2024–25 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

The 2024–25 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represents the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins are led by sixth-year head coach Mick Cronin, and play their home games at Pauley Pavilion as first year members of the Big Ten Conference.

2024–25 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 22
Record1–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Associate head coachDarren Savino (6th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Rod Palmer (6th season)
  • Nate Georgeton (2nd season)
  • Nemanja Jovanovic (2nd season)
  • Brendyn Taylor (2nd season)
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
(Capacity: 13,819)
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Illinois 0 0   1 0   1.000
Iowa 0 0   1 0   1.000
Maryland 0 0   1 0   1.000
Michigan 0 0   1 0   1.000
Michigan State 0 0   1 0   1.000
Nebraska 0 0   1 0   1.000
Northwestern 0 0   1 0   1.000
Ohio State 0 0   1 0   1.000
Oregon 0 0   1 0   1.000
Penn State 0 0   1 0   1.000
No. 14 Purdue 0 0   1 0   1.000
No. 22 UCLA 0 0   1 0   1.000
USC 0 0   1 0   1.000
Washington 0 0   1 0   1.000
Wisconsin 0 0   1 0   1.000
No. 17 Indiana 0 0   0 0  
Minnesota 0 0   0 0  
No. 25 Rutgers 0 0   0 0  
2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of November 5, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

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Departures

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UCLA Departures
Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Adem Bona 3 F 6'10" 245 Sophomore Ebonyi, Nigeria Declared for 2024 NBA draft; Selected 41st overall by Philadelphia 76ers
Will McClendon 4 G 6'3" 205   Sophomore Las Vegas, NV Transferred to San Jose State
Ilane Fibleuli 8 G 6'6" 200 Freshman Massy, France Returned to France to play professionally
Berke Büyüktuncel 9 F 6'9" 245 Freshman Bursa, Turkey Transferred to Nebraska
Kenneth Nwuba 14 F/C 6'10" 255   Senior Lagos, Nigeria Graduated
Logan Cremonesi 20 F 6'8" 225   Junior Oceanside, CA Walk-on; Graduated
Jan Vide 27 G 6'6" 200 Freshman Domžale, Slovenia Transferred to Loyola Marymount
Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kobe Johnson 0 G 6'6" 200 Senior Milwaukee, WI USC
Eric Dailey Jr. 3 F 6'8" 230 Sophomore Palmetto, FL Oklahoma State
Dominick Harris 8 G 6'3" 190   Senior Murrieta, CA Loyola Marymount
William Kyle III 24 F 6'9" 230 Junior Bellevue, NE South Dakota State
Tyler Bilodeau 34 F 6'9" 220 Junior Kennewick, WA Oregon State
Skyy Clark 55 G 6'3" 205 Junior Los Angeles, California Louisville

2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trent Perry
#2 G
North Hollywood, CA Harvard Westlake High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 8, 2024 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 89
Eric Freeny
#20 SG
Corona, CA Centennial High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jul 1, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2024–25 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Kobe Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr USC Milwaukee, WI
G 1 Trent Perry 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Harvard-Westlake West Covina, CA
G 2 Dylan Andrews 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Compass Prep Gardena, CA
F 3 Eric Dailey Jr. 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Oklahoma State Palmetto, FL
G/F 5 Brandon Williams 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Christ the King HS Queens, NY
G 7 Christian Horry (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Harvard-Westlake La Cañada, CA
G 8 Dominick Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Loyola Marymount Murrieta, CA
G 10 Lazar Stefanovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Utah Belgrade, Serbia
G 12 Sebastian Mack 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Coronado HS Chicago, IL
G 13 Eric Freeny 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Centennial HS Corona, CA
C 15 Aday Mara 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So IES El Picarral Zaragoza, Spain
F 21 Evan Manjikian (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Sierra Canyon Glendale, CA
F 22 Devin Williams 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Centennial HS Riverside, CA
F 24 William Kyle III 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr South Dakota State Bellevue, NE
G 30 Jack Seidler (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Marlboro HS Marlboro, NJ
F 34 Tyler Bilodeau 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Oregon State Kennewick, WA
G 55 Skyy Clark 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Louisvlle Los Angeles, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
No. 22 Cal State Los Angeles W 100–64 
 24  Bilodeau   7  Dailey   11  Johnson  Pauley Pavilion (3,055)
Los Angeles, CA
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 22 Rider W 85–50  1–0
 18  Bilodeau   8  Dailey   7  Clark  Pauley Pavilion (4,489)
Los Angeles, CA
November 8, 2024*
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
No. 22 vs. New Mexico       Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
November 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m., BTN
Boston University       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
November 15, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Lehigh       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
November 20, 2024*
8:00 p.m., BTN
Idaho State       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
November 22, 2024*
7:00 p.m., BTN
Cal State Fullerton       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
November 26, 2024*
7:00 p.m., BTN
Southern Utah       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1
Washington       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 2024
3:00 p.m., BTN
at Oregon       Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
December 14, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Arizona
Rivalry
      Footprint Center 
Phoenix, AZ
December 17, 2024*
6:30 p.m., BTN
Prairie View A&M       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2024*
12:00 p.m., CBS
vs. North Carolina
CBS Sports Classic
      Madison Square Garden 
New York City, NY
December 28, 2024*
5:00 p.m., FOX
vs. Gonzaga
West Coast Hoops Showdown
      Intuit Dome 
Inglewood, CA
January 4, 2025
11:00 a.m., FOX
at Nebraska       Pinnacle Bank Arena 
Lincoln, NE
January 7, 2025
7:00 p.m., Peacock
Michigan       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 10, 2025
5:00 p.m., FOX
at Maryland       Xfinity Center 
College Park, MD
January 13, 2025
3:30 p.m., FS1
at Rutgers       Jersey Mike's Arena 
Piscataway, NJ
January 17, 2025
6:00 p.m., FS1
Iowa       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 21, 2025
6:30 p.m., Peacock
Wisconsin       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 2025
8:00 p.m., FS1
at Washington       Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
January 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., FS1
at USC
Rivalry
      Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 2025
7:30 p.m., FS1
Oregon       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., Peacock
Michigan State       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., BTN
Penn State       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 2025
5:00 p.m., Peacock
at Illinois       State Farm Center 
Champaign, IL
February 14, 2025
5:00 p.m., FOX
at Indiana       Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, IN
February 18, 2025
7:30 p.m., FS1
Minnesota       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 2025
12:45 p.m., CBS
Ohio State       Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 2025
5:00 p.m., FOX
at Purdue       Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
March 3, 2025
6:00 p.m., FS1
at Northwestern       Welsh–Ryan Arena 
Evanston, IL
March 8, 2025
3:00/5:00 p.m., FOX/FS1
USC
Rivalry
      Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
Big Ten Tournament
March 12–16, 2025
TBA
vs.        Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[1]

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Week
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AP22
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*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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  1. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2024.