Tyler Bilodeau
| No. 34 – UCLA Bruins | |
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| Position | Power forward |
| League | Big Ten Conference |
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| Born | April 17, 2004 Billings, Montana, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 230 lb (104 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Kamiakin (Kennewick, Washington) |
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Tyler Bilodeau (born April 17, 2004) is an American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins of the Big Ten Conference. He previously played for the Oregon State Beavers. In his first season with UCLA, he earned third-team all-conference honors in the Big Ten in 2025.
Early life
[edit]Bilodeau was born in Billings, Montana,[1] to 1991 National Hockey League first-round draft pick Brent Bilodeau and Women's National Basketball Association player Cass Bauer-Bilodeau.[2] Tyler Bilodeau played both hockey and basketball growing up, before settling on basketball.[3]
Coming out of high school, Bilodeau was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to play collegiately for the Oregon State Beavers over other schools such as Boise State, Saint Louis, and Washington State.[4]
College career
[edit]Oregon State
[edit]As a freshman in 2022–23, Bilodeau made 13 starts, where he averaged 7.0 points and 3.9 rebounds per game.[3] On December 28, 2023, he recorded 10 points and 14 rebounds against UCLA.[5] In his sophomore year in 2023–24, Bilodeau changed his jersey number from 10 to 34 in honor of his mother, who wore the number in college and professionally. "My mom is who I look up to. She’s the reason I play basketball", he said.[3] He averaged 14.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game that season, while shooting 34.5% on his three-pointers.[6] His 53.3% field goal percentage ranked fourth in the Pac-12 Conference.[7] After the season, he entered his name into the NCAA transfer portal,[8] becoming one of the best shooting big men available.[9]
UCLA
[edit]Bilodeau transferred to play for the UCLA Bruins.[10] On November 8, 2024, he tallied 23 points and 15 rebounds in a loss to New Mexico Lobos.[11] On December 21, 2024, Bilodeau dropped 26 points in a loss to North Carolina.[12] On February 28, 2025, he notched 15 points and seven rebounds in a loss to Purdue.[13] For his performance on the 2024–25 season, Bilodeau was named third-team All-Big Ten Conference.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tyler Bilodeau". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ Pascoe, Bruce. "Seen and heard in Phoenix: Krivas' injury dims Wildcat hopes, plus familiar faces". Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ^ a b c Daschel, Nick (October 11, 2023). "Oregon State forward Tyler Bilodeau changes number to honor his basketball star mother". OregonLive.com. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ Nemec, Andrew. "Tyler Bilodeau, 3-star forward, commits to Oregon State Beavers over Boise State, Washington State, others". OregonLive.com. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ Crosby, Joseph. "Oregon State forward Tyler Bilodeau announces transfer to UCLA men's basketball". The Daily Bruin. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ Bolch, Ben. "UCLA adds major offensive firepower with addition of Oregon State's Tyler Bilodeau". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ Seals, Bill (May 9, 2024). "UCLA Men's Basketball announces the addition of two more to the Roster". Culver City Observer. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
- ^ Daschel, Nick. "More hits to Oregon State men's basketball as forward Tyler Bilodeau heads to transfer portal". OregonLive.com. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ Vecenie, Sam; Moore, CJ (July 5, 2024). "Ranking the best players in the NCAA men's basketball transfer portal". The Athletic. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ Bolch, Ben. "Tyler Bilodeau stars as slew of transfers lead UCLA to blowout exhibition victory". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ Bolch, Ben. "Tyler Bilodeau's big game can't save UCLA in frustrating loss to New Mexico". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ Meehan, Jim. "Key matchup: UCLA's Tyler Bilodeau, Gonzaga's Graham Ike kind of a big deal". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ Considine, Madeleine. "Tyler Bilodeau Keeps UCLA Focused After Tough Loss". UCLA Bruins on SI. SI.com. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
- ^ Champion, Aidan. "UCLA Receives Two Big Ten Postseason Awards". UCLA Bruins on SI. SI.com. Retrieved March 14, 2025.