UCLA Bruins men's basketball

UCLA Bruins men's basketball
2025–26 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
UniversityUniversity of California, Los Angeles
First season1919–20; 107 years ago
Athletic directorMartin Jarmond
Head coachMick Cronin
6th season, 160–74 (.684)
LocationLos Angeles, California
ArenaPauley Pavilion
(capacity: 13,800)
NCAA divisionDivision I
ConferenceBig Ten
NicknameBruins
ColorsBlue and gold
   
Student sectionThe Den
All-time record2,050–930 (.688)
NCAA tournament record116–46 (.716)
NCAA Division I tournament champions
1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995
Other NCAA Division I tournament results
Runner-up1980*, 2006
Third place1974, 1976
Final Four1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980*, 1995, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2021
Elite Eight1950, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1980*, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2021
Sweet Sixteen1952, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980*, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022, 2023
Appearances1950, 1952, 1956, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980*, 1981, 1983, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999*, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2025, 2026
NIT champions
1985
Conference tournament champions
Pac-12: 1987, 2006, 2008, 2014
Conference regular-season champions
SCIAC: 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927
PCC: 1945, 1950, 1952, 1956
Pac-12: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2013, 2023
Conference division champions
PCC South: 1945, 1947, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955
Uniforms
Home
Away

* vacated by NCAA

The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program represents the University of California, Los Angeles, in the sport of men's basketball as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Established in 1919, the program has won a record 11 NCAA titles. Coach John Wooden led the Bruins to 10 national titles in 12 seasons, from 1964 to 1975, including seven straight from 1967 to 1973. UCLA went undefeated a record four times (1964, 1967, 1972, and 1973). Coach Jim Harrick led the team to another NCAA title in 1995. Former coach Ben Howland led UCLA to three consecutive Final Four appearances from 2006 to 2008. As a member of the AAWU, Pacific-8 and then Pacific-10, UCLA set an NCAA Division I record with 13 consecutive regular season conference titles between 1967 and 1979 which stood until tied by Kansas in 2017. UCLA departed the Pac-12 Conference and joined the Big Ten Conference on August 2, 2024.