The 2020–21 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bruins, led by tenth year head coach Cori Close, played their home games at Pauley Pavilion and competed as members of the Pac-12 Conference.
Previous season The Bruins finished the season 26–5, 14–4 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for second place. As the second seed in the Pac-12 women's tournament they advanced to the semifinals where they lost to Stanford. The NCAA tournament and WNIT were cancelled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Offseason
Departures Name Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure F Newport Coast, California Graduated G Austin, Texas Graduated; selected 30th overall by the Chicago Sky in the 2020 WNBA draft G Plano, Texas Transferred to Baylor
2020 recruiting class
Roster
Kayla Owens and Kiara Jefferson declined to participate in the 2020-21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Brynn Masikewich chose to remain home in Canada for the 2020-21 season to rehab from an injury. Izzy Anstey and Gemma Potter, both from Australia, were not allowed to enter the United States for the 2020-21 academic year due to immigration restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Potter later elected to play professionally in Australia. December 28, 2020: Class of 2021 high school recruit Dominque Darius graduated early so she could enroll at UCLA and participate in the 2020-21 season.
Schedule Source:
!colspan=6 style=| Regular season
!colspan=6 style=| Pac-12 Women's Tournament
!colspan=6 style=|NCAA tournament
Rankings
+ Ranking movementLegend: ██ 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 Final AP 9 9 11 11 10 11 9 8 6 5 5 8 8 10 9 10 9 Coaches 10 11 11 11 12 9 8 6 5 4 7 9 10 9 10 9
See also 2020–21 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team
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