NOW YOU KNOW

UCLA, at 2-5, is off to its worst start in the seven seasons that Steve Lavin has been head coach. A look at how the Bruins fared after their first seven games in Lavin’s other seasons:

*--* Season First 7 Losses to Finished 2001-02 5-2 *Ball State, Pepperdine 21-12 (NCAA round of 16) 2000-01 4-3 *No. 7 Kansas, CS Northridge, 23-9 (NCAA *Georgia Tech round of 16) 1999-00 5-2 Gonzaga, *Colorado State 21-12 (NCAA round of 16) 1998-99 5-2 *No. 5 Maryland, *No. 4 22-9 (NCAA Kentucky first round) 1997-98 6-1 * No. 4 North Carolina 24-9 (NCAA round of 16) 1996-97 4-3 Tulsa, No. 1 Kansas, at 24-8 (NCAA Illinois round of 8) *neutral site

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