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
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 22
AP	No. 22
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Mick Cronin (6th season)
Associate head coach	Darren Savino (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Rod Palmer (6th season) Nate Georgeton (2nd season) Nemanja Jovanovic (2nd season) Brendyn Taylor (2nd season)
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion (Capacity: 13,819)

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Illinois	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 17 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		–
No. 14 Purdue	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 25 Rutgers	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
No. 22 UCLA	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
USC	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Washington	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
Wisconsin	0	–	0		–			0	–	0		–
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of March 24, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

Departures

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

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

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 Mick Cronin (Cincinnati) Assistant coach(es) Darren Savino (New Jersey City) Rod Palmer (UC Irvine) Nate Georgeton (Cincinnati) Nemanja Jovanovic (Belgrade) Brendyn Taylor (USC) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

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						Pauley Pavilion  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:

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	22
Coaches	22

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings