Summary
The UCLA Women's Basketball team won their first national championship by defeating the South Carolina Gamecocks. Key players from the team, including Lauren Betts, Kiki Rice, and Gabriela Jaquez, are likely to be high picks in the upcoming WNBA Draft. The current record for most players selected from a single school in a WNBA Draft is five, and UCLA might break this record.
Key Facts
- UCLA Women's Basketball team won the national title, their first-ever championship.
- They defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks with a score of 79-51.
- Lauren Betts was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.
- Kiki Rice and Gabriela Jaquez were named to the All-Tournament Team.
- Six seniors from the team may enter the WNBA Draft on April 13.
- The record for most players drafted from one school in a single WNBA Draft is five.
- Betts, Jaquez, Rice, and Kneepkens are expected to be first-round picks.
- Angela Dugalic's performance makes her a likely draft pick, potentially breaking the draft record.
