Cori Close huddled her team at center court in the Mo Ostin Basketball Center as practice trickled toward a finish.

The UCLA women’s basketball’s head coach, who is in her 14th season leading the Bruins, knows she likely has her “most complete” team, she said Wednesday afternoon.

The Bruins return star players such as center Lauren Betts and guard Kiki Rice, both of whom are now in their senior seasons. Utah transfer guard Gianna Kneepkens, who shot 50.4% from the field, 44.8% from the 3-point range and 89.0% on free throws last year, and graduate guard Charlisse Leger-Walker, who sat out all last season with a torn ACL after transferring from Washington State, are ready to enter the fold as all-conference players with genuine immediate-impact ability.

And that doesn’t include veteran B

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