UCLA’s basketball team reloads with four transfers to bolster the Bruins

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FILE - Auburn forward Filip Jovic (38) drives as Tulsa guard Tylen Riley (10) pursues during the first half of an NCAA college basketball NIT Championship game, April 5, 2026, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)

Forwards Filip Jovic of Auburn and Sergej Macura of Mississippi State and guards Jaylen Petty of Texas Tech and Azavier Robinson of Butler have joined UCLA through the transfer portal, coach Mick Cronin said Wednesday.

Macura will be a junior this fall and has two seasons of eligibility remaining. Jovic, Petty and Robinson will be sophomores and have three seasons left.

Jovic averaged 6.3 points and 4.0 rebounds in all 37 games for Auburn last season, helping the Tigers win the NIT title.

Macura averaged 5.0 points and 4.8 rebounds in 28 games for Mississippi State last season.

Petty averaged 9.9 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 33 games as a freshman at Texas Tech. He shot 41% from the field and 37% from 3-point range.

Robinson averaged 6.1 points, 1.9 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 22 games as a freshman at Butler. His season ended in early February after a left wrist injury. Robinson shot 47% from the field and 43% from 3-point range.

The foursome join incoming freshmen Javonte Floyd and Joe Philon.

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FILE – Florida center Micah Handlogten (3) and Mississippi State forward Sergej Macura (11) fight for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, March 3, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Morgan Hurd, File)
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FILE – Texas Tech guard Jaylen Petty, left, moves the ball around Alabama forward London Jemison during the first half in the second round of an NCAA college basketball tournament, March 22, 2026, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
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FILE – Butler guard Azavier Robinson (23) is defended by St. John’s guard Oziyah Sellers (4) during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Jan. 28, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa, File)

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