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This post was updated on Nov. 2:17 a.m.
Elina Aarnisalo ran onto the Pauley Pavilion court for the last time during her freshman season March 23, 2025.

This post was updated on Nov. 6 at 2:07 a.m.
For most high school athletes, graduation marks the end of their basketball careers.
Only 3.6% of high school basketball players go on to compete in college – a metric that gets even slimmer when looking only at Division I play, according to the NCAA.

Growing pains are a natural part of development.
And with a roster still learning to play with each other, these opening games allow the Bruins to work out any mistakes.

This post was updated Nov. 6 at 1:54 p.m.
In the spirit of Bruin excellence, coach Mick Cronin once again brings in a talented class of four transfers and four freshmen – including a 17-year-old already named to the Julius Erving Award Watch List – to match with three returning starters for No.

This post was updated Nov. 5 at 10:09 p.m.
Two programs. But one name, one city, one goal. The 2026-27 season sees two strikingly different circumstances for No.

This post was updated Nov. 3 at 5:13 p.m.
No. 11 UCLA women’s basketball enters the 2026-27 season coming off the program’s first national championship run in the NCAA era.

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 10:08 p.m.
Mick Cronin, ever the dog-loving clairvoyant, knew what it was going to take to beat the Toreros – defense.

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.