They used to have USA stitched on the front of their jerseys. Both were freshmen in high school, point guards, under 6-feet tall and top players in the nation. Yet, where the ultimate rivalry could have formed, a lasting friendship took root. They immediately clicked. After playing on the court together in the 2011 FIBA […]
Category Archives: Women’s Basketball
Women’s basketball’s recruiting class scores high marks in exhibition
The players were full of spirit, jumping up and down and high-fiving each other. Coach Cori Close was smiling. The cheers of anticipating fans, the rumble of the announcer, balls dribbling and swooshing through nets, the squeaks of shoes – these are the sounds of a highly anticipated season of UCLA women’s basketball on the […]
UCLA women’s basketball releases difficult nonconference schedule
After taking on a non-conference schedule last year that was ranked third most difficult in the nation, UCLA women’s basketball announced Thursday that the team will once again be battling a tough schedule ahead of conference play for the upcoming season. This year, the challenge comes in the form of six NCAA tournament-caliber opponents in […]
Guard Lauren Holiday to medically retire after repeated injuries
UCLA women’s basketball announced on Tuesday that redshirt freshman guard Lauren Holiday would be medically retiring from basketball as a result of the effects of multiple injuries sustained during her time at UCLA. Holiday will instead be returning to the team as an undergraduate assistant. “I am very thankful for the contributions of Lauren Holiday […]
Freshman women’s basketball players transition to UCLA experience
Individually, each player has a long list of accolades attached to her name. Collectively, they’re known as the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation. As of June 22, they’ve added another label to their names: UCLA freshmen. The women’s basketball season officially begins late in fall quarter, but the team’s five freshmen – guards […]
UCLA reveals plan for new basketball practice facility
UCLA Athletics plans to raise money to build a basketball practice facility, Athletic Director Dan Guerrero announced Thursday.
Molly Mann finds the track to her dreams of teaching
Amid the squeaking of basketball shoes and reverberating of bouncing balls on the hardwood floors of Pauley Pavilion, a figure stands courtside, basketball clutched tightly in her hands, eyes attentive to the action on the court.