2023–24 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

The 2023–24 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins were led by 13th-year head coach Cori Close. They played their home games at Pauley Pavilion and competed as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

2023–24 UCLA Bruins women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record27–7 (13–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Associate head coachShannon Perry-LeBeauf
Assistant coaches
  • Tasha Brown
  • Tony Newnan
  • Soh Matsuura
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
(Capacity: 13,800)
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Stanford15–3 .83330–6  .833
No. 5 USC †13–5 .72229–6  .829
No. 10 UCLA13–5 .72227–7  .794
No. 8 Oregon State12–6 .66727–8  .771
No. 15 Colorado11–7 .61124–10  .706
No. 22 Utah11–7 .61123–11  .676
Arizona8–10 .44418–16  .529
California7–11 .38919–15  .559
Washington State7–11 .38921–15  .583
Washington6–12 .33316–15  .516
Arizona State3–15 .16711–20  .355
Oregon2–16 .11111–21  .344
† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

This was also the last season for UCLA played in the Pac-12 Conference before moving to the Big Ten Conference on August 1, 2024.

Prior to the season, the Bruins secured the signing of highly touted center Lauren Betts, the former top-ranked high school recruit in the country who was transferring to UCLA from conference rival Stanford after one season in which she received limited playing time.[1]

Previous season

UCLA finished the season 27–10, 11–7 in Pac-12 play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated Arizona State in the first round, Arizona in the quarterfinals, and Stanford in the semifinals before losing in the championship game to Washington State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a 4th seed in the Greenville Regional 1, where they defeated Sacramento State in the first round and Oklahoma in the second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2019, where they lost to 1-seed South Carolina.

Offseason

Departures
UCLA departures
Name Num. Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Brynn Masikewich5F6'3"SeniorCalgary, ABGraduate transferred to DePaul
Gina Conti10G5'11"GS SeniorGrove City, OHGraduated

Incoming
UCLA incoming transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous school
Lauren Betts51C6'7"SophomoreCentennial, COStanford

Recruiting
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Amanda Muse
P		 Brentwood, CA Heritage High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2023 Player Commits". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on November 17, 2023.

Recruiting class of 2024
US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kendall Dudley
W		 Centreville, VA Sidwell Friends School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 97
Avary Cain
G		 Santa Maria, CA Saint Joseph High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 96
Zania Socka-Nguemen
F		 Washington, D.C. Sidwell Friends School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   ESPN grade: 96
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster
2024–25 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 1 Kiki Rice 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoSidwell Friends Bethesda, MD
G 3 Londynn Jones 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) SoCentennial Riverside, CA
F 11 Emily Bessoir  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS JrWilhelm-Hausenstein Gymnasium Munich, Germany
G 20 Charisma Osborne 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) GSWindward School Moreno Valley, CA
F 21 Lina Sontag 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoSchadow-Gymnasium Kleinmachnow, Germany
F 22 Christeen Iwuala 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) SoRonald Reagan San Antonio, TX
F 23 Gabriela Jaquez 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoCamarillo Camarillo, CA
F 32 Angela Dugalić 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS JrMaine West
Oregon		 Des Plaines, IL
F 33 Amanda Muse 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrHeritage Brentwood, CA
G 35 Camryn Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GSPrestonwood Christian Lewisville, TX
F 43 Izzy Anstey  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS JrCaulfield Melbourne, Australia
C 51 Lauren Betts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) SoGrandview
Stanford		 Centennial, CO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: April 2, 2024

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:30 p.m., P12N		 No. 4 Purdue W 92–49  1–0
  20 – tied  7 – Betts  10 – Rice  Pauley Pavilion (2,157)
Los Angeles, CA
November 9, 2023*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 4 UC Riverside W 90–52  2–0
  18 – tied  15 – Betts  5 – Osborne  Pauley Pavilion (1,431)
Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2023*
2:00 p.m.		 No. 4 Bellarmine W 113–64  3–0
  30 – Jaquez  12 – Jaquez  4 – tied  Pauley Pavilion (1,625)
Los Angeles, CA
November 17, 2023*
11:30 a.m., P12N		 No. 3 Princeton W 77–74  4–0
  22 – Betts  10 – Betts  3 – tied  Pauley Pavilion (6,243)
Los Angeles, CA
November 24, 2023*
4:30 p.m., FloSports		 No. 2 vs. No. 6 UConn
Cayman Islands Classic		 W 78–67  5–0
  24 – Rice  11 – Rice  8 – Rice  John Gray Gymnasium (300)
George Town, Cayman Islands
November 25, 2023*
10:30 a.m., FloSports		 No. 2 vs. Niagara
Cayman Islands Classic		 W 97–46  6–0
  23 – Jaquez  7 – tied  8 – Rice  John Gray Gymnasium (300)
George Town, Cayman Islands
December 3, 2023*
12:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		 No. 2 at Arkansas W 81–66  7–0
  20 – Betts  11 – Jaquez  6 – Osborne  Bud Walton Arena (4,261)
Fayetteville, AR
December 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m.		 No. 2 Cal State Northridge W 111–48  8–0
  18 – tied  10 – Rice  10 – Rice  Pauley Pavilion (2,493)
Los Angeles, CA
December 10, 2023*
9:00 a.m., ESPN2		 No. 2 vs. No. 20 Florida State
Basketball Hall of Fame Women's Showcase		 W 95–78  9–0
  22 – Betts  18 – Betts  6 – Rice  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
December 18, 2023*
3:30 p.m., FS1		 No. 2 at No. 13 Ohio State W 77–71  10–0
  19 – Osborne  11 – Betts  4 – tied  Value City Arena (6,800)
Columbus, OH
December 21, 2023*
1:00 p.m.		 No. 2 Hawaii W 85–46  11–0
  17 – Osborne  7 – Betts  6 – Rice  Pauley Pavilion (2,142)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 regular season
December 30, 2023
5:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 2 No. 6 USC
Rivalry		 W 71–64  12–0
(1–0)		  21 – Jones  8 – Betts  6 – Osborne  Pauley Pavilion (13,659)
Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 2 Oregon W 75–49  13–0
(2–0)		  17 – Dugalić  11 – Betts  10 – Rice  Pauley Pavilion (3,415)
Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 2024
1:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 2 Oregon State W 65–54  14–0
(3–0)		  15 – Osborne  8 – tied  4 – Osborne  Pauley Pavilion (3,623)
Los Angeles, CA
January 14, 2024
2:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 2 at No. 9 USC
Rivalry		 L 65–73  14–1
(3–1)		  25 – Osborne  10 – Dugalic  4 – Osborne  Galen Center (10,258)
Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 2024
5:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 5 at No. 3 Colorado W 76–68  15–1
(4–1)		  22 – Osborne  13 – tied  2 – tied  CU Events Center (11,338)
Boulder, CO
January 22, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 2 at No. 16 Utah L 81–94 OT 15–2
(4–2)		  21 – Jaquez  7 – Rice  3 – tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (5,261)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 26, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 2 Washington W 62–44  16–2
(5–2)		  17 – Osborne  13 – Dugalić  6 – Osborne  Pauley Pavilion (3,563)
Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2024
1:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 2 Washington State L 82–85  16–3
(5–3)		  25 – Rice  6 – tied  5 – tied  Pauley Pavilion (7,241)
Los Angeles, CA
February 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 7 at California W 78–58  17–3
(6–3)		  32 – Osborne  4 – tied  4 – Osborne  Haas Pavilion (3,784)
Berkeley, CA
February 4, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 7 at No. 4 Stanford L 60–80  17–4
(6–4)		  13 – tied  5 – tied  3 – Jones  Maples Pavilion (7,207)
Stanford, CA
February 9, 2024
8:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 9 Arizona W 66–58  18–4
(7–4)		  21 – Jaquez  15 – Jaquez  6 – tied  Pauley Pavilion (5,210)
Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 9 Arizona State W 78–45  19–4
(8–4)		  18 – Betts  8 – Rice  5 – Brown  Pauley Pavilion (3,182)
Los Angeles, CA
February 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 9 at No. 11 Oregon State L 77–79  19–5
(8–5)		  24 – Betts  7 – Betts  5 – Rice  Gill Coliseum (8,525)
Corvallis, OR
February 18, 2024
2:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 9 at Oregon W 74–55  20–5
(9–5)		  17 – Betts  12 – Osborne  6 – Osborne  Matthew Knight Arena (6,792)
Eugene, OR
February 22, 2024
6:30 p.m., ESPN		 No. 12 No. 18 Utah W 82–52  21–5
(10–5)		  23 – Jones  9 – Dugalic  7 – Osborne  Pauley Pavilion (3,711)
Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN2		 No. 8 No. 13 Colorado
Senior Night		 W 53–45  22–5
(11–5)		  20 – Rice  9 – tied  4 – Rice  Pauley Pavilion (5,319)
Los Angeles, CA
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 8 at Arizona State W 70–41  23–5
(12–5)		  20 – Betts  11 – Betts  7 – Rice  Desert Financial Arena (1,871)
Tempe, AZ
March 2, 2024
5:00 p.m., P12N		 No. 8 at Arizona W 61–41  24–5
(13–5)		  16 – Jones  12 – Betts  6 – Rice  McKale Center (7,845)
Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 women's tournament
March 7, 2024
8:30 p.m., P12N		 (3) No. 7 vs. (6) No. 22 Utah
Quarterfinals		 W 67–57  25–5
  17 – Dugalić  9 – Rice  3 – tied  MGM Grand Garden Arena (4,901)
Paradise, NV
March 8, 2024
7:30 p.m., P12N		 (3) No. 7 vs. (2) No. 5 USC
Semifinals/Rivalry		 L 70–80 2OT 25–6
  21 – Osborne  18 – Betts  6 – Rice  MGM Grand Garden Arena (5,713)
Paradise, NV
NCAA women's tournament
March 23, 2024*
6:30 p.m., ESPN2		 (2 A2) No. 6 (15 A2) California Baptist
First round		 W 84–55  26–6
  20 – Rice  15 – Osborne  9 – Osborne  Pauley Pavilion (8,841)
Los Angeles, CA
March 25, 2024*
5:30 p.m., ESPN2		 (2 A2) No. 6 (7 A2) No. 24 Creighton
Second round		 W 67–63  27–6
  24 – Rice  10 – Betts  4 – Osborne  Pauley Pavilion (7,839)
Los Angeles, CA
March 30, 2024*
10:00 a.m., ABC		 (2 A2) No. 6 vs. (3 A2) No. 8 LSU
Sweet Sixteen		 L 69–78  27–7
  14 – tied  17 – Betts  5 – Rice  MVP Arena 
Albany, NY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
A2=Albany 2.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[2]

Rankings
See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP432222222 (1)2 (1)5279912876610
Coaches83222222225т481091287889

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.

Awards and honors
  • February 29, 2024 – Coach Cori Close is the recipient of the 2024 WBCA Carol Eckman Integrity in Coaching Award
  • March 5, 2024 – Lauren Betts, Kiki Rice, and Charisma Osborne named to the All-Pac-12 Team
  • March 5, 2024 – Lauren Betts and Charisma Osborne named to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team
  • April 15, 2024 – Charisma Osborne is selected by the Phoenix Mercury with the 25th pick in the 2024 WNBA draft

References
  1. Connon, Sam (April 18, 2023). "Stanford Transfer Lauren Betts Commits to UCLA Women's Basketball". FanNation. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via si.com.
  2. "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". UCLA Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
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