#7 UCLA Women's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
UCLA Bruins
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #7
 
Conference Rank: #2 Big Ten
 
 
2023-24 Record: 27-7, 13-5 (Pac-12)
2023-24 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Cori Close
Coach Record: 287-140 at UCLA, 287-140 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Charisma Osborne, Guard, 13.9 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 4.0 apg
Christeen Iwuala, Forward, 3.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg
Lina Sontag, Forward, 2.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.3 apg
Camryn Brown, Guard, 1.7 ppg, 2.0 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Lauren Betts, Junior, Center, 14.9 ppg, 9.3 rpg, 1.0 apg, 2.0 bpg
Kiki Rice, Junior, Guard, 13.2 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 4.5 apg
Londynn Jones, Junior, Guard, 11.8 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.9 apg
Gabriela Jaquez, Junior, Guard, 10.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.6 apg
Angela Dugalic, Senior, Forward, 8.7 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.1 apg
Amanda Muse, Sophomore, Forward, 1.6 ppg, 1.5 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Elina Aarnisalo, Freshman, Guard
Janiah Barker, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Texas A&M
Avary Cain, Freshman, Guard
Kendall Dudley, Freshman, Forward
Timea Gardiner, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Oregon State
Charlisse Leger-Walker, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Washington State
Zania Socka-Nguemen, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: NCAA
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.3 (23rd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.1 (97, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.6 (41, 6)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.8 (23, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.0 (85, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.0 (124, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.5 (77, 7)
Rebound Margin: 13.9 (1, 1)
Assists Per Game: 17.7 (18, 4)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.1 (135, 12)