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UCLA Bruins women's basketball

The UCLA Bruins women's basketball team, established in 1974, represents the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the Big Ten Conference. The team competes in women's college basketball against teams from the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The current coach is Cori Close. Home games are played in Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.

The team was a member of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) until joining the NCAA in 1981-82 season. The team was a member of the Western Collegiate Athletic Association conference until women's basketball was organized in the Pac-10 conference for the 1986-87 season. The UCLA Bruins women's basketball team won the AIAW National Championship in 1978, and a banner commemorating the championship hangs in Pauley Pavilion. The 2014–15 team won the 2015 WNIT championship. In the 2025 season, the Bruins made their first final four appearance in the modern era of the NCAA championship.

Current roster

1978 National championship

The 1978 team, led by Ann Meyers, Denise Curry and Anita Ortega, won the 1978 AIAW tournament under head coach Billie Moore. The Bruins defeated Maryland 90–74 on March 25, 1978 in front of a record crowd of 9,351 at Pauley Pavilion for the championship. Meyers had 20 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and eight steals. Ortega recorded a team high 23 points. This team finished the season with a 27–3 record, including a then WCAA conference title.

2010–11 season

  • November 12, 2010 – The No. 16 Bruins opened the season with a win over San Diego State 55–48.
  • November 18, 2010 – UCLA upset No. 12 Notre Dame in double overtime, 86–83 at Notre Dame to begin the season with a 3–0 record.
  • February 6, 2011 – UCLA defeated USC for the second time this season at Galen Center.
  • March 12, 2011 – The Bruins were defeated by Stanford in the 2011 Pac-10 Women's Basketball Tournament Final in the Staples Center.
  • March 25, 2011 – Mariah Williams, Rebekah Gardner and Markel Walker were named to the 2011 Pac-10 Conference Women's Basketball All-Academic Team.

2011–12 season

While Pauley Pavilion was being renovated, the women's basketball team played its 2011–12 season home games at the John Wooden Center.

  • April 21, 2011 – Cori Close was named head coach.

2012–13 season

  • November 9, 2012 – The team returned to the newly renovated Pauley Pavilion and defeated San Diego State 66–52
  • November 23, 2012 – No. 19 UCLA were defeated by No. 5 Notre Dame 76–64
  • January 13, 2013 – UCLA opened the conference with 4 straight victories.

Head coaches

Notable players

Bruins in the WNBA

Drafted

Undrafted

Other Players

Retired numbers

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source

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Postseason results

NCAA Division I

UCLA has reached the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament 21 times. They have a record of 33–20.

AIAW Division I

The Bruins made three appearances in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 8–3.

Player and coach awards

Lauren Betts – 2025

National coach awards

Cori Close – 2025
Cori Close – 2025
Tony Newnan – 2025

Conference awards

References

External links