UCLA lands TCU guard Donovyn Hunter in the transfer portal

Before Cori Close saw six of her UCLA Bruins selected in Monday night’s WNBA Draft, Close landed a recruit to help ease the pain of the Bruins lost experience. UCLA got a commitment from former TCU guard Donovyn Hunter, who has experience playing on the West Coast.

Hunter began her collegiate career in the Pac-12, with the Oregon State Beavers. The Medford, Oregon native played just one season with the Beavers before joining Mark Campbell at TCU for the past two seasons.

All of UCLA’s 2026 WNBA draft picks played in the old Pac-12 against Hunter. UCLA forward Timea Gardiner was teammates with Hunter in 2023-2024 season for the 27-8 Oregon State squad, a team that defeated Close and the Bruins in February of 2024.

For her college career, Hunter has put up 7.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists. Hunter put up a career-high 10.2 points per game this past season with TCU, helping the team reach the Elite Eight.

Even if Hunter’s scoring stats don’t jump off the page, she’s been entrusted as a starter since her freshman season, starting 93 of her 111 career games. At 6’0”, Hunter gives UCLA some size that they will be in need of after losing their lengthy senior class.

Hunter, along with fellow transfer additions Bonnie Deas and Elina Aarnisalo, will help fill out the Bruins backcourt after seeing Charlisse Leger-Walker, Kiki Rice, Gianna Kneepkens and Gabriela Jaquez all head to the WNBA.

There’s still much work to be done for the defending national champions, but UCLA has done a good job of finding experienced guards in the portal to help raise their floor in the 2026-2027 season.

This article originally appeared on UCLA Wire: Another Pac-12 player with UCLA: Donovyn Hunter commits to the Bruins