Gabriela Jaquez is playing the best basketball of her college career. She is doing so in the most important season which is her senior year. She has gone from second round late draft pick to possible top 10 in the first round. She has been tremendous on both ends of the floor this season. Helping lead the Bruins to a 24-1 record and the No. 2 ranking in the country. Setting them up to try and compete with UCONN for a national championship. The team they are looking to get over the hump against.
Her team is so stacked that it’s easy for her to go overlooked, but Gabriela Jaquez feels very underrated to me
— Joshua (@pointmadejosh) February 5, 2026
She’s a perfect complementary piece who can hit open shots & create her own buckets off the dribble
And she does so while being VERY efficient pic.twitter.com/IlpW59w2HP
Jaquez similar to Kiki Rice has improved her game from freshman to senior year. Culminating in her skyrocketing up the WNBA Draft boards. She has developed consistency in her 3-point shot and is known as a Swiss Army knife type of player. As she is able to do all the little things for the team. Her growth has been fun to watch and comes on the footsteps of also seeing her brother Jaime Jaquez Jr. have a great career at UCLA.
Gabriela on the season is averaging 14.3 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. While doing so on shooting splits of 56.1/43.4/87.8. Being one of three Bruins along with Rice and Gianna Kneepkens to be in 50/40/87 company. Which is tremendous across-the-board for a player at any level. Showing the consistency that she has provided through the 25 games this season. Her presence on the floor is big for Cori Close team.
The seamstress showing us how to thread the needle 👀🪡
— UCLA Women's Basketball (@UCLAWBB) February 12, 2026
📺: Peacock#GoBruins | @gabrielarj11 x @Char_legerwalks pic.twitter.com/ldRFhgBWT8
Jaquez came to UCLA as a work in progress. She struggled with her outside shot and being able to generate clean looks. She now is an efficient shooter, while also being able to create her own shot to help the offense. Her defense has also been a key for the team. She is one of six players to average at least one steal per game. While the Bruins remain one of the most elite defenses in the country.