UCLA Men’s Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

UCLA Bruins

Pac-12 (29-5, 18-2)

 
 
Big Wins: 12/14 at Maryland (87-60), 3/4 Arizona (82-73)
Bad Losses: 11/18 Illinois (70-79), 1/26 at USC (64-77)
Coach: Mick Cronin
 
Probable Starters:
Adem Bona, Freshman, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 1.7 bpg
Amari Bailey, Freshman, Guard, 10.6 ppg, 2.0 apg
Jaime Jaquez Jr. Senior, Guard, 17.3 ppg, 2.3 apg, 8.1 rpg
David Singleton, Senior, Guard, 9.1 ppg, 1.1 apg
Tyger Campbell, Senior, Guard, 13.6 ppg, 4.7 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Dylan Andrews, Freshman, Guard, 3.2 ppg, 1.0 apg
Kenneth Nwuba, Senior, Center, 1.0 ppg, 1.6 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.2 (119th in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.1 (6, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.1 (85, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 40.7 (32, 4)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.1 (300, 10)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 34.9 (144, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.8 (172, 5)
Rebound Margin: 4.3 (45, 3)
Assists Per Game: 14.4 (87, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.5 (25, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2022 NCAA Round of 64 win over Akron
2022 NCAA Round of 32 win over Saint Mary’s
2022 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to North Carolina
2021 NCAA First Four win over Michigan State
2021 NCAA Round of 64 win over BYU
2021 NCAA Round of 32 win over Abilene Christian
2021 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Alabama
2021 NCAA Regional Final win over Michigan
2021 NCAA National Semifinal loss to Gonzaga
2018 NCAA Opening Round loss to St. Bonaventure
2017 NCAA Round of 64 win over Kent State
2017 NCAA Round of 32 win over Cincinnati
2017 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Kentucky
2015 NCAA Round of 64 win over SMU
2015 NCAA Round of 32 win over UAB
2015 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Gonzaga
2014 NCAA Round of 64 win over Tulsa
2014 NCAA Round of 32 win over Stephen F. Austin
2014 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Florida
2013 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Minnesota
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over Michigan State
2011 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Florida
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over VCU
2009 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Villanova
2008 NCAA Round of 64 win over Mississippi Valley State
2008 NCAA Round of 32 win over Texas A&M
2008 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Western Kentucky
2008 NCAA Regional Final win over Xavier
2008 NCAA National Semifinal loss to Memphis
2007 NCAA Round of 64 win over Weber State
2007 NCAA Round of 32 win over Indiana
2007 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Pittsburgh
2007 NCAA Regional Final win over Kansas
2007 NCAA National Semifinal loss to Florida
2006 NCAA Round of 64 win over Belmont
2006 NCAA Round of 32 win over Alabama
2006 NCAA Regional semifinal win over Gonzaga
2006 NCAA Regional final win over Memphis
2006 NCAA National semifinal win over LSU
2006 NCAA National Final loss to Florida
 
*all team stats through 3/5