Thuc Nhi Nguyen

Staff Writer

Thuc Nhi Nguyen covers college sports and the NBA for the Los Angeles Times. She previously covered UCLA, professional soccer and preps for the Southern California News Group, where she worked for four years covering coaching searches, Chinese shoplifting scandals and national championships. Because she doesn’t use her University of Washington mathematics degree for work, it makes great decoration in her parents’ Seattle home.

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Lakers

UCLA’s Cori Close on Kobe Bryant’s death: ‘There’s just no words’

Lakers

UCLA’s Cori Close on Kobe Bryant’s death: ‘There’s just no words’

UCLA women’s basketball players and fans attending Sunday’s game at Pauley Pavilion were stunned to learn of Kobe Bryant’s death.
UCLA Sports

UCLA women cruise to victory over Washington State

UCLA Sports

UCLA women cruise to victory over Washington State

Michaela Onyenwere finishes with 23 points and Lauryn Miller puts up a 10-point, 10–rebound double-double in No. 10 UCLA’s 66-50 win over Washington State.
UCLA Sports

Michaela Onyenwere helps UCLA top Washington in overtime

UCLA Sports

Michaela Onyenwere helps UCLA top Washington in overtime

Michaela Onyenwere, returning from a sprained ankle, had a career-high 31 points in the Bruins’ 85-80 defeat of the Huskies.
Sports

No. 7 UCLA women suffer first loss of season at USC in double overtime

Sports

No. 7 UCLA women suffer first loss of season at USC in double overtime

USC handed No. 7 UCLA its first loss of the season while earning the Trojans’ first win in Pac-12 play.
Sports

Resurgent Pac-12 Conference looking for big things in women’s basketball

Sports

Resurgent Pac-12 Conference looking for big things in women’s basketball

The Pac-12 has become one of the best conferences in women’s basketball, in part because of exposure it has received from the Pac-12 Networks.
UCLA Sports

Devin Mallory is doing what he loves as first male on UCLA’s dance team

UCLA Sports

Devin Mallory is doing what he loves as first male on UCLA’s dance team

Devin Mallory, a third-year dance major, became the first male member of the UCLA dance team this school year.

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It has been nine decades since UCLA’s football and men’s basketball teams were this bad

Matt Lynch becomes 10th UCLA football player in transfer portal
UCLA Sports

No. 10 UCLA overcomes slow start to defeat No. 18 Arizona in battle of unbeatens

UCLA Sports

No. 10 UCLA overcomes slow start to defeat No. 18 Arizona in battle of unbeatens

UCLA struggled with its shooting in the first half before surging in the second half behind Michaela Onyenwere in a 70-58 win over Arizona.
UCLA Sports

UCLA gymnastics team opens a new era with second-place finish in Anaheim

UCLA Sports

UCLA gymnastics team opens a new era with second-place finish in Anaheim

The short-handed Bruins, who held out some of their top competitors because of injuries, finished second to Oklahoma in coach Chris Waller’s debut.
UCLA Sports

Japreece Dean helps No. 10 UCLA women edge Arizona State, set school mark at 13-0

UCLA Sports

Japreece Dean helps No. 10 UCLA women edge Arizona State, set school mark at 13-0

Japreece Dean had 23 points, and the No. 10 UCLA women’s basketball team beat Arizona State 68-66 to set a school record for wins to start a season.
UCLA Sports

New UCLA gymnastics coach Chris Waller promises the same magic in program

UCLA Sports

New UCLA gymnastics coach Chris Waller promises the same magic in program

After 17 seasons as an assistant, Chris Waller is now in charge of the highly successful UCLA women’s gymnastics program. He expects the Bruins to be as entertaining as ever.