2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster
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Jersey Number 22
Christeen Iwuala
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-2
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Ronald Reagan
- Hometown:
- San Antonio, Texas
Bio
2023-24
Made 33 appearances as a sophomore… Earned her first-career start against Stanford on Feb. 4… Tied her single-game scoring career-high, recording 10 points three times (vs. Florida State, vs. Hawaii, vs. Arizona State)… Saw significant improvement in her field goal percentage, shooting .542 compared to her freshman average (.412)… Recorded new single-game career highs in assists, field goals and free throws made… Averaged 3.7 points and 3.0 rebounds in 11.7 minutes per game.
2022-23
Scored 103 points in her first season with the Bruins, playing 12.2 minutes per game… scored a season-high 10 points against Cal State Fullerton on Dec. 10, shooting 4-for-6 from the field… Added a career-high eight rebounds in the win over the Titans… Totaled 120 rebounds during her first collegiate campaign… Added 10 blocks and 13 steals in her defensive effort… Honors: Named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Dec. 12, the second of three Bruins to earn the honor during 2022-23.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Midway High School in 2022 after attending Ronald Reagan High School from 2018-2021… Four-year letter earner in basketball, also competed on the track & field team from 2018-2021… Ranked 49th in espnW’s HoopGurlz recruiting rankings, part of UCLA’s top-ranked recruiting class… Earned Texas Girl’s Coaches Association All-State honors in 2020… Played club ball with SA Finest… Won the Adidas Nationals Championships with her club team, putting up 18 points, seven rebounds and two steals for an MVP performance in the final game.
PERSONAL
Born in Amarillo, Texas, to Jude and Rebeccah Iwuala… Has an older brother, Manny, and an older sister, Olivia, and one younger brother, Gabriel… Some of her favorite hobbies include cooking and watching anime… Describes winning the Adidas Nationals as her greatest athletic thrill to date, saying “it was awesome winning with my entire club team right there with me” … Lists her parents as the people she admires most… Chose UCLA because she “wanted to be part of building a legacy that hasn’t been done before” … Undeclared major.
Made 33 appearances as a sophomore… Earned her first-career start against Stanford on Feb. 4… Tied her single-game scoring career-high, recording 10 points three times (vs. Florida State, vs. Hawaii, vs. Arizona State)… Saw significant improvement in her field goal percentage, shooting .542 compared to her freshman average (.412)… Recorded new single-game career highs in assists, field goals and free throws made… Averaged 3.7 points and 3.0 rebounds in 11.7 minutes per game.
2022-23
Scored 103 points in her first season with the Bruins, playing 12.2 minutes per game… scored a season-high 10 points against Cal State Fullerton on Dec. 10, shooting 4-for-6 from the field… Added a career-high eight rebounds in the win over the Titans… Totaled 120 rebounds during her first collegiate campaign… Added 10 blocks and 13 steals in her defensive effort… Honors: Named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Dec. 12, the second of three Bruins to earn the honor during 2022-23.
HIGH SCHOOL
Graduated from Midway High School in 2022 after attending Ronald Reagan High School from 2018-2021… Four-year letter earner in basketball, also competed on the track & field team from 2018-2021… Ranked 49th in espnW’s HoopGurlz recruiting rankings, part of UCLA’s top-ranked recruiting class… Earned Texas Girl’s Coaches Association All-State honors in 2020… Played club ball with SA Finest… Won the Adidas Nationals Championships with her club team, putting up 18 points, seven rebounds and two steals for an MVP performance in the final game.
PERSONAL
Born in Amarillo, Texas, to Jude and Rebeccah Iwuala… Has an older brother, Manny, and an older sister, Olivia, and one younger brother, Gabriel… Some of her favorite hobbies include cooking and watching anime… Describes winning the Adidas Nationals as her greatest athletic thrill to date, saying “it was awesome winning with my entire club team right there with me” … Lists her parents as the people she admires most… Chose UCLA because she “wanted to be part of building a legacy that hasn’t been done before” … Undeclared major.
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