Pac 12 Preview: UCLA
Last Season: UCLA was 27-10 last season and 11-7 in conference play. They won 2 NCAA games before losing to South Carolina.
The Coaches: Cori Close is in her 13th season as the Head Coach. Close is averaging 20 wins
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| Coach Close |
per year. She went to HS in the San Jose area.
Shannon Perry-LaBeauf is in her 13th year plus she coached at Duke for 5 seasons.
Tony Newnan like the others is in his 13th season.
Tasha Brown is in her 6th season at UCLA.
Son Matsuura is the new member of the coaching staff elevated from Video Coordinator.
Losses:
Brynn Masikewich, 6-3 Forward from Canada who averaged 2 points and 2 rebounds after not playing the previous year. Brynn transferred to DePaul
Gina Conti averaged 6 points and 3 assists and graduated.
Additions:
Amanda Muse, 6-4 Post from NorCal ranked # 38.
Lauren Betts, 6-7 Soph Post transfer from Stanford. Last season Lauren averaged 6 points and 3 rebounds.
The Schedule:
UCLA will play UConn in a tournament, Arkansas, Florida State and Ohio State. Pre season rankings, UConn is 2, Ohio State is 6, Florida State is 15. In league play UCLA will host only Washington and Washington State and only travel to Stanford and Cal.
The Returning Team:
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| Charisma Osborne |
Charisma Osborne, 5-9 5th year Grad student Guard who averaged 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
Kiki Rice 5-11 Soph Point Guard ranked # 2 out of HS averaged 11 ppg.
Gabriela Jaquez 5-11 Soph Forward ranked # 19 out of HS averaged 6 points and 3 rebounds.
Londynn Jones, 5-4 Soph PG Ranked # 23 out of HS averaged 8 ppg
Christeen Iwuala, 6-2 Soph Post averaged 3 points and 3 rebounds.
Lina Sontag, 6-3 Soph Post from Germany averaged 5 points and 4 rebounds.
Isobel Anstey, 6-4 Redshirt Jr Post from Australia. Last season Anstey played just 18 minutes with injuries
Angelia Dugalic, 6-4 Redshirt Jr Post a transfer from Oregon. Angelia missed the season with an injury
Emily Bessoir, 6-4 Redshirt Jr Post from Germany, who averaged 9 points and 6 rebounds
Camryn Brown, 5-11 5th year Grad student Guard who averaged 3 points and 3 rebounds.
Prediction:
Three outstanding Guards in Osborne, Rice and Jones. Then the 6 Post players, who will get the time? Can two play at the same time or Jaquez at a wing. Lots of very good to great players. A candidate for not just a league title but a Final 4.
2024 Recruiting:
Erlina Aarnisalo 5-10 SG from Finland, Avary Cain 6-1 CG from SoCal, ranked # 24 and Kendall Dudley 6-1 Wing from DC, ranked # 14.
Just a small correction: Matsuura's first name is Soh, but it could have been autocorrect, which I just had.
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