Hoops tidbits
UCLA's game Thursday against Michigan in the Coaches vs. Cancer semifinal at Madison Square Garden will tip-off at 6:30 p.m. PST.
Bruins coach Ben Howland said one of the challenges of this tournament is getting his team ready to play an unknown opponent the next day. It is compounded by playing five freshmen, and will be a factor when the Bruins play Friday, against either Southern Illinois or Duke.
As for UCLA freshman guard Jrue Holiday's struggles in the first two games, Holwand said "he's learning. It's early.''
About Inside UCLA
This is Brian Dohn's sixth season covering UCLA after spending 4 1/2 years covering the Dodgers for the Daily News and other Los Angeles Newspaper Group papers. He graduated from Rutgers, where the first college football game was played in 1869. Sure, the Scarlet Knights suffered for a long time, but now RU is doing what Jerseyans always thought was possible. Winning at Rutgers also proves winning is possible everywhere else in the nation, so underachieving coaches better be careful. Now, if only men's hoops can turn it around.
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