soccer, men’s and women’s water polo), seven BeCoMe a BruIn LayouT and deSIgn: IMg CoLLege earned top 5 national finishes and 12 concluded their seasons ranked in the BLue SuBSCrIBer kristy marques, sarah Jane snoWDen, matt coy, By joInIng THe top 10. kristin Pratt, coDy Porter, mereDith Weber Wooden aTHLeTIC The Bruin men’s water polo team won UCLA’s record 112th NCAA adVerTISIng: IMg CoLLege Fund, CaLL Damon Dukakis • (310) 825-0328 310-206-3302. Championship in the fall, and three teams finished second nationally — men’s [email protected] soccer fell to Virginia on penalty kicks, women’s water polo lost by a single goal scored on a penalty shot in the game’s final 11 seconds, and women’s tennis I’m not sure anyone has captured the sentiment of winning versus losing better battled to the very end of their championship match. than Stuart when he explains in his speech, “I’m not losing. I’m still here, I’m Think about that — penalty kicks, a final-second penalty shot and fighting. I’m not losing. But I’ve gotta amend that. When you die, that does not groundstrokes down the stretch landing just beyond the end-line. Those are the mean that you lose to cancer. You beat cancer by how you live, why you live and differences between winning and losing on the scoreboard, between raising a in the manner in which you live.” trophy high above one’s head or thinking about what could have been and, These poignant words extend well beyond the sphere of illness and apply to ultimately, between becoming a media darling or a critic’s target. life in general as well as the world of sports — all the more fitting given Stuart’s Of the student-athletes on those three national runner-up teams, 14 received indelible legacy at ESPN. How you live and the manner in which you live their diplomas this past June. In all, 134 student-athletes at UCLA walked across ultimately delineate the line between winning and losing. the stage in Pauley Pavilion in 2015, having successfully completed this chapter No scoreboard can determine this. of their lives; ready to embark upon their next adventure. Intercollegiate athletics are a microcosm of this circle of life. The participants Not one of them lost, regardless of what the scoreboard read following their never lose, no matter what the final score says. It’s about the journey, their final game. Quite to the contrary, they managed to earn a degree from one of journey. And nowhere is the journey more magical than at UCLA. the most academically demanding institutions in the entire world. They Father Time may be undefeated, but so too is the Bruin spirit. competed athletically at the very highest level and helped maintain UCLA’s Champions are made here, both on and off the field, win or lose. standing as the preeminent athletics program in the country. I can’t wait to see what the 2015-16 season has in store for us. I can’t wait to This is the embodiment of victory. be part of the journey. And to each and everyone one of you, thank you for Writing this message in July due to editorial deadlines, promo after promo allowing us to be a part of your journey. for the upcoming ESPY Awards are running on ESPN with some regularity. Go Bruins! One of the highlights of last year’s awards that ESPN has been re-airing and recently caught my eye is the late Stuart Scott’s memorably moving speech in which he discusses his battle with cancer. 1 002-003 Photo Spread_Layout 1 8/4/15 3:46 PM Page 1 bRuin blue FA L L 2 0 1 5 Former UCLA men's tennis pLAyer Jean-Julien RoJeR (right) And pArtner horiA teCAU took home the men's doU- bLes titLe At WimbLedon on JULy 11, deFeAting JAmie mUrrAy And John peers, 7-6(5), 6-4, 6-4 At the ALL engLAnd CLUb in London. it mArked the 43rd grAnd sLAm titLe Won by A UCLA pLAyer And First men's doUbLes titLe At A mAJor For the brUins sinCe 2009 (mArk knoWLes). photo by JULiAn Finney, getty imAges 2 WWW.UCLABRUINS.COM 002-003 Photo Spread_Layout 1 8/4/15 3:46 PM Page 2 bruin blue fa l l 2 0 1 5 – 3 2015 Bruin Blue FB - August.indd 1 7/28/15 10:44 AM women's volleyball DATE OPPONENT TIME PT Aug 29 Virginia 6 pm Aug 30 LMU 5 pm Sept 23 USC 7:30 pm Oct 2 Washington 8 pm Oct 4 Washington State 11 am Oct 16 Arizona 6 pm Oct 18 Arizona State 1:30 pm Men's Soccer woMen's Soccer Nov 4 Colorado 7:30 pm DATE OPPONENT TIME PT DATE OPPONENT TIME PT Nov 6 Utah 7 pm Aug 29 New Mexico 4 pm Aug 30 Wisconsin 4 pm Nov 12 Oregon 8 pm Sept 13 UC Riverside 5 pm Sept 4 Virginia 7 pm Nov 15 Oregon State TBA Sept 18 Cal Poly 7 pm Sept 6 Texas 7 pm Nov 27 Stanford TBA Sept 21 UC Santa Barbara 7 pm Sept 17 Pepperdine 7 pm Sept 25 VCU 4:30 pm Sept 25 Oregon 8 pm Sept 27 UC Irvine 7 pm Oct 9 Arizona 7 pm Oct 12 San Diego State 7 pm Oct 11 Arizona State 1 pm Oct 16 Stanford 8 pm Oct 23 Colorado 6 pm Oct 19 Cal 6 pm Oct 25 Utah 1 pm Nov 6 Oregon State 2 pm Nov 6 USC 6 pm Nov 8 Washington 5 pm @UCLAAthletics /UCLAAthletics #GOBRUINS To purchase tickets: /tickets or 310-UCLA-WIN (825-2946) 2015 Bruin Blue FeatAth - August.indd 1 7/28/15 10:42 AM 006-007 Photo Spread 2_Layout 1 8/4/15 3:47 PM Page 1 bruin blue fa l l 2 0 1 5 KYLE ANDERSON Bruin on the rise 6 WWW.UCLABRUINS.COM 006-007 Photo Spread 2_Layout 1 8/4/15 3:47 PM Page 2 bruin blue fa l l 2 0 1 5 Heading into His second nBa season, forward Kyle Anderson averaged 18.9 points and 6.6 reBounds in 10 games for tHe san antonio spurs and was named most valuaBle player of tHe samsung nBa summer league. inset: anderson accepts His mvp award prior to tHe cHampionsHip game in las vegas, wHere He totaled 15 points and seven reBounds in a 93-90 victory over tHe pHoenix suns. dunk pHoto By melissa majcHrzak/nBae/getty images and inset pHoto By garrett elwood/ nBae/getty images 7 Athletics 2015 Behind the Scenes with UCLA Athletics Follow the Bruins on Social Media. #GoBruins @uclawbb Jordin Canada earned the first gold medal for #UCLA at the @ wugusa scoring nine points in the women’s #basketball finals. #GoBruins @uclambb is working hard this off-season preparing for the 2015-16 season. #GoBruins @uclamwp head coach Adam Wright and Danny McClintick helped #UCLA win the inaugural#CrossTownCup with four victories over USC in the 2014 season.