UCLA Bruins women's basketball

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 commemorating the championship hangs in Pauley Pavilion, the current home of the Bruins basketball teams. The 2014–15 team won the 2015 WNIT championship.

UCLA Bruins
2019–20 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
University	University of California, Los Angeles
All-time record	829–525 (.612)
Head coach	Cori Close (9th season)
Conference	Pac-12
Location	Los Angeles, California
Arena	Pauley Pavilion (Capacity: 12,829)
Nickname	Bruins
Student section	The Den
Colors	Blue and Gold[1]
Uniforms
Home Away
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1999, 2018
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1985, 1992, 1999, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1983, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
AIAW Tournament Champions
1978
AIAW Tournament Final Four
1978, 1979
AIAW Tournament Elite Eight
1978, 1979
AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1978, 1979
AIAW Tournament Appearances
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
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

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

• Jordin Canada, Seattle Storm
• Monique Billings, Atlanta Dream
• Nikki Blue, New York Liberty[4]
• Denise Curry[5]
• Michelle Greco
• Jackie Joyner-Kersee
• Maylana Martin
• Ann Meyers, Phoenix Mercury[6]
• Natalie Nakase[7]
• Teiko Nishi
• Anita Ortega
• Rehema Stephens
• Noelle Quinn, Phoenix Mercury[8][9]
• Sandra Van Embricqs
• Natalie Williams, Indiana Fever[10]
• Lisa Willis, Los Angeles Sparks[11][12]

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
2016–17	Cori Close	25–9	13–5	4th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	15	13
2017–18	Cori Close	27–8	14–4	T-3rd	NCAA Elite Eight	9	9
2018–19	Cori Close	22–13	12–6	4th	NCAA Sweet Sixteen	20	14
Cori Close:		172–99	91–53
Total:		829–525
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

NCAA Tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1983	#6	First Round	#3 Oregon State	L 62−75
1985	#6	First Round Sweet Sixteen	#3 Washington #2 Georgia	W 78–62 L 42−78
1990	#10	First Round	#7 Arkansas	L 80−90 (OT)
1992	#5	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#12 Notre Dame #4 Texas #8 SW Missouri State	W 93−72 W 82–81 L 57–83
1998	#7	First Round Second Round	#10 Michigan #2 Alabama	W 65−58 L 74–75
1999	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#14 UW–Green Bay #6 Kentucky #2 Colorado State #1 Louisiana Tech	W 76−69 W 87–63 W 77–68 L 62–88
2000	#10	First Round	#7 George Washington	L 72−79
2004	#10	First Round	#7 Minnesota	L 81−92
2006	#5	First Round Second Round	#12 Bowling Green #4 Purdue	W 74−61 L 54–61
2010	#8	First Round Second Round	#9 NC State #1 Nebraska	W 74−54 L 70–83
2011	#3	First Round Second Round	#14 Montana #11 Gonzaga	W 55−47 L 75–89
2013	#3	First Round Second Round	#14 Stetson #6 Oklahoma	W 66−49 L 72–85
2016	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#14 Hawaii #6 South Florida #2 Texas	W 66−50 W 72–67 L 64–72
2017	#4	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#13 Boise State #5 Texas A&M #1 Connecticut	W 83−56 W 75–43 L 71–86
2018	#3	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight	#14 American #11 Creighton #2 Texas #1 Mississippi State	W 71−60 W 86–64 W 84–75 L 73–89
2019	#6	First Round Second Round Sweet Sixteen	#11 Tennessee #3 Maryland #2 Connecticut	W 89−77 W 85–80 L 61–69

References

1. "UCLA Athletics Brand Guidelines" (PDF). June 29, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
2. Corina Knoll, UCLA coach Nikki Caldwell is a chip off the old Vols, Los Angeles Times, January 14, 2009
3. "UCLA women's Basketball Team".
4. Nikki Blue Playerfile Archived 2008-03-13 at the Wayback Machine, WNBA.com,
5. "Hall of Famers". Basketball Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
6. Mercury's Drysdale adds title of president, Miami Herald, June 30, 2010
7. Hernandez, Dylan (17 February 2012). "Natalie Nakase continues to dream big, beat odds" – via LA Times.
8. http://www.wnba.com/news/2015_wnba_player_movement.html, The Associated Press via Daily Breeze, June 30, 2010
9. UCLA Player Bio:Noelle Quinn Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, UCLABruins.com, 2006
10. WNBA Player Profile Archived 2014-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, WNBA.com
11. WNBA Players – Lisa Willis Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine, NBCSports.msnbc.com
12. UCLA Player Bio:Lisa Willis, UCLABruins.com, 2006
13. "Media Guide". UCLA. Retrieved 11 Aug 2013.

External links

• Official website