2024–25 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

2024–25 UCLA Bruins women's basketball
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 5
Record	3–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach	Cori Close (14th season)
Associate head coach	Shannon Perry-LeBeauf
Assistant coaches	Tasha Brown Tony Newnan Soh Matsuura James Clark
Home arena	Pauley Pavilion

2024–25 Big Ten women's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 25 Oregon	0	–	0		–			4	–	0		1.000
No. 11 Maryland	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
Michigan State	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
Minnesota	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
No. 21 Nebraska	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
Penn State	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
Rutgers	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
No. 5 UCLA	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
No. 3 USC	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
Washington	0	–	0		–			3	–	0		1.000
No. 23 Illinois	0	–	0		–			2	–	0		1.000
Iowa	0	–	0		–			2	–	0		1.000
No. 12 Ohio State	0	–	0		–			2	–	0		1.000
Wisconsin	0	–	0		–			2	–	0		1.000
Indiana	0	–	0		–			1	–	1		.500
Michigan	0	–	0		–			1	–	1		.500
Purdue	0	–	0		–			1	–	1		.500
Northwestern	0	–	0		–			0	–	2		.000
† 2025 Big Ten tournament winner As of November 12, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represents the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins are led by head coach Cori Close in her fourteenth year, and play their home games at Pauley Pavilion. This marks the program's first season as a member of the Big Ten Conference.

Previous season

The 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.

Offseason

Departures

UCLA departures

Name	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	Graduated
Christeen Iwuala	22	F	6’2”	Sophomore	San Antonio, Texas	Transferred to Mississippi

Incoming

UCLA incoming transfers

Name	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

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kendall Dudley W	Centreville, VA	Sidwell Friends School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 96
Avary Cain G	Santa Maria, CA	Saint Joseph High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 96
Zania Socka-Nguemen F	Washington, D.C.	Sidwell Friends School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Elina Aarnisalo G	Helsinki, Finland	Mäkelänrinne Upper Secondary School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023.

Roster

2024–25 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Janiah Barker 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Montverde Academy Texas A&M Marietta, GA G 1 Kiki Rice 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Sidwell Friends Bethesda, MD G 2 Avary Cain 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr St. Joseph Santa Maria, CA G 3 Londynn Jones 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) Jr Centennial Riverside, CA F 5 Charlisse Leger-Walker 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GS St Peter's School, Cambridge Washington State Waikato, New Zealand F 6 Zania Socka-Nguemen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Fr Sidwell Friends Silver Spring, MD G 7 Elina Aarnisalo 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Mäkelänrinne Upper Secondary School Helsinki, Finland F 11 Gabriela Jaquez 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) Jr Camarillo Camarillo, CA F 22 Kendall Dudley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Fr Sidwell Friends Manassas Park, VA F 30 Timea Gardiner 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) Jr Fremont Oregon State Ogden, UT F 32 Angela Dugalić 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GS Maine West Oregon Des Plaines, IL F 33 Amanda Muse 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Heritage Brentwood, CA C 51 Lauren Betts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Jr Grandview Stanford Centennial, CO	Head coach Cori Close (UC Santa Barbara) Assistant coach(es) Shannon Perry-LeBeauf (Iowa) Tony Newnan (UC Santa Barbara) Tasha Brown (St. Ambrose) Soh Matsuura (UCLA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: October 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date 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	W 66–59	1–0	Halle Georges Carpentier (3,472) Paris, France
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., B1G+	No. 5	Colgate	W 81–63	2–0	Pauley Pavilion (3,285) Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2024* 11:30 a.m., B1G+	No. 5	Pepperdine	W 91–54	3–0	Pauley Pavilion (3,898) Los Angeles, CA
November 17, 2024* 4:30 p.m., BTN	No. 5	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* 4:30 p.m.		at Hawaii Rainbow Wahine Showdown			SimpliFi Arena  Honolulu, HI
December 8, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+		at Washington			Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
December 14, 2024* 2:00 p.m.		at Long Beach State			Walter Pyramid  Long Beach, CA
December 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		Cal Poly			Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
December 20, 2024* 8:00 p.m., FS1		vs. Creighton Invisalign Bay Area Women's Classic			Chase Center  San Francisco, CA
December 29, 2024 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Nebraska			Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
January 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., BTN		Michigan			Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
January 4, 2025 9:00 a.m., FOX		at Indiana			Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
January 7, 2025 4:00 p.m., BTN		at Purdue			Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., B1G+		Northwestern			Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 2025 6:30 p.m., Peacock		Penn State			Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 2025 12:00 p.m., FOX		vs. Baylor Coretta Scott King Classic			Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
January 23, 2025 4:00 p.m., FS1		at Rutgers			Jersey Mike's Arena  Piscataway, NJ
January 26, 2025 11:00 a.m., NBC		at Maryland			Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
February 2, 2025 12:00 p.m., BTN		Minnesota			Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 2025 6:30 p.m., Peacock		Ohio State			Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
February 9, 2025 1:00 p.m., B1G+		at Oregon			Matthew Knight Arena  Eugene, OR
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., Peacock		at USC Rivalry			Galen Center  Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 2025 6:00 p.m., BTN		Michigan State			Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., BTN		Illinois			Pauley Pavilion  Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 2025 11:00 a.m., Peacock		at Iowa			Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
February 26, 2025 5:00 p.m., Peacock		at Wisconsin			Kohl Center  Madison, WI
March 1, 2025 6:00 p.m., FOX		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:

Rankings

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	5	5																			Not released
Coaches	6	6