UCLA Men's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
UCLA Bruins
 
Big Ten (23-11, 13-7)
 
 
Big Wins: 1/20 Purdue (69-67), 2/21 Illinois (95-94)
Bad Losses: 11/25 vs California (72-80), 1/17 at Ohio State (74-86)
Coach: Mick Cronin
 
Probable Starters:
Xavier Booker, Junior, Forward, 6.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.1 bpg
Donovan Dent, Senior, Guard, 13.5 ppg, 7.6 apg, 2.9 rpg, 1.6 spg
Skyy Clark, Senior, Guard, 11.7 ppg, 2.1 apg, 2.3 rpg
Trent Perry, Sophomore, Guard, 12.7 ppg, 2.9 apg, 2.9 rpg
Eric Dailey Jr., Junior, Guard, 11.3 ppg, 1.3 apg, 5.8 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Tyler Bilodeau, Senior, Forward, 17.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.1 apg
Eric Freeny, Freshman, Guard, 2.2 ppg, 1.6 rpg
Brandon Williams, Sophomore, Guard, 2.7 ppg, 1.8 rpg
Jamar Brown, Senior, Guard, 3.9 ppg, 2.8 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.0 (128th in nation, 9th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.9 (97, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 47.2 (63, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.4 (120, 6)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.9 (170, 11)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.2 (19, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.3 (44, 7)
Rebound Margin: -0.3 (235, 14)
Assists Per Game: 16.1 (59, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 9.0 (5, 2)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025NCAARound of 64 win over Utah State
2025NCAARound of 32 loss to Tennessee
2023NCAARound of 64 win over UNC Asheville
2023NCAARound of 32 win over Northwestern
2023NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Gonzaga
2022NCAARound of 64 win over Akron
2022NCAARound of 32 win over Saint Mary's
2022NCAARegional Semifinal loss to North Carolina
2021NCAAFirst Four win over Michigan State
2021NCAARound of 64 win over BYU
2021NCAARound of 32 win over Abilene Christian
2021NCAARegional Semifinal win over Alabama
2021NCAARegional Final win over Michigan
2021NCAANational Semifinal loss to Gonzaga
2018NCAAOpening Round loss to St. Bonaventure
2017NCAARound of 64 win over Kent State
2017NCAARound of 32 win over Cincinnati
2017NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Kentucky
2015NCAARound of 64 win over SMU
2015NCAARound of 32 win over UAB
2015NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Gonzaga
2014NCAARound of 64 win over Tulsa
2014NCAARound of 32 win over Stephen F. Austin
2014NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Florida
2013NCAARound of 64 loss to Minnesota
2011NCAARound of 64 win over Michigan State
2011NCAARound of 32 loss to Florida
2009NCAARound of 64 win over VCU
2009NCAARound of 32 loss to Villanova
2008NCAARound of 64 win over Mississippi Valley State
2008NCAARound of 32 win over Texas A&M
2008NCAARegional Semifinal win over Western Kentucky
2008NCAARegional Final win over Xavier
2008NCAANational Semifinal loss to Memphis
2007NCAARound of 64 win over Weber State
2007NCAARound of 32 win over Indiana
2007NCAARegional Semifinal win over Pittsburgh
2007NCAARegional Final win over Kansas
2007NCAANational Semifinal loss to Florida
2006NCAARound of 64 win over Belmont
2006NCAARound of 32 win over Alabama
2006NCAARegional semifinal win over Gonzaga
2006NCAARegional final win over Memphis
2006NCAANational semifinal win over LSU
2006NCAANational Final loss to Florida
 
*all team stats through 3/8