#21 UCLA Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
UCLA Bruins
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #21
 
Conference Rank: #4 Big Ten
 
 
2023-24 Record: 16-17, 10-10 (Pac-12)
2023-24 Postseason: None
Coach: Mick Cronin
Coach Record: 115-53 at UCLA, 480-224 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Adem Bona, Center, 12.4 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 1.2 apg, 1.8 bpg
Berke Buyukfuncel, Forward, 4.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg
Will McClendon, Guard, 4.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.1 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Dylan Andrews, Junior, Guard, 12.9 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 3.7 apg
Sebastian Mack, Sophomore, Guard, 12.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 1.6 apg
Lazar Stefanovic, Senior, Guard, 11.5 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 1.6 apg
Aday Mara, Sophomore, Center, 3.5 ppg, 1.9 rpg
Brandon Williams, Sophomore, Guard, 3.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Tyler Bilodeau, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Oregon State
Skyy Clark, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Louisville
Eric Dailey Jr., Sophomore, Forward, Transfer from Oklahoma State
Eric Freeny, Freshman, Guard
Dominick Harris, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Loyola Marymount
Christian Horry, Freshman, Guard
Kobe Johnson, Senior, Guard, Transfer from USC
William Kyle III, Junior, Forward, Transfer from South Dakota State
Trent Perry, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 66.0 (328th in nation, 12th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 65.5 (18, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.9 (305, 11)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.4 (97, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.5 (323, 12)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.2 (227, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 73.0 (120, 3)
Rebound Margin: 1.2 (153, 5)
Assists Per Game: 11.2 (314, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.8 (89, 3)