Wednesday, April 1

UCLA men’s basketball March Madness predictions 2026

March is here. Start the Dancing. No. 7 seed UCLA men’s basketball (23-11, 13-7 Big Ten) will face No. 10 seed UCF (21-11, 9-9 Big 12) in the Round of 64 on Friday night at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Read more...

Photo: (Photo by Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor. Design by Rachel Kristen Lee Yokota/Assistant Design director.)



Method to the Madness: How each UCLA basketball team can prevail in March

No. 1 seed UCLA women’s basketball and No. 7 seed UCLA men’s basketball are both returning to the “Big Dance” for the 2025-26 campaign – with the former holding a stake of the title odds and the latter looking to go past the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since the 2020-21 season. Read more...

Photo: (Photos by Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor. Design by Elise Hu/Daily Bruin)




Men’s basketball receives No. 7 seed for March Madness, round 1 match against UCF

This post was updated March 16 at 10:39 p.m. They are dancing. Back-to-back seasons. The same seed. With the same goal in mind. “Next week is what it’s about for us,” said coach Mick Cronin after UCLA fell to No. Read more...

Photo: Senior guard Donovan Dent (left) runs on the court next to junior guard/forward Eric Dailey Jr. (right) at the United Center in Chicago. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)


Without Bilodeau and Dent, UCLA men’s basketball loses 73-66 to Purdue

This post was updated March 14 at 4:11 p.m. CHICAGO – Mick Cronin seemed to jinx himself before tip-off even commenced. “If I didn’t have bad luck, I’d have no luck at all since I’ve been at UCLA with injuries,” the UCLA men’s basketball coach said after his squad upset No. Read more...

Photo: Junior forward/center Xavier Booker (left) comforts sophomore guard Trent Perry (right). After taking a 2-0 lead, the Bruins failed to hold another lead for the remainder of the contest against the Boilermakers. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)