Pac-12 women’s hoops media day: UCLA touts ‘best backcourt in the country’; USC upbeat
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UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close, left, and players Charisma Osborne, center, and Gina Conti answer questions during Pac-12 women’s basketball media day on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021.
(Thuc Nhi Nguyen / Los Angeles Times)
The UCLA women’s basketball team, which is suddenly flush with depth, was picked to finish No. 3 in the Pac-12 coaches’ preseason poll, while rebuilding USC was projected to land at No. 9.
The Times’ Thuc Nhi Nguyen is at Pac-12 women’s basketball media day in San Francisco. Follow along for her updates:
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