UCLA Bruins women's basketball

UCLA Bruins

University

University of California, Los Angeles

All-time record

604–412

Conference

Pac-12

Location

Los Angeles, CA

Head coach

Cori Close (7th year)

Arena

Pauley Pavilion
(Capacity: 12,829)

Nickname

Bruins

Student section

The Den

Colors

True Blue and Gold^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA/AIAW Tournament champions

1978 (AIAW)

NCAA/AIAW Tournament Final Four

1978 (AIAW), 1979 (AIAW)

NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight

1978, 1979, 1999

NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen

1978, 1979, 1985, 1992, 1999, 2016

NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances

1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2016

Conference tournament champions

2006

Conference regular season champions

1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1999

The newly renovated Pauley Pavilion is the home court of the basketball team

The UCLA Bruins women's basketball program was established in 1974. The current coach is Cori Close.^[2]^[3] 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.

2014–15 season

Main article: 2014–15 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

Roster

2014–15 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	2	Korver, KariKari Korver	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	2.5 !RS So	Valley Christian	Paramount, CA
1.5 !G	3	Canada, JordinJordin Canada	66 !5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	1.0 !Fr	Windward	Los Angeles, CA
1.5 !G	5	Caldwell, Recee'Recee' Caldwell	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	1.0 !Fr	Homeschooled	San Antonio, TX
3.5 !F	10	Swain, KacyKacy Swain	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	3.5 !RS Jr	St. Bernard's	Los Angeles, CA
3.5 !F	11	Drummer, LajahnaLajahna Drummer	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	Long Beach Poly HS	Inglewood, CA
5.0 !C	13	Livulo, LuianaLuiana Livulo	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	4.0 !Sr	Northwest Florida State College Escola Secondaria Rainha D. Amelia	Lisbon, Portugal
1.5 !G	20	Williams, DominiqueDominique Williams	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	2.0 !So	Saint Mary's	Phoenix, AZ
1.5 !G	21	Fields, NirraNirra Fields	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	3.0 !Jr	Mater Dei	Montreal, QE
1.5 !G	22	Poteet, MadelineMadeline Poteet	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	4.0 !Sr	Temecula HS	Temecula, CA
1.5 !G	23	Hayes, KelliKelli Hayes	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	1.0 !Fr	Archbishop Mitty	San Jose, CA
3.5 !F	24	Hersler, PaulinaPaulina Hersler	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Igelstavikens Gymnasium	Malmö, Sweden
3.5 !F	25	Billings, MoniqueMonique Billings	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	1.0 !Fr	Santiago	Corona, CA
1.5 !G	32	Baird, ChrissyChrissy Baird	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	1.0 !Fr	Wheaton North	Wheaton, IL
4.5 !F/C	34	Costa, CorinneCorinne Costa	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	4.0 !Sr	Liberty HS	Discovery Bay, CA
5.0 !C	54	Trapp, SavannaSavanna Trapp	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	1.5 !RS Fr	Esko	Esko, MN

Head coach

Cori Close

Assistant coach(es)

Jenny Huth
Tony Newnan
Shannon Perry

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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, head coach of the UCLA women's basketball team, speaking at a WBCA conference in Nashville, Tennessee.

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

Notable players

Year by year results

Conference tournament winners noted with # Source^[13]

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–present)
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
Cori Close:		98–69	52–38
Total:		755–495
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

References

↑ "UCLA's Official Colors". Associated Students of UCLA (ASUCLA). 2015-10-16. Retrieved 2015-10-16.
↑ Corina Knoll, UCLA coach Nikki Caldwell is a chip off the old Vols, Los Angeles Times, January 14, 2009
↑ UCLA women's Basketball Team
↑ Nikki Blue Playerfile, WNBA.com,
↑ "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
↑ Mercury's Drysdale adds title of president, Miami Herald, June 30, 2010
↑ http://articles.latimes.com/2012/feb/17/sports/la-sp-0218-natalie-nakase-20120218
↑ http://www.wnba.com/news/2015_wnba_player_movement.html, The Associated Press via Daily Breeze, June 30, 2010
↑ UCLA Player Bio:Noelle Quinn, UCLABruins.com, 2006
↑ WNBA Player Profile, WNBA.com
↑ WNBA Players – Lisa Willis, NBCSports.msnbc.com
↑ UCLA Player Bio:Lisa Willis, UCLABruins.com, 2006
↑ "Media Guide". UCLA. Retrieved 11 Aug 2013.

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University of California, Los Angeles

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AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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