Uncommon.
Coach Cori Close has used this label to describe UCLA women’s basketball mission and the six graduating athletes who have championed it throughout the season.

And so it continues.
UCLA women’s basketball picked up TCU guard Donovyn Hunter out of the portal Monday, marking the third incoming transfer it has gained in less than a week.

This post was updated April 12 at 11:23 p.m.
Elina Aarnisalo’s latest post on Instagram felt like deja vu.
And it was, considering it is the second time in three years she has announced her commitment to UCLA women’s basketball. 
After spending the 2025-26 campaign at North Carolina, Aarnisalo will return to Westwood – where she began her collegiate career.

This post was updated April 9 at 11:06 p.m.
Sunday was the last collegiate game for the Bruins’ graduating class.
Now, less than five days later, the rebuilding begins.

This post was updated April 5 at 10:02 p.m.
PHOENIX – Over six minutes remained in the fourth quarter and Gabriela Jaquez was already receiving a standing ovation as she subbed off the court.

No. 1 seed UCLA women’s basketball (36-1, 18-0 Big Ten) defeated No. 1 seed Texas (35-4, 13-3 SEC) 51-44 Friday night at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix to advance to its first national title game in the NCAA era.

This post was updated April 3 at 11:08 p.m.
PHOENIX – A Longhorn-Bruin rematch promised excitement.
One team that managed to beat an otherwise invincible squad versus a Westwood bunch searching for its first national title in the NCAA era.

No. 1 seed UCLA women’s basketball (33-1, 18-0 Big Ten) faces No. 4 seed Minnesota (24-8, 13-5) on Friday in Sacramento in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.

Breaking records became a habit for the Bruins last season.
First 12-week streak atop the AP Poll by a Big Ten team. First No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament in program history.

No. 1 seed UCLA women’s basketball and No. 7 seed UCLA men’s basketball are both returning to the “Big Dance” for the 2025-26 campaign – with the former holding a stake of the title odds and the latter looking to go past the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since the 2020-21 season.