UCLA vs. UC Irvine NCAA Men’s Basketball Photography at the Los Angeles Sports Arena

Adam Kazmierski | adam kazmierski photography, basketball, sports, ucla
21 Dec 2011

As I mentioned on facebook… today I had the privilege to check an item off of my bucket list for photography, or one of my dream shoots. It was a UCLA basketball game.

I’ve loved watching UCLA basketball since the late 90′s/early 2000′s. Since I took up photography and have become even more passionate about UCLA basketball, it’s become more of a desire to actually shoot a game on the floor. With some fortunate overlap of work and pleasure, the opportunity came up this year, and I’ve got some images to share as a result. UCLA vs UCI at the Los Angeles Sports Arena.

: Sports Arena before the game… pretty empty.

: Sophomore Tyler Lamb

: Anthony Stover playing tight defense.

: Travis Wear on D.

: Anthony Stover putting a shot up after an offensive rebound

: UCLA at a timeout

: Senior Jerime Anderson

: David Wear (12) with twin brother Travis Wear (24) in background.

: Lamb puts up a layup

: Powell bringing the ball down the court on a fast break

: Another Lamb layup

: Josh Smith tomahawk jam

: Josh Smith willing the ball to the basket

: Lazeric jones putting up a jumper.

: UCLA C Josh Smith setting up for an approach to the rim.

: Lazeric Jones penetrating to the basket.

: Lamb laying it in

: Norman Powell at the charity strike.

: Josh Smith willing another shot in.

: Josh Smith, left, and Zeek Jones, right, celebrating a play by their teammates.

: UCLA Coach Ben Howland calling the defensive set. Chris Roberts, the UCLA radio play by play man, managed to sneak his face in the shot as well.

: Josh Smith is a man among boys

: UCLA captain and point guard Lazeric “Zeek” Jones on the defensive end of the court, guarding his man.

: Freshman guard Norman Powell led all Bruins with 19 points, he also had three steals. He was the star of the night and definitely a future NBA talent.