This is big news for the UCLA basketball women’s team. Senior Japreece Dean was granted an extra year of eligibility and will help the Bruins remain competitive into the 2019-20 season. If anything, it could help them to become national contenders.
Dean had begun her collegiate career at Texas Tech back in 2015-16. Though she was logging good minutes, she was slowly growing dissatisfied with the direction of the program. After playing in only two games in her sophomore season, she opted to transfer to UCLA. She was able to play with the Bruins during the 2017-18 season, but she would do so as a junior.