2021–22 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

The 2021–22 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represents the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins are led by eleventh-year head coach Cori Close. They play their home games at Pauley Pavilion and compete as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

2021–22 UCLA Bruins women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2021–22 record5–3 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach
Associate head coachShannon Perry-LeBeauf
Assistant coaches
  • Tasha Brown
  • Tony Newnan
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
(Capacity: 13,800)
2021–22 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 4 Arizona0–0 –10–0  1.000
Colorado0–0 –10–0  1.000
Washington State0–0 –8–1  .889
California0–0 –7–2  .778
No. 3 Stanford0–0 –7–2  .778
Utah0–0 –7–2  .778
Oregon0–0 –6–3  .667
USC0–0 –6–3  .667
Oregon State0–0 –5–3  .625
UCLA0–0 –5–3  .625
Arizona State0–0 –5–5  .500
Washington0–0 –3–3  .500
† 2022 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of December 18, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Bruins finished the season 17–6, 12–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place. As the third seed in the Pac-12 Women's Tournament they advanced to the championship game where they lost to Stanford.[1] As a three seed in the NCAA Tournament, the Bruins managed to beat Wyoming in the 1st round,[2] but then they lost to Texas in the second round to end their season.[3]

Offseason

Departures
Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure[4]
Lindsay Corsaro G 6'1" RS Jr. Indianapolis, Indiana Graduated
Michaela Onyenwere F 6'0" Sr. Aurora, Colorado Graduated; selected 6th overall by the New York Liberty in the 2021 WNBA Draft
Lauryn Miller F 6'1" Sr. Kirkwood, Missouri Graduated

Incoming transfers
NameNumPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Gina Conti10G5'11"Graduate StudentGrove City, OHWake Forest
IImar'I Thomas24F5'10"Graduate StudentOakland, CACincinnati
Jaelynn Penn31G5'10"Graduate StudentLouisville, KYIndiana
Angela Dugalić32F6'4"SophomoreDes Plaines, ILOregon

Preseason
  • October 12, 2021 – The Bruins are picked to finish third in both the 2021-22 Pac-12 Preseason Media and Coaches Polls, behind Stanford and Oregon
  • October 25, 2021 – Gina Conti is named to the Nancy Lieberman Award top 20 watch list (Top point guard)
  • October 26, 2021 – Charisma Osborne is named to the Ann Meyers Drysdale Award top 20 watch list (Best shooting guard)
  • November 3, 2021 – Preseason All-Pac-12 team: Charisma Osborne; Gina Conti and Natalie Chou (Honorable mention)
  • November 9, 2021 – Charisma Osborne is named to three watch lists (Wade Trophy, Wooden Award, and Naismith Trophy)

Roster

Source:[5]

2021–22 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Chantel Horvat 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS SrGeelong College Geelong, Australia
G 1 Kayla Owens 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS SrLangham Creek Houston, TX
G 2 Dominique Onu 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrBlair Academy Jacksonville, FL
G 3 Kiara Jefferson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) SrWest Campus Sacramento, CA
F 5 Brynn Masikewich 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) JrLincoln Prep Calgary, Alberta
G 10 Gina Conti 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GSGrove City High
Wake Forest		 Grove City, OH
F 11 Emily Bessoir  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS FrWilhelm-Hausenstein Gymnasium Munich, Germany
G 20 Charisma Osborne 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) JrWindward School Moreno Valley, CA
G 23 Natalie Chou 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) GSPlano West
Baylor		 Plano, TX
F 24 IImar'I Thomas 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GSSacred Heart Cathedral Prep
Cincinnati		 Oakland, CA
G 31 Jaelynn Penn 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) GSButler Traditional
Indiana		 Louisville, KY
F 32 Angela Dugalić 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS FrMaine West
Oregon		 Des Plaines, IL
G 35 Camryn Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrPrestonwood Christian Lewisville, TX
F 43 Izzy Anstey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) RS FrCaulfield Melbourne, Australia
G 51 Eliana Sigal (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrTarbut V' Torah Irvine, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Source:[6]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 10, 2021*
7:00 pm, P12N		 No. 20 Pepperdine W 78–69  1–0
  24 – Osborne  7 – Thomas  4 – Osborne  Pauley Pavilion (1,363)
Los Angeles, CA
November 18, 2021*
7:00 pm, live stream		 No. 20 Cal State Northridge W 73–46  2–0
  21 – Thomas  9 – Anstey  7 – Penn  Pauley Pavilion (794)
Los Angeles, CA
November 21, 2021*
3:00 pm, P12N		 No. 20 Virginia W 69–57  3–0
  20 – Chou  6 – Owens  7 – Penn  Pauley Pavilion (1,077)
Los Angeles, CA
November 26, 2021*
10:30 am, FloHoops		 No. 19 vs. Kent State
Gulf Coast Showcase		 L 69–75  3–1
  21 – Osborne  8 – Penn  3 – Tied  Hertz Arena (150)
Estero, FL
November 27, 2021*
8:00 am, FloHoops		 No. 19 vs. South Dakota State
Gulf Coast Showcase consolation		 L 66–76  3–2
  18 – Thomas  7 – Tied  2 – Tied  Hertz Arena (213)
Estero, FL
November 28, 2021*
8:00 am, FloHoops		 No. 19 vs. St. John's (NY)
Gulf Coast Showcase seventh place		 W 73–65  4–2
  19 – Tied  11 – Osborne  6 – Osborne  Hertz Arena (143)
Estero, FL
December 5, 2021*
2:00 pm, live stream		 San Jose State W 112–33  5–2
  32 – Thomas  9 – Owens  11 – Chou  Pauley Pavilion (1,362)
Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 2021*
10:00 am, ABC		 vs. No. 3 UConn
Never Forget Tribute Classic		 L 61–71  5–3
  26 – Osborne  8 – Anstey  3 – Penn  Prudential Center 
Newark, NJ
December 16, 2021*
7:00 pm, live stream		 Texas Southern Cancelled [lower-alpha 1] Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 19, 2021*
5:00 pm, P12N		 Ohio State     Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 21, 2021*
1:00 pm, live stream		 Cal State Bakersfield     Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
Pac-12 regular season
December 28, 2021
6:00 pm, P12N		 USC
Rivalry		     Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 31, 2021
6:00 pm, P12N		 Arizona State     Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 2, 2022
2:00 pm, P12N		 Arizona     Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 7, 2022
6:00 pm, P12N		 at Utah     Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, UT
January 9, 2022
10:00 am, P12N		 at Colorado     CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
January 14, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N		 Washington     Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 16, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N		 Washington State     Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
January 22, 2022
1:00 pm, P12N		 at USC
Rivalry		     Galen Center 
Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 2022
8:00 pm, P12N		 at Oregon     Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
January 30, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N		 at Oregon State     Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
February 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN		 Stanford     Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 6, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N		 California     Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 11, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N		 at Washington State     Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
February 13, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N		 at Washington     Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
February 18, 2022
7:00 pm, P12N		 Colorado     Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 20, 2022
12:00 pm, P12N		 Utah     Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
February 24, 2022
6:00 pm, P12N		 at Arizona     McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
February 26, 2022
11:00 am, P12N		 at Arizona State     Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 2–6, 2022
 vs.      Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings
See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Final 
AP 20 20* 20 19 RV RV Not released 
Coaches 14 14* 15 24 25

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.

Awards and honors
Recipient Award (PAC-12 Conference) Stats (PPG/RPG/FG%) Week Date awarded Ref.
Natalie Chou Player of the Week 31.0/6.0/68.8 November 29-December 5 December 6, 2021 [8]

Notes
  1. This game was canceled on December 16 due to COVID-19 protocols within the UCLA program. This game was declared a no contest by the NCAA.[7]

References
  1. "UCLA vs Stanford Box Score". espn.com. March 7, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  2. "UCLA vs Wyoming Box Score". espn.com. March 22, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  3. "UCLA vs Texas Box Score". espn.com. March 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  4. "UCLA Athletics Celebrates Graduating Student-Athletes". uclabruins.com. June 16, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  5. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Roster". uclabruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
  6. "2021-22 Women's Basketball Schedule". uclabruins.com. UCLA Athletics. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
  7. "Women's Basketball Game vs. Texas Southern Will Not Be Played as Scheduled". uclabruins.com. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
  8. "Pac-12 Women's Basketball Performance Awards, presented by Nextiva - Dec. 6, 2021". Pac-12.com. December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
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