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[2] The team competes in women’s college basketball against teams from the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The current coach is Cori Close.[3] Home games are played in Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles.

The team was a member of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) until joining the NCAA in 1981–82 season. The team was a member of the Western Collegiate Athletic Association conference until women’s basketball was organized in the Pac-10 conference for the 1986–87 season. The 1977-78 UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team won the 1978 AIAW National Large College Basketball Championship, and a banner commemorating the championship hangs in Pauley Pavilion. The 2014–15 UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team won the 2015 WNIT championship. In the 2024–25 Bruins’ season, the Bruins made their first Final Four appearance in the modern era of the NCAA championship.[4], The 2025–26 Bruins went 37–1 and won the program’s second women’s basketball national championship, and the first basketball championship in the NCAA era.[5]

History

Women’s sports programs at UCLA were established as a response to Title IX.[6] Dr. Judith Holland was named the athletic director for women’s sports.[7] In 1974, UCLA was a well established men’s basketball powerhouse, having won 9 of their 10 championships under Coach John Wooden. The first UCLA Women’s basketball team was established for the 1974-75 season.[2] Ann Meyers was the first woman recruited to play in college basketball at any university with a four-year scholarship.[8] This is regarded as one of the defining moments in the history of women’s sports.[9]

Coach Kenny Washington (1974-75)

Kenny Washington, a basketball star on UCLA men’s championship teams, became the first coach of the UCLA women’s basketball program.[10] He coached one season, leading the Bruins to an 18–4 record behind star Ann Meyers.[11] He was the first African-American head coach at UCLA in any sport.[12]

Coach Ellen Mosher (1975-77)

In the 1976-77 season Coach Ellen Mosher and the Bruins won the WCAA with a 7–1 record.[2] The largest win of the season was over number 5 ranked Cal State Fullerton coached by Billie Moore, which was the first Bruin win over a top ten ranked team. Moore’s Fullerton teams had won the WCAA conference each of the previous 7 seasons.[13] Overall the Bruins finished with a 16–1 regular season record and an invitation to the 1977 AIAW National Large College Basketball Championship. They lost in the regionals to the same Cal State Fullerton team with whom they had split the regular season conference games. Subsequently, the Bruins were invited to the 1978 National Women’s Invitational Tournament (NWIT). Advancing to the finals of the NWIT, they lost to Number 7 ranked Wayland Baptist in the championship game. Their win loss record was 20–3. In April, Mosher resigned and Moore was hired as the new head coach.[14] Mosher took a job as the coach of the Minnesota Golden Gophers women’s basketball team.

Coach Billie Moore (1977-93)

Billie Moore was hired from Cal State Fullerton at the team. [15][16] In two of the next three seasons, Moore led the Bruins to high national rankings. She coached at UCLA for 16 seasons, compiling a 296–181 record. However, the Bruins were 127–102 in her last eight seasons, and did not finish higher than third place in the Pacific-10 Conference during that span. She resigned after a 13–14 finish in the 1992–93 season, amid criticism in recent years of her coaching methods, as well as an ongoing review of her program after a player alleged mental and verbal abuse by Moore.[17][16]

1977-78 Season: AIAW National Championship

The 1978 team, led by Ann Meyers, Denise Curry and Anita Ortega, won the 1978 AIAW tournament under head coach Billie Moore. The Bruins defeated Maryland 90–74 on March 25, 1978 in front of a record crowd of 9,351 at Pauley Pavilion for the championship.[18] Meyers had 20 points, 10 rebounds, nine assists and eight steals. Ortega recorded a team high 23 points. This team finished the season with a 27–3 record, including a then WCAA conference title.

Coach Kathy Olivier (1994-2008)

Kathy Olivier moved from rival USC under Linda Sharp as an assistant coach under Billie Moore in 1986. Following Moore’s resignation, UCLA promoted Olivier to head coach on May 3, 1993.[19] In 15 seasons at UCLA, Olivier went 232–208, with the program’s first Pac-10 regular season title in 1999 and first Pac-10 Tournament title in 2006.[20][21][22] UCLA made five NCAA Tournaments (1998–2000, 2004, 2006), with its most successful run being to the Elite Eight in 1999.[20] Following a 16–15 season, Olivier resigned from UCLA on March 11, 2008.[23]

Coach Nikki Fargas (2008-11)

Nikki Fargas was named the head coach at UCLA on April 17, 2008, with a five-year contract valued at nearly $1.5 million.[24] In her first season, UCLA compiled a regular-season record of 18 wins and 11 losses.[25] During the 2009–2010 season, UCLA placed second in the Pac-10 (25–9) and was defeated by second-ranked Stanford in the Pac-10 tournament.

Coach Cori Close (2011 – Present)

Cori Close, head coach of the UCLA women’s basketball team, speaking at a WBCA conference in Nashville, Tennessee

Cori Close was named head coach on April 21, 2011.[3] Close was on the Bruin coaching staff in for the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons, where she also formed a mentorship relationship with mens’s coach emeritus, John Wooden.[26][27]

2024-25 Season: NCAA Final Four

The Bruins finished the 2024–25 season with a 34–3 record, including 16–2 in Big Ten play to finish in second place to USC. UCLA proceeded to beat USC in the 2025 Big Ten conference tournament to win the championship.[28] They were ranked No. 1 in the polls for the first time in program history.[29] They received the number 1 overall seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament and reached their first NCAA Final Four game[lead 1][30], where they were eliminated by the eventual national champion UConn.[31][32] A documentary named You See LA produced by Fox Sports was broadcast on March 1, 2026 on FS1 immediately following the 2026 UCLA-USC women’s basketball game.[33][34] The episode includes footage from games and post-game locker room team meetings, team gatherings, and interviews.[35]

2025-26 Season: 1st NCAA National Championship

The 2025-26 Bruins went 37–1 and won the program’s second women’s basketball national championship, and the first basketball championship in the NCAA era.[5] The Bruins won the outright regular season Big Ten conference championship, going undefeated[36][37] Seeded number 1 in the Big Ten tournament, the Bruins won all three games, concluding with a tournament record-setting win over number 8 ranked Iowa.[38] For the NCAA tournament, the Bruins were the number 2 seed overall and number one in the Sacramento region.[39] Reaching the final four, the Bruins won the re-match with the Texas Longhorns, the one loss they experienced all season.[40] In a dominating performance, UCLA defeated South Carolina 79-51 in the national championship game.[5] All six senior players were selected in the 2026 WNBA draft, five in the first round, setting a record.[41]

Venue

The newly renovated Pauley Pavilion is the home court of the basketball team

The Pauley Pavilion is UCLA’s home venue. The building, designed by architect Welton Becket,[42] was dedicated in June 1965, named for University of California Regent Edwin W. Pauley, who had matched the alumni contributions. Pauley donated almost one fifth of the more than $5 million spent in constructing the arena. The arena was renovated in 2010–12 and was reopened on November 9, 2012, when it hosted a men’s basketball game against Indiana State.

The arena contains 11,307 permanent theater-style upholstered seats, plus retractable seats for 2,492 spectators (466 seats without backs used by the band and students), making a total basketball capacity of 13,800. When the floor seats are retracted, there is space for three full-sized basketball courts. These courts are used for team practice, intramural games, and pickup basketball games. It can also serve as a convention hall or large dining area when in this configuration.

Pauley Pavillion also serves as home venue to the men’s and women’s volleyball teams.

Players

Current roster

2026–27 UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 3 Christina Karamouzi 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SoKFUM Fryshuset Basket Lulea, SE  
F 30 Timea Gardiner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrOregon State Ogden, UT  
F 33 Amanda Muse 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrHeritage Brentwood, CA  
F 16 Sienna Betts 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SoGrandview Centennial, CO  
G 9 Lena Bilić 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoXVI Gimnazija Zagreb, HR  
G tbd Elina Aarnisalo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrNorth Carolina Helsinki, FI  
G tbd Bonnie Deas 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoArkansas Melbourne, VIC  
G tbd Donovyn Hunter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrTCU Medford, OR  
F tbd Addy Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SrIowa State Derby, KS  
G tbd KK Bransford 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrNotre Dame Cincinnati, OH  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 9, 2025

Notable players

Bruins in the WNBA

Drafted

Player Draft Seasons Years
Rehema Stephens 1998 – 25th by Los Angeles 1 (1998) Last with Sacramento
Natalie Williams 1999 – 3rd by Utah 7 (1999–2005) Last with the Indiana Fever; Current Las Vegas Aces General Manager
Maylana Martin 2000 – 10th by Minnesota 2 (2000–2001) Last with the Minnesota Lynx
Nicole Kaczmarski 2003 – 39th by New York 0 –
Lisa Willis 2006 – 5th by Los Angeles 4 (2006-2009) Last with the Sacramento Monarchs
Nikki Blue 2006 – 19th by Washington 6 (2006-2010) Last with the New York Liberty
Noelle Quinn 2007 – 4th by Minnesota 12 (2007-2018) Last with the Seattle Storm; Former Seattle Storm Head Coach;
WNBA Champion – Player
WNBA Champion – Coach
Lindsey Pluimer 2008 – 20th by Washington 0 –
Nirra Fields 2016 – 32nd by Phoenix 1 (2016) Last with the Phoenix Mercury
Jordin Canada 2018 – 5th by Seattle 6 (2018-Present) Currently with Atlanta
2x WNBA Champion
Monique Billings 2018 – 15th by Atlanta 6 (2018-Present) Currently with Golden State
Kennedy Burke 2019 – 22nd by Dallas 4 (2019-2022) Last with Washington
Japreece Dean 2020 – 30th by Chicago 0 –
Michaela Onyenwere 2021 – 6th by New York 5 (2021-Present) Currently with Washington
WNBA Rookie of the Year
Charisma Osborne 2024 – 25th by Phoenix 2 (2024-Present) Currently with Phoenix
Lauren Betts 2026 – 4th by Washington 0 (2026-Present) Currently with Washington
Gabriela Jaquez 2026 – 5th by Chicago 0 (2026-Present) Currently with Chicago
Kiki Rice 2026 – 6th by Toronto 0 (2026-Present) Currently with Toronto
Angela Dugalić 2026 – 9th by Washington 0 (2026-Present) Currently with Washington
Gianna Kneepkens 2026 – 15th by Connecticut 0 (2026-Present) Currently with Connecticut
Charlisse Leger-Walker 2026 – 18th by Connecticut 0 (2026-Present) Currently with Connecticut

Undrafted

Player Seasons Years
Sandra Van Embricqs 1 (1998) Last with Los Angeles
Michelle Greco 1 (2004) Last with Seattle
WNBA Champion

Other Players

Retired numbers

[46]
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Ann MeyersSG1974–781990[46]

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source[47][2]

1977-78
Billie Moore 27–38–01st (WCAA)AIAW Champions5
1978–79 Billie Moore 24–107–11stAIAW Third Place6
1979–80 Billie Moore 18–129–32ndAIAW West Regional
1980–81 Billie Moore 29–79–32ndAIAW Quarterfinals7
1981–82 Billie Moore 16–147–54th
1982–83 Billie Moore 18–119–53rdNCAA First Round
1983–84 Billie Moore 17–126–85th
1984–85 Billie Moore 20–1010–42ndNCAA Sixteen18
1985–86 Billie Moore 12–163–54th
Pac-12 Conference
1986–87 Billie Moore 18–1011–74th (Pac-12)
1987–88 Billie Moore 19–1112–64th
1988–89 Billie Moore 12–168–104th
1989–90 Billie Moore 17–1212–63rdNCAA First Round
1990–91 Billie Moore 15–1310–8T-4th
1991–92 Billie Moore 21–1012–6T-3rdNCAA Sixteen18
1992–93 Billie Moore 13–148–107th
Billie Moore: 296–181141–87
Kathy Olivier (Pac-12) (1993–2008)
1993–94 Kathy Olivier 15–1210–85th
1994–95 Kathy Olivier 10–175–13T-8th
1995–96 Kathy Olivier 13–148–10T-6th
1996–97 Kathy Olivier 13–147–116th
1997–98 Kathy Olivier 20–914–4T-2ndNCAA Second Round2025
1998–99 Kathy Olivier 26–815–3T-1stNCAA Quarterfinals1515
1999–2000 Kathy Olivier 18–1112–64thNCAA First Round
2000–01 Kathy Olivier 6–235–1310th
2001–02 Kathy Olivier 9–204–148th
2002–03 Kathy Olivier 18–1112–64th
2003–04 Kathy Olivier 17–1311–7T-3rdNCAA First Round
2004–05 Kathy Olivier 16–1210–86th
2005–06 Kathy Olivier 21–1112–63rd#NCAA Second Round1821
2006–07 Kathy Olivier 14–187–117th
2007–08 Kathy Olivier 16–1510–8T-4th
Kathy Olivier: 232–208142–128
Nikki Fargas (Pac-12) (2008–2011)
2008–09 Nikki Fargas 19–129–9T-4th
2009–10 Nikki Fargas 25–915–32ndNCAA Second Round2322
2010–11 Nikki Fargas 28–516–22ndNCAA Second Round137
Nikki Fargas: 72–2640–14
Cori Close (Pac-12) (2011–2024)
2011–12 Cori Close 14–169–9T-5th
2012–13 Cori Close 26–814–43rdNCAA Second Round1211
2013–14 Cori Close 13–187–118th
2014–15 Cori Close 19–188–106thWNIT champions
2015–16 Cori Close 26–914–4T-3rdNCAA Sweet Sixteen1013
2016–17 Cori Close 25–913–54thNCAA Sweet Sixteen1513
2017–18 Cori Close 27–814–4T-3rdNCAA Elite Eight99
2018–19 Cori Close 22–1312–64thNCAA Sweet Sixteen2014
2019–20 Cori Close 26–514–4T-2ndTournament cancelled109
2020–21 Cori Close 17–612–43rdNCAA Second Round912
2021–22 Cori Close 18–138–87thWNIT semifinals
2022–23 Cori Close 27–1011–7T-4thNCAA Sweet Sixteen1413
2023–24 Cori Close 27–713–5T-2ndNCAA Sweet Sixteen66
Cori Close (Big Ten) (2024–present)
2024–25 Cori Close 34–316–22ndNCAA Final Four33
2025–26 Cori Close 37–118–01stNCAA Champions11
Cori Close: 358–144Pac-12: 149–81
Big Ten: 71–4
Total:1020–570

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

UCLA has reached the NCAA Division I women’s basketball tournament 21 times. They have a record of 33–20.[2]

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1983 #6First Round#3 Oregon StateL 62–75
1985 #6First Round
Sweet Sixteen		#3 Washington
#2 Georgia		W 78–62
L 42–78
1990 #10First Round#7 ArkansasL 80–90 (OT)
1992 #5First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#12 Notre Dame
#4 Texas
#8 SW Missouri State		W 93–72
W 82–81
L 57–83
1998 #7First Round
Second Round		#10 Michigan
#2 Alabama		W 65–58
L 74–75
1999 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#14 UW–Green Bay
#6 Kentucky
#2 Colorado State
#1 Louisiana Tech		W 76–69
W 87–63
W 77–68
L 62–88
2000 #10First Round#7 George WashingtonL 72–79
2004 #10First Round#7 MinnesotaL 81–92
2006 #5First Round
Second Round		#12 Bowling Green
#4 Purdue		W 74–61
L 54–61
2010 #8First Round
Second Round		#9 NC State
#1 Nebraska		W 74–54
L 70–83
2011 #3First Round
Second Round		#14 Montana
#11 Gonzaga		W 55–47
L 75–89
2013 #3First Round
Second Round		#14 Stetson
#6 Oklahoma		W 66–49
L 72–85
2016 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#14 Hawaii
#6 South Florida
#2 Texas		W 66–50
W 72–67
L 64–72
2017 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#13 Boise State
#5 Texas A&M
#1 Connecticut		W 83–56
W 75–43
L 71–86
2018 #3First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight		#14 American
#11 Creighton
#2 Texas
#1 Mississippi State		W 71–60
W 86–64
W 84–75
L 73–89
2019 #6First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#11 Tennessee
#3 Maryland
#2 Connecticut		W 89–77
W 85–80
L 61–69
2021 #3First Round
Second Round		#14 Wyoming
#6 Texas		W 69–48
L 62–71
2023 #4First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#13 Sacramento State
#5 Oklahoma
#1 South Carolina		W 67–45
W 82–73
L 43-59
2024 #2First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		#15 California Baptist
#7 Creighton
#3 LSU		W 84–55
W 67–63
L 69-78
2025 #1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four		#16 Southern
#8 Richmond
#5 Ole Miss
#3 LSU
#2 UConn		W 84–46
W 84–67
W 76–62
W 72–65
L 51–85
2026 #1First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National Championship		#16 California Baptist
#8 Oklahoma State
#4 Minnesota
#3 Duke
#1 Texas
#1 South Carolina		W 96–43
W 87–68
W 80–56
W 70–58
W 51–44
W 79–51

AIAW Division I

The Bruins made three appearances in sectionals and finals of the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 8–3.[2]

Year
Round Opponent Result
1978 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National Championship		 BYU
Stephen F. Austin
Montclair State
Maryland		 W 96–75
W 69–51
W 87–82
W 75–65
1979 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third Place		 Oregon State
Wayland Baptist
Old Dominion
Tennessee		 W 105–70
W 92–73
L 82–87
L 86–104
1981 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		 Oregon State
Kansas
Louisiana Tech		 W 72–65
W 73–71
L 54–87

The Bruins have also appeared in the Western Regionals of the AIAW playoffs in 1976, 1977, and 1980.[2]

Player and coach awards

Lauren Betts – 2025

National coach awards

Cori Close – 2025
Cori Close – 2025
Tony Newnan – 2025

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mueller, Corey – 2025-26 UCLA Women’s Basketball Information Guide UCLA Athletics, October 2025
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  7. ↑ UCLA Sports Hall of Fame – Judith Holland 2010. uclabruins.com, retrieved April 7, 2026
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Cited works and published references

Notes

  1. ↑ The UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team has played in the semi-finals of the AIAW women’s basketball tournament twice, winning the championship in 1978