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June 7, 4:43 pm

Dully’s Drop: Reflecting on the UCLA Athletics 2025-26 season’s ups and downs

I don’t know where to begin. How does one characterize this year of UCLA sports? Broken records. Banners raised. Players drafted. It would be an understatement to say this past year was a period of unprecedented success. Read more...

Photo: Left to right: Redshirt sophomore defender Max Matthews celebrates winning the 2025 NCAA men’s water polo championship. Senior guard Gabriela Jaquez lifts the 2026 NCAA women’s basketball championship trophy. UCLA beach volleyball players celebrate on the sand after winning the 2026 NCAA beach volleyball championship. (Left to right: Michael Gallagher/Daily Bruin senior staff. Leydi Cris Cobo Cordon/Daily Bruin senior staff.Courtesy of UCLA Athletics.)

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June 7, 3:37 pm

Sinclairity: Coach Cori Close’s long-term vision fuels women’s basketball’s success

During my freshman year of high school, I watched a WSLAM video showcasing a day in the life of Kiki Rice. Rice was the No. 2 recruit in the class of 2022, per ESPN, and had not made her college commitment at the time. Read more...

Photo: Coach Cori Close led UCLA women’s basketball to its first-ever national championship in the March Madness era. (Photos by Brianna Carlson/Daily Bruin staff and Aidan Sun/Daily Bruin senior staff. Design by Ava Johnson/Daily Bruin senior staff.)

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June 2, 4:01 pm

How is UCLA women’s basketball’s record-breaking draft class doing in the WNBA?

Six players from UCLA women’s basketball’s 2026 graduating class are actively rostered in the WNBA. The Bruins made history in the 2026 WNBA Draft for most players selected in the first round and most players drafted in the same class. Read more...

Photo: Members of UCLA women’s basketball’s graduating class celebrate on the bench. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)

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May 12, 5:40 pm

Coach Cori Close signs new contract, continuing Fours Up for next four years

This post was updated May 12 at 10:45 p.m. Cori Close spent the past two seasons picking up national coaching honors and championship rings – accolades that will now secure her spot in Westwood for the next four seasons.  UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close signed a new contract through the 2029-30 season, the team announced in a press release Tuesday afternoon. Read more...

Photo: Coach Cori Close waves a piece of the national championship net at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix. UCLA beat South Carolina 79-51 on April 5 to win its first NCAA title. (Aidan Sun/Assistant Photo editor)

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April 23, 12:45 am

UCLA women’s basketball roster highlights returning freshmen, transfer guards

The returners The Bruins will return just five players from the 2025-26 roster next season. At the core of the returners is UCLA’s trio of freshmen, with 2026 Big Ten All-Freshman Team honoree forward Sienna Betts headlining the group. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt sophomore Amanda Muse sits on the bench with graduate student forward Angela Dugalić and freshman guards Lena Bilić and Christina Karamouzi (left to right). Muse, Bilić and Karamouzi will all return next season. (Andrew Ramiro Diaz/Photo editor)


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