Audi Crooks is the best scorer available in the transfer portal and UCLA could be a landing spot

Audi Crooks is probably the biggest name that is entered her name into the transfer portal. Many websites believe that UCLA would be the perfect landing spot for her. As they are coming off a national championship, but losing their top six players. They look to replenish their roster and build around Sienna Betts and Lena Bilić. Crooks would add scoring to UCLA like they have never seen before.

Lauren Betts is a UCLA Hall of Fame player. But even she wasn’t putting up 25.8 points per game. Crooks can get you that in any given game. Although her defense will never come anywhere close to what Betts can do. Crooks has one season of eligibility remaining and looks to find a school that will help her WNBA Draft stock. Considering UCLA could have six first round picks, they know how to produce players to the next level.

The Bruins relied heavily on their seniors to win a championship. Now they need to replace all of that offense and try and replicate some defensive success. UCLA had one of the best defenses of all time. It was absolutely amazing to watch them. They shut down some of the best players in the nation and made life on them very difficult. Just ask Madison Booker how the Final Four went. She was 3-22 shooting in that game.

It is 99% likely that UCLA does not put together a defense like the one they had in 2025. But if they can add players that can score and have defensive abilities. That can help fast track them rebuilding this roster. A lot of of the great players that have hit the transfer portal are only going to have one year of eligibility. But you have Sienna and Bilić that will be here for the near future and have three years remaining.