2023–24 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

2023–24 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
2023–24 UCLA Bruins men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	6–10 (1–4 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mick Cronin (5th season);
Associate head coach	Darren Savino (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Rod Palmer (5th season); Nate Georgeton (1st season); Nemanja Jovanovic (1st season); Brendyn Taylor (1st season);
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion; (Capacity: 13,819)

2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oregon	4	–	0	1.000	12	–	3	.800
Arizona State	4	–	1	.800	10	–	6	.625
No. 8 Arizona	3	–	1	.750	12	–	3	.800
Utah	3	–	2	.600	12	–	4	.750
Stanford	3	–	2	.600	8	–	7	.533
Colorado	2	–	3	.400	11	–	5	.688
Washington State	2	–	3	.400	11	–	5	.688
Washington	2	–	3	.400	10	–	6	.625
USC	2	–	3	.400	8	–	8	.500
California	2	–	3	.400	6	–	10	.375
Oregon State	1	–	4	.200	9	–	7	.563
UCLA	1	–	4	.200	6	–	10	.375

† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner As of January 12, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represents the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bruins are led by fifth-year head coach Mick Cronin, and they play their home games at Pauley Pavilion as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. It is the Bruins' final season as a member of the Pac-12 before joining the Big Ten Conference on July 1, 2024.

UCLA has eight newcomers to their roster, including seven freshmen.^[1] The Bruins won their first three games and started the season 5–2.^[2]^[3] The team was limited offensively.^[4] On January 11, 2024, they lost 90–44 to Utah for their eighth loss in nine games. The 46-point defeat was the second-worst in the program's history, behind a 48-point loss (109–61) to Stanford in 1997.^[5]

Offseason

UCLA Departures
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Tyger Campbell	G	5'11"	180	RS Senior	Cedar Rapids, IA	Graduated; Declared for the 2023 NBA Draft
Jaime Jaquez Jr.	G/F	6'7"	225	Senior	Camarillo, CA	Graduated; Declared for the 2023 NBA Draft
David Singleton	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Graduated
Russell Stong	G	6'3"	190	Senior	Northridge, CA	Walk-on; Graduated
Jaylen Clark	G	6'5"	210	Junior	Riverside, CA	Declared for the 2023 NBA Draft
Mac Etienne	F	6'10"	230	RS Freshman	New York, NY	Transferred to DePaul
Abramo Canka	G/F	6'6"	200	Freshman	Genoa, Italy	Transferred to Wake Forest
Amari Bailey	G	6'5"	185	Freshman	Chicago, IL	Declared for the 2023 NBA Draft

Incoming Transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Lazar Stefanovic	G	6'7"	190	Junior	Belgrade, Serbia	Transfer from Utah. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Sebastian Mack SG	Henderson, NV	Coronado HS (NV)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 16, 2022
Sebastian Mack SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Brandon Williams PF	Middle Village, NY	Christ The King HS (NY)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 20, 2022
Brandon Williams PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Devin Williams PF	Corona, CA	Centennial HS (CA)	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Aug 28, 2022
Devin Williams PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports:
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "UCLA 2023 Basketball Commitments". Rivals.com. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Dylan Andrews	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Compass Prep	Gardena, CA
F	3	Adem Bona	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Prolific Prep	Ebonyi, Nigeria
G	4	Will McClendon	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Bishop Gorman HS	Las Vegas, NV
G/F	5	Brandon Williams	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Christ the King HS	Queens, NY
G	8	Ilanne Fibleuil	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	INSEP	Massy, France
F	9	Berke Büyüktuncel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Ozluce Doga Kolegi	Bursa, Turkey
G	10	Lazar Stefanovic	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Utah	Belgrade, Serbia
G	12	Sebastian Mack	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Coronado HS	Chicago, IL
F/C	14	Kenneth Nwuba	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS Sr	Huntington Prep	Lagos, Nigeria
C	15	Aday Mara	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	IES El Picarral	Zaragoza, Spain
F	20	Logan Cremonesi (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Mater Dei HS	Oceanside, CA
F	21	Evan Manjikian (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	So	Sierra Canyon	Glendale, CA
F	22	Devin Williams	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Centennial HS	Riverside, CA
G	27	Jan Vide	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	SEK El Castillo	Domžale, Slovenia
G	30	Jack Seidler (W)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Fr	Marlboro HS	Marlboro, NJ

Head coach

Mick Cronin (Cincinnati)

Assistant coach(es)

Darren Savino (New Jersey City)
Rod Palmer (UC Irvine)
Nate Georgeton (Cincinnati)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2023* 6:00 p.m.	Cal State Dominguez Hills	W 97–56	0–0	23 – Mack	10 – Fibleuil	7 – Mack	Pauley Pavilion (2,968) Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:30 p.m., P12N	Saint Francis (PA)	W 75–44	1–0	28 – Bona	9 – Bona	4 – Stefanovic	Pauley Pavilion (6,783) Los Angeles, CA
November 10, 2023* 8:00 p.m., P12N	Lafayette	W 68–50	2–0	18 – Tied	6 – Bona	4 – Andrews	Pauley Pavilion (6,259) Los Angeles, CA
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N	LIU	W 78–58	3–0	20 – Bona	11 – Bona	7 – Vide	Pauley Pavilion (4,751) Los Angeles, CA
November 20, 2023* 8:30 p.m., ESPN2	vs. No. 4 Marquette Maui Invitational quarterfinals	L 69–71	3–1	25 – Mack	8 – Stefanovic	4 – Andrews	Stan Sheriff Center (4,936) Honolulu, HI
November 21, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational Consolation 2nd round	W 76–48	4–1	16 – Mack	10 – Mara	6 – Andrews	Stan Sheriff Center (3,602) Honolulu, HI
November 22, 2023* 9:00 p.m., ESPN2	vs. No. 11 Gonzaga Maui Invitational 5th Place Game	L 65–69	4–2	16 – Tied	8 – Tied	4 – Andrews	Stan Sheriff Center (3,757) Honolulu, HI
November 30, 2023* 8:00 p.m., P12N	UC Riverside	W 66–65	5–2	17 – Andrews	5 – Mack	5 – Tied	Pauley Pavilion (6,609) Los Angeles, CA
December 9, 2023* 4:00 p.m., FOX	at Villanova	L 56–65	5–3	14 – Stefanovic	8 – Bona	4 – Andrews	Wells Fargo Center (16,823) Philadelphia, PA
December 16, 2023* 12:00 p.m., CBS	vs. Ohio State CBS Sports Classic	L 60–67	5–4	14 – Mack	6 – Tied	3 – Andrews	State Farm Arena (17,058) Atlanta, GA
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N	Cal State Northridge	L 72–76	5–5	27 – Mack	10 – Bona	3 – Mara	Pauley Pavilion (7,274) Los Angeles, CA
December 22, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	Maryland	L 60–69	5–6	17 – Mack	6 – Stefanovic	3 – Tied	Pauley Pavilion (7,056) Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 regular season
December 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., P12N	at Oregon State	W 69–62	6–6 (1–0)	13 – Tied	8 – Bona	4 – Andrews	Gill Coliseum (3,087) Corvallis, OR
December 30, 2023 1:00 p.m., CBS	at Oregon	L 59–64	6–7 (1–1)	15 – Bona	11 – Bona	6 – Andrews	Matthew Knight Arena (7,268) Eugene, OR
January 3, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	Stanford	L 53–59	6–8 (1–2)	14 – Mack	9 – Bona	2 – Tied	Pauley Pavilion (6,224) Los Angeles, CA
January 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N	California	L 57–66	6–9 (1–3)	20 – Mack	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Pauley Pavilion (7,342) Los Angeles, CA
January 11, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	at Utah	L 44–90	6–10 (1–4)	9 – Andrews	5 – Mack	2 – Andrews	Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,934) Salt Lake City, UT
January 14, 2024 4:00 p.m., P12N	Washington						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 17, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N	at Arizona State						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
January 20, 2024 TBD, TBD	at Arizona Rivalry						McKale Center Tucson, AZ
January 27, 2024 TBD, TBD	at USC Rivalry						Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
February 1, 2024 7:30 p.m., P12N	Oregon State						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 3, 2024 TBD, TBD	Oregon						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N	at Stanford						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 10, 2024 2:30 p.m., FOX	at California						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2	Colorado						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 2024 4:00 p.m., FS1	Utah						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2024 TBD, TBD	USC Rivalry						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 29, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1	at Washington						Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
March 2, 2024 4:00 p.m., P12N	at Washington State						Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
March 7, 2024 TBD, TBD	Arizona Rivalry						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
March 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1	Arizona State						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Tournament
March, 2023 TBD	vs. TBD Quarterfinals						T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—										Not released
Coaches	25	25т	24	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

Awards and honors

Recipient	Award (Pac-12 Conference)	Stats (PPG/RPG/APG)	Week	Date awarded	Ref.
Sebastian Mack	Freshman of the Week	19.0 PPG, 6.3 RPG, 2.3 APG	3	November 27	^[6]
Sebastian Mack	Freshman of the Week		7	December 26

References

↑ Davis, John (November 9, 2023). "UCLA men's basketball vs. Lafayette: What you need to know". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
↑ Davis, John W. (November 19, 2023). "Berke Buyuktuncel cleared ahead of UCLA men's basketball vs. No. 4 Marquette: What you need to know". The Orange County Register. Retrieved January 4, 2023.
↑ Davis, John (December 8, 2023). "UCLA men's basketball at Villanova: What you need to know". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
↑ Bolch, Ben (January 3, 2024). "Mick Cronin questions players' aptitude after UCLA struggles during loss to Stanford". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
↑ Bolch, Ben (January 11, 2024). "UCLA's dismal season hits a new low in a 46-point loss to Utah". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
↑ "Pac-12 Men's Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva - November 27, 2023".

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[1] Davis, John (November 9, 2023). "UCLA men's basketball vs. Lafayette: What you need to know". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

[2] Davis, John W. (November 19, 2023). "Berke Buyuktuncel cleared ahead of UCLA men's basketball vs. No. 4 Marquette: What you need to know". The Orange County Register. Retrieved January 4, 2023.

[3] Davis, John (December 8, 2023). "UCLA men's basketball at Villanova: What you need to know". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[4] Bolch, Ben (January 3, 2024). "Mick Cronin questions players' aptitude after UCLA struggles during loss to Stanford". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

[5] Bolch, Ben (January 11, 2024). "UCLA's dismal season hits a new low in a 46-point loss to Utah". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 12, 2024.

[6] "Pac-12 Men's Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva - November 27, 2023".

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