They used to have USA stitched on the front of their jerseys. Both were freshmen in high school, point guards, under 6-feet tall and top players in the nation. Read more...
Photo: Jordin Canada (left) and Recee’ Caldwell grew up 1,200 miles apart, in Los Angeles and San Antonio, respectively. The two freshmen guards became friends playing for the national team in high school and now will both play together at UCLA. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)
The players were full of spirit, jumping up and down and high-fiving each other. Coach Cori Close was smiling. The cheers of anticipating fans, the rumble of the announcer, balls dribbling and swooshing through nets, the squeaks of shoes – these are the sounds of a highly anticipated season of UCLA women’s basketball on the brand-new court of Pauley Pavilion. Read more...
Photo: Sophomore guard Nirra Fields was one of the returning players on a women’s basketball team that featured a blend of new and old talent. (Erin Ng/Daily Bruin senior staff)
After taking on a non-conference schedule last year that was ranked third most difficult in the nation, UCLA women’s basketball announced Thursday that the team will once again be battling a tough schedule ahead of conference play for the upcoming season. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close said it was “not a unilateral decision” to face a non-conference schedule with a high degree of difficulty, and she only went ahead with the decision after consulting the rest of her team. (Daily Bruin file photo)
UCLA women’s basketball announced on Tuesday that redshirt freshman guard Lauren Holiday would be medically retiring from basketball as a result of the effects of multiple injuries sustained during her time at UCLA. Read more...
Individually, each player has a long list of accolades attached to her name. Collectively, they’re known as the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation. As of June 22, they’ve added another label to their names: UCLA freshmen. Read more...
Photo: The five Bruin freshmen that make up the No. 1-ranked recruiting class (left to right) Jordin Canada, Kelli Hayes, Monique Billings, Lajahna Drummer and Recee’ Caldwell, officially moved in to UCLA on June 22. (Aubrey Yeo/Daily Bruin senior staff)
UCLA Athletics plans to raise money to build a basketball practice facility, Athletic Director Dan Guerrero announced Thursday. Read more...
Photo: The basketball facility will be adjacent to the future football facility and south of the L.A. Tennis Center. (Courtesy of UCLA Athletics)
Amid the squeaking of basketball shoes and reverberating of bouncing balls on the hardwood floors of Pauley Pavilion, a figure stands courtside, basketball clutched tightly in her hands, eyes attentive to the action on the court. Read more...
