The spectacular Natalie Williams dominated the backboards like no other player. Her career rebound average of 12.8 is more than 2.5 boards higher than any other Bruin and also ranks first in Pac-10 Conference history. She led the Pac-10 in rebounding three times (the three highest averages in league history) and also led the conference in scoring twice. A two-time first-team All-American, Williams was selected to the Kodak team and was also named Pac-10 Player of the Year as a senior. She holds the Pac-10 records for career rebound average and single-game rebounds and ranks No. 3 in UCLA history in scoring (1,813 points) and scoring average (20.4). A two-time national Player of the Year in volleyball, she earned Pac-10 Player of the Week honors 16 times (eight volleyball, eight basketball). In February of 1996, she was selected the Pac-10 Conference Female Athlete of the Decade (1987-96). Williams played last season with the Portland Power of the American Basketball League and led the league in rebounding for 1997.
Rehema Stephens enjoyed a prolific three-year career at UCLA. A third-team All-American as a senior and a three-time All-Pac-10 selection, she ranks second in UCLA history in career points and scoring average and tenth in career rebounds. She led the Pac-10 in scoring twice and helped the Bruins reach the NCAA Tournament in two of her three seasons. She was selected by the Richmond franchise in the 1996 American Basketball League draft.
Anita Ortega, the leading scorer in the 1978 national championship game against Maryland, went on to earn All-Pro honors in the women's professional basketball league. She still ranks fourth in career scoring and 12th in rebounding at UCLA. She later served as an assistant coach for the Bruins from 1981-83. Ortega currently works as a Pac-10 official.
Ann Meyers became the first four-time women's basketball All-American during her days at UCLA. In 1978, she was named College Player of the Year and the winner of the prestigious Broderick Cup. Meyers also won a silver medal as a member of the 1976 U.S. Olympic team. In May of 1993, she was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame and was the first woman inducted into UCLA's Hall of Fame (1988 -- first year of eligibility). In 1990, her uniform number (#15) was retired. The widow of the late Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Don Drysdale, she is currently a radio and television broadcaster.
The consistent Denise Curry, a three-time All-American, set a collegiate record by scoring in double figures in each of the 130 games she played in for the Bruins. The Davis, CA native set 14 school records in her career at Westwood and still ranks No. 1 in career scoring and rebounding in addition to seven other categories. Prior to her gold medal-winning performance on the 1984 U.S. Olympic team, she had previously been selected to the 1980 team (Moscow boycott). Curry played professional ball in Europe for several seasons. In 1990, her uniform number (#12) was retired, and she was inducted into the UCLA Hall of Fame in 1994. In the fall of 1997, she was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Curry was an assistant coach with the San Jose franchise of the American Basketball League in 1996-97 and is currently the head coach at Cal State Fullerton.
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Career Totals G FG-FGA Pct FT-FTA Pct Reb Avg A Pts Avg. Ann Meyers 97 693-1386 .500 299-381 .785 819 8.4 544 1685 17.4 Anita Ortega 109 705-1536 .459 341-532 .641 559 5.1 317 1751 16.1 Denise Curry 130 1386-2283 .607 426-521 .818 131010.1 353 3198 24.6 Rehema Stephens 87 747-1807 .413 326-441 .739 643 7.4 161 1887 21.7 Natalie Williams 89 745-1411 .528 323-511 .632 113712.8 101 1813 20.4