2024–25 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
(Redirected from 2024-25 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team)
The 2024–25 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team will represent the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins will be led by head coach Cori Close in her fourteenth year, and will play their home games at Pauley Pavilion. This will mark the program's first season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.[1]
2024–25 UCLA Bruins women's basketball | |
---|---|
Conference | Big Ten Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 5 |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big Ten) |
Head coach |
|
Associate head coach | Shannon Perry-LeBeauf |
Assistant coaches |
|
Home arena | Pauley Pavilion |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Indiana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Iowa | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Maryland | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michigan State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Minnesota | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 23 Nebraska | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northwestern | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Ohio State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Penn State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Purdue | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rutgers | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 UCLA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 USC | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wisconsin | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
editThe Bruins finished the 2023–24 season with a 27–7 record, including 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Tournament, and were eliminated in the sweet sixteen by LSU.[2]
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Emily Bessoir | 11 | F | 6'4" | Redshirt junior | Munich, Germany | Graduated |
Charisma Osborne | 20 | G | 5'9" | Graduate student | Moreno Valley, CA | Graduated |
Lina Sontag | 21 | F | 6'3" | Sophomore | Kleinmachnow, Germany | Retired |
Camryn Brown | 35 | G | 5'11" | Graduate student | Lewisville, TX | Graduated |
Izzy Anstey | 43 | F | 6'4" | Redshirt junior | Melbourne, Australia | Retired |
Acquisitions
editName | Position | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Janiah Barker | F | 6'4" | Junior | Marietta, GA | Texas A&M |
Charlisse Leger-Walker | F | 5'10" | Graduate student | Waikato, New Zealand | Washington State |
Timea Gardiner | F | 6'3" | Junior | Ogden, UT | Oregon State |
Roster
edit2024–25 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Players | Coaches | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Roster |
Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 11:30 a.m., ESPN2 |
No. 5 | vs. No. 17 Louisville Aflac Oui-Play |
Halle Georges Carpentier Paris, France | ||||||||
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+ |
No. 5 | Colgate | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | ||||||||
November 12, 2024* 11:30 a.m., B1G+ |
Pepperdine | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
November 17, 2024* 4:30 p.m., BTN |
Arkansas | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
November 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FS1 |
South Carolina | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
November 29, 2024* 2:00 p.m. |
vs. UT Martin Rainbow Wahine Showdown |
SimpliFi Arena Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m. |
vs. Fresno State Rainbow Wahine Showdown |
SimpliFi Arena Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
December 1, 2024* TBA |
at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Showdown |
SimpliFi Arena Honolulu, HI | |||||||||
December 8, 2024 TBA |
at Washington | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA | |||||||||
December 14, 2024* TBA |
at Long Beach State | Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA | |||||||||
December 16, 2024* TBA |
Cal Poly | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
December 20, 2024* TBA |
vs. Creighton Invisalign Bay Area Women's Classic |
Chase Center San Francisco, CA | |||||||||
December 29, 2024 TBA |
Nebraska | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
January 1, 2025 TBA |
at Michigan | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 TBA |
at Indiana | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN | |||||||||
January 7, 2025 TBA |
at Purdue | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN | |||||||||
January 12, 2025 TBA |
Northwestern | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
January 15, 2025 TBA |
Penn State | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
January 20, 2025 TBA |
vs. Baylor Coretta Scott King Classic |
Prudential Center Newark, NJ | |||||||||
January 23, 2025 TBA |
at Rutgers | Jersey Mike's Arena Piscataway, NJ | |||||||||
January 26, 2025 TBA |
at Maryland | Xfinity Center College Park, MD | |||||||||
February 2, 2025 TBA |
Minnesota | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 5, 2025 TBA |
Ohio State | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 9, 2025 TBA |
at Oregon | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR | |||||||||
February 13, 2025 TBA |
at USC Rivalry |
Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 16, 2025 TBA |
Michigan State | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 20, 2025 TBA |
Illinois | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
February 23, 2025 TBA |
at Iowa | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA | |||||||||
February 26, 2025 TBA |
at Wisconsin | Kohl Center Madison, WI | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 TBA |
USC Rivalry |
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. Source:[3][4] |
Rankings
editWeek | |||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
AP | 5 | Not released | |||||||||||||||||||
Coaches |
References
edit- ^ "UCLA Officially Joins Big Ten Conference". uclabruins.com. August 2, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ "Bruins Fall to LSU in Sweet Sixteen, 78-69". uclabruins.com. March 30, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". uclabruins.com. Retrieved October 2, 2024.
- ^ "Big Ten Announces 2024-25 Women's Basketball Conference Schedule". uclabruins.com. September 19, 2024. Retrieved October 2, 2024.