March Madness: UCLA’s 5 Most Disappointing Tournament Losses
By Evan Lovett
With yet another soul-crushing defeat in the rear view mirror, it is time to review UCLA’s five most disappointing tournament losses in March Madness.
As the Memphis Massacre still pervades the nightmares of UCLA Bruins basketball fans, it’s time to get this out on the table: Battered Bruin Syndrome is real, and the symptoms range from heartbreaking defeats in 1996 to Princeton to blowouts like the 2017 disappointment.
The most decorated, banner-hanging, winning program of all time is now in the midst of at least 23-year a drought after dropping a debacle to Kentucky. While Lonzo Ball disappeared in the most important game of his career, the truth is that UCLA fans are accustomed to losses of this nature. The football team, on the precipice of greatness under
The football team, on the precipice of greatness under Cade McNown and Brett Hundley, folds when the stakes are highest. And the hoops team – the home of John Wooden’s pyramid – is a paltry 32-17 in the 22 seasons since they last raised one to the rafters in Westwood.
It is difficult to review all of the tournament losses UCLA basketball has suffered since their last title in 1995, but we do our best to rank the top (bottom?) five most disappointing losses in this space.