The 2026–27 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team will represent the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2026–27 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins, led by eighth-year head coach Mick Cronin, will play their home games at Pauley Pavilion as members of the Big Ten Conference.
Previous season The Bruins finished the 2025–26 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.
Offseason Departures UCLA DeparturesNameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for Departure Donovan Dent 2 G 6'2" 185 Senior Riverside, CA Transferred to LSU Jamar Brown 4 G 6'5" 200 Senior Chandler, AZ Graduated Christian Horry 7 G 6'2" 175 RS Freshman La Cañada, CA Entered transfer portal Tyler Bilodeau 34 F 6'9" 230 Senior Kennewick, WA Drafted to Brooklyn Nets Skyy Clark 55 G 6'3" 205 Senior Los Angeles, CA Entered transfer portal
Incoming transfersNameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School Azavier Robinson 23 PG 6'1" 180 Sophomore Indianapolis, IN Butler Jaylen Petty 4 PG 6'0" 165 Sophomore Seattle, WA Texas Tech Sergej Macura 12 SF 6'8" 220 Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia Mississippi State Filip Jovic 38 PF 6'9" 225 Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia Auburn
2026 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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Game summaries This section will be filled in as the season progresses.
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