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UCLA Bruins women's basketball

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All-time record
  
604–412

Nickname
  
Bruins

Founded
  
1974

Conference
  
Pacific-12 Conference

Location
  
Los Angeles, CA

Student section
  
The Den

Head coach
  
Cori Close

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University
  
University of California, Los Angeles

Arena
  
Pauley Pavilion (Capacity: 12,829)

The UCLA Bruins women's basketball program was established in 1974. The current coach is Cori Close. The team was a member of the AIAW until joining the NCAA in 1984. The UCLA Bruins women's basketball team won the AIAW championship in 1978, and a banner commomorating the championship hangs in Pauley Pavilion, the current home of the Bruins basketball teams. The 2014–15 team won the 2015 WNIT championship.

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Roster

The Bruins finished in 6th place in the Pac-12 Conference and were selected to play in the WNIT. The Bruins defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers 62–60 for the WNIT championship on April 4, 2015. Jordin Canada was the tournament's most valuable player.

2012–13 season

  • November 9, 2012 – The team returned to the newly renovated Pauley Pavilion and defeated San Diego State 66–52
  • November 23, 2012 – No. 19 UCLA were defeated by No. 5 Notre Dame 76–64
  • January 13, 2013 – UCLA opened the conference with 4 straight victories.

    • 2011–12 season

    While Pauley Pavilion was being renovated, the women's basketball team played its 2011–12 season home games at the John Wooden Center.

  • April 21, 2011 – Cori Close was named head coach.

    • 2010–11 season

  • November 12, 2010 – The No. 16 Bruins opened the season with a win over San Diego State 55–48.
  • November 18, 2010 – UCLA upset No. 12 Notre Dame in double overtime, 86–83 at Notre Dame to begin the season with a 3–0 record.
  • February 6, 2011 – UCLA defeated USC for the second time this season at Galen Center.
  • March 12, 2011 – The Bruins were defeated by Stanford in the 2011 Pac-10 Women's Basketball Tournament Final in the Staples Center.
  • March 25, 2011 – Mariah Williams, Rebekah Gardner and Markel Walker were named to the 2011 Pac-10 Conference Women's Basketball All-Academic Team.

    • 1978 season

    The 1978 team led by Ann Meyers, Denise Curry and Anita Ortega won the AIAW National Championship under head coach Billie Moore.

    Head coaches

  • Cori Close
  • Nikki Fargas
  • Kathy Olivier
  • Billie Moore
  • Ellen Mosher
  • Kenny Washington

    • Notable players

  • Nikki Blue, New York Liberty
  • Denise Curry
  • Michelle Greco
  • Jackie Joyner-Kersee
  • Maylana Martin
  • Ann Meyers, Phoenix Mercury
  • Natalie Nakase
  • Teiko Nishi
  • Anita Ortega
  • Rehema Stephens
  • Noelle Quinn, Phoenix Mercury
  • Sandra Van Embricqs
  • Natalie Williams, Indiana Fever
  • Lisa Willis, Los Angeles Sparks

    • Year by year results

    Conference tournament winners noted with # Source

    References

    UCLA Bruins women's basketball Wikipedia
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