2016–17 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
2016–17 UCLA Bruins women's basketball | |
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Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 13 |
AP | No. 15 |
2016–17 record | 25–9 (13–5 Pac-12) |
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Home arena | Pauley Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Oregon State | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 31 | – | 5 | .861 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Stanford † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 32 | – | 6 | .842 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Washington | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 15 UCLA | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 20 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2017 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of March 31, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2016–17 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by sixth year head coach Cori Close, play their home games at the Pauley Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 Women's Tournament where they lost to Oregon State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Women's Tournament where they defeated Boise State and Texas A&M in the first and second rounds before losing to UConn in the Sweet Sixteen.
Offseason[]
Departures[]
Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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Nirra Fields | G | 5'9" | Sr. | Montreal, Quebec | Graduated; selected 32nd overall by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2016 WNBA Draft |
Kacey Swain | F | 6'3" | RS Sr. | Los Angeles, California | Graduated |
Incoming transfers[]
Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
Notes |
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Japreece Dean | Guard | 5'6" | So | Austin, TX | Texas Tech | Transferred to UCLA at the semester break during the 2016-17 season and will sit out until the semester break of the 2017-18 season. |
2016 recruiting class[]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Lindsey Corsaro G |
Indianapolis, IN | Roncalli | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Ally Rosenblum P |
Newport Coast, CA | Mater Dei | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN:![]() | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
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Roster[]
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Rankings[]
Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Wk 19 | Final |
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AP | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | N/A |
Coaches | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Schedule[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/03/2016* 7:00 pm |
No. 9 | Westmont | W 80–45 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2016* 8:30 pm |
No. 9 | Pacific | W 82–55 | 1–0 |
Pauley Pavilion (9,160) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
11/14/2016* 4:00 pm, FSSW+ |
No. 9 | at No. 2 Baylor | L 70–84 | 1–1 |
Ferrell Center (5,955) Waco, TX | ||||||
11/18/2016* 7:00 pm |
No. 9 | W 95–47 | 2–1 |
Pauley Pavilion (765) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
11/20/2016* 1:00 pm |
No. 9 | W 80–64 | 3–1 |
Pauley Pavilion (1,218) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
11/24/2016* 6:00 pm |
No. 9 | vs. Iowa Cancún Challenge Riviera Division |
W 78–65 | 4–1 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico | ||||||
11/25/2016* 3:30 pm |
No. 9 | vs. Toledo Cancún Challenge Riviera Division |
W 75–73 | 5–1 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610) Cancún, Mexico | ||||||
12/04/2016* 2:00 pm, P12N |
No. 10 | W 72–49 | 6–1 |
Pauley Pavilion (1,454) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
12/11/2016* 11:00 am, P12N |
No. 9 | Michigan | W 84–64 | 7–1 |
Pauley Pavilion (1,688) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
12/14/2016* 7:00 pm |
No. 9 | at | W 71–52 | 8–1 |
The Thunderdome (952) Santa Barbara, CA | ||||||
12/18/2016* 11:00 am, ESPN2 |
No. 9 | at No. 6 South Carolina | L 57–66 | 8–2 |
Colonial Life Arena (13,367) Columbia, SC | ||||||
12/20/2016* 9:00 am |
No. 10 | at | W 83–42 | 9–2 |
Corbett Sports Center (1,241) Greensboro, NC | ||||||
Pac-12 regular season | |||||||||||
12/30/2016 7:00 pm |
No. 10 | Utah | W 67–56 | 10–2 (1–0) |
Pauley Pavilion (1,186) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
01/01/2017 2:00 pm |
No. 10 | No. 20 Colorado | W 87–74 | 11–2 (2–0) |
Pauley Pavilion (1,354) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
01/06/2017 6:00 pm, P12N |
No. 9 | at Washington State | L 73–82 | 11–3 (2–1) |
Beasley Coliseum (820) Pullman, WA | ||||||
01/08/2017 2:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 9 | at No. 12 Washington | L 70–82 | 11–4 (2–2) |
Alaska Airlines Arena (4,446) Seattle, WA | ||||||
01/13/2017 6:00 pm, P12N |
No. 17 | No. 10 Oregon State | W 66–56 | 12–4 (3–2) |
Pauley Pavilion (1,403) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
01/15/2017 1:00 pm, P12N |
No. 17 | Oregon | W 79–63 | 13–4 (4–2) |
Pauley Pavilion (2,074) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
01/18/2017 8:00 pm, P12N |
No. 11 | at USC Rivalry |
W 74–59 | 14–4 (5–2) |
Galen Center (949) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
01/22/2017 5:00 pm, P12N |
No. 11 | USC Rivalry |
W 71–67 | 15–4 (6–2) |
Pauley Pavilion (4,415) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
01/27/2017 8:00 pm, P12N |
No. 13 | No. 16 Arizona State | W 69–60 | 16–4 (7–2) |
Pauley Pavilion (1,493) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
01/29/2017 2:00 pm |
No. 13 | Arizona | W 69–49 | 17–4 (8–2) |
Pauley Pavilion (2,013) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
02/03/2017 8:00 pm, P12N |
No. 13 | at California | L 77–80 | 17–5 (8–3) |
Haas Pavilion (2,461) Berkeley, CA | ||||||
02/06/2017 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 15 | at No. 8 Stanford | W 85–76 | 18–5 (9–3) |
Maples Pavilion (2,846) Stanford, CA | ||||||
02/10/2017 6:00 pm, P12N |
No. 15 | at Oregon | L 75–84 | 18–6 (9–4) |
Matthew Knight Arena (2,438) Eugene, OR | ||||||
02/12/2017 1:00 pm, P12N |
No. 15 | at No. 9 Oregon State | L 61–68 | 18–7 (9–5) |
Gill Coliseum (4,980) Corvallis, OR | ||||||
02/17/2017 8:00 pm, P12N |
No. 18 | No. 9 Washington | W 90–79 | 19–7 (10–5) |
Pauley Pavilion (1,699) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
02/19/2017 11:00 am, P12N |
No. 18 | Washington State | W 67–48 | 20–7 (11–5) |
Pauley Pavilion (1,958) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
02/24/2017 5:00 pm, P12N |
No. 15 | at Arizona | W 79–56 | 21–7 (12–5) |
McKale Center (1,652) Tucson, AZ | ||||||
02/26/2017 11:00 am, P12N |
No. 15 | at Arizona State | W 55–52 | 22–7 (13–5) |
Wells Fargo Arena (2,136) Tempe, AZ | ||||||
Pac-12 Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/03/2017 2:00 pm, P12N |
(4) No. 15 | vs. (5) Arizona State Quarterfinals |
W 77–68 | 23–7 |
KeyArena (4,659) Seattle, WA | ||||||
03/04/2017 6:00 pm, P12N |
(4) No. 15 | vs. (1) No. 6 Oregon State Semifinals |
L 53–63 | 23–8 |
KeyArena Seattle, WA | ||||||
NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
03/18/2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN2 |
(4 B) No. 15 | (13 B) Boise State First Round |
W 83–56 | 24–8 |
Pauley Pavilion (2,256) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
03/20/2017* 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
(4 B) No. 15 | (5 B) Texas A&M Second Round |
W 75–43 | 25–8 |
Pauley Pavilion (2,077) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
03/25/2017* 10:30 am, ESPN |
(4 B) No. 15 | vs. (1 B) No. 1 Connecticut Sweet Sixteen |
L 71–86 | 25–9 |
Webster Bank Arena (8,830) Bridgeport, CT | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Pacific Time. |
Honors[]
- Nov. 21 – Jordin Canada named Pac-12 Conference Player-of-the-week
See also[]
2016–17 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
References[]
Categories:
- 2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball season
- UCLA Bruins women's basketball
- 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament participants