Pacific-12 Conference WiretapMay 2013 Pacific-12 Conference Wiretap

UCLA Clears Shabazz Muhammad For Gucci Backpack

Jan 26, 2013 7:18 PM

UCLA has investigated the designer backpack Shabazz Muhammad wore following the Bruins' 84-73 win over Arizona on Thursday night.

The school’s compliance office confirmed Muhammad received the backpack as a gift from his family.

The school considers the matter closed.

Tim McGarry/USA TODAY

Tags: Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA Bruins, Pacific-12 Conference, NCAA, NBA, NBA NBA Draft, NBA Draft General

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Big Ten Currently First In Conference Rankings, SEC 7th

Jan 15, 2013 1:38 PM

The Big Ten ranks first in ESPN's weekly college basketball rankings.

The ranking is comprised of Top 25 polls and using computer analysis of the BPI.

The Big Ten has six teams in the Top 25 AP poll, four of which are ranked in the top 11 in the nation.

The Big East ranks second, followed by the Pac-12, ACC and Mountain West.

The Big 12 and SEC rank sixth and seventh.

Evan Kaplan/ESPN

Tags: Michigan Wolverines, Illinois Fighting Illini, Indiana Hoosiers, Michigan State Spartans, Minnesota Golden Gophers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten Conference, Big 12 Conference, Mountain West Conference, Pacific-12 Conference, Southeastern Conference, NCAA

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Duke, UCLA, Arizona, Florida Now Pursuing JaQuan Lyle

Jan 4, 2013 8:38 PM

Duke, UCLA, Arizona and Florida have recently inquired about JaQuan Lyle, a 6-foot-4 point guard who is considered one of the top juniors nationally.

"(Those four) have all kind of reached out here in the last couple weeks with the great start that he's had," Lyle’s head coach, Shane Burkhart said. "That's added on to the 10 schools he had already come down to."

Lyle had previously cut his list to Indiana, Cincinnati, Georgetown, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville, Ohio State, Tennessee, Texas and Xavier.

Lyle has recorded a triple-double in seven of his first nine games this season.

"This past week, we had a tough game against Thurgood Marshall (High School) out of Ohio, but he still had 14 points, eight rebounds and eight assists," Burkhart said. "Those are fantastic numbers, and he gets chastised because he doesn't have more. He pushes himself very hard to be an elite basketball player. He has to continue to grow maturation-wise, and has to understand how hard he has to work every day in order to be as good as he wants, but the start of the season that he's had has been matched by no other that I've been around."

Matt Daniels/Champaign-Urbana News-Gazette

Tags: JaQuan Lyle, Duke Blue Devils, Arizona Wildcats, UCLA Bruins, Florida Gators, Atlantic Coast Conference, Pacific-12 Conference, Southeastern Conference, High School, NCAA, NCAA Recruiting

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Shabazz Muhammad Uses Competitive Drive To Push Teammates

Jan 3, 2013 9:05 PM

Shabazz Muhammad credits his competitive temperament for pushing him to create high standards while at UCLA.

"I've always had a killer instinct," Muhammad says, "and that's what separated me."

Muhammad’s coaches and teammates laud his effort in practice and his drive to stay late at the gym.

"He's a really fierce competitor, with everything we do, everywhere," said freshman teammate Kyle Anderson.

Las Vegas Bishop Gorman coach Grant Rice raves about how Muhammad raised the intensity level of his teammates.

"If they didn't go 100%, they were going to get an elbow to the face or dunked on," Rice says.

Baxter Holmes/Los Angeles Times

Tags: Shabazz Muhammad, UCLA Bruins, Pacific-12 Conference, NCAA, NBA, NBA NBA Draft, NBA Draft General, NCAA B-Ball IQ

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