Basketball season has been over for a couple of months now. I finished all of my classes in winter quarter. And graduation is in two weeks. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball graduate student guard Natalie Chou puts up a shot in Pauley Pavilion. Chou transferred from Baylor in 2018. (Jeremy Chen/Assistant Photo editor)
It was an otherwise mundane Thursday in Westwood when the UCLA women’s basketball team crowded around the television mounted in coach Cori Close’s office. The anticipation grew as Kiki Rice prepared to make an announcement. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball incoming freshman Kiki Rice is the No. 2 overall recruit in the country, the highest-ranked recruit to commit to the program. (Photos courtesy of Adriana Contreras. Photo illustration by Emily Dembinski/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 16 at 12:55 a.m. With the second-most NCAA championships of any school in the country, UCLA is known for its postseason success. Read more...
Photo: Members of UCLA women’s soccer console each other after its NCAA Tournament loss to UC Irvine. The Bruins hadn’t lost a game all season before their defeat to the Anteaters. (Sakshi Joglekar/Assistant Photo editor)
In this episode of “Out of Bounds,” Daily Bruin’s sports podcast, Sports editor Jon Christon and Sports staffer Gavin Carlson wrap up the discussion of the men’s and women’s basketball teams by sharing their grades for each team’s top few players. Read more...
Traveling during spring break is common for many UCLA students. It’s a time for them to vacation, visit family and friends or simply relax before the start of a new quarter. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball players huddle on the court during a home matchup March 18. The Bruins were eliminated in the semifinals of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament by South Dakota State in the blue and gold’s third straight road game. (Marc-Anthony Rosas/Daily Bruin)
This post was updated April 12 at 11:11 p.m. Cori Close has been coaching for more than two decades. But the Bruins’ coach said no two seasons have been more challenging than the last two. Read more...
Photo: UCLA women’s basketball players huddle together during a home game. The Bruins’ season concluded Thursday with a loss at South Dakota State in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament semifinals. (Marc-Anthony Rosas/Daily Bruin)
This year, the NCAA doled out $5 million to address disparities between the men’s and women’s March Madness tournaments. The expansion of the women’s tournament to 68 teams, gym equipment, swag bags, hotel accommodations and the official use of the “March Madness” logo are now all the same between the two leagues, among other aspects. Read more...
Photo: Coach Cori Close eyes her bench. Close completed her 11th season as the head coach of UCLA women’s basketball this year. (Marc-Anthony Rosas/Daily Bruin)
