The 2023–24 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the

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during the

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. The Bruins were led by 13th-year head coach

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. They played their home games at

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and competed as members of the

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. This was also the last season for UCLA played in the Pac-12 Conference before moving to the Big Ten Conference on August 1, 2024. Prior to the season, the Bruins secured the signing of highly touted

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, the former top-ranked high school recruit in the country who was transferring to UCLA from conference rival

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after one season in which she received limited playing time. Going into the Cayman Islands classic, the Bruins were ranked Number 2 in the AP poll, the highest in program history. They defeated the

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-led UConn Huskies in that tournament. The Bruins finished the season with a 27–7 record, including 13–5 in Pac-12 play to finish in third place. They received an at-large bid to the 2024 NCAA Tournament, and were eliminated in the sweet sixteen by

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Previous season

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finished the season 27–10, 11–7 in Pac-12 play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the fifth seed in the Pac-12 tournament, they defeated

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in the first round,

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in the quarterfinals, and

in the semifinals before losing in the championship game to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a 4th seed in the Greenville Regional 1, where they defeated

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in the first round and

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in the second round to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2019, where they lost to 1-seed

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Offseason

Departures

Incoming

Recruiting

Recruiting class of 2024

Roster

Schedule and results

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Rankings

''*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.''
''^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.''

Awards and honors

* February 29, 2024 – Coach Cori Close is the recipient of the 2024 WBCA Carol Eckman Integrity in Coaching Award * March 5, 2024 – Lauren Betts, Kiki Rice, and Charisma Osborne named to the All-Pac-12 Team * March 5, 2024 – Lauren Betts and Charisma Osborne named to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team * April 15, 2024 – Charisma Osborne is selected by the

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with the 25th pick in the 2024

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References

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