UCLA basketball preview 2026-27: roster, transfers and schedule
UCLA returns 87% of last season's minutes, and adds the No. 90 recruiting class.
Last season it ranked No. 31 in adjusted net rating (No. 29 on offense, No. 47 on defense). The biggest loss is Tyler Bilodeau, 17.6 points a game, gone to the NBA draft at No. 43. The schedule has 30 games, ten against last season's adjusted top 25.
2026-27 roster
PPG to MPG are last season’s numbers, wherever he played: a transfer’s line is from his old school. Freshmen have none yet.
Who left
The players who left played 13% of last season’s minutes.
Adjusted net rating, last three seasons
Points per 100 possessions better than an average Division I team. Last season: offense 123.0 (No. 29), defense 101.3 (No. 47).
2026-27 schedule
Rank is each opponent’s adjusted net rank last season; gold marks a top-25 opponent. 30 games, 20 in the Big Ten. Tip times are set closer to each game.
Questions
Who is back for UCLA in 2026-27?
12 players who played for UCLA last season: Donovan Dent, Trent Perry, Skyy Clark, Eric Dailey Jr., Xavier Booker, Jamar Brown, Brandon Williams, Eric Freeny, Steven Jamerson II, Anthony Peoples Jr., Christian Horry, Jack Seidler. They played 87% of its minutes.
Who did UCLA add for 2026-27?
No transfers or ranked freshmen yet.