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The 6-foot-7, 295-pound Deniz is the son of UCLA softball legend Stacy Nuveman-Deniz. She played catcher for the Bruins from 1998-2002. She's best known for capturing the national title with the Bruins in 1999.
Mick Cronin clearly isn’t a fan of Allegiant Air. The UCLA coach ripped the airline after his team was eliminated from March Madness 2025.
As top overall seed UCLA and star center Lauren Betts prepared for a Sweet 16 meeting with Mississippi, the Bruins’ thoughts were also on a familiar foe. UCLA won’t get a rematch against JuJu Watkins further down the line in the NCAA Tournament because the Southern California star suffered a season-ending knee
It's been almost a year since the UCLA Bruins fell to LSU in the 2024 Women's NCAA Tournament Round of 16. The Bruins held a three-point lead over the Tigers with less than two minutes to go, but the 2023 champions came roaring back to win by nine.
If at first you don’t succeed, circle back to the point guard you passed over.UCLA coach Mick Cronin has landed Donovan Dent, the transfer from New Mexico agreeing to join the Bruins several years after Cronin opted not to recruit him out of Corona Centennial High because the coach already had a commitment from another point guard.