#29 UCLA Women's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
UCLA Bruins
 
Overall Rank: #29
Conference Rank: #5 Pac-12
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2021-22 Record: 18-13, 8-8
2021-22 Postseason: WNIT
Coach: Cori Close
Coach Record: 228-121 at UCLA, 228-121 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Ilmar’l Thomas, Forward, 15.7 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 2.2 apg
Jaelynn Penn, Guard, 10.5 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.8 apg
Natalie Chou, Guard, 9.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.2 apg
Chantel Horvat, Guard, 5.4 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 0.9 apg
Kayla Owens, Guard, 2.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 0.9 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Charisma Osborne, Senior, Guard, 16.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.9 apg
Angela Dugalic, Sophomore, Forward, 6.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 0.7 apg
Dominique Onu, Sophomore, Guard, 5.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.3 apg
Izzy Anstey, Sophomore, Forward, 2.8 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 0.8 apg
Camryn Brown, Senior, Guard, 2.2 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.1 apg
Emily Bessoir, Sophomore, Forward, DNP last season
 
Key New Players:
Gina Conti, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Wake Forest
Christeen Iwuala, Freshman, Forward
Gabriela Jaquez, Freshman, Forward
Londynn Jones, Freshman, Guard
Kiki Rice, Freshman, Guard
Lina Sontag, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 66.6 (131st in nation, 6th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.5 (128, 8)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.2 (160, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.0 (128, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.0 (151, 8)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.7 (85, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.7 (21, 3)
Rebound Margin: 2.5 (108, 6)
Assists Per Game: 13.6 (135, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.9 (33, 2)