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UCLA women’s basketball bests Utah, propels to semifinals in Pac-12 tournament

This post was updated March 8 at 12:18 a.m. LAS VEGAS – Utah coach Lynne Roberts implored her team to play harder and more inspired. “I can’t do it for you,” Roberts said after her squad’s Senior Night loss to Washington last weekend. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student guard Charisma Osborne pulls up for a jumper while two opponents guard her. Osborne had 12 points in the first half against Utah en route to her 16 point total. (Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor)



Unanswered questions: The final stretch of Pac-12 UCLA basketball

Question marks have surrounded both UCLA men’s basketball and No. 7 UCLA women’s basketball since before either of their seasons started. As the former enters the last two games of its regular season and the latter prepares for a conference tournament featuring five other ranked teams, some of those questions still linger. Read more...

Photo: Images of UCLA men’s and women’s basketball players fill the silhouettes of coaches Cori Close (left) and Mick Cronin (right). (Helen Quach/Design director)


Grace’s Whits: For coach Cori Close, the first step toward a dynasty is the conference title

Every coach’s dream is to build a dynasty program. A one-and-done national championship win is worthy of hype, but most times, it’s the dynasty programs – the ones with the iconic coaches, top recruiting classes and a brand that lives beyond the ones that wear it – that cut down the nets. Read more...

Photo: University of Connecticut coach Geno Auriemma, UCLA coach Cori Close, Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer and South Carolina coach Dawn Staley are pictured. (Photo by Brandon Morquecho/Photo editor, Jeremy Chen/Photo editor, courtesy of UConn athletics. Photo illustration by Julia Chen/Daily Bruin)


Women’s basketball Pac-12 tournament predictions

UCLA women’s basketball (24-5, 13-5 Pac-12) will enter the 2024 Pac-12 tournament as the No. 3 seed – its highest seed in three years. The Bruins will travel to Las Vegas with a first-round bye and will face either No. Read more...

Photo: Graduate student guard Charisma Osborne, sophomore guard Kiki Rice, sophomore guard Londynn Jones, graduate student guard Camryn Brown and sophomore forward Christeen Iwuala sit on the bench. (Myka Fromm/Photo editor)





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