2017 – 18 UCLA Bruins men 's basketball team represented the University of California , Los Angeles during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Bruins were led by fifth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Pauley Pavilion as members in the Pac-12 Conference . They finished the season 21 – 12 , 11 – 7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for third place . The Bruins opened their new practice facility , the Mo Ostin Basketball Center . They defeated Stanford in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Arizona . They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament , where they lost 65 – 58 in the First Four to St. Bonaventure for the Bonnies ' first tournament win in 48 years . It was the first time in UCLA 's history that they had been relegated to a First Four play-in game . It was the first time in the school 's four tournament appearances under Alford that they did not advance to the Sweet 16
Pac-12 Tournament
2018 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team