Cori Close received a text from Michaela Onyenwere last weekend. “I didn’t make it,” the sophomore forward wrote. Close, the UCLA women’s basketball coach, said she was shocked that Onyenwere didn’t earn a spot on the 2019 U.S. Read more...

Photo: Sophomore forward Michaela Onyenwere was one of 12 athletes selected to play on the 2019 U.S. women’s basketball team in the Pan American Games. Onyenwere logged 298 rebounds and 642 points for UCLA women’s basketball this season. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)

The WNBA preseason is underway. Former UCLA women’s basketball guard Kennedy Burke made her WNBA debut this week, while former Bruins, guard Jordin Canada and forward Monique Billings, enter their second seasons in the league. Read more...

Photo: Former UCLA women’s basketball guard Kennedy Burke made her WNBA debut this week with the Dallas Wings. Burke logged a team-high 11 points in the Wings’ first preseason game against the Atlanta Dream. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)

ALBANY, N.Y. — The Bruins have never beaten the Huskies in program history. But over the years, a tradition was born. “I do get a bottle of wine from (UConn coach Geno Auriemma) most of the time,” said coach Cori Close. Read more...

Photo: UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close (right) chats with UConn coach Geno Auriemma at the Bruins’ shootaround on Thursday afternoon. The two teams will face off in the Sweet 16 on Friday night in the Albany regional of the NCAA tournament. (Alice Naland/Daily Bruin)