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. As the No. 6 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they defeated Rutgers and Michigan State 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. There they defeated UCF before losing to UConn in the second round.
The Bruins finished with a 17–1 record at home, including wins over top-10 ranked Purdue, Illinois and Nebraska. 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. In the following game, the sixth-seeded Bruins won 88–84 in the quarterfinal over No. 8–ranked and third-seeded Michigan State, their first non-home win of the season against a ranked opponent.
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. As the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten tournament, they lost to Wisconsin in the quarterfinal. 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.
Offseason Departures UCLA DeparturesNameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason 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 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 Aday Mara 15 C 7'3" 240 Sophomore Zaragoza, Spain Transferred to Michigan Devin Williams 22 F 6'10" 200 Sophomore Riverside, CA Transferred to Florida Atlantic William Kyle III 24 F 6'9" 230 Junior Bellevue, NE Transferred to Syracuse
Incoming transfersNameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School Xavier Booker 1 F/C 6'11" 220 Junior Indianapolis, IN Michigan State Donovan Dent 2 G 6'2" 185 Senior Riverside New Mexico Jamar Brown 4 G 6'5" 200 5th Chandler, AZ UMKC Anthony Peoples Jr. 23 F/C 6'9" 230 Senior Corona, CA NCCU Steven Jamerson II 24 F/C 6'10" 230 Senior Los Angeles, CA San Diego
2025 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Rankings
*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
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