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2025–26 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

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The 2025–26 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by seventh-year head coach Mick Cronin, played their home games at Pauley Pavilion as members of the Big Ten Conference. The Bruins finished the season 24–12, 13–7 in Big Ten play to finish a tie for seventh place.[1] As the No. 6 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Rutgers[2] and Michigan State[3] before losing to Purdue in the semifinal. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the East region.[4] There they defeated UCF[5] before losing to UConn in the second round.[6]

2025–26 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Second round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record24–12 (13–7 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachDarren Savino (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Rod Palmer (7th season)
  • Nate Georgeton (3rd season)
  • Nemanja Jovanovic (3rd season)
  • David Singleton (1st season)
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
(Capacity: 13,819)
Seasons
← 2024–25
2026–27 →
2025–26 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 1 Michigan19–1 .95037–3  .925
No. 14 Nebraska15–5 .75028–7  .800
No. 5 Illinois15–5 .75028–9  .757
No. 11 Michigan State15–5 .75027–8  .771
No. 25 Wisconsin14–6 .70024–11  .686
No. 6 Purdue †13–7 .65030–9  .769
UCLA13–7 .65024–12  .667
Ohio State12–8 .60021–13  .618
No. 15 Iowa10–10 .50024–13  .649
Indiana9–11 .45018–14  .563
Minnesota8–12 .40015–18  .455
USC7–13 .35018–14  .563
Washington7–13 .35016–17  .485
Rutgers6–14 .30014–20  .412
Northwestern5–15 .25015–19  .441
Oregon5–15 .25012–20  .375
Maryland4–16 .20012–21  .364
Penn State3–17 .15012–20  .375
† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The Bruins finished with a 17–1 record at home, including wins over top-10 ranked Purdue, Illinois and Nebraska.[7][8] In UCLA's opener in the Big Ten tournament, Donovan Dent had 12 points, 10 rebounds, and 12 assists in a 72–59 win over Rutgers. It was the first triple-double in the tournament's history.[9] In the following game, the sixth-seeded Bruins won 88–84 in the quarterfinal over No. 8–ranked and third-seeded Michigan State,[10][11][12] their first non-home win of the season against a ranked opponent.[13]

Previous season

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The Bruins finished the 2024–25 season 23–11, 13–7 in Big Ten play to finish in a three-way tie for fourth place.[14] As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Wisconsin in the quarterfinal.[15] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated Utah State[16] in the first round before losing to Tennessee in the second round.[17]

Offseason

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Departures

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UCLA Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Kobe Johnson0G6'6"200SeniorMilwaukee, WIGraduated
Dylan Andrews2G6'2"180JuniorWest Covina, CATransferred to Boise State[18]
Dominick Harris8G6'3"190SeniorMurrieta, CAGraduated
Lazar Stefanović10G6'7"190SeniorBelgrade, SerbiaGraduated
Sebastian Mack12G6'3"200SophomoreChicago, ILTransferred to Missouri[19]
Aday Mara15C7'3"240SophomoreZaragoza, SpainTransferred to Michigan[20]
Devin Williams22F6'10"200SophomoreRiverside, CATransferred to Florida Atlantic[21]
William Kyle III24F6'9"230JuniorBellevue, NETransferred to Syracuse[22]
Incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Xavier Booker[23]1F/C6'11"220JuniorIndianapolis, INMichigan State
Donovan Dent[24]2G6'2"185SeniorRiversideNew Mexico
Jamar Brown[25]4G6'5"2005thChandler, AZUMKC
Anthony Peoples Jr.[26]23F/C6'9"230SeniorCorona, CANCCU
Steven Jamerson II[27]24F/C6'10"230SeniorLos Angeles, CASan Diego

2025 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Markell Alston
G		 Queensbridge, NY Christ the King Regional High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jun 16, 2025 
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2025–26 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Trent Perry 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoHarvard-Westlake West Covina, CA
F/C 1 Xavier Booker 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)245 lb (111 kg) JrMichigan State Indianapolis, IN
G 2 Donovan Dent 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrNew Mexico Riverside, CA
F 3 Eric Dailey Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrOklahoma State Palmetto, FL
G 4 Jamar Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrUMKC Chandler, AZ
G/F 5 Brandon Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SoChrist the King HS Queens, NY
G 7 Christian Horry (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS FrHarvard-Westlake La Cañada, CA
G 8 Eric Freeny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrCentennial HS Corona, CA
G 10 Markell Alston Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrChrist the King HS Queensbridge, NY
F 21 Evan Manjikian (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS JrSierra Canyon Glendale, CA
F/C 23 Anthony Peoples Jr. 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrCentennial HS Corona, CA
F/C 24 Steven Jamerson II 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrCrespi HS Los Angeles, CA
G 30 Jack Seidler (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS JrMarlboro HS Marlboro, NJ
F 34 Tyler Bilodeau 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrOregon State Kennewick, WA
G 55 Skyy Clark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrLouisville Los Angeles, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 17, 2025*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 12 at San Diego State W 67–60 
 18 – Dent  5 – Tied  3 – Dent  Viejas Arena (9,500)
San Diego, CA
October 28, 2025*
7:00 p.m., B1G+		 No. 12 UC Irvine W 94–64 
 19 – Bilodeau  10 – Brown  8 – Dent  Pauley Pavilion (4,016)
Los Angeles, CA
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:30 p.m., BTN		 No. 12 Eastern Washington W 80–74  1–0
  21 – Dent  7 – Booker  9 – Dent  Pauley Pavilion (3,615)
Los Angeles, CA
November 7, 2025*
7:30 p.m., BTN		 No. 12 Pepperdine W 74–63  2–0
  15 – Booker  5 – Tied  4 – Dent  Pauley Pavilion (9,103)
Los Angeles, CA
November 10, 2025*
7:00 p.m., B1G+		 No. 15 West Georgia W 83–62  3–0
  21 – Bilodeau  6 – Booker  9 – Perry  Pauley Pavilion (4,133)
Los Angeles, CA
November 14, 2025*
7:00 p.m., Peacock		 No. 15 vs. No. 5 Arizona
Rivalry/Hall of Fame Series Los Angeles		 L 65–69  3–1
  19 – Bilodeau  7 – Booker  8 – Dent  Intuit Dome (7,554)
Inglewood, CA
November 18, 2025*
7:30 p.m., BTN		 No. 19 Sacramento State
Empire Classic		 W 79–48  4–1
  15 – Dailey Jr.  10 – Dailey Jr.  7 – Dent  Pauley Pavilion (4,735)
Los Angeles, CA
November 21, 2025*
7:30 p.m., BTN		 No. 19 Presbyterian
Empire Classic		 W 86–46  5–1
  22 – Clark  7 – Tied  5 – Dent  Pauley Pavilion (4,142)
Los Angeles, CA
November 25, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN		 No. 18 vs. California
Empire Classic		 L 72–80  5–2
  17 – Dailey Jr.  7 – Dailey Jr.  7 – Dent  Chase Center (7,293)
San Francisco, CA
December 3, 2025
8:00 p.m., BTN		 at Washington W 82–80  6–2
(1–0)		  25 – Clark  6 – Brown  8 – Dent  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,700)
Seattle, WA
December 6, 2025
3:00 p.m., Peacock		 Oregon W 74–63  7–2
(2–0)		  18 – Dailey Jr.  8 – Tied  4 – Clark  Pauley Pavilion (7,022)
Los Angeles, CA
December 13, 2025*
8:30 p.m., ESPN		 No. 25 vs. No. 8 Gonzaga
Seattle Hoops Showdown		 L 72–82  7–3
  24 – Bilodeau  5 – 3 Tied  10 – Dent  Climate Pledge Arena (13,148)
Seattle, WA
December 17, 2025*
7:30 p.m., FS1		 Arizona State W 99–77  8–3
  20 – Dent  6 – Dailey Jr.  5 – Clark  Pauley Pavilion (5,553)
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 2025*
7:00 p.m., BTN		 Cal Poly W 108–87  9–3
  30 – Clark  8 – Bilodeau  11 – Dent  Pauley Pavilion (4,123)
Los Angeles, CA
December 23, 2025*
1:00 p.m., BTN		 UC Riverside W 97–65  10–3
  34 – Bilodeau  9 – Dailey Jr.  7 – Perry  Pauley Pavilion (4,475)
Los Angeles, CA
January 3, 2026
3:00 p.m., Peacock		 at No. 25 Iowa L 61–74  10–4
(2–1)		  25 – Dent  4 – Tied  5 – Dent  Carver–Hawkeye Arena (12,657)
Iowa City, IA
January 6, 2026
6:00 p.m., Peacock		 at Wisconsin L 72–80  10–5
(2–2)		  18 – Dailey Jr.  9 – Bilodeau  7 – Dent  Kohl Center (13,644)
Madison, WI
January 10, 2026
5:00 p.m., FOX		 Maryland W 67–55  11–5
(3–2)		  16 – Perry  9 – Dailey Jr.  7 – Dent  Pauley Pavilion (6,879)
Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 2026
5:30 p.m., FS1		 at Penn State W 71–60  12–5
(4–2)		  30 – Perry  9 – Bilodeau  5 – Dent  Bryce Jordan Center (5,836)
University Park, PA
January 17, 2026
10:00 a.m., CBS		 at Ohio State L 74–86  12–6
(4–3)		  30 – Bilodeau  8 – Bilodeau  7 – Dent  Value City Arena (12,937)
Columbus, OH
January 20, 2026
7:00 p.m., Peacock		 No. 4 Purdue
Coach Wooden Legacy Night		 W 69–67  13–6
(5–3)		  23 – Dent  7 – Dailey Jr.  13 – Dent  Pauley Pavilion (10,235)
Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 2026
3:00 p.m., FS1		 Northwestern W 71–64  14–6
(6–3)		  18 – Tied  8 – Tied  5 – Dent  Pauley Pavilion (7,444)
Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2026
8:00 p.m., BTN		 at Oregon W 73–57  15–6
(7–3)		  18 – Bilodeau  11 – Dailey Jr.  4 – Dent  Matthew Knight Arena (5,721)
Eugene, OR
January 31, 2026
2:00 p.m., Peacock		 Indiana L 97–98 2OT 15–7
(7–4)		  25 – Perry  11 – Bilodeau  11 – Dent  Pauley Pavilion (10,086)
Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 2026
6:30 p.m., BTN		 Rutgers W 98–66  16–7
(8–4)		  24 – Booker  7 – Tied  11 – Dent  Pauley Pavilion (5,307)
Los Angeles, CA
February 7, 2026
7:00 p.m., FS1		 Washington W 77–73  17–7
(9–4)		  23 – Perry  7 – Booker  10 – Dent  Pauley Pavilion (7,080)
Los Angeles, CA
February 14, 2026
9:45 a.m., CBS		 at No. 2 Michigan L 56–86  17–8
(9–5)		  14 – Perry  6 – Bilodeau  4 – Dent  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
February 17, 2026
5:30 p.m., Peacock		 at No. 15 Michigan State L 59–82  17–9
(9–6)		  22 – Bilodeau  6 – Bilodeau  4 – Dent  Breslin Center (14,797)
East Lansing, MI
February 21, 2026
5:00 p.m., FOX		 No. 10 Illinois W 95–94 OT 18–9
(10–6)		  20 – Dailey Jr.  6 – Dailey Jr.  15 – Dent  Pauley Pavilion (10,036)
Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2026
8:00 p.m., FS1		 USC
Rivalry		 W 81–62  19–9
(11–6)		  30 – Dent  9 – Bilodeau  7 – Dent  Pauley Pavilion (13,659)
Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 2026
11:00 a.m., FS1		 at Minnesota L 73–78  19–10
(11–7)		  32 – Bilodeau  8 – Bilodeau  15 – Dent  Williams Arena (9,811)
Minneapolis, MN
March 3, 2026
8:00 p.m., FS1		 No. 9 Nebraska W 72–52  20–10
(12–7)		  20 – Perry  8 – Dailey Jr.  8 – Dent  Pauley Pavilion (9,027)
Los Angeles, CA
March 7, 2026
6:00 p.m., FS1		 at USC
Rivalry		 W 89–68  21–10
(13–7)		  25 – Dent  8 – Tied  7 – Dent  Galen Center (8,441)
Los Angeles, CA
Big Ten tournament
March 12, 2026
6:00 p.m., BTN		 (6) vs. (14) Rutgers
Third round		 W 72–59  22–10
  21 – Bilodeau  10 – Dent  12 – Dent  United Center (16,861)
Chicago, IL
March 13, 2026
6:00 p.m., BTN		 (6) vs. (3) No. 8 Michigan State
Quarterfinal		 W 88–84  23–10
  23 – Dent  10 – Dailey Jr.  12 – Dent  United Center (18,238)
Chicago, IL
March 14, 2026
12:30 p.m., CBS		 (6) vs. (7) No. 18 Purdue
Semifinal		 L 66–73  23–11
  15 – Perry  10 – Dailey Jr.  9 – Perry  United Center (17,923)
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
March 20, 2026
4:25 p.m., TBS		 (7 E) vs. (10 E) UCF
First round		 W 75–71  24–11
  20 – Dailey Jr.  8 – Booker  5 – Dent  Xfinity Mobile Arena (19,636)
Philadelphia, PA
March 22, 2026
5:45 p.m., TNT		 (7 E) vs. (2 E) No. 7 UConn
Second round		 L 57–73  24–12
  13 – Booker  5 – Booker  9 – Dent  Xfinity Mobile Arena (19,279)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[28][29]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP12151918RV25RVRVRV*RV————————RVRVRV
Coaches12152019RVRVRVRVRV—————————RVRVRV

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

Awards and honors

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  • December 22, 2025 – Skyy Clark was named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week
  • March 12, 2026 – Donovan Dent scored a first triple-double in the history of the Big Ten tournament
  • March 17, 2026 – Tyler Bilodeau and Donovan Dent were named to the NABC All-Pacific District first-team

References

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  1. ↑ "2025-26 UCLA Bruins Men's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  2. ↑ "UCLA 72-59 Rutgers (Mar 12, 2026) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  3. ↑ "UCLA 88-84 Michigan State (Mar 13, 2026) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  4. ↑ Los Angeles Times staff (March 15, 2026). "UCLA men's basketball earns No. 7 seed, to face No. 10 UCF in Philadelphia". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  5. ↑ "UCLA 75-71 UCF (Mar 20, 2026) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  6. ↑ "UConn 73-57 UCLA (Mar 22, 2026) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved March 23, 2026.
  7. ↑ Galluzzo, Steve (March 3, 2026). "'Best we've played all year.' Trent Perry scores 20 points as UCLA routs No. 9 Nebraska". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
  8. ↑ "UCLA beats No. 9 Nebraska, cruising 72-52 to snap the Cornhuskers' 3-game streak". ESPN. AP. March 3, 2026. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  9. ↑ Kartje, Ryan (March 12, 2026). "Donovan Dent achieves Big Ten tourney history in UCLA win over Rutgers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  10. ↑ Kartje, Ryan (March 13, 2026). "UCLA stuns Michigan State to advance to Big Ten tournament semifinals". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  11. ↑ Bolch, Ben (March 13, 2026). "UCLA withstands loss of Tyler Bilodeau to beat Michigan State". California Post. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  12. ↑ "UCLA loses Bilodeau but ousts Michigan St. in Big Ten quarters". ESPN. AP. March 13, 2026. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  13. ↑ Lorenz, Ryan (March 13, 2026). "Five takeaways from UCLA MBB's Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal win". USA Today. Retrieved March 13, 2026.
  14. ↑ "2024-25 Men's Big Ten Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  15. ↑ Bolch, Ben (March 14, 2025). "UCLA routed by Wisconsin in Big Ten tournament quarterfinal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  16. ↑ "UCLA 72-47 Utah State (Mar 20, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Tennessee 67-58 UCLA (Mar 22, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
  18. ↑ Hamilton, Jake. "UCLA point guard Dylan Andrews enters transfer portal after NCAA Tournament loss". UCLA Wire. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  19. ↑ Zemek, Matt. "Former Bruin Sebastian Mack transfers to SEC school". UCLA Wire. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  20. ↑ Grubbs, Grant (April 11, 2025). "Michigan lands coveted Big Ten center in the NCAA Transfer Portal". Michigan Wolverines. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  21. ↑ Lastella, Robbie (April 24, 2025). "Florida Atlantic MBB adds former UCLA F Devin Williams via Transfer Portal". Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  22. ↑ sports (March 28, 2025). "Former UCLA forward William Kyle III transfers to Syracuse, 1st portal pickup of cycle". The Daily Orange. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  23. ↑ "UCLA lands Michigan State transfer Booker". ESPN.com. April 5, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  24. ↑ Bolch, Ben (March 28, 2025). "UCLA finds its Dylan Andrews replacement in former New Mexico standout Donovan Dent". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  25. ↑ "BREAKING: UCLA lands transfer wing Jamar Brown". 247Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  26. ↑ "UCLA Signs Forward Anthony Peoples Jr". 247Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Transfer Post Steven Jamerson Commits to UCLA". 247Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  28. ↑ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  29. ↑ "UCLA Bruins 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
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