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College women's basketball team representing the University of California, Los Angeles

UCLA Bruins

2025–26 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

University

University of California, Los Angeles

All-time record

890–549 (.618)

Head coach

Cori Close (15th season)

Conference

Big Ten

Location

Los Angeles,California

Arena

Pauley Pavilion
(capacity: 12,829)

Nickname

Bruins

Student section

The Den

Colors

Blue and gold^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA tournament Final Four

2025

Other NCAA tournament results

Elite Eight	1999, 2018, 2025
Sweet Sixteen	1985, 1992, 1999, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024, 2025
Appearances	1983, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025

AIAW tournament champions

1978

Other AIAW tournament results

Final Four	1978, 1979
Elite Eight	1978, 1979
Sweet Sixteen	1978, 1979
Appearances	1978, 1979, 1981

Conference tournament champions

Pac-12: 2006
Big Ten: 2025

Conference regular-season champions

Pac-12: 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1999

The newly renovatedPauley Pavilion is the home court of the basketball team

TheUCLA Bruins women's basketball team, established in 1974, represents the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in the Big Ten Conference. The current coach isCori Close.^[2] The team was a member of theAssociation for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW) until joining theNCAA in 1984. The UCLA Bruins women's basketball team won the AIAW National Championship in 1978, and a banner commemorating the championship hangs inPauley Pavilion, the current home of the Bruins basketball teams. The2014–15 team won the2015 WNIT championship. In the 2025 season, the Bruins made their first final four appearance in the modern era of the NCAA championship.^[3]

Player	Draft	Seasons	Years
Rehema Stephens	1998 – 25th byLos Angeles	1	(1998) Last withSacramento
Natalie Williams	1999 – 3rd byUtah	7	(1999–2005) Last with theIndiana Fever; CurrentLas Vegas Aces General Manager
Maylana Martin	2000 – 10th byMinnesota	2	(2000–2001) Last with theMinnesota Lynx
Nicole Kaczmarski	2003 – 39th byNew York	0	-
Lisa Willis	2006 – 5th byLos Angeles	4	(2006-2009) Last with theSacramento Monarchs
Nikki Blue	2006 – 19th byWashington	6	(2006-2010) Last with theNew York Liberty
Noelle Quinn	2007 – 4th byMinnesota	12	(2007-2018) Last with theSeattle Storm; CurrentSeattle Storm Head Coach WNBA Champion - Player WNBA Champion - Coach
Lindsey Pluimer	2008 – 20th byWashington	0	-
Nirra Fields	2016 – 32nd byPhoenix	1	(2016) Last with thePhoenix Mercury
Jordin Canada	2018 – 5th bySeattle	6	(2018-Present) Currently withAtlanta 2xWNBA Champion
Monique Billings	2018 – 15th byAtlanta	6	(2018-Present) Currently withGolden State
Kennedy Burke	2019 – 22nd byDallas	4	(2019-2022) Last withWashington
Japreece Dean	2020 – 30th byChicago	0	-
Michaela Onyenwere	2021 – 6th byNew York	3	(2021-Present) Currently withChicago WNBA Rookie of the Year
Charisma Osborne	2024 – 25th byPhoenix	0	(2024-Present) Currently withPhoenix

Player	Seasons	Years
Sandra Van Embricqs	1	(1998) Last withLos Angeles
Michelle Greco	1	(2004) Last withSeattle WNBA Champion

No.	Player	Pos.	Tenure	No. Ret.	Ref.
12	Denise Curry		1977–81	1990	^[7]
15	Ann Meyers	SG	1974–78	1990	^[7]

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason	Coaches' poll	AP poll
Kenny Washington(Independent, SCWIAC)(1974–1975)
1974–75	Kenny Washington	18–4	9–1	1st (SCWIAC)	NWIT Second Place
Kenny Washington:		18–4	9–1
Ellen Mosher(Independent, SCWIAC)(1975–1977)
1975–76	Ellen Mosher	19–4	12–1	1st	AIAW West Regional, NWIT Second Place
1976–77	Ellen Mosher	20–3	7–1	1st	AIAW West Regional, NWIT Second Place		13
Ellen Mosher:		39–7	19–2
Billie Moore(Independent, WCAA, Pac-12)(1977–1993)
1977–78	Billie Moore	27–3	8–0	1st (WCAA)	AIAW Champions		5
1978–79	Billie Moore	24–10	7–1	1st	AIAW Third Place		6
1979–80	Billie Moore	18–12	9–3	2nd	AIAW West Regional
1980–81	Billie Moore	29–7	9–3	2nd	AIAW Quarterfinals		7
1981–82	Billie Moore	16–14	7–5	4th
1982–83	Billie Moore	18–11	9–5	3rd	NCAA First Round
1983–84	Billie Moore	17–12	6–8	5th
1984–85	Billie Moore	20–10	10–4	2nd	NCAA Sixteen		18
1985–86	Billie Moore	12–16	3–5	4th
Pac-12 Conference
1986–87	Billie Moore	18–10	11–7	4th (Pac-12)
1987–88	Billie Moore	19–11	12–6	4th
1988–89	Billie Moore	12–16	8–10	4th
1989–90	Billie Moore	17–12	12–6	3rd	NCAA First Round
1990–91	Billie Moore	15–13	10–8	T-4th
1991–92	Billie Moore	21–10	12–6	T-3rd	NCAA Sixteen	18
1992–93	Billie Moore	13–14	8–10	7th
Billie Moore:		296–181	141–87
Kathy Olivier(Pac-12)(1993–2008)
1993–94	Kathy Olivier	15–12	10–8	5th
1994–95	Kathy Olivier	10–17	5–13	T-8th
1995–96	Kathy Olivier	13–14	8–10	T-6th
1996–97	Kathy Olivier	13–14	7–11	6th
1997–98	Kathy Olivier	20–9	14–4	T-2nd	NCAA Second Round	20	25
1998–99	Kathy Olivier	26–8	15–3	T-1st	NCAA Quarterfinals	15	15
1999–2000	Kathy Olivier	18–11	12–6	4th	NCAA First Round
2000–01	Kathy Olivier	6–23	5–13	10th
2001–02	Kathy Olivier	9–20	4–14	8th
2002–03	Kathy Olivier	18–11	12–6	4th
2003–04	Kathy Olivier	17–13	11–7	T-3rd	NCAA First Round
2004–05	Kathy Olivier	16–12	10–8	6th
2005–06	Kathy Olivier	21–11	12–6	3rd#	NCAA Second Round	18	21
2006–07	Kathy Olivier	14–18	7–11	7th
2007–08	Kathy Olivier	16–15	10–8	T-4th
Kathy Olivier:		232–208	142–128
Nikki Fargas(Pac-12)(2008–2011)
2008–09	Nikki Fargas	19–12	9–9	T-4th
2009–10	Nikki Fargas	25–9	15–3	2nd	NCAA Second Round	23	22
2010–11	Nikki Fargas	28–5	16–2	2nd	NCAA Second Round	13	7
Nikki Fargas:		72–26	40–14
Cori Close(Pac-12)(2011–2024)
2011–12	Cori Close	14–16	9–9	T-5th
2012–13	Cori Close	26–8	14–4	3rd	NCAA Second Round	12	11
2013–14	Cori Close	13–18	7–11	8th
2014–15	Cori Close	19–18	8–10	6th	WNIT champions
2015–16	Cori Close	26–9	14–4	T-3rd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	10	13
2016–17	Cori Close	25–9	13–5	4th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	15	13
2017–18	Cori Close	27–8	14–4	T-3rd	NCAA Elite Eight	9	9
2018–19	Cori Close	22–13	12–6	4th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	20	14
2019–20	Cori Close	26–5	14–4	T-2nd	Tournament cancelled	10	9
2020–21	Cori Close	17–6	12–4	3rd	NCAA Second Round	9	12
2021–22	Cori Close	18–13	8–8	7th	WNIT semifinals
2022–23	Cori Close	27–10	11–7	T-4th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	14	13
2023–24	Cori Close	27–7	13–5	T-2nd	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	6	6
Cori Close(Big Ten)(2024–present)
2024–25	Cori Close	34–2	16–2	2nd	NCAA Final Four	3	3
2025–26	Cori Close	6–1	0–0			3	3
Cori Close:		327–144	Pac-12: 149–91 Big Ten: 16–2
Total:		967–563
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

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	#6	First Round	#3 Oregon State	L 62–75
1985	#6	First Round Sweet Sixteen	#3 Washington #2 Georgia	W 78–62 L 42–78
1990	#10	First Round	#7 Arkansas	L 80–90 (OT)
1992	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 Notre Dame #4 Texas #8 SW Missouri State	W 93–72 W 82–81 L 57–83
1998	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Michigan #2 Alabama	W 65–58 L 74–75
1999	#3	First 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	#10	First Round	#7 George Washington	L 72–79
2004	#10	First Round	#7 Minnesota	L 81–92
2006	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Bowling Green #4 Purdue	W 74–61 L 54–61
2010	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 NC State #1 Nebraska	W 74–54 L 70–83
2011	#3	First Round Second Round	#14 Montana #11 Gonzaga	W 55–47 L 75–89
2013	#3	First Round Second Round	#14 Stetson #6 Oklahoma	W 66–49 L 72–85
2016	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#14 Hawaii #6 South Florida #2 Texas	W 66–50 W 72–67 L 64–72
2017	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Boise State #5 Texas A&M #1 Connecticut	W 83–56 W 75–43 L 71–86
2018	#3	First 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	#6	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#11 Tennessee #3 Maryland #2 Connecticut	W 89–77 W 85–80 L 61–69
2021	#3	First Round Second Round	#14 Wyoming #6 Texas	W 69–48 L 62–71
2023	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Sacramento State #5 Oklahoma #1 South Carolina	W 67–45 W 82–73 L 43-59
2024	#2	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#15 California Baptist #7 Creighton #3 LSU	W 84–55 W 67–63 L 69-78
2025	#1	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Final Four	#16 UC San Diego/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

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 National Championship	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

v t e UCLA Bruins women's basketball
Venues	Pauley Pavilion (1974–present)
Rivalries	USC Crosstown Cup
Culture & lore	Joe & Josie Bruin Full Court Press
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26
AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Big Ten Conference women's basketball
Teams	Illinois Fighting Illini Indiana Hoosiers Iowa Hawkeyes Maryland Terrapins Michigan Wolverines Michigan State Spartans Minnesota Golden Gophers Nebraska Cornhuskers Northwestern Wildcats Ohio State Buckeyes Oregon Ducks Penn State Lady Lions Purdue Boilermakers Rutgers Scarlet Knights UCLA Bruins USC Trojans Washington Huskies Wisconsin Badgers
Championships & awards	Regular season champions Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament Coach of the Year Player of the Year Freshman of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Chicago Tribune Silver Basketball (defunct)
Seasons	1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

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Current roster

Head coaches

Notable players

Bruins in the WNBA

Drafted

Undrafted

Other Players

Retired numbers

Year by year results

Postseason results

NCAA Division I

AIAW Division I

Player and coach awards

National coach awards

Conference awards

References

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