2020–21 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

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.

2020–21 UCLA Bruins women's basketball
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
2020–21 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Stanford†19–2 .90531–2  .939
No. 11 Arizona13–4 .76521–6  .778
No. 9 UCLA12–4 .75017–6  .739
No. 23 Oregon10–7 .58815–9  .625
Oregon State7–6 .53812–8  .600
Colorado8–8 .50012–11  .522
Washington State9–10 .47412–12  .500
USC8–10 .44411–12  .478
Arizona State6–9 .40011–12  .478
Utah4–15 .2115–16  .238
Washington3–13 .1887–14  .333
California1–12 .0771–16  .059
† 2021 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of March 29, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

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: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: N/A
Isobel Anstey
P		 Melbourne, Australia Caulfield 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:   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
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Chantel Horvat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrGeelong College Geelong, Australia
    G 1 Kayla Owens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrLangham Creek Houston, TX
    G 2 Dominique Darius 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrBlair Academy Jacksonville, FL
    G 3 Kiara Jefferson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrWest Campus Sacramento, CA
    G 4 Lindsey Corsaro 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrRoncalli Indianapolis, IN
    F 5 Brynn Masikewich 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SoLincoln Prep Calgary, Alberta
    F 11 Emily Bessoir 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrWilhelm-Hausenstein Gymnasium Munich, Germany
    G 20 Charisma Osborne 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoWindward School Moreno Valley, CA
    F 21 Michaela Onyenwere 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrGrandview Aurora, CO
    G 23 Natalie Chou 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrPlano West
    Baylor    		 Plano, TX
    F 33 Lauryn Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrKirkwood Kirkwood, MO
    G 35 Camryn Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SoPrestonwood Christian Lewisville, TX
    F 43 Izzy Anstey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) FrCaulfield Melbourne, Australia
    G 51 Eliana Sigal (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) JrTarbut 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
    Main article: 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
    Ranking Movement
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
    PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Final
    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". Archived from the original on 2020-03-12.
    2. "2020-21 Women's Basketball Schedule". uclabruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
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