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2016–17 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team

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2016–17 UCLA Bruins women's basketball
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 15
Record25–9 (13–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jenny Huth
  • Tony Newnan
  • Shannon Perry
Home arenaPauley Pavilion
Seasons
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Oregon State 16 2   .889 31 5   .861
No. 6 Stanford 15 3   .833 32 6   .842
No. 12 Washington 15 3   .833 29 6   .829
No. 15 UCLA 13 5   .722 25 9   .735
Arizona State 9 9   .500 20 13   .606
Oregon 8 10   .444 23 14   .622
California 6 12   .333 20 14   .588
Washington State 6 12   .333 16 20   .444
Colorado 5 13   .278 17 16   .515
Utah 5 13   .278 16 15   .516
USC 5 13   .278 14 16   .467
Arizona 5 13   .278 14 16   .467
2017 Pac-12 tournament winner
As of March 31, 2017
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by sixth year head coach Cori Close, play their home games at the Pauley Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. 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

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Departures

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Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Nirra Fields G 5'9" Sr. Montreal, Quebec Graduated; selected 32nd overall by the Phoenix Mercury in the 2016 WNBA draft
Kacey Swain F 6'3" RS Sr. Los Angeles, California Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous
school
Notes
Japreece Dean Guard 5'6" So Austin, TX Texas Tech 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

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Lindsey Corsaro
G
Indianapolis, IN Roncalli 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:5/5 stars   ESPN grade: 97
Ally Rosenblum
P
Newport Coast, CA Mater Dei 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 95
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

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2016–17 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Nicole Kornet 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) RS Sr Liberty Christian
Oklahoma
Lantana, TX
G 2 Kari Korver 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Sr Valley Christian Paramount, CA
G 3 Jordin Canada 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Windward Los Angeles, CA
F 4 Ashley Hearn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) So Sachse Rowlett, TX
G 5 Lindsey Corsaro Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Roncalli Indianapolis, IN
F 10 Ally Rosenblum 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Fr Mater Dei Newport Coast, CA
F 11 Lajahna Drummer Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Long Beach Poly HS Inglewood, CA
G 20 Dominique Williams 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) RS Jr Saint Mary's Phoenix, AZ
G 22 Kennedy Burke 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Sierra Canyon School Northridge, CA
G 23 Kelli Hayes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Archbishop Mitty San Jose, CA
F 24 Paulina Hersler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS Jr Igelstavikens Gymnasium Malmö, Sweden
F 25 Monique Billings 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Santiago Corona, CA
G 32 Chrissy Baird Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Wheaton North Wheaton, IL
G Japreece Dean (I) 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) So Vista Ridge
Texas Tech
Austin, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Rankings

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Ranking Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP 9 9 9 10 9 9 10 10 9 17 13 13 13 15 18 15 15 15 15 N/A
Coaches 9 11 10 9 9 9 10 10 7 13 11 13 12 12 16 15 15 14 14 13

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 9 Westmont W 80–45 
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
8:30 pm
No. 9 Pacific W 82–55  1–0
Pauley Pavilion (9,160)
Los Angeles, CA
11/14/2016*
4:00 pm, FSSW+
No. 9 at No. 2 Baylor L 70–84  1–1
Ferrell Center (5,955)
Waco, TX
11/18/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 9 Southern W 95–47  2–1
Pauley Pavilion (765)
Los Angeles, CA
11/20/2016*
1:00 pm
No. 9 Cal Poly W 80–64  3–1
Pauley Pavilion (1,218)
Los Angeles, CA
11/24/2016*
6:00 pm
No. 9 vs. Iowa
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 78–65  4–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
11/25/2016*
3:30 pm
No. 9 vs. Toledo
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division
W 75–73  5–1
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya (1,610)
Cancún, Mexico
12/04/2016*
2:00 pm, P12N
No. 10 Hawaii W 72–49  6–1
Pauley Pavilion (1,454)
Los Angeles, CA
12/11/2016*
11:00 am, P12N
No. 9 Michigan W 84–64  7–1
Pauley Pavilion (1,688)
Los Angeles, CA
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm
No. 9 at UC Santa Barbara W 71–52  8–1
The Thunderdome (952)
Santa Barbara, CA
12/18/2016*
11:00 am, ESPN2
No. 9 at No. 6 South Carolina L 57–66  8–2
Colonial Life Arena (13,367)
Columbia, SC
12/20/2016*
9:00 am
No. 10 at North Carolina A&T W 83–42  9–2
Corbett Sports Center (1,241)
Greensboro, NC
Pac-12 regular season
12/30/2016
7:00 pm
No. 10 Utah W 67–56  10–2 (1–0)
Pauley Pavilion (1,186)
Los Angeles, CA
01/01/2017
2:00 pm
No. 10 No. 20 Colorado W 87–74  11–2 (2–0)
Pauley Pavilion (1,354)
Los Angeles, CA
01/06/2017
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 9 at Washington State L 73–82  11–3 (2–1)
Beasley Coliseum (820)
Pullman, WA
01/08/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 9 at No. 12 Washington L 70–82  11–4 (2–2)
Alaska Airlines Arena (4,446)
Seattle, WA
01/13/2017
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 17 No. 10 Oregon State W 66–56  12–4 (3–2)
Pauley Pavilion (1,403)
Los Angeles, CA
01/15/2017
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 17 Oregon W 79–63  13–4 (4–2)
Pauley Pavilion (2,074)
Los Angeles, CA
01/18/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 11 at USC
Rivalry
W 74–59  14–4 (5–2)
Galen Center (949)
Los Angeles, CA
01/22/2017
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 11 USC
Rivalry
W 71–67  15–4 (6–2)
Pauley Pavilion (4,415)
Los Angeles, CA
01/27/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 No. 16 Arizona State W 69–60  16–4 (7–2)
Pauley Pavilion (1,493)
Los Angeles, CA
01/29/2017
2:00 pm
No. 13 Arizona W 69–49  17–4 (8–2)
Pauley Pavilion (2,013)
Los Angeles, CA
02/03/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 13 at California L 77–80  17–5 (8–3)
Haas Pavilion (2,461)
Berkeley, CA
02/06/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 15 at No. 8 Stanford W 85–76  18–5 (9–3)
Maples Pavilion (2,846)
Stanford, CA
02/10/2017
6:00 pm, P12N
No. 15 at Oregon L 75–84  18–6 (9–4)
Matthew Knight Arena (2,438)
Eugene, OR
02/12/2017
1:00 pm, P12N
No. 15 at No. 9 Oregon State L 61–68  18–7 (9–5)
Gill Coliseum (4,980)
Corvallis, OR
02/17/2017
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 18 No. 9 Washington W 90–79  19–7 (10–5)
Pauley Pavilion (1,699)
Los Angeles, CA
02/19/2017
11:00 am, P12N
No. 18 Washington State W 67–48  20–7 (11–5)
Pauley Pavilion (1,958)
Los Angeles, CA
02/24/2017
5:00 pm, P12N
No. 15 at Arizona W 79–56  21–7 (12–5)
McKale Center (1,652)
Tucson, AZ
02/26/2017
11:00 am, P12N
No. 15 at Arizona State W 55–52  22–7 (13–5)
Wells Fargo Arena (2,136)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
03/03/2017
2:00 pm, P12N
(4) No. 15 vs. (5) Arizona State
Quarterfinals
W 77–68  23–7
KeyArena (4,659)
Seattle, WA
03/04/2017
6:00 pm, P12N
(4) No. 15 vs. (1) No. 6 Oregon State
Semifinals
L 53–63  23–8
KeyArena 
Seattle, WA
NCAA Women's Tournament
03/18/2017*
3:30 pm, ESPN2
(4 B) No. 15 (13 B) Boise State
First Round
W 83–56  24–8
Pauley Pavilion (2,256)
Los Angeles, CA
03/20/2017*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
(4 B) No. 15 (5 B) Texas A&M
Second Round
W 75–43  25–8
Pauley Pavilion (2,077)
Los Angeles, CA
03/25/2017*
10:30 am, ESPN
(4 B) No. 15 vs. (1 B) No. 1 Connecticut
Sweet Sixteen
L 71–86  25–9
Webster Bank Arena (8,830)
Bridgeport, CT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
B=Bridgeport Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Honors

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 Women's Basketball Schedule".