How Bruins Fans Feeling About Men’s Basketball This Summer

The Bruins are in the midst of becoming one of the more hyped teams going into next season in all of college basketball, whether it be from the players that they have recruited in the transfer portal, are bringing in through high school recruitment, or players they managed to keep in Westwood.

On top of all of the good things coming UCLA’s way, it also will be having a former player heading to the NBA soon in Tyler Bilodeau, who has been on draft boards for a while and is slowly climbing the charts.

Michigan State center Carson Cooper (15) and UCLA forward Tyler Bilodeau (34) battle for the rebound during the first half of Big Ten tournament quarterfinal at United Center in Chicago on Friday, March 13, 2026. | Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

But what would statistical hype and new NBA players matter to the Bruins if their fanbase was not fully satisfied, like with football? With that question in mind, it is time to take a look at how UCLA’s dedicated fans are feeling now that it’s summer.

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How Fans Are Feeling Doubtful This Summer

Mar 20, 2026; Philadelphia, PA, USA; UCLA Bruins head coach Mick Cronin and UCF Knights head coach Johnny Dawkins shake hands after the game during a first round game of the men’s 2026 NCAA Tournament at Xfinity Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Ross-Imagn Images | Kyle Ross-Imagn Images

The first conversation that has sadly been at the forefront of many fans’ minds who have not been looking deeply at the recruiting efforts and projected rankings of the Bruins has been to do an analysis of the Blue Blood schools in college basketball.

But more than just looking at what schools are iconic and deeply embedded in the sport, the main thing to draw from the conversations has been what schools do not belong on the list of Blue Bloods.

Unfortunately for the Bruins, they end up on this list often because of how little they have been able to accomplish in recent years, aside from their Final Four run that got ended by…

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