
The Dodgers will honor UCLA women's basketball before their game against the New York Mets on Wednesday.
UCLA women's basketball won the NCAA championship with a score of 79-51 against the South Carolina Gamecocks.
All six graduating players from UCLA are projected to be drafted in the first and second rounds of the 2026 WNBA Draft.
The Los Angeles Dodgers will honor UCLA women's basketball for their first NCAA title before their game against the New York Mets on Wednesday. This celebration follows similar honors by the Lakers and Clippers for the Bruins' championship win.
The UCLA Bruins celebrate their 79-51 win over the South Carolina Gamecocks to claim the NCAA women's basketball national championship at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix on April 5, 2026.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are joining in on the celebration of UCLA womenâs basketball winning the programâs first NCAA title in history. The Dodgers will honor the Bruins before their game against the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday, according to Ben Bolch of the California Post.
By Wednesday, six Bruins will know where they will begin their WNBA careers. The 2026 WNBA Draft is set to take place in New York on Monday, and all six of UCLAâs graduating players are projected to be drafted in the first and second round.
The Dodgers are the third Los Angeles sports franchise to honor UCLA at a home game. The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers celebrated the Bruinsâ national championship during games against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Members of the UCLA Bruins Womenâs National Championship basketball team waves to the crowd as they were honored during a time out at the game between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Oklahoma City Thunder at Intuit Dome.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was one of the first celebrities to congratulate UCLA for winning the national championship. He sent a message to the Bruins on social media on Monday, one day after the title game.
âHey coach Close and the UCLA womenâs basketball team, congratulations on your first national championship in history. From one champion to another, you guys went wire to wire as being the best basketball team in college basketball all year long. You did it with class, integrity, toughness. You guys made the entire Bruin nation so proud,â Roberts said.
Roberts is part of the UCLA Athletics Hall of Fame after a decorated career with the baseball team from 1991-94. He was team captain and a two-time All-Pac-10 and NCAA Regional All-Tournament selection.
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