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May 1, 2025 11:46 a.m.
Coach Cori Close high fives a player on the sideline. Close recruited standout guard Gianna Kneepkens in the spring transfer portal, and ultimately secured the former Ute on Thursday morning. (Brandon Morquecho/Daily Bruin senior staff)
This post was updated May 1 at 11:52 p.m.
Gianna Kneepkens, former Utah standout guard and a three-time Big 12 First Team pick, committed to UCLA women’s basketball on Thursday morning, per ESPN.
Kneepkens nabbed a Pac-12 Preseason All-Conference selection before her junior season in 2023 – as well as slots on watchlists for the John R.
By Ira Gorawara
Sports
April 8, 2025 1:49 p.m.Ira’s Intuition: Legacy crafted by UCLA women’s basketball will stretch past Final Four scoreboard
This post was updated April 8 8:43 p.m.
Cori Close’s leaders rose from the press conference podium after taking the toughest loss of their careers. And then the coach turned her head with one thing to say.
By Ira Gorawara
A Closer Look
April 6, 2025 8:23 p.m.UCLA hosts Final Four watch party for UCLA women’s basketball’s loss to UConn
This post was updated April 6 at 11:40 p.m.
Everything was in place for a UCLA women’s basketball game as fans grabbed hot dogs, cheered with friends and wore UCLA gear – except this time, the players were over 2,000 miles away in Tampa, Florida.
By Willa Campion and Sophia Pu
Sports
April 6, 2025 10:39 a.m.How Husky hustle handily scouted UCLA women’s basketball out of its identity
This post was updated April 6 at 8:35 p.m.
TAMPA, Fla. – If there’s one thing on every UCLA scouting report, it’s to find a way – any way – to survive the forest of limbs in the paint.
By Ira Gorawara
Sports
April 4, 2025 9:16 p.m.No. 1, done: UConn guts UCLA women’s basketball by 34, ending historic NCAA run
This post was updated April 6 at 8:58 p.m.
TAMPA, Fla. – To shut down the Bruins, opponents have double- or even triple-teamed Lauren Betts.
The Trojans – the only team that beat the Bruins in the regular season – found a way to limit the junior center to 18 and 11 points in the team’s two regular-season meetings, respectively.
By Sabrina Messiha
Sports
April 4, 2025 11:15 a.m.‘First Final Four’ claims cover up legacy of UCLA’s legendary AIAW teams
Denise Curry was a freshman the first time the Bruins reached the Final Four. A teenager still figuring out where to stand on the court. Sitting alongside already-Olympian Ann Meyers Drysdale may not have helped.
By Ira Gorawara
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