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The season may be a ways away, but UCLA's potential entering the 2025-26 men's basketball season is undeniable. A transfer portal headlined by the addition of New Mexico point guard Donovan Dent makes Mick Cronin's Bruins one of the best teams to watch this year.

UCLA Highly Regarded in Early MBB Top 25

College Basketball News / NCAA Basketball on ClutchPoints / August 27

UCLA basketball’s Donovan Dent reveals unlikely path to the Bruins

UCLA Basketball is aiming to get back to the glory days. Years removed from a Final Four appearance against Gonzaga, Mick Cronin and the Bruins are still a very competitive team that is coming off a March Madness loss in 2025.

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College Basketball News / UCLA Bruins on SI / August 27

What Cronin Is Seeing in Donovan Dent During UCLA’s Summer

The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program held its first media availability of the season, and head coach Mick Cronin spoke to local media for nearly 20 minutes.

College Basketball News / UCLA Bruins on SI / August 25

Cronin: Donovan Dent Changes Everything For UCLA

One of the biggest moves of the college basketball offseason was reigning Mountain West Player of the Year Donovan Dent moving to Westwood to join Mick Cronin and UCLA.

College Basketball News / UCLA Bruins on SI / July 4

UCLA Transfer PG Deemed a Top Impact Newcomer

After finishing their inaugural season in the Big Ten Conference with a 23-11 record and eventually bowing out in the second round of the NCAA Tournament

College Basketball News / UCLA Bruins on SI / June 28

Mick Cronin Praises Donovan Dent Ahead of First Practice

The UCLA Bruins men's basketball team is officially taking the court to start offseason practices and much of their offseason prior was highlighted by landing five-star transfer and 2025 Mountain West Player of the Year Donovan Dent.

UCLA Bruins News / UCLA Bruins on SI / June 18

Bruins Sign Two Players Ahead of 25-26 MBB Season

The UCLA Bruins announced Monday that the basketball team is signing graduate transfer forward Anthony Peoples Jr. and incoming freshman point guard Markell Alston ahead of the 2025-26 season.

College Basketball News / UCLA Bruins on SI / June 15

College Basketball Analyst Sees Top-10 Finish for Bruins

One of college basketball's top analysts believes the UCLA Bruins are poised for a top-five finish this season. It’s safe to say Jon Rothstein doesn’t just like Donovan Dent — he loves the fit Dent brings to Westwood.

College Basketball News / UCLA Bruins on SI / June 2

Where Does UCLA Rank on 2025 Basketball Transfer List?

The UCLA Bruins men's basketball team is coming off a relatively good 2024-25 campaign that saw them finish with a 23-11 overall record that ended in the second round of the NCAA Tournament after a 67-58 loss to Tennessee.

UCLA Bruins News / UCLA Bruins on SI / May 31

Where UCLA Stands in SI's Top 25 Rankings

UCLA improved immensely through the transfer portal this offseason and is expected to be a contender for the Big Ten title. The Bruins landed one of the top transfers in the portal in Donovan Dent and have two great returners in Tyler Bilodeau and Eric Dailey Jr.

College Basketball News / UCLA Bruins on SI / May 7

Report: UCLA Hoops Still Considered Among the Best in Recent Rankings

There's already a lot of excitement surrounding UCLA men's basketball going into next season, largely due to the Bruins' landing of one of the top players in the transfer portal, former New Mexico guard Donovan Dent.

College Basketball News / UCLA Bruins on SI / May 5

College Basketball Expert Gives Utmost Praise to UCLA's Donovan Dent

UCLA made a tremendous splash when it landed one of the top players in the transfer portal, former New Mexico guard Donovan Dent, shortly after its elimination from the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

College Basketball News / UCLA Bruins on SI / April 12

Bruins Possess Top-Five Transfer Class in Nation

The UCLA Bruins have been extremely active this offseason in the transfer portal, earning a top ranking in one expert's incoming transfer portal class rankings.

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College Basketball News / UCLA Bruins on SI / April 4

UCLA Lands Two-Time All-Summit League G

UCLA men's basketball has reason to celebrate again. Just a week after landing former New Mexico guard Donovan Dent, the Bruins have earned the commitment of transfer guard Jamar Brown from Kansas City, as first reported by On3 .

College Basketball News / UCLA Bruins on SI / April 2

How Does UCLA Change With Addition of Dent?

The UCLA Bruins won the sweepstakes for former New Mexico Lobos guard Donovan Dent, one of the more elite talents in the portal this offseason. With him leading the offense, how will next year's Bruins team take a step forward from what we saw this past season?

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / March 29

UCLA lands New Mexico PG Donovan Dent out of transfer portal

Point guard Donovan Dent, the Mountain West Conference Player of the Year who led New Mexico to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, is transferring to UCLA.

College Basketball News / NCAA Basketball on ClutchPoints / March 27

Kansas basketball still in running for top transfer portal player

The college basketball transfer portal has only been open for a few days, but there are already a lot of intriguing names that have been entered. Perhaps the most intriguing so far is Donovan Dent.

College Basketball News / Gonzaga Bulldogs on SI / March 26

Report: Gonzaga reached out to New Mexico transfer Donovan Dent

New Mexico Lobos guard Donovan Dent is one of the hottest players on the open market after he entered the transfer portal on Tuesday. The 6-foot-2 junior from Riverside, California, has reportedly heard from a handful of blueblood programs across the country, including the Gonzaga Bulldogs.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / March 25

New Mexico star PG Donovan Dent entering transfer portal

New Mexico standout point guard Donovan Dent is entering the transfer portal Tuesday after leading the Lobos to the second round of the NCAA Tournament, according to multiple reports.

College Basketball News / Last Word On Sports / March 25

New Mexico Star, Mountain West POY Enters Transfer Portal

In yet another back-breaker for mid-major schools, New Mexico Star guard Donovan Dent has officially entered the transfer portal. The superstar won Mountain West Player of the Year honors for his incredible play in leading New Mexico to an at-large bid in the NCAA Tournament.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / March 21

Balanced offense leads New Mexico past Marquette

Donovan Dent scored 21 points on Friday night to lead four Lobos in double figures, as 10th-seeded New Mexico pulled a mild upset in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, eliminating seventh-seeded Marquette 75-66 in a South Region game in Cleveland.

College Basketball News / Yardbarker / March 22

Friday's men's tourney winners, losers: Finally some drama

Friday's men's NCAA Tournament winners, losers: Finally some dramatic finishes

The first round of the 2025 NCAA men's basketball tournament continued on Friday. Let's take a look at some of the biggest winners and losers of the day.

Xavier's loss to Illinois marks rare occurrence for First Four teams

New Mexico ends 13-year drought with March Madness upset over Marquette

North Carolina's season finally ends with first-round loss to Ole Miss

Colorado State upsets Memphis, is fourth double-digit seed to advance

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College Basketball News / Total Apex Sports / March 19

Marquette Vs. New Mexico 1st Round Preview | 2025 NCAA Tournament

The No. 7 seed in the East Region Marquette Golden Eagles(23-10) are set to take on No. 10 seed New Mexico Lobos(26-7) in the 1st Round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament.

College Basketball News / Yardbarker / March 18

Zero to hero in a flash? Five potential March Madness legends

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College Basketball News / The Spun / December 3

College Basketball Player Punched Walk-On Teammate During Plane Altercation

A New Mexico men's basketball player allegedly punched a walk-on teammate. According to KOB 4, an NBC affiliate in Albuquerque, the family of a walk-on player accused another unidentified Lobos player of hitting him during a team flight to Palm Springs for last week's Acrisure Classic.

College Basketball News / Field Level Media / November 16