UCLA’s Charisma Osborne appeared to have the final home game most players dream about when she scored a career-high 36 points and got the Bruins into the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. It turns out it wasn’t Osborne’s last appearance at Pauley Pavilion.
FILE - UCLA guard Charisma Osborne shoots against Arizona during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the quarterfinal round of the Pac-12 women’s tournament March 2, 2023, in Las Vegas. UCLA got a boost when leading scorer and rebounder Osborne decided to use her extra COVID-19 year of eligibility. Her 52 steals were a single-season career high.
“When she left, my mom said she’s just not done yet. And that was just my mom’s perception of it. But she happened to be right,” Close said.as if it was her home finale, she had been leaning toward coming back. After she made her decision, Osborne said one of the determining factors was the full college experience.
UCLA had the nation’s top-ranked recruiting class last season, but the entire roster didn’t begin to gel until late in the season, when it got to the title game in the Pac-12 tournament then made a run to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2019.
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