Six seniors, four transfers, 48 years in the making: How UCLA won its first NCAA title
How a longtime coach and an eclectic mix of transfers finally delivered an NCAA title years in the making
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- How a longtime coach and an eclectic mix of transfers finally delivered an NCAA title years in the making
- Six seniors, four transfers, 48 years in the making: How UCLA won its first NCAA title
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- From 2016 to 2024, the Bruins stalled six times in either the Sweet 16 or Elite Eight
- As her game-saving block on Friday showed, Betts -- the 6-foot-7 center who transferred to UCLA from Stanford before the 2023-24 season -- was the critical part that fit in perfectly
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How a longtime coach and an eclectic mix of transfers finally delivered an NCAA title years in the making
How a longtime coach and an eclectic mix of transfers finally delivered UCLA an NCAA title
UCLA's Gabriela Jaquez discusses her feelings following the Bruins winning their first NCAA women's basketball national championship. (1:25)
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- How a longtime coach and an eclectic mix of transfers finally delivered an NCAA title years in the making
- Six seniors, four transfers, 48 years in the making: How UCLA won its first NCAA title
- How a longtime coach and an eclectic mix of transfers finally delivered UCLA an NCAA title
- UCLA's Gabriela Jaquez discusses her feelings following the Bruins winning their first NCAA women's basketball national championship
- (1:25) PHOENIX — WHEN UCLA looks back at the weekend it made history, one image will stand out: Lauren Betts racing down the court, turning to face a driving Madison Booker, and jumping with her arm extended high
Why this matters
- From 2016 to 2024, the Bruins stalled six times in either the Sweet 16 or Elite Eight
- As her game-saving block on Friday showed, Betts — the 6-foot-7 center who transferred to UCLA from Stanford before the 2023-24 season — was the critical part that fit in perfectly
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