2024–25 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

2024–25 UCLA Bruins women's basketball
2024–25 UCLA Bruins women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 5
Record	4–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Cori Close (14th season);
Associate head coach	Shannon Perry-LeBeauf
Assistant coaches	Tasha Brown; Tony Newnan; Soh Matsuura; James Clark;
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Maryland	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Michigan State	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Minnesota	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
No. 21 Nebraska	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
No. 23 Oregon	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Penn State	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
No. 22 Illinois	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Iowa	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 5 UCLA	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 3 USC	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 12 Ohio State	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Rutgers	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Washington	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Michigan	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Purdue	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Wisconsin	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Indiana	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Northwestern	0	–	0	–	1	–	2	.333

† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of November 19, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represents the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins are led by head coach Cori Close in her fourteenth year, and play their home games at Pauley Pavilion. This marks the program's first season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.^[1]

Previous season

The Bruins finished the 2023–24 season with a 27–7 record, including 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Tournament, and were eliminated in the sweet sixteen by LSU.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

UCLA departures
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Emily Bessoir	11	F	6'4"	Redshirt junior	Munich, Germany	Graduated
Charisma Osborne	20	G	5'9"	Graduate student	Moreno Valley, CA	Graduated
Lina Sontag	21	F	6'3"	Sophomore	Kleinmachnow, Germany	Retired
Camryn Brown	35	G	5'11"	Graduate student	Lewisville, TX	Graduated
Izzy Anstey	43	F	6'4"	Redshirt junior	Melbourne, Australia	Graduated
Christeen Iwuala	22	F	6’2”	Sophomore	San Antonio, Texas	Transferred to Mississippi

Incoming

UCLA incoming transfers
Name	Position	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Janiah Barker	F	6'4"	Junior	Marietta, GA	Texas A&M
Charlisse Leger-Walker	F	5'10"	Graduate student	Waikato, New Zealand	Washington State
Timea Gardiner	F	6'3"	Junior	Ogden, UT	Oregon State

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Kendall Dudley W	Centreville, VA	Sidwell Friends School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Kendall Dudley W	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
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: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 96
Zania Socka-Nguemen F	Washington, D.C.	Sidwell Friends School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Zania Socka-Nguemen F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 95
Elina Aarnisalo G	Helsinki, Finland	Mäkelänrinne Upper Secondary School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
Elina Aarnisalo G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
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
F	0	Janiah Barker	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Montverde Academy Texas A&M	Marietta, GA
G	1	Kiki Rice	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Sidwell Friends	Bethesda, MD
G	2	Avary Cain	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	St. Joseph	Santa Maria, CA
G	3	Londynn Jones	5 ft 4 in (1.63 m)	Jr	Centennial	Riverside, CA
F	5	Charlisse Leger-Walker	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	St Peter's School, Cambridge Washington State	Waikato, New Zealand
F	6	Zania Socka-Nguemen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Sidwell Friends	Silver Spring, MD
G	7	Elina Aarnisalo	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Mäkelänrinne Upper Secondary School	Helsinki, Finland
F	11	Gabriela Jaquez	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Jr	Camarillo	Camarillo, CA
F	22	Kendall Dudley	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Fr	Sidwell Friends	Manassas Park, VA
F	30	Timea Gardiner	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Jr	Fremont Oregon State	Ogden, UT
F	32	Angela Dugalić	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	GS	Maine West Oregon	Des Plaines, IL
F	33	Amanda Muse	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	So	Heritage	Brentwood, CA
C	51	Lauren Betts	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	Jr	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
Last update: October 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN2	No. 5	vs. No. 17 Louisville Aflac Oui-Play	W 66–59	1–0	Halle Georges Carpentier (3,472) Paris, France
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 5	Colgate	W 81–63	2–0	Pauley Pavilion (3,285) Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2024* 11:30 a.m., B1G+	No. 5	Pepperdine	W 91–54	3–0	Pauley Pavilion (3,898) Los Angeles, CA
November 17, 2024* 4:30 p.m., BTN	No. 5	Arkansas	W 101–52	4–0	Pauley Pavilion (2,255) Los Angeles, CA
November 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FS1	No. 5	No. 1 South Carolina			Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m.		vs. UT Martin Rainbow Wahine Showdown			SimpliFi Arena Honolulu, HI
November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m.		vs. Fresno State Rainbow Wahine Showdown			SimpliFi Arena Honolulu, HI
December 1, 2024* 4:30 p.m.		at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Showdown			SimpliFi Arena Honolulu, HI
December 8, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+		at Washington			Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
December 14, 2024* 2:00 p.m.		at Long Beach State			Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		Cal Poly			Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS1		vs. Creighton Invisalign Bay Area Women's Classic			Chase Center San Francisco, CA
December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Nebraska			Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., BTN		Michigan			Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 2025 9:00 a.m., FOX		at Indiana			Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN
January 7, 2025 4:00 p.m., BTN		at Purdue			Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN
January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Northwestern			Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., Peacock		Penn State			Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 2025 12:00 p.m., FOX		vs. Baylor Coretta Scott King Classic			Prudential Center Newark, NJ
January 23, 2025 4:00 p.m., FS1		at Rutgers			Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ
January 26, 2025 11:00 a.m., NBC		at Maryland			Xfinity Center College Park, MD
February 2, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN		Minnesota			Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., Peacock		Ohio State			Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., B1G+		at Oregon			Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock		at USC Rivalry			Galen Center Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN		Michigan State			Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN		Illinois			Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 2025 11:00 a.m., Peacock		at Iowa			Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA
February 26, 2025 5:00 p.m., Peacock		at Wisconsin			Kohl Center Madison, WI
March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., FOX		USC Rivalry			Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. Source:^[3]^[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	5	5	5																		Not released
Coaches	6	6	6

References

^ "UCLA Officially Joins Big Ten Conference". uclabruins.com. August 2, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
^ "Bruins Fall to LSU in Sweet Sixteen, 78-69". uclabruins.com. March 30, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". uclabruins.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
^ "Big Ten Announces 2024-25 Women's Basketball Conference Schedule". uclabruins.com. September 19, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

[1] "UCLA Officially Joins Big Ten Conference". uclabruins.com. August 2, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

[2] "Bruins Fall to LSU in Sweet Sixteen, 78-69". uclabruins.com. March 30, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

[3] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". uclabruins.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

[4] "Big Ten Announces 2024-25 Women's Basketball Conference Schedule". uclabruins.com. September 19, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.

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