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
2019–20 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
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Oregon†17–1 .944  31–2  .939
No. 10 UCLA14–4 .778  26–5  .839
No. 7 Stanford14–4 .778  27–6  .818
No. 13 Arizona12–6 .667  24–7  .774
No. 14 Oregon State10–8 .556  23–9  .719
No. 25 Arizona State10–8 .556  20–11  .645
USC8–10 .444  17–14  .548
Utah6–12 .333  14–17  .452
Colorado5–13 .278  16–14  .533
Washington5–13 .278  13–17  .433
Washington State4–14 .222  11–20  .355
California3–15 .167  12–19  .387
† 2020 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of January 29, 2021; 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:   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:   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:   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:   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

    [1]

    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
    PollPre-
    Season    		Week
    2    		Week
    3    		Week
    4    		Week
    5    		Week
    6    		Week
    7    		Week
    8    		Week
    9    		Week
    10    		Week
    11    		Week
    12    		Week
    13    		Week
    14    		Week
    15    		Week
    16    		Week
    17    		Week
    18    		Week
    19    		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 2019-11-18.
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