For a while, UCLA looked like one of the big losers of women’s college basketball’s transfer portal season.
After making the Final Four for the first time ever, the Bruins saw several key players depart Los Angeles via the portal, including starting guard Londynn Jones and crucial off-the-bench contributors in Janiah Barker and Elina Aarnisalo. Jones went to UCLA’s rival, USC, while Barker landed at Tennessee and Aarnisalo ended up at North Carolina. Young players like Avary Cain (Oregon), Kendall Dudley (Michigan) and Zania Socka-Nguemen (Indiana) left too and ended up at fellow Big Ten programs. Suddenly, UCLA’s highly touted 2024 signing class was gone.
The exodus warranted some
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