UCLA Women’s Basketball 2024 NCAA Tournament Capsule

March 2, 2024 · CSM Staff
 
UCLA Bruins
 
Pac-12 (25-6, 13-5)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/24 vs Connecticut (78-67), 12/18 at Ohio State (77-71)
Bad Losses: 1/22 at Utah (81-94), 2/16 at Oregon State (77-79)
Coach: Cori Close
 
Probable Starters:
Lina Sontag, Sophomore, Forward, 2.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg
Lauren Betts, Sophomore, Center, 14.7 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 2.0 bpg
Londynn Jones, Sophomore, Guard, 12.1 ppg, 2.0 apg
Kiki Rice, Sophomore, Guard, 12.6 ppg, 4.6 apg, 5.8 rpg
Charisma Osborne, Senior, Guard, 14.4 ppg, 3.8 apg, 4.9 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Gabriela Jaquez, Sophomore, Forward, 9.7 ppg, 5.4 rpg
Christeen Iwuala, Sophomore, Forward, 3.8 ppg, 3.1 rpg
Angela Dugalic, Senior, Forward, 9.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 2.1 apg
Camryn Brown, Senior, Guard, 1.7 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.0 (22nd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 60.1 (76, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.5 (29, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 36.7 (28, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.1 (82, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.6 (71, 6)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.0 (90, 7)
Rebound Margin: 14.4 (1, 1)
Assists Per Game: 18.0 (17, 3)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.0 (131, 12)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2023 NCAA Round of 64 win over Sacramento State
2023 NCAA Round of 32 win over Oklahoma
2023 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to South Carolina
2022 NIT First Round win over UC Irvine
2022 NIT Second Round win over Air Force
2022 NIT Third Round win over Wyoming
2022 NIT Quarterfinal win over Oregon State
2022 NIT Semifinal loss to South Dakota State
2021 NCAA Round of 64 win over Wyoming
2021 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Texas
2019 NCAA First Round win over Tennessee
2019 NCAA Second Round win over Maryland
2019 NCAA Third Round loss to Connecticut
2018 NCAA Round of 64 win over American
2018 NCAA Round of 32 win over Creighton
2018 NCAA Regional Semifinal win over Texas
2018 NCAA Regional Final loss to Mississippi State
2017 NCAA Round of 64 win over Boise State
2017 NCAA Round of 32 win over Texas A&M
2017 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Connecticut
2016 NCAA Round of 64 win over Hawaii
2016 NCAA Round of 32 win over South Florida
2016 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Texas
2015 NIT First Round win over Cal State Bakersfield
2015 NIT Second Round win over San Diego
2015 NIT Third Round win over Northern Colorado
2015 NIT Quarterfinal win over Saint Mary’s
2015 NIT Semifinal win over Michigan
2015 NIT Championship win over West Virginia
2013 NCAA Round of 64 win over Stetson
2013 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Oklahoma
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over Montana
2011 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Gonzaga
2010 NCAA Round of 64 win over North Carolina State
2010 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Nebraska
2006 NCAA Round of 64 win over Bowling Green
2006 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Purdue
2004 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Minnesota
2000 NCAA Round of 64 loss to George Washington
 
*all team stats through 3/7