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College Basketball News / UCLA Bruins on SI / July 30

UCLA Boasts Top Ranking in March Madness Projection

Mick Cronin's UCLA Bruins are entering the 2025-26 season with some of the most upside in college basketball. In ESPN's latest Men's Bracketology: 2026 NCAA Tournament Prediction, Joe Lunardi has the Bruins as a 4-seed in the West (San Jose) Region of March Madness.

College Basketball News / UCLA Bruins on SI / July 29

Insider Sees One of Cronin’s Best UCLA Squads Yet

Mick Cronin raised the ceiling of UCLA's Men's Basketball team through the transfer portal this season. And while we're still in the depths of the offseason, CBS Sports college basketball insider Jon Rothstein came away from his Westwood visit thoroughly impressed.

College Basketball News / UCLA Bruins on SI / July 25

UCLA's Mick Cronin on the Recruiting Pitch to Donovan Dent

Few things in life are sure things. There’s always the concern of saying something too early and having it come around to bite you in the you-know-what.

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UCLA Bruins News / UCLA Bruins on SI / July 23

UCLA Four-Star Target Fits Perfectly with Coach Mick Cronin

The grind never stops whether it be on the court, or on the recruiting trail, and Mick Cronin has his eyes set on a few players. One of them is small forward, Anthony Felesi out of Utah Prep in Hurricane, UT, the same exact school that molded AJ Dybantsa , the number one recruit of the 2025 class.

UCLA Bruins News / UCLA Bruins on SI / July 20

What This 2026 Prospect Can Bring to UCLA

The recruiting never ends, and UCLA is right back at it. Last month, Mick Cronin made an offer to 2026 four-star power forward and center Davion Adkins

College Basketball News / UCLA Bruins on SI / July 17

UCLA Reviving Football Rivalry on the Hardwood This Season

UCLA is taking on California in a non-conference game at the Chase Center, home of the Golden State Warriors, in San Francisco as part of the Empire Classic Benefitting Wounded Warrior Projects on Tuesday, Nov.

UCLA Bruins News / UCLA Bruins on SI / July 12

UCLA's Junior Forward Poised for a Breakout Season

UCLA basketball is building something special — and Eric Dailey Jr. is right at the center of it. And while it’s partially due to the high-end, intriguing transfers it brought in, it’s also due to the players who are returning from last season.

College Basketball News / UCLA Bruins on SI / July 1

2027 PG NaVorro Bowman Talks Offer From UCLA

Four-star Sherman Oaks (California) Notre Dame point guard NaVorro Bowman Jr. is quickly becoming one of the top recruits out of the class of 2027 and he recently received an offer from Mick Cronin and the UCLA Bruins.

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 28

Dent Details UCLA's Winning Approach in Transfer Pitch

Donovan Dent's transfer and return to his hometown may have been a foregone conclusion all along, but that didn't mean Mick Cronin and UCLA didn't have to go all-in on a pitch to attract the highly-touted transfer.

UCLA Bruins News / UCLA Bruins on SI / June 9

UCLA's Brandon Williams Looking to Make an Impact in 2025

The UCLA Bruins have a tall task in front of them. After a 23-11 season and a second-round loss in the NCAA Tournament, head coach Mick Cronin made it clear: change was needed.

College Basketball News / UCLA Bruins on SI / June 8

Is Kobe Johnson an NBA Player?

Kobe Johnson is not a perfect player, but the NBA isn't a league of perfection. His college stats don’t scream first-round pick, but the eye test tells a different story.

UCLA Bruins News / UCLA Bruins on SI / June 4

3 Questions Heading Into UCLA's 2025-26 Season

The UCLA Bruins had one of the most dominant defensive teams in college basketball, which helped them finish the season ranked 20th in the country. Per KenPom, they were 14th in Adjusted Defensive Efficiency and 19th nationally in points allowed per game.

UCLA Bruins News / UCLA Bruins on SI / June 2

Conference Realignment, Travel Proven Difficult for UCLA Athletics

A story by ESPN's Kyle Bonagura detailed a much-discussed, yet underrated aspect of the collapse of the Pac-12 and ensuing move to the Big Ten for UCLA and USC.

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UCLA Bruins News / UCLA Bruins on SI / June 1

UCLA's Perimeter Shooting Addressed in Transfer Portal

The transfer portal has been awfully kind to the UCLA Bruins. The previously 20th-ranked team in the nation welcomes a myriad of scorers, who have helped the Bruins achieve a top-10 preseason rank .

UCLA Bruins News / SuperWest Sports / April 8

UCLA Bruins Men’s Basketball History Update: Program highlights, postseason results, conference titles, award winners & coaching records

In this series of updates on the history of the top men’s basketball programs from the West, we provide a brief coaching summary and a list of the current coaches, along with postseason results, regular-season conference titles, award winners, and all-time coaching records.

College Basketball News / SuperWest Sports / April 4

Final 2024-25 Best in West Men’s Basketball Power Rankings: Top 10 teams in region with summary updates for each

The college basketball season is over for almost all of the teams from the West. None of the programs in the region advanced beyond the Sweet 16 and only two teams got that far.

College Basketball News / Larry Brown Sports / March 23

Mick Cronin roasted UCLA’s travel arrangements after loss

UCLA coach Mick Cronin delivered a dose of brutal honesty following the Bruins’ loss in the NCAA Tournament early Sunday. Cronin was asked about next year’s UCLA team following the Bruins’ 67-58 loss to Tennessee in Lexington, Ky.

College Basketball News / NCAA Basketball on ClutchPoints / March 23

Mick Cronin fires back at reporters after UCLA gets bounced from March Madness

The UCLA basketball program got bounced from March Madness too soon. UCLA lost 67-58 again the No. 2 seed Tennessee on Saturday night. Tennessee advances to the Sweet 16 with the victory.

UCLA Bruins News / Yardbarker / March 18

UCLA HC Mick Cronin downplays Big Ten Tournament loss

It was UCLA's first season in the Big Ten and things didn't necessarily go great for Mick Cronin's team in the conference tournament.

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UCLA Bruins News / Yardbarker / February 20

Mick Cronin calls out coaching and effort after UCLA's latest loss

Mick Cronin was careful not to throw any of his own players under the bus, but he is clearly frustrated.

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College Basketball News / Field Level Media / February 17

Mick Cronin goes for win No. 500 as UCLA welcomes Minnesota

UCLA coach Mick Cronin was initially surprised that his 83-year-old father was traveling from the Midwest to see the Bruins host Minnesota on Tuesday night in Big Ten play in Los Angeles.

UCLA Bruins News / Yardbarker / January 15

Mick Cronin, UCLA struggling to focus on hoops amid Los Angeles wildfires

Mick Cronin and the UCLA Bruins are trying to play a basketball season, but they've got so much more on their mind as the area around their school has been affected by wildfires.

No. 6 Tennessee uses stellar defense to nab comeback win vs. No. 23 Georgia

No. 2 Iowa State plays to its strength in win over No. 9 Kansas

No. 12 Michigan State trims Penn State for 10th straight win

J'Wan Roberts' big night leads No. 10 Houston past West Virginia

Seemingly forgettable UMass-Fordham matchup turns into 3OT thriller

Alabama HC Nate Oats discusses what he told team after loss to Ole Miss

College Basketball News / Larry Brown Sports / January 10

Watch: Mick Cronin ejected after going off on referee during UCLA-Maryland game

UCLA head coach Mick Cronin lost his cool Friday late in the second half of his team’s contest against Maryland at XFINITY Center in College Park, Md.

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