2026 Tournament PreviewUCLA was squarely on the bubble in mid-February, but a 6-1 stretch that included Quad 1 wins against Illinois, Nebraska and Michigan State quickly solidified the Bruins' NCAA Tournament status. The turnaround was sparked by senior point guard Donovan Dent (13.5 ppg, 7.6 apg), who averaged 15.1 points and 9.8 assists in the final 12 games before suffering a calf injury in the Big Ten tournament semifinal. He is expected to be healthy for UCLA's NCAA opener, as is leading-scorer Tyler Bilodeau (17.6 ppg, 5.6 rpg), who missed the last game with a knee injury. The Bruins are exceptional offensively (22nd in efficiency, per KenPom), protecting the ball with the nation's 11th-lowest turnover rate and shooting the three at 38.2 percent (14th). Bilodeau, who shoots 46.4 percent, is one of four Bruins who hit at least 41 percent from deep. Defensively, they do nothing exceptional, though they rank 54th in efficiency. None of that will matter, however, if their two best players aren't healthy.
Scouting Report Offense Defense
Efficiency 1.21 35 1.01 56
Pace 66.7 (310)
Effective FG% 53.38 (85) 50.40 (120)
Turnover % 11.77 (13) 15.96 (84)
Off Reb % 31.05 (162) 33.31 (304)
FTA/FGA 33.08 (237) 34.42 (163)
3P% 37.94 (19) 32.04 (64)
2P% 51.44 (196) 52.28 (211)
FT% 76.26 (46) 74.71 (304)
3PA/FGA 35.51 (259) 44.76 (330)
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Rankings
AP Poll: #33 Coaches Poll: #27 NET: #30 RPI: #38 RW: #29
Record
Overall: (24-12) Conference: (13-7) Quad 1: (5-10) Quad 2: (6-2) Quad 3: (6-0) Quad 4: (7-0)
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