2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Michigan State 17 3   .850 26 5   .839
No. 13 Maryland 14 6   .700 24 7   .774
No. 17 Michigan 14 6   .700 22 9   .710
UCLA 13 7   .650 22 9   .710
No. 12 Wisconsin 13 7   .650 23 8   .742
No. 18 Purdue 13 7   .650 21 10   .677
Illinois 12 8   .600 20 11   .645
Oregon 12 8   .600 23 8   .742
Indiana 10 10   .500 19 12   .613
Ohio State 9 11   .450 17 14   .548
Rutgers 8 12   .400 15 16   .484
Minnesota 7 13   .350 15 16   .484
Northwestern 7 13   .350 16 15   .516
USC 7 13   .350 15 16   .484
Iowa 7 13   .350 16 15   .516
Nebraska 7 13   .350 17 14   .548
Penn State 6 14   .300 16 15   .516
Washington 4 16   .200 13 18   .419
2025 Big Ten tournament winner
As of March 9, 2025
Rankings from AP poll

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.

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 Redshirt Sophomore Las Vegas, NV Transferred to San Jose State
Ilane Fibleuil 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 Redshirt Senior Lagos, Nigeria Graduated
Logan Cremonesi 20 F 6'8" 225 Redshirt 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 Redshirt 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

College recruiting information
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 
Star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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 
Star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   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:

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 Current redshirt 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 Current redshirt 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 Current redshirt 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 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
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
Las Vegas Hoopfest
L 64–72  1–1
 23  Bilodeau   15  Bilodeau   5  Johnson  Lee's Family Forum 
Henderson, NV
November 11, 2024*
7:00 p.m., BTN
Boston University W 71–40  2–1
 13  Tied   7  Mara   4  Johnson  Pauley Pavilion (5,108)
Los Angeles, CA
November 15, 2024*
7:00 p.m., B1G+
Lehigh W 85–45  3–1
 17  Dailey   10  Dailey   4  Johnson  Pauley Pavilion (4,484)
Los Angeles, CA
November 20, 2024*
8:00 p.m., BTN
Idaho State W 84–70  4–1
 21  Mack   7  Dailey   4  Andrews  Pauley Pavilion (4,059)
Los Angeles, CA
November 22, 2024*
7:00 p.m., BTN
Cal State Fullerton W 80–47  5–1
 12  Johnson   6  Johnson   5  Johnson  Pauley Pavilion (5,078)
Los Angeles, CA
November 26, 2024*
7:00 p.m., BTN
Southern Utah W 88–43  6–1
 19  Stefanovic   8  Mara   5  Perry  Pauley Pavilion (4,311)
Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 2024
7:30 p.m., FS1
Washington W 69–58  7–1
(1–0)
 16  Tied   9  Bilodeau   4  Dailey  Pauley Pavilion (6,089)
Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 2024
3:00 p.m., BTN
at No. 12 Oregon W 73–71  8–1
(2–0)
 19  Dailey   5  Tied   3  Mack  Matthew Knight Arena (8,133)
Eugene, OR
December 14, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 24 vs. Arizona
Rivalry
W 57–54  9–1
 17  Bilodeau   7  Johnson   4  Johnson  Footprint Center (8,437)
Phoenix, AZ
December 17, 2024*
6:30 p.m., BTN
No. 18 Prairie View A&M W 111–75  10–1
 21  Andrews   11  Mara   7  Johnson  Pauley Pavilion (5,017)
Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2024*
12:00 p.m., CBS
No. 18 vs. North Carolina
CBS Sports Classic
L 74–76  10–2
 26  Bilodeau   6  Tied   4  Clark  Madison Square Garden (19,812)
New York, NY
December 28, 2024*
1:00 p.m., FOX
No. 22 vs. No. 14 Gonzaga
West Coast Hoops Showdown
W 65–62  11–2
 18  Dailey   9  Clark   7  Clark  Intuit Dome (12,272)
Inglewood, CA
January 4, 2025
11:00 a.m., FOX
No. 15 at Nebraska L 58–66  11–3
(2–1)
 15  Bilodeau   11  Johnson   6  Mack  Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,167)
Lincoln, NE
January 7, 2025
7:00 p.m., Peacock
No. 22 No. 24 Michigan L 75–94  11–4
(2–2)
 17  Tied   7  Mack   3  Tied  Pauley Pavilion (11,121)
Los Angeles, CA
January 10, 2025
5:00 p.m., FOX
No. 22 at Maryland L 61–79  11–5
(2–3)
 18  Bilodeau   6  Johnson   4  Johnson  Xfinity Center (15,172)
College Park, MD
January 13, 2025
3:30 p.m., FS1
at Rutgers L 68–75  11–6
(2–4)
 16  Tied   5  Bilodeau   3  Tied  Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
January 17, 2025
6:00 p.m., FS1
Iowa W 94–70  12–6
(3–4)
 23  Dailey   8  Johnson   6  Johnson  Pauley Pavilion (5,298)
Los Angeles, CA
January 21, 2025
6:30 p.m., Peacock
No. 18 Wisconsin W 85–83  13–6
(4–4)
 22  Mara   5  Tied   7  Andrews  Pauley Pavilion (6,695)
Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 2025
8:00 p.m., FS1
at Washington W 65–60  14–6
(5–4)
 12  Tied   9  Johnson   3  Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,709)
Seattle, WA
January 27, 2025
7:00 p.m., FS1
at USC
Rivalry
W 82–76  15–6
(6–4)
 16  Dailey   11  Mara   6  Dailey  Galen Center (7,532)
Los Angeles, CA
January 30, 2025
7:30 p.m., FS1
No. 16 Oregon W 78–52  16–6
(7–4)
 21  Dailey   6  Bilodeau   5  Clark  Pauley Pavilion (9,288)
Los Angeles, CA
February 4, 2025
7:00 p.m., Peacock
No. 9 Michigan State W 63–61  17–6
(8–4)
 14  Clark   5  Dailey   4  Andrews  Pauley Pavilion (10,074)
Los Angeles, CA
February 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., BTN
Penn State W 78–54  18–6
(9–4)
 15  Johnson   13  Johnson   6  Johnson  Pauley Pavilion (9,156)
Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 2025
5:00 p.m., Peacock
at Illinois L 78–83  18–7
(9–5)
 25  Bilodeau   4  Johnson   7  Andrews  State Farm Center (15,544)
Champaign, IL
February 14, 2025
5:00 p.m., FOX
at Indiana W 72–68  19–7
(10–5)
 12  Bilodeau   6  Tied   3  Tied  Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222)
Bloomington, IN
February 18, 2025
7:30 p.m., FS1
Minnesota L 61–64  19–8
(10–6)
 13  Mack   6  Bilodeau   5  Andrews  Pauley Pavilion (7,523)
Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 2025
12:45 p.m., CBS
Ohio State
Bill Walton tribute[1]
W 69–61  20–8
(11–6)
 20  Dailey Jr.   13  Johnson   4  Tied  Pauley Pavilion (9,015)
Los Angeles, CA
February 28, 2025
5:00 p.m., FOX
at No. 20 Purdue L 66–76  20–9
(11–7)
 15  Bilodeau   7  Bilodeau   5  Johnson  Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
March 3, 2025
6:00 p.m., FS1
at Northwestern W 73–69  21–9
(12–7)
 19  Bilodeau   10  Mara   7  Clark  Welsh–Ryan Arena (6,099)
Evanston, IL
March 8, 2025
5:00 p.m., FOX
USC
Rivalry, Senior Day
W 90–63  22–9
(13–7)
 25  Dailey Jr.   8  Johnson   7  Andrews  Pauley Pavilion (12,018)
Los Angeles, CA
Big Ten Tournament
March 14, 2025
TBA, BTN
(4) vs. TBA
Quarterfinals
      Gainbridge Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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References

  1. ^ Bolch, Ben (October 16, 2024). "'Our opponents are going to need oxygen': UCLA reveals depth, pressure in scrimmage". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved February 17, 2025.
  2. ^ "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
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