UCLA Women's Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

UCLA Bruins

Pac-12 (25-9, 11-7)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/20 at Tennessee (80-63), 3/2 vs Arizona (73-59)
Bad Losses: 1/1 at Oregon State (72-77), 2/23 Washington State (55-62)
Coach: Cori Close
 
Probable Starters:
Emily Bessoir, Sophomore, Forward, 9.4 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.0 bpg
Camryn Brown, Senior, Guard, 3.0 ppg, 1.5 apg
Kiki Rice, Freshman, Guard, 11.7 ppg, 3.1 apg, 4.7 rpg
Charisma Osborne, Senior, Guard, 15.5 ppg, 2.8 apg, 5.6 rpg
Gina Conti, Senior, Guard, 6.8 ppg, 3.2 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Lina Sontag, Freshman, Forward, 5.1 ppg, 4.2 rpg
Gabriela Jaquez, Freshman, Forward, 6.4 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Christeen Iwuala, Freshman, Forward, 3.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Londynn Jones, Freshman, Guard, 8.9 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 70.6 (81st in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.7 (112, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.6 (219, 10)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.9 (69, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.8 (98, 4)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.8 (187, 10)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.9 (34, 2)
Rebound Margin: 7.0 (29, 2)
Assists Per Game: 14.9 (77, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.6 (48, 5)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2022NITFirst Round win over UC Irvine
2022NITSecond Round win over Air Force
2022NITThird Round win over Wyoming
2022NITQuarterfinal win over Oregon State
2022NITSemifinal loss to South Dakota State
2021NCAARound of 64 win over Wyoming
2021NCAARound of 32 loss to Texas
2019NCAAFirst Round win over Tennessee
2019NCAASecond Round win over Maryland
2019NCAAThird Round loss to Connecticut
2018NCAARound of 64 win over American
2018NCAARound of 32 win over Creighton
2018NCAARegional Semifinal win over Texas
2018NCAARegional Final loss to Mississippi State
2017NCAARound of 64 win over Boise State
2017NCAARound of 32 win over Texas A&M
2017NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Connecticut
2016NCAARound of 64 win over Hawaii
2016NCAARound of 32 win over South Florida
2016NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Texas
2015NITFirst Round win over Cal State Bakersfield
2015NITSecond Round win over San Diego
2015NITThird Round win over Northern Colorado
2015NITQuarterfinal win over Saint Mary's
2015NITSemifinal win over Michigan
2015NITChampionship win over West Virginia
2013NCAARound of 64 win over Stetson
2013NCAARound of 32 loss to Oklahoma
2011NCAARound of 64 win over Montana
2011NCAARound of 32 loss to Gonzaga
2010NCAARound of 64 win over North Carolina State
2010NCAARound of 32 loss to Nebraska
2006NCAARound of 64 win over Bowling Green
2006NCAARound of 32 loss to Purdue
2004NCAARound of 64 loss to Minnesota
2000NCAARound of 64 loss to George Washington
 
*all team stats through 3/2