However, when one man went down, one had to step up, and sophomore center Aday Mara took it upon himself as the man to step into the roll. Mara has turned things up over his recent games.

Having been just a bit player in his 1½ college seasons, Aday Mara moved to the forefront Tuesday night. In a massive way. The 7-foot-3 center left a giant imprint all over what might have been ...

The big guy did it again. Three days after his breakout game, when Aday Mara earned big minutes because of a favorable matchup, the UCLA center found himself needed under far different circumstances.

“It would be great if Aday would average 22 the rest of the year,” coach Mick Cronin deadpanned Thursday of Mara’s breakthrough after being used sparingly over the first half of the ...

Increasing the usage of sophomore big man Aday Mara against Wisconsin and Washington has proven to be an impressive adjustment. The 7-foot-3 two-way standout has played a season-high in minutes in ...

The second season of Aday Mara at UCLA, after a first year of adaptation to the NCAA game, seemed to be the one for his confirmation in American basketball to promote himself as an NBA project ...

This post was updated Jan 22 at 9:31 p.m. Aday Mara hadn’t played in over a week heading into Tuesday. But against the Badgers, the 7-foot-3 sophomore center was a pillar supporting the Bruins ...