Nikola Dragovic

Josh Shipp scored 22 of his career-high 27 points in the first half, when No. 20 UCLA built a 24-point lead on the way to routing Oregon State 79-54 on Thursday night. The second-place Bruins (23-7, 12-5) need to beat Oregon on Saturday and then wait to see if Washington State can upset No. 16 Washington for them to gain a share of their fourth consecutive Pac-10 regular season championship. Otherwise, a Washington victory would give the Huskies their first outright title since 1953 and send the Bruins into next week's Pac-10 tournament as the No. 2 seed. Nikola Dragovic added 13 points and ... Read Full Story

Josh Shipp led four UCLA players in double figures with 19 points and the 15th-ranked Bruins defeated crosstown rival Southern California 76-60 on Wednesday night for their third consecutive blowout victory. The Bruins (18-4, 8-2) took sole possession of first place in the Pac-10 over No. 22 Washington, which was idle. They were coming off weekend routs of California and Stanford by 15 and 34 points, respectively. This one got so out of hand that even 98-year-old former UCLA coach John Wooden joined fans streaming out of Pauley Pavilion with 4 1/2 minutes remaining and the Bruins leading by 24 points. Alfred Aboya had ... Read Full Story

Nikola Dragovic led five UCLA players in double figures with 15 points and the No. 9 Bruins routed Arizona 83-60 Thursday night for their 10th consecutive victory and 15th in a row at home. Josh Shipp added 13 points, Alfred Aboya had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and Darren Collison and Michael Roll had 12 points each for the Bruins (14-2, 4-0 Pac-10). Collison's six assists left him one shy of 500 for his four-year career. They've won eight in a row against the Wildcats, the longest streak for either team in the last 24 seasons. Jordan Hill scored 22 points, highlighted by several ... Read Full Story

Nikola Dragovic scored a career-high 20 points as No. 13 UCLA hung on to beat Washington State 61-59 on Thursday for its 16th straight win in Pullman. Dragovic made 6-of-10 3-pointers as UCLA (15-3, 5-1 Pac-10) rebounded from a loss to Arizona State. Washington State (11-7, 3-3) had a chance to win at the buzzer, but Marcus Capers' long shot missed the rim. It was UCLA's ninth straight win over the Cougars overall. The Bruins haven't lost in Pullman since 1993. UCLA leads the series 94-13. The loss snapped a three-game winning streak for Washington State, which fell to 0-4 against ranked opponents this ... Read Full Story

BERKELEY, Calif., March 1 (UPI) -- Darren Collison had 22 points and No. 19 UCLA took sole possession of second place in the Pac-10 Saturday night with a 72-68 victory over California. Josh Shipp, Nikola Dragovic and Alfred Aboya had 12 points apiece, while Aboya grabbed nine rebounds and Dragovic added seven boards for the Bruins (22-7, 11-5 Pac-10). Jerome Randle finished with 20 points and eight assists, while Patrick Christopher had 16 points and Theo Robertson scored 14 for the Golden Bears (21-8, 10-6). The Bruins went on a 13-0 second-half spree -- highlighted by a pair of 3-pointers by Dragovic and a ... Read Full Story