Angela Dugalić

Angela Dugalić ( ; born 29 December 2001) is a Serbian-American professional basketball player for the Washington Mystics of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Oregon Ducks and UCLA Bruins. Dugalić was named the Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year in 2026, when the Bruins won a national championship. She represents the Serbian national team internationally.

High school career Dugalić attended Maine West High School in Des Plaines, Illinois and played basketball for the Maine West warriors. In her sophomore year in 2018, the warriors finished in third place in the Illinois High School 4A tournament with a record of 31-2.Girls Basketball Class 4A State Final Results — 2017-18 Game 2. Illinois High School Association, March 2, 2018 In her junior year in 2019 the warriors went undefeated with a record of 35-0 and won the Illinois State 4A girl's basketball championship. Maine West ends perfect season, beats Mother McAuley for Class 4A girls state championship. Chicago Tribune, March 2, 2019 In her senior year in 2020, the warriors went 30-4 and lost in the super-sectional round.Troha, Matt - 2020 MARCH MADNESS: Class 3A & 4A Girls Basketball. Illinois High School Association, March 5, 2020 In her senior year she averaged 20.6 points and 10.3 rebounds per game.MAINE WEST HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT-ATHLETE NAMED GATORADE ILLINOIS GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYER OF THE YEAR. Gatorade, March 6, 2020

Dugalić was named Ms. Illinois Basketball by the Chicago Tribune in her senior year.Prince, Deantae - Morgan Park’s Adam Miller and Maine West’s Angela Dugalic are Mr. and Ms. Basketball of Illinois for 2020. Chicago Tribune, April 17,2020 She was named to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Associated 1st-Team 4A All-State In 2019 and 2020. She was the Illinois Gatorade player of the year in 2020.

Maine West celebrated Angela by retiring her number 32 on September 18, 2026.Lissau, Russell - With Washington Mystics teammates on hand, Angela Dugalic’s number is retired by Maine West: ‘It means a lot’. Chicago Tribune, September 19, 2026 Her Washington Mystics teammates joined her, having just defeated the Chicago Sky the night before. It is the first retired number for a student-athlete at Maine West. She got the number 32 because "It was the biggest jersey they had." She has worn the number 32 at UCLA and for the Washington Mystics. She wore number 25 at Oregon as Sedona Prince had taken number 32 the previous year.

College career Dugalić played her first season of college basketball with the 2020–21 Oregon Ducks women's basketball team. She transferred to conference foe UCLA after that season. UCLA assistant Tasha Brown was one of the coaches recruiting Angela from high school.Merchant, Sabreena - How Angela Dugalić set the tone for UCLA’s Final Four run. New York Times, March 31, 2026 However, she did not debut for the Bruins until February 11, 2022, against Washington State, having suffered a preseason knee injury in October 2021 while the team was on a trip to play in a scrimmage against Texas. Dugalić also missed the entire 2022–23 season for UCLA due to injury, after tearing her ACL while playing for the Serbian national team at the FIBA World Cup. Angela was a starter for the 2023-24 season. She was a starter for the 2024–25 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team that advanced the Bruins to their first NCAA Final Four.

Dugalić was an important player for the 2025–26 UCLA Bruins women's basketball team that won the first NCAA championship at UCLA. With six senior starters available, Angela asked to come off the bench.Heisen, Aaron - No. 2 UCLA women rout No. 8 Iowa for 15th straight win. Orange County Register, February 1, 2026. Angela Dugalic scores a season-high 22 points and Kiki Rice adds 17 points and seven assists as UCLA wins, 88-65, despite a turnover-riddled first halfFerguson, Andrew L. Jr. - What UCLA's Close Said in Her Postgame Press Conference Sports Illustrated, March 28, 2026. quote: "What she said I thought was so right on. She [Dugalic] said, 'I could sense that this. Who's gonna start every week could become a distraction... And I just think this has the danger of keeping us from being our best... I want to come off the bench, and I just want her [Coach Close] to trust me in big moments and to trust that I'm going to do what needs to be done for the team.'" - Cori Close Her selflessness was a key to winning the championship.Bolch, Ben - UCLA basketball’s Angela Dugalic rises once more off bench to help Bruins. New York Post, March 28, 2026 In the game against Duke to advance to the final four, Angela came of the bench to score 16 points, six rebounds, four assists and two steals. Dugalić was named Big Ten Conference Sixth Player of the Year (coaches and media)2025-26 Big Ten Women’s Basketball Postseason Honors Announced. bigten.org, March 3, 2026UCLA Claims Four Conference Postseason Awards, Nine All-Conference Selections. uclabruins.com, March 3, 2026

Professional career On April 13, 2026, the Washington Mystics selected Dugalić as the ninth overall pick of the 2026 WNBA draft.

National team career Dugalić decided to represent the national team of her parents' homeland of Serbia.Angela Dugalic profile

In June 2021, Dugalić was a member of the Serbian national team that won the gold medal at the Eurobasket 2021 in Valencia, Spain.

Career statistics

College

| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21 | style="text-align:left;"| Oregon | 24||1||12.3||42.4||23.8||83.3||4.0||0.7||0.3||0.3||0.8||3.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2021–22 | style="text-align:left;"| UCLA |14||0||17.0||46.4||33.3||42.9||4.5||0.7||0.9||0.6||1.8||6.5 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2022–23 | style="text-align:left;"| UCLA | style="text-align:center;" colspan="12" |Did not play due to injury |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2023–24 | style="text-align:left;"| UCLA |30||29||23.8||35.5||31.4||72.7||6.5||2.1||1.2||0.6||2.4||8.7 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2024–25 | style="text-align:left;"| UCLA ||35||34||21.7||42.7||34.8||81.4||5.5||2.4||1.4||0.8||1.5||7.4 |- | style="text-align:left;"| 2025–26 | style="text-align:left;"| UCLA |38||3||23.8||50.2||32.6||74.1||5.6||2.2||1.1||0.6||1.8||9.0 |- class="sortbottom" |style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|Career |141||67||20.6||43.0||32.2||72.0||5.4||1.8||1.0||0.6||1.7||7.3 |- class="sortbottom" |style="text-align:center;" colspan="14"|Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.

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