2020–21 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

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2020–21 UCLA Bruins women's basketball
UCLA Bruins script.svg
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 9
2020–21 record17–6 (12–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
Associate head coachShannon Perry-LeBeauf
Assistant coaches
  • Tasha Brown
  • Tony Newnan
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Stanford 19 2   .905 31 2   .939
No. 11 Arizona 13 4   .765 21 6   .778
No. 9 UCLA 12 4   .750 17 6   .739
No. 23 Oregon 10 7   .588 15 9   .625
Oregon State 7 6   .538 12 8   .600
Colorado 8 8   .500 12 11   .522
Washington State 9 10   .474 12 12   .500
USC 8 10   .444 11 12   .478
Arizona State 6 9   .400 11 12   .478
Utah 4 15   .211 5 16   .238
Washington 3 13   .188 7 14   .333
California 1 12   .077 1 16   .059
2021 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of March 29, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2020–21 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by tenth year head coach Cori Close, played their home games at Pauley Pavilion and competed as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

Previous season[]

The Bruins finished the season 26–5, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place. As the second seed in the Pac-12 Women's Tournament they advanced to the semifinals where they lost to Stanford. The NCAA Tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.[1]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Ally Rosenblum F 6'4" Sr. Newport Coast, California Graduated
Japreece Dean G 5'6" Sr. Austin, Texas Graduated; selected 30th overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2020 WNBA Draft
Jaden Owens G 5'6" Fr. Plano, Texas Transferred to Baylor

2020 recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Emily Bessoir
F
Munich, Germany Wilhelm-Hausenstein Gymnasium 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Isobel Anstey
P
Melbourne, Australia Caulfield 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
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[]

2020–21 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Chantel Horvat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Geelong College Geelong, Australia
G 1 Kayla Owens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Langham Creek Houston, TX
G 2 Dominique Darius 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Fr Blair Academy Jacksonville, FL
G 3 Kiara Jefferson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr West Campus Sacramento, CA
G 4 Lindsey Corsaro 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Jr Roncalli Indianapolis, IN
F 5 Brynn Masikewich 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) So Lincoln Prep Calgary, Alberta
F 11 Emily Bessoir 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Wilhelm-Hausenstein Gymnasium Munich, Germany
G 20 Charisma Osborne 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) So Windward School Moreno Valley, CA
F 21 Michaela Onyenwere 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Grandview Aurora, CO
G 23 Natalie Chou 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Plano West
Baylor
Plano, TX
F 33 Lauryn Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Kirkwood Kirkwood, MO
G 35 Camryn Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) So Prestonwood Christian Lewisville, TX
F 43 Izzy Anstey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Caulfield Melbourne, Australia
G 51 Eliana Sigal (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr Tarbut V' Torah Irvine, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

  • Kayla Owens and Kiara Jefferson declined to participate in the 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Brynn Masikewich chose to remain home in Canada for the 2020-21 season to rehab from an injury.
  • Izzy Anstey and Gemma Potter, both from Australia, were not allowed to enter the United States for the 2020-21 academic year due to immigration restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Potter later elected to play professionally in Australia.
  • December 28, 2020: Class of 2021 high school recruit Dominque Darius graduated early so she could enroll at UCLA and participate in the 2020-21 season.

Schedule[]

Source:[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 27, 2020*
4:00 p.m.
No. 9 Cal State Fullerton W 98–49  1–0
Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
November 29, 2020*
4:00 p.m., WCCN
No. 9 at Pepperdine Postponed Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, CA
December 4, 2020
6:00 p.m., P12N
No. 9 at No. 7 Arizona L 65–68  1–1
(0–1)
McKale Center (0)
Tucson, AZ
December 6, 2020
1:00 p.m., P12N
No. 9 at Arizona State W 63–59  2–1
(1–1)
Desert Financial Arena (0)
Tempe, AZ
December 9, 2020*
11:00 a.m.
No. 11 UC Santa Barbara W 102–45  3–1
Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
December 13, 2020
Noon, P12N
No. 11 at USC
Rivalry
W 73–52  4–1
(2–1)
Galen Center (0)
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 2020
Noon, P12N
No. 11 California W 71–37  5–1
(3–1)
Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2020
Noon, P12N
No. 10 No. 1 Stanford L 49–61  5–2
(3–2)
Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 1, 2021
TBD, P12N
No. 11 at Oregon State Postponed Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
January 3, 2021
1:00 p.m., P12N
No. 11 at No. 8 Oregon W 73–71  6–2
(4–2)
Matthew Knight Arena (0)
Eugene, OR
January 8, 2021
4:00 p.m., P12N
No. 9 Colorado Postponed Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 10, 2021
1:00 p.m., P12N
No. 9 Utah W 92–67  7–2
(5–2)
Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 2021
6:30 p.m., P12N
No. 8 Washington Postponed Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 17, 2021
11:00 a.m., P12N
No. 8 Washington State W 68–66 OT 8–2
(6–2)
Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 22, 2021
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 6 at No. 5 Stanford W 70–66  9–2
(7–2)
Maples Pavilion (1)
Stanford, CA
January 24, 2021
3:00 p.m.
No. 6 at California Postponed Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
January 29, 2021
6:00 p.m., P12N
No. 5 Arizona State W 60–57  10–2
(8–2)
Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
January 31, 2021
3:00 p.m., P12N
No. 5 No. 10 Arizona Postponed Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 5, 2021
Noon
No. 5 at Washington State L 63–67  10–3
(8–3)
Beasley Coliseum (0)
Pullman, WA
February 7, 2021
2:00 p.m.
No. 5 at Washington W 84–50  11–3
(9–3)
Alaska Airlines Arena (0)
Seattle, WA
February 12, 2021
10:00 p.m.
No. 8 at Utah W 69–58  12–3
(10–3)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (0)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 14, 2021
Noon
No. 8 at Colorado Postponed CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
February 19, 2021
5:00 p.m., P12N
No. 8 No. 13 Oregon W 83–56  13–3
(11–3)
Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
February 21, 2021
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. 8 Oregon State L 64–71  13–4
(11–4)
Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
February 26, 2021
5:00 p.m.
No. 10 USC
Rivalry
W 93–51  14–4
(12–4)
Pauley Pavilion (0)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 4, 2021
8:00 p.m., P12N
(3) No. 9 vs. (11) Washington
Quarterfinals
W 58–46  15–4
Michelob Ultra Arena (38)
Paradise, NV
March 5, 2021
8:00 p.m., P12N
(3) No. 9 vs. (2) No. 11 Arizona
Semifinals
W 58–49  16–4
Michelob Ultra Arena (0)
Paradise, NV
March 7, 2021
5:00 p.m, ESPN2
(3) No. 9 vs. (1) No. 4 Stanford
Finals
L 55–75  16–5
Michelob Ultra Arena (0)
Paradise, NV
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2021
7:00 p.m., ESPN
(3 H) No. 9 vs. (14 H) Wyoming
First Round
W 69–48  17–5
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
March 24, 2021
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
(3 H) No. 9 vs. (6 H) Texas
Second Round
L 62–71  17–6
Alamodome 
San Antonio, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. H=HemisFair.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings[]

Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
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 Final
AP 9 9 11 11 10 11 9 8 6 5 5 8 8 10 9 10 9
Coaches 10 11 11 11 12 9 8 6 5 4 7 9 10 9 10 9

See also[]

2020–21 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

References[]

  1. ^ "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships".
  2. ^ "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". uclabruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
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