The Bruins were led by fourth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Pauley Pavilion as members in the Pac-12 Conference.

They rode their offense to a 28–3 regular season record, averaging 91 points per game with a 53 percent field goal percentage.

[1] The talented squad featured five future players in the National Basketball Association (NBA), including three eventual first-round draft picks.

UCLA defeated Cal Poly and UNLV but lost against Kansas and Wake Forest to earn 4th place.

In the postseason, the Bruins lost to USC in the first round of the 2016 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament in Paradise, Nevada.