UCLA Bruins | |||
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University | University of California, Los Angeles | ||
All-time record | 604–412 | ||
Conference | Pac-12 | ||
Location | Los Angeles, CA | ||
Head coach | Cori Close (7th year) | ||
Arena |
Pauley Pavilion (Capacity: 12,829) |
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Nickname | Bruins | ||
Student section | The Den | ||
Colors |
True Blue and Gold |
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Uniforms | |||
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NCAA/AIAW Tournament champions | |||
1978 (AIAW) | |||
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Final Four | |||
1978 (AIAW), 1979 (AIAW) | |||
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Elite Eight | |||
1978, 1979, 1999 | |||
NCAA/AIAW Tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1978, 1979, 1985, 1992, 1999, 2016 | |||
NCAA/AIAW Tournament appearances | |||
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2016 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
2006 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1999 |
The UCLA Bruins women's basketball program was established in 1974. The current coach is Cori Close. The team was a member of the AIAW until joining the NCAA in 1984. The UCLA Bruins women's basketball team won the AIAW championship in 1978, and a banner commomorating the championship hangs in Pauley Pavilion, the current home of the Bruins basketball teams. The 2014–15 team won the 2015 WNIT championship.
The Bruins finished in 6th place in the Pac-12 Conference and were selected to play in the WNIT. The Bruins defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers 62–60 for the WNIT championship on April 4, 2015. Jordin Canada was the tournament's most valuable player.
While Pauley Pavilion was being renovated, the women's basketball team played its 2011–12 season home games at the John Wooden Center.
The 1978 team led by Ann Meyers, Denise Curry and Anita Ortega won the AIAW National Championship under head coach Billie Moore.
Conference tournament winners noted with # Source
National champion Postseason invitational champion
Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion
Conference tournament champion