2025–26 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

2025–26 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0-0 (0-0 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
Illinois 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Indiana 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Iowa 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Maryland 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Michigan 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Michigan State 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Minnesota 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Nebraska 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Northwestern 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Ohio State 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Oregon 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Penn State 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Purdue 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Rutgers 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
USC 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Washington 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Wisconsin 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
† 2026 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 28, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

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 were led by seventh-year head coach Mick Cronin, and played their home games at Pauley Pavilion as members of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous Season

The Bruins finished the 2024-25 season with a 23–11 record, 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 in the first round before losing to Tennessee in the second round.[3]

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[4]
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[5]
Aday Mara 15 C 7'3" 240 Sophomore Zaragoza, Spain Transferred to Michigan[6]
Devin Williams 22 F 6'10" 200 Sophomore Riverside, CA Transferred to Florida Atlantic[7]
William Kyle III 24 F 6'9" 230 Junior Bellevue, NE Transferred to Syracuse[8]
Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Xavier Booker [9] 1 F/C 6'11" 220 Junior Indianapolis, IN Michigan State
Donovan Dent [10] 2 G 6'2" 185 Senior Riverside New Mexico
Jamar Brown[11] 4 G 6'5" 200 5th Chandler, AZ UMKC
Anthony Peoples Jr.[12] 23 F/C 6'9" 230 Senior Corona, CA NCCU
Steven Jamerson II[13] 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:

  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.

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
Regular season
November 14, 2025*
 vs. Arizona
Rivalry/Hall of Fame Series Los Angeles 		      Intuit Dome 
Inglewood, CA
November 18, 2025*
 Sacramento State
Empire Classic 		      Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
November 21, 2025*
 Presbyterian
Empire Classic 		      Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
November 25, 2025*
 vs. California
Empire Classic 		      Chase Center 
San Francisco, CA
December 14, 2025*
 vs. Gonzaga       Climate Pledge Arena 
Seattle, WA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

References

  1. ^ "Big Ten | Men's Basketball | 2024 Standings". Big Ten Conference. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 Big Ten tournament: Bracket, schedule, scores for men's basketball | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Falls to Tennessee, 67-58, in NCAA Tournament". UCLA. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  4. ^ Hamilton, Jake. "UCLA point guard Dylan Andrews enters transfer portal after NCAA Tournament loss". UCLA Wire. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  5. ^ Zemek, Matt. "Former Bruin Sebastian Mack transfers to SEC school". UCLA Wire. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  6. ^ Grubbs, Grant (April 11, 2025). "Michigan lands coveted Big Ten center in the NCAA Transfer Portal". Michigan Wolverines. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  7. ^ Lastella, Robbie (April 24, 2025). "Florida Atlantic MBB adds former UCLA F Devin Williams via Transfer Portal". Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "UCLA lands Michigan State transfer Booker". ESPN.com. April 5, 2025. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  10. ^ X; Instagram; Email; Facebook (March 29, 2025). "UCLA finds its Dylan Andrews replacement in former New Mexico standout Donovan Dent". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 20, 2025. {{cite web}}: |last2= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ "BREAKING: UCLA lands transfer wing Jamar Brown". 247Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  12. ^ "UCLA Signs Forward Anthony Peoples Jr". 247Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
  13. ^ "Transfer Post Steven Jamerson Commits to UCLA". 247Sports. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
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