University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Bilodeau, Dent Honored on NABC Division I All-District Team
March 17, 2026 | Men's Basketball
KANSAS CITY, Mo.ย โ UCLA men's basketball seniors Tyler Bilodeau and Donovan Dent have earned NABC All-Pacific District first-team honors, as announced on Tuesday by the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC).
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Bilodeau and Dent are two of 10 student-athletes to secure first-team honors on the All-Pacific District team. Bilodeau, a 6-foot-9 senior from Kennewick, Wash., has averaged a team-leading 17.6 points per game this season. Bilodeau currently ranks No. 12 among all Big Ten players in scoring and is fourth in the league in field goal percentage (51.8). He enters the NCAA Tournament as the leader in the Big Ten in 3-point shooting percentage (46.4), through 31 games.
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This marks the second time in his career that Bilodeau has secured NABC All-District accolades. He spent his first two seasons at Oregon State before transferring to UCLA in the summer of 2024.
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Dent, a 6-foot-2 guard from Riverside, Calif., has averaged 13.5 points and 7.6 assists per game, through 33 contests this season. Through Sunday's games, he ranked No. 4 in the nation in assists per game (7.6) and No. 5 in assist-turnover ratio (4.0). He logged the first-ever triple-double in the Big Ten Tournament last week, totaling 12 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists in UCLA's 72-59 win over Rutgers. He has totaled nine double-doubles this season (including last week's triple-double).
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Dent has secured first-team All-District acclaim from the NABC for the third straight season. He secured the first-team recognition while playing at New Mexico the previous two seasons (March 2024, March 2025). Dent has totaled at least 10 points in 24 games this season. He scored a season-high in UCLA's victory at home against USC on Feb. 24, 2026.
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Joining Bilodeau and Dent as first-team all-district selections are Chad Baker-Mazara (USC), Dominique Daniels Jr. (Cal Baptist), Christian Hammond (Santa Clara), Graham Ike (Gonzaga), Isaac Johnson (Hawaii), Paulius Murauska (Saint Mary's), Ebuka Okorie (Stanford) and Hannes Steinbach (Washington). The NABC has listed 10 student-athletes to its first-team selections and 10 to its second-team honorees.
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Seeded No. 7 in the upcoming NCAA Tournament, UCLA (23-11) will return to action on Friday in Philadelphia against No. 10-seed UCF (21-11). Game time at Xfinity Mobile Arena is set for 4:25 p.m. PT (7:25 p.m. ET in Philadelphia). The Bruins' showdown against UCF will be nationally televised by TBS.
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