# 2019–20 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

The 2019–20 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by ninth year head coach Cori Close, played their home games at Pauley Pavilion and competed as members of the Pac-12 Conference.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the NCAA Tournament was canceled. The Bruins finished the season 26–5 and 14–4 in conference play for a second-place tie in the Pac-12. They advanced to the semifinals of the Pac-12 Tournament, where they lost to Stanford. Had the NCAA Tournament not been canceled, the Bruins were projected to receive a #3-seed and to host a 1st/2nd Round pod. UCLA's overall winning percentage of .839 was its highest since the 2010–11 season, when the Bruins finished 28–5 (.848).
The Bruins were 17–0 when scoring at least 70 points and 22–0 when holding opponents to under 67 points.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Ahlana Smith | G | 5'9" | Fr. | Charlotte, North Carolina | Transferred to Gulf Coast State College |
| Kennedy Burke | G | 6'1" | Sr. | Northridge, California | Graduated; selected 22nd overall by the Dallas Wings in the 2019 WNBA draft |
| Lajahna Drummer | F | 6'1" | RS Sr. | Inglewood, California | Graduated |
| Chrissy Baird | G | 6'1" | RS Sr. | Wheaton, Illinois | Graduated |
| Shayley Harris | F/C | 6'5" | Fr. | Redding, California | Transferred to Santa Clara |

### 2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Jaden Owens G | Plano, TX | Plano West | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Charisma Osborne G | Moreno Valley, CA | Windward School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 98 ||||||
| Brynn Masikewich F | Calgary, AB | Lincoln Prep | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| Camryn Brown G | Lewisville, TX | Prestonwood Christian | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 90 ||||||
| 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: ||||||

## Roster

* March 7, 2019 - The NCAA granted Japreece Dean an additional year of eligibility since she played in only two games at the start of her sophomore year at Texas Tech before transferring to UCLA. However, because of those two games she played, she would have to sit out the first two games of the 2019–20 season.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/05/2019* 7:00 pm | No. 11 | Weber State | W 85–55 | 1–0 | Pauley Pavilion (1,259) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/09/2019* 2:00 pm | No. 11 | Loyola Marymount | W 74–52 | 2–0 | Pauley Pavilion (2,317) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/14/2019* 11:00 am | No. 11 | Long Beach State | W 86–51 | 3–0 | Pauley Pavilion (5,734) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/22/2019* 7:00 pm | No. 11 | Northern Colorado | W 92–58 | 4–0 | Pauley Pavilion (1,201) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/26/2019* 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 11 | Yale | W 100–65 | 5–0 | Pauley Pavilion (1,582) Los Angeles, CA |
| 11/30/2019* 1:30 pm | No. 11 | vs. UCF Cavalier Classic | W 61–56 | 6–0 | John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA |
| 12/01/2019* 12:30 pm, ACCNX | No. 11 | at Virginia Cavalier Classic | W 73–62 | 7–0 | John Paul Jones Arena (2,621) Charlottesville, VA |
| 12/07/2019* 4:00 pm | No. 11 | at CSUN | W 58–44 | 8–0 | Matadome (685) Northridge, CA |
| 12/15/2019* 2:00 pm | No. 10 | Pacific | W 68–57 | 9–0 | Pauley Pavilion (1,502) Los Angeles, CA |
| 12/19/2019* 8:00 am, SECN | No. 10 | at Georgia | W 59–50 | 10–0 | Stegeman Coliseum (7,123) Athens, GA |
| 12/22/2019* 9:00 am, BTN | No. 10 | at No. 12 Indiana | W 68–58 | 11–0 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (5,272) Bloomington, IN |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||
| 12/29/2019 1:00 pm, P12N | No. 10 | USC Rivalry | W 83–59 | 12–0 (1–0) | Pauley Pavilion (4,255) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/03/2020 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 10 | Arizona State | W 68–66 | 13–0 (2–0) | Pauley Pavilion (1,582) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/05/2020 12:00 pm, P12N | No. 10 | No. 18 Arizona | W 70–58 | 14–0 (3–0) | Pauley Pavilion (3,011) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/10/2020 6:00 pm, P12N | No. 8 | at Utah | W 84–54 | 15–0 (4–0) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,053) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/12/2020 11:00 am, P12N | No. 8 | at Colorado | W 65–62 | 16–0 (5–0) | CU Events Center (2,808) Boulder, CO |
| 01/17/2020 7:30 pm, P12N | No. 7 | at USC Rivalry | L 68–70 $^{2OT}$ | 16–1 (5–1) | Galen Center (1,527) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/24/2020 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 10 | Washington | W 85–80 $^{OT}$ | 17–1 (6–1) | Pauley Pavilion (2,412) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/26/2020 12:00 pm, P12N | No. 10 | Washington State | W 66–50 | 18–1 (7–1) | Pauley Pavilion (2,501) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/31/2020 5:00 pm, P12N | No. 8 | at No. 16 Arizona | L 66–92 | 18–2 (7–2) | McKale Center (7,407) Tucson, AZ |
| 02/02/2020 11:00 am, P12N | No. 8 | at No. 19 Arizona State | W 70–61 | 19–2 (8–2) | Desert Financial Arena (2,664) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/07/2020 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 10 | at No. 6 Stanford | W 79–69 | 20–2 (9–2) | Maples Pavilion (4,530) Stanford, CA |
| 02/09/2020 2:00 pm, P12N | No. 10 | at California | W 74–70 $^{OT}$ | 21–2 (10–2) | Haas Pavilion (2,447) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/14/2020 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 7 | No. 3 Oregon | L 66–80 | 21–3 (10–3) | Pauley Pavilion (5,912) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/17/2020 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 8 | No. 15 Oregon State | W 83–74 $^{OT}$ | 22–3 (11–3) | Pauley Pavilion (5,994) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/21/2020 7:00 pm, P12N | No. 8 | at Washington State | W 70–62 | 23–3 (12–3) | Beasley Coliseum (956) Pullman, WA |
| 02/23/2020 12:00 pm, P12N | No. 8 | at Washington | L 68–74 | 23–4 (12–4) | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,123) Seattle, WA |
| 02/28/2020 8:00 pm, P12N | No. 9 | Colorado | W 62–52 | 24–4 (13–4) | Pauley Pavilion (1,937) Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/01/2020 1:00 pm, P12N | No. 9 | Utah | W 77–54 | 25–4 (14–4) | Pauley Pavilion (2,899) Los Angeles, CA |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2020 6:00 pm, P12N | (2) No. 8 | vs. (7) USC Quarterfinals | W 73–66 | 26–4 | Mandalay Bay Events Center Paradise, NV |
| 03/07/2020 8:30 pm, P12N | (2) No. 8 | vs. (3) No. 7 Stanford Semifinals | L 51–67 | 26–5 | Mandalay Bay Events Center (7,266) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Rankings

2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings
Legend :
| | Increase in ranking |
| | Decrease in ranking |
| | Not ranked previous week |
| (RV) | Received Votes |
| (NR) | Not Ranked |

## Honors

* December 2, 2019 – Japreece Dean was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week
* December 23, 2019 – Michaela Onyenwere received her first-ever Pac-12 Player of the Week
* February 10, 2020 – Michaela Onyenwere was named the Pac-12 Player of the Week