2020-21 Women's Basketball Roster
Jersey Number 1
Kayla Owens
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-1
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- High School:
- Langham Creek HS
- Hometown:
- Houston, Texas
Bio
2021-22
Played in 28 games making 16 starts after opting out of the 2020-21 season ... Saw her playing time increase by 55.8% from the 2019-20 season ... Was third on the team in offensive rebounds (32) ... Ranked fourth on the team in blocked shots (10) ... Collected a season high of 10 rebound against Washington State (Jan. 16) ... Scored a season high of seven points against Kent State (Nov. 26) ... Shot for .600 from the free throw line.
2020-21
Opted out of the 2020-21 season.
2019-20
Played in 21 games in her redshirt sophomore campaign โฆ Saw her playing time increase by almost three minutes per game from last season, logging 9.6 minutes per game โฆ Averaged 1.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per contest โฆ Stuffed the stat sheet in the teamโs season-opener against Weber State, notching six points, a career-high 13 rebounds, four assists, and three steals in the victory (Nov. 5) โฆ Grabbed seven boards in Bruinsโ win over Long Beach State (Nov. 14) โฆ Tied a season-high with six points in UCLAโs game at Utah, adding four boards in the win (Jan. 10) โฆ Played 13 minutes in UCLAโs final home game of the year, totaling four points, six rebounds, and two assists in the teamโs win over Utah (Mar. 1).
2018-19:
Played in 10 games, averaging 6.3 minutes per outing โฆ Chipped in six points, five rebounds, four assists, three steals and one block during the season โฆ Tied a season-high two points, three times โฆ Tied a career-high with two boards vs. North Carolina in the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands (Nov. 22) โฆ Attempted a season-high six field goals vs. Cal Poly (Dec. 28) โฆ Went 2-for-2 from the charity stripe in UCLAโs home opener vs. Rice (Nov. 11) โฆ Saw her first-career postseason action in the first round of the NCAA Tournament vs. the Tennessee Lady Vols (March 23).
2017-18:
Kayla Owens played in eight games, making zero starts, before suffering an undisclosed season-ending injury โฆ averaged 9.1 minutes per game โฆ also averaged 3.6 points, 1.5 assists, 0.9 rebounds, 0.4 steals and 0.1 blocks per game โฆ scored at least one point in 5-of-8 games and at least one assist in 4-of-8 games โฆ was one of six Bruins with a positive assist (12)/turnover (nine) ratio (1.3) โฆscored a season-high-tying eight points and added two rebounds and one assist in a neutral court win over Creighton (Nov. 25) โฆ equaled her season-high of eight points and chipped in three assists, two rebounds and a season-high three steals in a home win over UC Riverside (Nov. 28) โฆ had four points and a season-high five assists in a blowout home win over Presbyterian College (Nov. 12).
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Owens was a four-year letterwinner in basketball at Langham Creek High School for head coach Annette Steward โฆ averaged 11.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.9 steals and 1.3 blocks at guard her senior year (2016-17) as the Lobos went 29-8 overall and 10-3 in 6A Region III District 17 play โฆ was a McDonaldโs All-American nominee in 2017 โฆ had 11 points and seven rebounds in her first game of her junior year (2015-16) before an injury sidelined her for the remainder of the season โฆ ย the Lobos finished 22-10 overall and 10-5 in 6A Region III, District 17 action in 2015-16 โฆ Owens averaged 9.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.6 blocks per game as a sophomore in 2014-15 as LCHS went 18-12 overall โฆ she posted nearly identical numbers of 9.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.1 steals, 1.3 assists and 1.2 blocks per game her freshman campaign (2013-14) as the Lobos went 21-10 at the 5A level โฆ was named First Team All-District 17 after her sophomore season in 2014-15 and was also invited to participate in the Team USA U17 trials in 2016 and the U16 trials in 2015 โฆ played club basketball for Cy-Fair Shock โฆ was ranked 36th in the 2017 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings by espnW and the sixth-rated guard in the country โฆ also rated No. 38 by Blue Star Media, No. 45 by Prospects Nation and No. 58 by Premier Basketball Report.
PERSONAL
Full name: Kayla Simone Owens โฆ is the only child of Phillip Owens and Lateshia Blaze-Stewart โฆ lists Kevin Durant, Jason Williams and Allen Iverson as the athletes she most admires โฆ is an avid animal lover, especially dogs โฆ says she chose to attend UCLA because, โthe UCLA campus and Los Angeles are beautiful and I love the team and coaching staff, they are greatโ โฆ Sociology & African American Studiesย major.
Played in 28 games making 16 starts after opting out of the 2020-21 season ... Saw her playing time increase by 55.8% from the 2019-20 season ... Was third on the team in offensive rebounds (32) ... Ranked fourth on the team in blocked shots (10) ... Collected a season high of 10 rebound against Washington State (Jan. 16) ... Scored a season high of seven points against Kent State (Nov. 26) ... Shot for .600 from the free throw line.
2020-21
Opted out of the 2020-21 season.
2019-20
Played in 21 games in her redshirt sophomore campaign โฆ Saw her playing time increase by almost three minutes per game from last season, logging 9.6 minutes per game โฆ Averaged 1.7 points and 2.5 rebounds per contest โฆ Stuffed the stat sheet in the teamโs season-opener against Weber State, notching six points, a career-high 13 rebounds, four assists, and three steals in the victory (Nov. 5) โฆ Grabbed seven boards in Bruinsโ win over Long Beach State (Nov. 14) โฆ Tied a season-high with six points in UCLAโs game at Utah, adding four boards in the win (Jan. 10) โฆ Played 13 minutes in UCLAโs final home game of the year, totaling four points, six rebounds, and two assists in the teamโs win over Utah (Mar. 1).
2018-19:
Played in 10 games, averaging 6.3 minutes per outing โฆ Chipped in six points, five rebounds, four assists, three steals and one block during the season โฆ Tied a season-high two points, three times โฆ Tied a career-high with two boards vs. North Carolina in the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands (Nov. 22) โฆ Attempted a season-high six field goals vs. Cal Poly (Dec. 28) โฆ Went 2-for-2 from the charity stripe in UCLAโs home opener vs. Rice (Nov. 11) โฆ Saw her first-career postseason action in the first round of the NCAA Tournament vs. the Tennessee Lady Vols (March 23).
2017-18:
Kayla Owens played in eight games, making zero starts, before suffering an undisclosed season-ending injury โฆ averaged 9.1 minutes per game โฆ also averaged 3.6 points, 1.5 assists, 0.9 rebounds, 0.4 steals and 0.1 blocks per game โฆ scored at least one point in 5-of-8 games and at least one assist in 4-of-8 games โฆ was one of six Bruins with a positive assist (12)/turnover (nine) ratio (1.3) โฆscored a season-high-tying eight points and added two rebounds and one assist in a neutral court win over Creighton (Nov. 25) โฆ equaled her season-high of eight points and chipped in three assists, two rebounds and a season-high three steals in a home win over UC Riverside (Nov. 28) โฆ had four points and a season-high five assists in a blowout home win over Presbyterian College (Nov. 12).
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Owens was a four-year letterwinner in basketball at Langham Creek High School for head coach Annette Steward โฆ averaged 11.2 points, 6.1 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 2.9 steals and 1.3 blocks at guard her senior year (2016-17) as the Lobos went 29-8 overall and 10-3 in 6A Region III District 17 play โฆ was a McDonaldโs All-American nominee in 2017 โฆ had 11 points and seven rebounds in her first game of her junior year (2015-16) before an injury sidelined her for the remainder of the season โฆ ย the Lobos finished 22-10 overall and 10-5 in 6A Region III, District 17 action in 2015-16 โฆ Owens averaged 9.1 points, 4.7 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 2.2 steals and 1.6 blocks per game as a sophomore in 2014-15 as LCHS went 18-12 overall โฆ she posted nearly identical numbers of 9.0 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.1 steals, 1.3 assists and 1.2 blocks per game her freshman campaign (2013-14) as the Lobos went 21-10 at the 5A level โฆ was named First Team All-District 17 after her sophomore season in 2014-15 and was also invited to participate in the Team USA U17 trials in 2016 and the U16 trials in 2015 โฆ played club basketball for Cy-Fair Shock โฆ was ranked 36th in the 2017 HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings by espnW and the sixth-rated guard in the country โฆ also rated No. 38 by Blue Star Media, No. 45 by Prospects Nation and No. 58 by Premier Basketball Report.
PERSONAL
Full name: Kayla Simone Owens โฆ is the only child of Phillip Owens and Lateshia Blaze-Stewart โฆ lists Kevin Durant, Jason Williams and Allen Iverson as the athletes she most admires โฆ is an avid animal lover, especially dogs โฆ says she chose to attend UCLA because, โthe UCLA campus and Los Angeles are beautiful and I love the team and coaching staff, they are greatโ โฆ Sociology & African American Studiesย major.
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