2019–20 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

The 2019–20 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by ninth year head coach Cori Close, played their home games at Pauley Pavilion and competed as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

2019–20 UCLA Bruins women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record26–5 (14–4 Pac-12)
Head coach
Associate head coachShannon Perry-LeBeauf
Assistant coaches
  • Tasha Brown
  • Tony Newnan
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
2019–20 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Oregon†171 .944312  .939
No. 10 UCLA144 .778265  .839
No. 7 Stanford144 .778276  .818
No. 13 Arizona126 .667247  .774
No. 14 Oregon State108 .556239  .719
No. 25 Arizona State108 .5562011  .645
USC810 .4441714  .548
Utah612 .3331417  .452
Colorado513 .2781614  .533
Washington513 .2781317  .433
Washington State414 .2221120  .355
California315 .1671219  .387
2020 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of October 23, 2023
Rankings from AP poll

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA Tournament was canceled. The Bruins finished the season 26–5 and 14–4 in conference play for a second-place tie in the Pac-12. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament, where they lost to Stanford. Had the NCAA Tournament not been canceled, the Bruins were projected to receive a #3-seed and to host a 1st/2nd Round pod. UCLA's overall winning percentage of .839 was its highest since the 2010–11 season, when the Bruins finished 28–5 (.848).

The Bruins were 17–0 when scoring at least 70 points and 22–0 when holding opponents to under 67 points.

Offseason

Departures

Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Ahlana Smith G 5'9" Fr. Charlotte, North Carolina Transferred to Gulf Coast State College
Kennedy Burke G 6'1" Sr. Northridge, California Graduated; selected 22nd overall by the Dallas Wings in the 2019 WNBA draft
Lajahna Drummer F 6'1" RS Sr. Inglewood, California Graduated
Chrissy Baird G 6'1" RS Sr. Wheaton, Illinois Graduated
Shayley Harris F/C 6'5" Fr. Redding, California Transferred to Santa Clara

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaden Owens
G
Plano, TX Plano West 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Charisma Osborne
G
Moreno Valley, CA Windward School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 98
Brynn Masikewich
F
Calgary, AB Lincoln Prep 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 90
Camryn Brown
G
Lewisville, TX Prestonwood Christian 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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

2019–20 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Chantel Horvat 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrGeelong College Geelong, Australia
G 1 Kayla Owens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoLangham Creek Houston, TX
G 3 Kiara Jefferson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SoWest Campus Sacramento, CA
G 4 Lindsey Corsaro 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SoRoncalli Indianapolis, IN
F 5 Brynn Masikewich 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) FrLincoln Prep Calgary, Alberta
F 10 Ally Rosenblum 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) SrMater Dei Newport Coast, CA
G 13 Jaden Owens 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) FrPlano West Plano, TX
G 20 Charisma Osborne 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrWindward School Moreno Valley, CA
F 21 Michaela Onyenwere 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) JrGrandview Aurora, CO
G 23 Natalie Chou 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS JrPlano West
Baylor
Plano, TX
G 24 Japreece Dean 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) SrVista Ridge
Texas Tech
Austin, TX
F 33 Lauryn Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrKirkwood Kirkwood, MO
G 35 Camryn Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrPrestonwood Christian Lewisville, TX
G 51 Eliana Sigal (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SoTarbut V' Torah Irvine, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2019

  • March 7, 2019 - The NCAA granted Japreece Dean an additional year of eligibility since she played in only two games at the start of her sophomore year at Texas Tech before transferring to UCLA. However, because of those two games she played, she would have to sit out the first two games of the 2019–20 season.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/05/2019*
7:00 pm
No. 11 Weber State W 85–55  1–0
Pauley Pavilion (1,259)
Los Angeles, CA
11/09/2019*
2:00 pm
No. 11 Loyola Marymount W 74–52  2–0
Pauley Pavilion (2,317)
Los Angeles, CA
11/14/2019*
11:00 am
No. 11 Long Beach State W 86–51  3–0
Pauley Pavilion (5,734)
Los Angeles, CA
11/22/2019*
7:00 pm
No. 11 Northern Colorado W 92–58  4–0
Pauley Pavilion (1,201)
Los Angeles, CA
11/26/2019*
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 11 Yale W 100–65  5–0
Pauley Pavilion (1,582)
Los Angeles, CA
11/30/2019*
1:30 pm
No. 11 vs. UCF
Cavalier Classic
W 61–56  6–0
John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
12/01/2019*
12:30 pm, ACCNX
No. 11 at Virginia
Cavalier Classic
W 73–62  7–0
John Paul Jones Arena (2,621)
Charlottesville, VA
12/07/2019*
4:00 pm
No. 11 at CSUN W 58–44  8–0
Matadome (685)
Northridge, CA
12/15/2019*
2:00 pm
No. 10 Pacific W 68–57  9–0
Pauley Pavilion (1,502)
Los Angeles, CA
12/19/2019*
8:00 am, SECN
No. 10 at Georgia W 59–50  10–0
Stegeman Coliseum (7,123)
Athens, GA
12/22/2019*
9:00 am, BTN
No. 10 at No. 12 Indiana W 68–58  11–0
Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,272)
Bloomington, IN
Pac-12 regular season
12/29/2019
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 USC
Rivalry
W 83–59  12–0
(1–0)
Pauley Pavilion (4,255)
Los Angeles, CA
01/03/2020
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 Arizona State W 68–66  13–0
(2–0)
Pauley Pavilion (1,582)
Los Angeles, CA
01/05/2020
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 No. 18 Arizona W 70–58  14–0
(3–0)
Pauley Pavilion (3,011)
Los Angeles, CA
01/10/2020
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 8 at Utah W 84–54  15–0
(4–0)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,053)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/12/2020
11:00 am, P12N
No. 8 at Colorado W 65–62  16–0
(5–0)
CU Events Center (2,808)
Boulder, CO
01/17/2020
7:30 pm, P12N
No. 7 at USC
Rivalry
L 68–70 2OT 16–1
(5–1)
Galen Center (1,527)
Los Angeles, CA
01/24/2020
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 Washington W 85–80 OT 17–1
(6–1)
Pauley Pavilion (2,412)
Los Angeles, CA
01/26/2020
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 Washington State W 66–50  18–1
(7–1)
Pauley Pavilion (2,501)
Los Angeles, CA
01/31/2020
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 8 at No. 16 Arizona L 66–92  18–2
(7–2)
McKale Center (7,407)
Tucson, AZ
02/02/2020
11:00 am, P12N
No. 8 at No. 19 Arizona State W 70–61  19–2
(8–2)
Desert Financial Arena (2,664)
Tempe, AZ
02/07/2020
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 at No. 6 Stanford W 79–69  20–2
(9–2)
Maples Pavilion (4,530)
Stanford, CA
02/09/2020
2:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 at California W 74–70 OT 21–2
(10–2)
Haas Pavilion (2,447)
Berkeley, CA
02/14/2020
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 7 No. 3 Oregon L 66–80  21–3
(10–3)
Pauley Pavilion (5,912)
Los Angeles, CA
02/17/2020
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 8 No. 15 Oregon State W 83–74 OT 22–3
(11–3)
Pauley Pavilion (5,994)
Los Angeles, CA
02/21/2020
7:00 pm, P12N
No. 8 at Washington State W 70–62  23–3
(12–3)
Beasley Coliseum (956)
Pullman, WA
02/23/2020
12:00 pm, P12N
No. 8 at Washington L 68–74  23–4
(12–4)
Alaska Airlines Arena (2,123)
Seattle, WA
02/28/2020
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 9 Colorado W 62–52  24–4
(13–4)
Pauley Pavilion (1,937)
Los Angeles, CA
03/01/2020
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 9 Utah W 77–54  25–4
(14–4)
Pauley Pavilion (2,899)
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/06/2020
6:00 pm, P12N
(2) No. 8 vs. (7) USC
Quarterfinals
W 73–66  26–4
Mandalay Bay Events Center 
Paradise, NV
03/07/2020
8:30 pm, P12N
(2) No. 8 vs. (3) No. 7 Stanford
Semifinals
L 51–67  26–5
Mandalay Bay Events Center (7,266)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Regular Season Polls
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Final
AP 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 8 7 10 8 10 7 8 9 8 10 10
Coaches 11 N/A 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 9 8 10 9 10 8 7 8 7 9 9
Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
(RV)   Received Votes
(NR)   Not Ranked

Honors

  • December 2, 2019 – Japreece Dean was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week
  • December 23, 2019 – Michaela Onyenwere received her first-ever Pac-12 Player of the Week
  • February 10, 2020 – Michaela Onyenwere was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week

See also

2019–20 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team

References

  1. "UCLA Athletics". UCLABruins.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
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