2025–26 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

2025–26 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
2025–26 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	9–3 (2–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Mick Cronin (7th season);
Associate head coach	Darren Savino (7th season)
Assistant coaches	Rod Palmer (7th season); Nate Georgeton (3rd season); Nemanja Jovanovic (3rd season); David Singleton (1st season);
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion; (Capacity: 13,819)

2025–26 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 15 Nebraska	2	–	0	1.000	11	–	0	1.000
No. 2 Michigan	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	0	1.000
No. 9 Michigan State	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	1	.909
No. 6 Purdue	2	–	0	1.000	10	–	1	.909
UCLA	2	–	0	1.000	8	–	3	.727
USC	1	–	1	.500	11	–	1	.917
Iowa	1	–	1	.500	9	–	2	.818
Ohio State	1	–	1	.500	8	–	2	.800
No. 18 Illinois	1	–	1	.500	8	–	3	.727
Indiana	1	–	1	.500	8	–	3	.727
Wisconsin	1	–	1	.500	7	–	3	.700
Washington	1	–	1	.500	7	–	3	.700
Minnesota	1	–	1	.500	6	–	5	.545
Penn State	0	–	2	.000	8	–	3	.727
Northwestern	0	–	2	.000	7	–	4	.636
Maryland	0	–	2	.000	6	–	5	.545
Oregon	0	–	2	.000	6	–	5	.545
Rutgers	0	–	2	.000	5	–	6	.455

† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner As of December 17, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represents 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, play their home games at Pauley Pavilion as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

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.^[1] As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Wisconsin in the quarterfinals.^[2] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated Utah State^[3] in the first round before losing to Tennessee in the second round.^[4]

Offseason

Departures

UCLA Departures
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Kobe Johnson	0	G	6'6"	200	Senior	Milwaukee, WI	Graduated
Dylan Andrews	2	G	6'2"	180	Junior	West Covina, CA	Transferred to Boise State^[5]
Dominick Harris	8	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Murrieta, CA	Graduated
Lazar Stefanović	10	G	6'7"	190	Senior	Belgrade, Serbia	Graduated
Sebastian Mack	12	G	6'3"	200	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Missouri^[6]
Aday Mara	15	C	7'3"	240	Sophomore	Zaragoza, Spain	Transferred to Michigan^[7]
Devin Williams	22	F	6'10"	200	Sophomore	Riverside, CA	Transferred to Florida Atlantic^[8]
William Kyle III	24	F	6'9"	230	Junior	Bellevue, NE	Transferred to Syracuse^[9]

Incoming Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Xavier Booker^[10]	1	F/C	6'11"	220	Junior	Indianapolis, IN	Michigan State
Donovan Dent^[11]	2	G	6'2"	185	Senior	Riverside	New Mexico
Jamar Brown^[12]	4	G	6'5"	200	5th	Chandler, AZ	UMKC
Anthony Peoples Jr.^[13]	23	F/C	6'9"	230	Senior	Corona, CA	NCCU
Steven Jamerson II^[14]	24	F/C	6'10"	230	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	San Diego

2025 recruiting class

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
Markell Alston G	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: "UCLA ESPN Recruiting". ESPN. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. "2025–26 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team". 247Sports. "2025–26 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team". On3.

Roster

2025–26 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Trent Perry	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Harvard-Westlake	West Covina, CA
F/C	1	Xavier Booker	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Michigan State	Indianapolis, IN
G	2	Donovan Dent	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	New Mexico	Riverside, CA
F	3	Eric Dailey Jr.	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Oklahoma State	Palmetto, FL
G	4	Jamar Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	UMKC	Chandler, AZ
G/F	5	Brandon Williams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS So	Christ the King HS	Queens, NY
G	7	Christian Horry (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Harvard-Westlake	La Cañada, CA
G	8	Eric Freeny	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Centennial HS	Corona, CA
G	10	Markell Alston	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Christ the King HS	Queensbridge, NY
F	21	Evan Manjikian (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Sierra Canyon	Glendale, CA
F/C	23	Anthony Peoples Jr.	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Centennial HS	Corona, CA
F/C	24	Steven Jamerson II	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Crespi HS	Los Angeles, CA
G	30	Jack Seidler (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Marlboro HS	Marlboro, NJ
F	34	Tyler Bilodeau	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Oregon State	Kennewick, WA
G	55	Skyy Clark	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Louisville	Los Angeles, CA

Head coach

Mick Cronin (Cincinnati)

Assistant coach(es)

Darren Savino (New Jersey City)
Rod Palmer (UC Irvine)
Nate Georgeton (Cincinnati)
Nemanja Jovanovic (Belgrade)
David Singleton (UCLA)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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/NBCSN		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						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 3, 2026 3:00 p.m., Peacock		at Iowa						Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
January 6, 2026 6:00 p.m., Peacock		at Wisconsin						Kohl Center Madison, WI
January 10, 2026 5:00 p.m., FOX/FS1		Maryland						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 2026 5:30 p.m., FS1		at Penn State						Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
January 17, 2026 10:00 a.m., CBS		at Ohio State						Value City Arena Columbus, OH
January 20, 2026 7:00 p.m., Peacock		Purdue Coach Wooden Legacy Night						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 2026 3:00 p.m., FS1		Northwestern						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2026 8:00 p.m., BTN		at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
January 31, 2026 2:00 p.m., Peacock		Indiana						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 2026 6:30 p.m., BTN		Rutgers						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 7, 2026 7:00 p.m., FS1		Washington						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 14, 2026 10:00 a.m., CBS		at Michigan						Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
February 17, 2026 5:30 p.m., Peacock		at Michigan State						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
February 21, 2026 5:00 p.m., FOX		Illinois						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2026 8:00 p.m., FS1		USC Rivalry						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 2026 11:00 a.m., FS1		at Minnesota						Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN
March 3, 2026 8:00 p.m., FS1		Nebraska						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
March 7, 2026 6:00 p.m., FS1		at USC Rivalry						Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[15]^[16]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	12	15	19	18	RV	25	RV
Coaches	12	15	20	19	RV	RV	RV

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Big Ten Conference Season Summary". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
^ Bolch, Ben (March 14, 2025). "UCLA routed by Wisconsin in Big Ten tournament quarterfinal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
^ "UCLA 72-47 Utah State (Mar 20, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
^ "Tennessee 67-58 UCLA (Mar 22, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
^ Hamilton, Jake. "UCLA point guard Dylan Andrews enters transfer portal after NCAA Tournament loss". UCLA Wire. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
^ Zemek, Matt. "Former Bruin Sebastian Mack transfers to SEC school". UCLA Wire. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
^ Grubbs, Grant (April 11, 2025). "Michigan lands coveted Big Ten center in the NCAA Transfer Portal". Michigan Wolverines. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
^ Lastella, Robbie (April 24, 2025). "Florida Atlantic MBB adds former UCLA F Devin Williams via Transfer Portal". Retrieved August 20, 2025.
^ 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.
^ "UCLA lands Michigan State transfer Booker". ESPN.com. April 5, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
^ 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.
^ "BREAKING: UCLA lands transfer wing Jamar Brown". 247Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
^ "UCLA Signs Forward Anthony Peoples Jr". 247Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
^ "Transfer Post Steven Jamerson Commits to UCLA". 247Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
^ "UCLA Bruins 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved September 25, 2025.

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[2] Bolch, Ben (March 14, 2025). "UCLA routed by Wisconsin in Big Ten tournament quarterfinal". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 25, 2025.

[3] "UCLA 72-47 Utah State (Mar 20, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved September 25, 2025.

[4] "Tennessee 67-58 UCLA (Mar 22, 2025) Game Recap". ESPN. Retrieved September 25, 2025.

[5] Hamilton, Jake. "UCLA point guard Dylan Andrews enters transfer portal after NCAA Tournament loss". UCLA Wire. Retrieved August 20, 2025.

[6] Zemek, Matt. "Former Bruin Sebastian Mack transfers to SEC school". UCLA Wire. Retrieved August 20, 2025.

[7] Grubbs, Grant (April 11, 2025). "Michigan lands coveted Big Ten center in the NCAA Transfer Portal". Michigan Wolverines. Retrieved August 20, 2025.

[8] Lastella, Robbie (April 24, 2025). "Florida Atlantic MBB adds former UCLA F Devin Williams via Transfer Portal". Retrieved August 20, 2025.

[9] 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.

[10] "UCLA lands Michigan State transfer Booker". ESPN.com. April 5, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.

[11] 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.

[12] "BREAKING: UCLA lands transfer wing Jamar Brown". 247Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2025.

[13] "UCLA Signs Forward Anthony Peoples Jr". 247Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2025.

[14] "Transfer Post Steven Jamerson Commits to UCLA". 247Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2025.

[15] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". UCLA Bruins. Retrieved October 13, 2025.

[16] "UCLA Bruins 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved September 25, 2025.

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UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Venues	Men's Gym (1932–1965) Pan-Pacific Auditorium (alternate; 1949–1959) Venice High School (1955–1956) Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (1959–1965; 2011–2012) Honda Center (2011–2012) Pauley Pavilion (1965–present)
Rivalries	Arizona Notre Dame USC (Crosstown Cup)
Culture & lore	Blue blood status Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin
People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players Statistical leaders
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