2024–25 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

2024–25 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
2024–25 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	4–1 (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)
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Iowa	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Penn State	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
No. 19 Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Oregon	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 24 Rutgers	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 16 Indiana	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Maryland	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
No. 6 Purdue	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
UCLA	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
USC	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
No. 25 Illinois	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Michigan	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Nebraska	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Ohio State	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Washington	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of November 20, 2024 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	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
Trent Perry #2 G	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
Eric Freeny #20 SG	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	Louisville	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	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 Jr.	10 – Dailey Jr.	4 – Johnson	Pauley Pavilion (4,484) Los Angeles, CA
November 20, 2024* 8:00 p.m., BTN		Idaho State	W 84–70	4–1	–	–	–	Pauley Pavilion (4,059) 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

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	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	RV	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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

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

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