# 2015–16 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

The 2015–16 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by fifth year head coach Cori Close, play their home games at the Pauley Pavilion and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Pac-12 women's tournament where they lost to Oregon State. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA women's tournament where they defeated Hawaii in the first round and South Florida in the second round, before losing to Texas in the Sweet Sixteen.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Recee' Caldwell | G | 5'8" | Fr. | San Antonio, Texas | Transferred to Texas Tech |
| Luiana Livulo | C | 6'3" | Sr. | Lisbon, Portugal | Graduated |
| Madeline Poteet | G | 5'8" | Sr. | Temecula, California | Graduated |
| Corinne Costa | F/C | 6'4" | RS Sr. | Discovery Bay, California | Graduated |
| Savanna Trapp | C | 6'9" | RS Fr. | Esko, Minnesota | Left team for personal reasons |

### Incoming transfer

| Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Nicole Kornet | Guard | 6'1" | Jr | Lantana, TX | Oklahoma |

### 2015 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Kennedy Burke W | Northridge, CA | Sierra Canyon | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Ashley Hearn F | Rowlett, TX | Sachse | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 97 ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Rankings

Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2015* 2:00 pm | | Vanguard | W 113–42 | | Pauley Pavilion (1,206) Los Angeles, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 5:00 pm | | St. John's | W 73–58 | 1–0 | Pauley Pavilion (6,674) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/20/2015* 7:00 pm | | James Madison | W 90–61 | 2–0 | Pauley Pavilion (840) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/22/2015* 1:00 pm, P12N | | No. 2 South Carolina | L 65–68 | 2–1 | Pauley Pavilion (2,018) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/27/2015* 10:00 am | | vs. Louisiana Tech Junkanoo Jam semifinals | W 68–57 | 3–1 | St. George HS Gymnasium (763) Freeport, BAH |
| 11/28/2015* 12:15 pm | | vs. No. 3 Notre Dame Junkanoo Jam championship | L 84–92 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | St. George HS Gymnasium (683) Freeport, BAH |
| 12/05/2015* 2:00 pm | No. 24 | Cal State Bakersfield | W 82–68 | 4–2 | Pauley Pavilion (795) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/13/2015* 11:00 am, BTN | No. 20 | at Michigan | W 86–77 | 5–2 | Crisler Arena (2,834) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 12/16/2015* 7:00 pm | No. 19 | UC Irvine | W 83–49 | 6–2 | Pauley Pavilion (563) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/18/2015* 7:05 pm | No. 19 | at Sacramento State | W 109–76 | 7–2 | Hornets Nest (688) Sacramento, CA |
| 12/21/2015* 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 19 | at No. 21 California | L 104–108 $^{2OT}$ | 7–3 | Haas Pavilion (2,482) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/28/2015* 7:00 pm | No. 21 | at UC Riverside | W 70–56 | 8–3 | Student Recreation Center Arena (667) Riverside, CA |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| 12/30/2015 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 21 | USC Rivalry | W 78–73 | 9–3 (1–0) | Pauley Pavilion (2,766) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/02/2016 2:00 pm, P12N | No. 21 | Oregon | W 80–69 | 10–3 (2–0) | Pauley Pavilion (1,443) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/04/2016 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 15 | No. 11 Oregon State | W 71–51 | 11–3 (3–0) | Pauley Pavilion (1,161) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/10/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 15 | at USC Rivalry | L 68–71 | 11–4 (3–1) | Galen Center (2,214) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/15/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 17 | at Washington | L 56–64 | 11–5 (3–2) | Alaska Airlines Arena (1,547) Seattle, WA |
| 01/17/2016 12:00 pm, P12N | No. 17 | at Washington State | W 75–73 | 12–5 (4–2) | Beasley Coliseum (568) Pullman, WA |
| 01/22/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 20 | California | W 75–56 | 13–5 (5–2) | Pauley Pavilion (1,790) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/24/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 20 | No. 12 Stanford | W 56–36 | 14–5 (6–2) | Pauley Pavilion (3,061) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/29/2016 6:00 pm | No. 15 | at Colorado | W 82–64 | 15–5 (7–2) | Coors Events Center (2,252) Boulder, CO |
| 01/31/2016 1:00 pm | No. 15 | at Utah | W 69–63 | 16–5 (8–2) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (957) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/05/2016 5:00 pm, P12N | No. 14 | at No. 8 Arizona State | L 61–65 | 16–6 (8–3) | Wells Fargo Arena (3,095) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/07/2016 12:00 pm | No. 14 | at Arizona | W 73–39 | 17–6 (9–3) | McKale Center (843) Tucson, AZ |
| 02/12/2016 7:00 pm | No. 14 | Washington State | W 73–61 | 18–6 (10–3) | Pauley Pavilion (1,660) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/14/2016 11:00 am, ESPNU | No. 14 | Washington | W 63–59 | 19–6 (11–3) | Pauley Pavilion (1,609) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/19/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 12 | at Oregon | W 77–72 | 20–6 (12–3) | Matthew Knight Arena (2,166) Eugene, OR |
| 02/21/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 12 | at No. 7 Oregon State | L 54–64 | 20–7 (12–4) | Gill Coliseum (5,654) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/26/2016 8:00 pm | No. 14 | Arizona | W 80–53 | 21–7 (13–4) | Pauley Pavilion (1,641) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/28/2016 11:00 am, P12N | No. 14 | No. 9 Arizona State | W 74–61 | 22–7 (14–4) | Pauley Pavilion (6,972) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/04/2016 2:00 pm, P12N | (3) No. 12 | vs. (11) Arizona Quarterfinals | W 72–51 | 23–7 | KeyArena (3,747) Seattle, WA |
| 03/05/2016 6:00 pm, P12N | (3) No. 12 | vs. (10) California Semifinals | W 73–67 $^{OT}$ | 24–7 | KeyArena Seattle, WA |
| 03/06/2016 6:00 pm, ESPN | (3) No. 12 | vs. (1) No. 8 Oregon State Championship Game | L 57–69 | 24–8 | KeyArena (4,759) Seattle, WA |
| NCAA Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/19/2016* 3:30 pm, ESPN2 | (3 B) No. 10 | (14 B) Hawaii First Round | W 66–50 | 25–8 | Pauley Pavilion (2,552) Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/21/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | (3 B) No. 10 | (6 B) No. 21 South Florida Second Round | W 72–67 | 26–8 | Pauley Pavilion (1,656) Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/26/2016* 10:30 am, ESPN | (3 B) No. 10 | vs. (2 B) No. 7 Texas Sweet Sixteen | L 64–72 | 26–9 | Webster Bank Arena (8,898) Bridgeport, CT |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B=Bridgeport Region. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||