2023–24 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

2023–24 UCLA Bruins women's basketball
2023–24 UCLA Bruins women's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 5 (tie)
AP	No. 5
Record	14–1 (3–1 Pac-12)
Head coach	Cori Close (13th season);
Associate head coach	Shannon Perry-LeBeauf
Assistant coaches	Tasha Brown; Tony Newnan; Soh Matsuura;
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion; (Capacity: 13,800)

2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 3 Colorado	5	–	0	1.000	15	–	1	.938
No. 8 Stanford	4	–	1	.800	15	–	2	.882
No. 5 UCLA	3	–	1	.750	14	–	1	.933
No. 6 USC	3	–	1	.750	13	–	1	.929
Oregon State	3	–	2	.600	14	–	2	.875
California	2	–	3	.400	12	–	5	.706
No. 20 Utah	2	–	3	.400	12	–	5	.706
Oregon	2	–	3	.400	11	–	7	.611
Arizona	2	–	3	.400	10	–	7	.588
Washington	1	–	3	.250	11	–	4	.733
Washington State	1	–	3	.250	12	–	5	.706
Arizona State	0	–	5	.000	8	–	9	.471

† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner As of January 14, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represents the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins are led by thirteenth-year head coach Cori Close. They played their home games at Pauley Pavilion and competed as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season

UCLA finished the season 27–10, 11–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth seed in the Pac-12 women's tournament defeated Arizona State in the first round, Arizona in the quarterfinals and Stanford in the semifinals before losing in the championship game to Washington State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament as a 4th seed in the Greenville Regional 1, where they defeated Sacramento State in the first round and Oklahoma in the second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2019 where they lost to South Carolina.

Offseason

Departures

UCLA Departures
Name	Num.	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Brynn Masikewich	5	F	6'3"	Senior	Calgary, AL	Graduate transferred to DePaul
Gina Conti	10	G	5'11"	GS Senior	Grove City, OH	Graduated

Incoming

UCLA Incoming Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Lauren Betts	51	C	6'7"	Sophomore	Centennial, CO	Stanford

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Amanda Muse P	Brentwood, CA	Heritage High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A
Amanda Muse P	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023.

Recruiting class of 2024

US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kendall Dudley W	Centreville, VA	Sidwell Friends School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Kendall Dudley W	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97
Avary Cain G	Santa Maria, CA	Saint Joseph High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
Avary Cain G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Zania Socka-Nguemen F	Washington, DC	Sidwell Friends School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Zania Socka-Nguemen F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023.

Roster

2024–25 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Kiki Rice	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Sidwell Friends	Bethesda, MD
G	3	Londynn Jones	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	So	Centennial	Riverside, CA
F	11	Emily Bessoir	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Jr	Wilhelm-Hausenstein Gymnasium	Munich, Germany
G	20	Charisma Osborne	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	GS	Windward School	Moreno Valley, CA
F	21	Lina Sontag	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	So	Schadow-Gymnasium	Kleinmachnow, Germany
F	22	Christeen Iwuala	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Ronald Reagan	San Antonio, TX
F	23	Gabriela Jaquez	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Camarillo	Camarillo, CA
F	32	Angela Dugalić	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Jr	Maine West Oregon	Des Plaines, IL
F	33	Amanda Muse	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Fr	Heritage	Brentwood, CA
G	35	Camryn Brown	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Prestonwood Christian	Lewisville, TX
F	43	Izzy Anstey	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	RS Jr	Caulfield	Melbourne, Australia
C	51	Lauren Betts	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	So	Grandview Stanford	Centennial, CO

Head coach

Cori Close (UC Santa Barbara)

Assistant coach(es)

Shannon Perry-LeBeauf (Iowa)
Tony Newnan (UC Santa Barbara)
Tasha Brown (St. Ambrose)
Soh Matsuura (UCLA)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:30 p.m., P12N	No. 4	Purdue	W 92–49	1–0	20 – Tied	7 – Betts	10 – Rice	Pauley Pavilion (2,157) Los Angeles, CA
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	No. 4	UC Riverside	W 90–52	2–0	18 – Tied	15 – Betts	5 – Osborne	Pauley Pavilion (1,431) Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2023* 2:00 p.m.	No. 4	Bellarmine	W 113–64	3–0	30 – Jaquez	12 – Jaquez	4 – Tied	Pauley Pavilion (1,625) Los Angeles, CA
November 17, 2023* 11:30 a.m., P12N	No. 3	Princeton	W 77–74	4–0	22 – Betts	10 – Betts	3 – Tied	Pauley Pavilion (6,243) Los Angeles, CA
November 24, 2023* 4:30 p.m., FloSports	No. 2	vs. No. 6 UConn Cayman Islands Classic	W 78–67	5–0	24 – Rice	11 – Rice	8 – Rice	John Gray Gymnasium (300) George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2023* 10:30 a.m., FloSports	No. 2	vs. Niagara Cayman Islands Classic	W 97–46	6–0	23 – Jaquez	7 – Tied	8 – Rice	John Gray Gymnasium (300) George Town, Cayman Islands
December 3, 2023* 12:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+	No. 2	at Arkansas	W 81–66	7–0	20 – Betts	11 – Jaquez	6 – Osborne	Bud Walton Arena (4,261) Fayetteville, AR
December 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	No. 2	Cal State Northridge	W 111–48	8–0	18 – Tied	10 – Rice	10 – Rice	Pauley Pavilion (2,493) Los Angeles, CA
December 10, 2023* 9:00 a.m., ESPN2	No. 2	vs. No. 20 Florida State Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase	W 95–78	9–0	22 – Betts	18 – Betts	6 – Rice	Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville, CT
December 18, 2023* 3:30 p.m., FS1	No. 2	at No. 13 Ohio State	W 77–71	10–0	19 – Osborne	11 – Betts	4 – Tied	Value City Arena (6,800) Columbus, OH
December 21, 2023* 1:00 p.m.	No. 2	Hawaii	W 85–46	11–0	17 – Osborne	7 – Betts	6 – Rice	Pauley Pavilion (2,142) Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 regular season
December 30, 2023 5:00 p.m., P12N	No. 2	No. 6 USC Rivalry	W 71–64	12–0 (1–0)	21 – Jones	8 – Betts	6 – Osborne	Pauley Pavilion (13,659) Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N	No. 2	Oregon	W 75–49	13–0 (2–0)	17 – Dugalić	11 – Betts	10 – Rice	Pauley Pavilion (3,415) Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N	No. 2	Oregon State	W 65–54	14–0 (3–0)	15 – Osborne	8 – Tied	4 – Osborne	Pauley Pavilion (3,623) Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 2024 2:00 p.m., P12N	No. 2	at No. 9 USC Rivalry	L 65–73	14–1 (3–1)	25 – Osborne	10 – Dugalic	4 – Osborne	Galen Center (10,258) Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 2024 5:00 p.m., P12N	No. 5	at No. 3 Colorado						CU Events Center Boulder, CO
January 22, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Utah						Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT
January 26, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N		Washington						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2024 1:00 p.m., P12N		Washington State						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N		at California						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
February 4, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN2		at Stanford						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
February 9, 2024 8:00 p.m., P12N		Arizona						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N		at Arizona State						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N		at Oregon State						Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR
February 18, 2024 2:00 p.m., P12N		at Oregon						Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
February 22, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN		Utah						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		Colorado						Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 29, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N		at Arizona State						Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ
March 2, 2024 5:00 p.m., P12N		at Arizona						McKale Center Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 6–10, 2024 TBA, P12N/ESPN		vs. TBA						MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:^[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2 (1)	2 (1)	5									Not released
Coaches	8	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	5т

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.

Awards and honors

Notes

References

↑ "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". uclabruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

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[1] "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". uclabruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved November 17, 2023.

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