2025–26 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

2025–26 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record23–11 (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)
2025–26 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Michigan 19 – 1   .950 32 – 3   .914
No. 15 Nebraska 15 – 5   .750 27 – 6   .818
No. 11 Michigan State 15 – 5   .750 26 – 7   .788
No. 13 Illinois 15 – 5   .750 25 – 8   .758
No. 19 Wisconsin 14 – 6   .700 24 – 11   .686
No. 8 Purdue † 13 – 7   .650 27 – 8   .771
UCLA 13 – 7   .650 23 – 11   .676
Ohio State 12 – 8   .600 21 – 13   .618
Iowa 10 – 10   .500 21 – 12   .636
Indiana 9 – 11   .450 18 – 14   .563
Minnesota 8 – 12   .400 15 – 17   .469
USC 7 – 13   .350 18 – 14   .563
Washington 7 – 13   .350 16 – 17   .485
Rutgers 6 – 14   .300 14 – 19   .424
Northwestern 5 – 15   .250 15 – 19   .441
Oregon 5 – 15   .250 12 – 20   .375
Maryland 4 – 16   .200 12 – 21   .364
Penn State 3 – 17   .150 12 – 20   .375
† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 18, 2026
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. The Bruins finished with a 17–1 record at home, including wins over top-10 ranked Purdue, Illinois and Nebraska.[1][2] 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.[3] In the following game, the sixth-seeded Bruins won 88–84 in the quarterfinals over No. 8–ranked and third-seeded Michigan State,[4][5][6] their first non-home win of the season against a ranked opponent.[7]

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.[8] As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Wisconsin in the quarterfinals.[9] They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 7 seed in the Midwest region. They defeated Utah State[10] in the first round before losing to Tennessee in the second round.[11]

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[12]
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[13]
Aday Mara 15 C 7'3" 240 Sophomore Zaragoza, Spain Transferred to Michigan[14]
Devin Williams 22 F 6'10" 200 Sophomore Riverside, CA Transferred to Florida Atlantic[15]
William Kyle III 24 F 6'9" 230 Junior Bellevue, NE Transferred to Syracuse[16]
Incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Xavier Booker[17] 1 F/C 6'11" 220 Junior Indianapolis, IN Michigan State
Donovan Dent[18] 2 G 6'2" 185 Senior Riverside New Mexico
Jamar Brown[19] 4 G 6'5" 200 5th Chandler, AZ UMKC
Anthony Peoples Jr.[20] 23 F/C 6'9" 230 Senior Corona, CA NCCU
Steven Jamerson II[21] 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 
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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 		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 		      Xfinity Mobile Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[22][23]

Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP12151918RV25RVRVRV*RV————————RVRV
Coaches12152019RVRVRVRVRV—————————RVRV

*AP did not release a week 8 poll.

Awards and honors

  • 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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