The 2016–17 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Bruins, led by sixth year head coach

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, play their home games at the Pauley Pavilion and were members of the

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. They finished the season 25–9, 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in fourth place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Boise State and Texas A&M in the first and second rounds before losing to UConn in the Sweet Sixteen.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

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, , Transferred to UCLA at the semester break during the 2016-17 season and will sit out until the semester break of the 2017-18 season.

2016 recruiting class

Roster

Rankings

Schedule

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Honors

*Nov. 21 – Jordin Canada named Pac-12 Conference Player-of-the-week

References

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