2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster

Chantel Horvat
Chantel Horvat (photo by Lauryn Miller)
Chantel Horvat
Chantel Horvat
Chantel Horvat and Team
Chantel Horvat (Dec. 9 vs. USCB)
Chantel Horvat (photo by UCLA Athletics)
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Chantel Horvat
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2017-18 UCLA Bench Celebration
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Chantel Horvat
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Kelli Hayes, Chantel Horvat, Ally Rosenblum, Chrissy Baird, Lauryn Miller
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Chantel Horvat
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2021-22 Chantel Horvat headshot
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Chantel Horvat

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Class:
    Redshirt Junior
  • High School:
    Geelong College
  • Hometown:
    Geelong, Australia
2021-22
Played in 29 of the 31 matchups of the season, making 14 starts ... Had her first start at Oregon State (Jan. 30) and was a part of the starting five through the PAC-12 Tournament (Mar. 3) ... Third highest free throw percentage on the team shooting at 0.807 from the line.

2020-21
Played in 16 games and averaged a career-high 6.1 points per game this past season โ€ฆ Compiled three double-digit scoring performances on the year โ€ฆ Scored a career-high 17 points in the teamโ€™s win over UCSB, going 6-for-9 from the field (Dec. 9) โ€ฆ Also tied a career-high with 12 rebounds against the Gauchos โ€ฆ Went 4-for-4 from the free throw line in the Bruinsโ€™ win over then-No. 5 Stanford (Jan. 22) โ€ฆ Put up her second double-double of the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds in UCLAโ€™s win at Utah (Feb. 12) โ€ฆ Notched her second-straight double-digit game with 10 points in the Bruinsโ€™ home win against Oregon (Feb. 19) โ€ฆ Went 3-for-4 and scored six points in the teamโ€™s victory over Washington in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament (Mar. 4) โ€ฆ HONORS: Named to Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll.ย 

2019-20
Played in 25 games this past season, notching one start โ€ฆ Played 19.3 minutes per contest and notched career-high averages with 5.1 points and 5.0 rebounds a game โ€ฆ Notched double-digit scoring totals in six games this season โ€ฆ Grabbed at least five rebounds in 14 games โ€ฆ Made her season debut against Loyola Marymount, totaling eight points (3-4 FG) and grabbing eight rebounds (Nov. 9) โ€ฆ Scored 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting against Long Beach State (Nov. 14) and Yale (Nov. 26) โ€ฆ Recorded her first-career double-double in UCLAโ€™s 83-59 victory over Arizona, notching 10 points and 10 rebounds (Jan. 5) โ€ฆ Also drained a season-high two three-pointers over the Wildcats โ€ฆ Tallied a then-career-high 12 points on a perfect 4-for-4 shooting in UCLAโ€™s win over Washington (Jan. 24) โ€ฆ The Bruinsโ€™ road win at Stanford saw her put up a career-high 14 points on 7-for-10 from the field (Feb. 7) โ€ฆ ย HONORS: Named to Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll.

2018-19:
Made one start in nine games โ€ฆ Missed the first seven game and final 26 contests due to injury โ€ฆ Averaged 4.9 points and 2.9 rebounds per game โ€ฆ Shot 43.9 percent from the field, going 18-for-41 โ€ฆ Made six of her nine free throw attempts โ€ฆ Averaged 15.0 minutes per game โ€ฆ Scored a season-high nine points to go along with a career-high-tying three steals vs. Cal Poly (Dec. 28) โ€ฆ Posted eight points at No. 18 California to help the Bruins to a thrilling 84-79 overtime win on the road (Jan. 4) โ€ฆ Tied a career-high with five assists in her final game of the season vs. No. 10 Oregon State (Jan. 11) โ€ฆ Pulled down a season-high six rebounds, twice, against Indiana (Dec. 2) and at Illinois-Chicago (Dec. 19).ย HONORS: Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention.ย ย 

2017-18:
Chantelย Horvat played in all 35ย games, making zero starts โ€ฆ was eighth on the team in scoring (4.0 ppg) and sixth in assists (38, 1.1 apg)ย โ€ฆ also fifth in made 3-pointers (21) and fifth in 3-pointers attempted (70)ย โ€ฆ scored at least one point in 25-of-35 games and in double figures in 3-of-35 โ€ฆ tallied at least one assist in 20-of-35 games and at least one steal in 11-of-35 โ€ฆ scored a season-high 12 points on a season-best 5-of-7 from the field and added four rebounds and one assist in the season-opening blowout win over San José State (Nov. 10) โ€ฆ scored 10 points in the next game, a blowout home win over Presbyterian College (Nov. 12) and chipped in two rebounds and three assists โ€ฆ had 10 points, three rebounds, three assists and one steal in a blowout win at Fordham (Dec. 20) โ€ฆ scored five points and hauled in a season-high 10 rebounds to go with one assist and two steals in a home win over Arizona (Feb. 9) โ€ฆ twice led the team in assists, including a season-best five to go with nine points, one steal and one block in a neutral court win over Creighton (Nov. 25).

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Horvatย attended Geelong College (10 years), Canberra High (1 year), Radford College (2 years) and competed in club basketball for the Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence โ€ฆ she played in the SEABL league for her home team, the Geelong Supercats where she led her team to the championship for the first time in history in 2017 โ€ฆ she has been a constant member of the Australian National Team since 2014, playing on the U16 team that year โ€ฆ she was also a member of the U19 team in 2015, 2016 and 2017 โ€ฆ also captained the Australian National Team in December of 2016 at the FIBA U18 Oceania World Qualifiers โ€ฆ Australia went 5-0 in 2016 in Fiji, defeating New Zealand, 107-52 in the finals โ€ฆ she was the leading scorer at the FIBA U18 Oceania Championships in 2016 at 18.6 ppg in just 19.0 minutes per game โ€ฆ was second in field goal shooting (60.3%) and third in free throw percentage (78.9%) โ€ฆ also averaged 6.2 rebounds and 1.6 steals per game while tying for the lead in assists per game at 3.4 โ€ฆ she had one double-double of 22 points and 11 rebounds in the semifinal win over New Caledonia โ€ฆ had her best and the second-highest scoring game of the tournament with 24 points, eight rebounds, four assists and three steals in a pool play win over the hosts, Fiji โ€ฆ in April of 2015, Horvat had a strong showing at the U18 Australian Junior Championships in Ballarat, Victoria, earning LivOn Basketballโ€™s Co-MVP honors โ€ฆ had what was arguably the most impressive game of the tournament against SA Metro, when she shot an incredible 14-for-15 from the field, which included going 3-for-3 from beyond the arc, as she scored 34 points and hauled in 14 rebounds โ€ฆ also scored 22 points in Victoria Countryโ€™s bronze medal win over Queensland South (84-69) โ€ฆ was ranked 15th in the 2017 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings by espnW โ€ฆ also rated No. 3 among all guards and was the highest-rated Australian, either male or female, in the 2017 recruiting rankings.

PERSONAL
Full name: Chantel-Anais Horvat, prefers Chantelย โ€ฆ her parents are Steve and Tina Horvat โ€ฆ has two younger brothers, Ben and Evan and one younger sister, Neve โ€ฆ her father played soccer professionally in Australia, Croatia and England throughout his career and he also played for Australia at the Olympics, serving as captain for the Australian Menโ€™s Senior National Team, the Socceroos โ€ฆ he is now a TV commentator โ€ฆ lists Penny Taylor, Lauren Jackson, Candace Parker, Diana Taurasi as the athletes she most admires โ€ฆ listed her greatest athletic achievement to date as, โ€œwinning a bronze medal with Australia at the U19 FIBA World Championships in Russia in 2015โ€ โ€ฆ lists sewing, painting and listening to music as her favorite hobbies โ€ฆ says she chose to attend UCLA because, โ€œUCLA felt like home even before I set foot on campus. It was really due to a combination of academics, sports history, culture and a fantastic womenโ€™s basketball programโ€ โ€ฆ Geography/Environmental Studies major.
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