Tuesday, December 16

New WNBA agreement to provide players with increased salaries, more benefits

This post was updated Jan. 16 at 11:16 a.m. When Cori Close graduated from college in 1993, the WNBA didn’t even exist. The then-UC Santa Barbara guard and now-UCLA women’s basketball coach would have had no choice but to go overseas if she had wanted to pursue a professional basketball career. Read more...

Photo: No. 7 UCLA women’s basketball has opened its season 16-0 – the best start in program history. Multiple Bruins past and present have links to the WNBA, which approved a new Collective Bargaining Agreement on Tuesday, improving player salaries and benefits. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Women’s basketball forward makes triumphant homecoming in mountain matchups

This post was updated Jan. 14 at 12:58 p.m. The Bruins’ leading scorer made history in her return home. Aurora, Colorado, native and junior forward Michaela Onyenwere became the 23rd player in program history with 1000 points, 500 rebounds and 100 steals in her career. Read more...

Photo: No. 7 UCLA women’s basketball junior forward Michaela Onyenwere was named to the midseason top-25 list for the John R. Wooden Award, given to the most outstanding men’s and women’s collegiate basketball player each year. (Joy Hong/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Ain’t no mountain school high enough to keep women’s basketball from perfect record

The Bruins came away from their first Pac-12 road trip of the season with two victories, but not before some back-and-forth in the scoring column. No. Read more...

Photo: Redshirt senior guard Japreece Dean’s 13 points in Sunday’s game against Colorado made her one of three players to score in double-digits for No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball. Junior forward Michaela Onyenwere and freshman guard Charisma Osborne round out the trio. (Joy Hong/Daily Bruin senior staff)


UCLA women’s basketball hopes to extend winning streak in the mountains

The Bruins’ record-setting start will be challenged in the mountains. In the team’s first conference road trip of the season, No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball (14-0, 3-0 Pac-12) will travel first to Salt Lake City to face Utah (7-7, 0-3) on Friday and then to Boulder to face Colorado (12-2, 1-2) on Sunday. Read more...

Photo: Junior forward Michaela Onyenwere will return to her home state of Colorado with No. 8 UCLA women’s basketball this weekend. On this road trip last season, she averaged 23.5 points and nine rebounds against the two teams. (Joy Hong/Daily Bruin senior staff)


Jacq’ed Up: Women’s basketball needs third star to step up, help pick up title this season

The basketball record books are riddled with trios. Whether it’s Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman for the Chicago Bulls or Kalani Brown, Lauren Cox and Chloe Jackson for reigning NCAA champion Baylor – in basketball, good things come in threes. Read more...

Photo: Junior forward Lauryn Miller (left) and freshman guard Charisma Osborne (right) are two players who have proven their abilities as integral secondary options for UCLA women’s basketball this season. The two are averaging a combined 18 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. (Axel Lopez/Daily Bruin senior staff)



Battle of the Editors: Bold predictions for 2020 from a Chip Kelly departure to a men’s basketball title

This post was updated Jan. 7 at 4:25 p.m. 2020 vision: As a new calendar year begins, the Daily Bruin Sports editors give their hottest takes about what could go down in the world of UCLA Athletics in 2020 – from coaching changes to championship teams. Read more...

Photo: (Amy Dixon/Daily Bruin senior staff)



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