Big Ten Finalizes 2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule
September 18, 2025 | Men's Basketball
The UCLA men's basketball Big Ten schedule has been finalized for the upcoming 2025-26 season, with the Bruins set to play two early-season conference games during the first week of December. The remaining 18 league games will take place following Jan. 1, 2026.
UCLA's 20-game conference schedule includes 10 home contests and 10 road games. The Bruins' regular-season schedule will conclude with a road contest at crosstown rival USC on Saturday, March 7.
Game times and television details for the Bruins' schedule have not been finalized.
Every Big Ten basketball program will play two early-season conference games in early December. UCLA is scheduled to play at Washington on Wednesday, Dec. 3, before hosting Oregon in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Financial on Saturday, Dec. 6.
Following the New Year, the Bruins will play four of their next five league games away from home, starting with a road trip to the Midwest to face Iowa (Jan. 3) and Wisconsin (Jan. 6). After one home game against Maryland (Jan. 10), UCLA will travel East to take on Penn State (Jan. 14) and Ohio State (Jan. 17).
UCLA will play five of its next six games at home, with each of those six games taking place along the West Coast. A two-game homestand will include Purdue (Jan. 20) and Northwestern (Jan. 24) before a one-game swing to play at Oregon (Jan. 28). UCLA will return home for three consecutive games against Indiana (Jan. 31), Rutgers (Feb. 3) and Washington (Feb. 7).
Looking at UCLA's final seven regular-season games, four will take place on the road and three will occur at home. The Bruins will play at Michigan (Feb. 14) and Michigan State (Feb. 17) before hosting a pair of games in Pauley Pavilion against Illinois (Feb. 21) and USC (Feb. 24).
UCLA will play one game at Minnesota on the final day of February (Feb. 28). The Bruins will host their home regular-season finale against Nebraska on Tuesday, March 3, before closing the schedule at crosstown rival USC on Saturday, March 7.
Season ticket packages for UCLA's men's basketball season are now available. Fans can call (310) 206-5991 or email tickets@athletics.ucla.edu for more information. Single-game tickets for the Bruins' non-conference home schedule will be available in the fall.
ABOUT THE BRUINS
Under the direction of seventh-year UCLA head coach Mick Cronin, the Bruins will return four primary contributors from last season's team – seniors Tyler Bilodeau and SKyy Clark, junior Eric Dailey Jr., and sophomore Trent Perry. Also back for the Bruins are a pair of redshirt student-athletes in Brandon Williams (redshirt sophomore) and Eric Freeny (redshirt freshman).
UCLA went 23-11 overall last season, posting a 13-7 mark in Big Ten action. UCLA finished the regular season in a tie for fourth place in the league standings. The Bruins advanced to the NCAA Tournament's second round, losing to No. 2-seed Tennessee after a 25-point victory over No. 10-seed Utah State in the first round.
