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‘I’d like to fire myself’: No. 12 Bruins embarrassed in 6-point season opening win

This post was updated Nov. 5 at 12:30 a.m. Additions like senior guard Donovan Dent created expectations for the Bruins – a top-15 team, according to the Associated Press’ preseason poll. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Donovan Dent dunks the ball. The Riverside, California, local led the Bruins with 21 points and 9 assists in the Monday night victory. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


All cards on the table: UCLA basketball’s roster seeks royal flush this season

The Joker Donovan Dent is the wildcard that can help the Bruins win any hand. The senior guard averaged 20.4 points and 6.4 assists per game at New Mexico last year, earning him Mountain West Player of the Year and an AP All-American honorable mention. Read more...

Photo: (Photos by Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor and courtesy of UCLA Athletics. Design by Helen Juwon Park/Daily Bruin senior staff and Crystal Tompkins/Design director)





Previewing UCLA men’s basketball 2025-26 season

This post was updated Nov. 3 at 12:45 a.m. It’s been four years since the Bruins’ First Four to Final Four run. The program’s only appearance past the Sweet Sixteen since 2008 lives more in YouTube clips than memories – at least for most of the undergraduates in Westwood now. Read more...

Photo: Coach Mick Cronin gestures to the court from the sideline. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)


UCLA men’s basketball 2025-26 roster breakdown

This post was updated Nov. 3 at 12:26 a.m. While this iteration of coach Mick Cronin’s squad features a formidable group of returners – including three starters, two of whom are on the Karl Malone Award and Julius Erving Award watch lists – six of the Bruins’ 15 players are in their first years under the seventh-year head coach. Read more...

Photo: Senior forward Tyler Bilodeau (left), senior guard Skyy Clark (center) and junior guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr. (right) are featured. (Photos by Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor. Design by Rae Jameson/Daily Bruin.)



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