How do you build a team from the ground up?
That’s the question coach Cori Close will have to figure out this season, as No. 11 UCLA women’s basketball’s top six scorers graduated after last season.

This post was updated Oct. 29 at 10:06 p.m.
A team’s success depends on whether players are willing to be held accountable – not just by coaches but by teammates as well.

This post was updated Oct. 28 at 12:06 a.m.
No. 11 UCLA women’s basketball has completed its exhibition matchups, defeating California 87-53 on Oct. 14 and falling to No.

This posted was updated Oct. 20 at 12:30 a.m.
As the 2026 WNBA season wraps up, Daily Bruin assistant Sports editor Sinclair Richman grades the six rookies from UCLA’s historic 2026 draft class.

This post was updated Oct. 4 at 9:52 p.m.
For the second season in a row, the Bruins will be down a player because of a knee injury.

UCLA is in its third season in the Big Ten following a sophomore campaign in which the program captured three NCAA championships – the most of any Big Ten school.

A week after UCLA women’s basketball captured its first national title in the NCAA era, six former Bruins heard their names called in the 2026 WNBA Draft.