Jaquez with UCLA in 2026
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| No. 11 – UCLA Bruins | |
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| Position | Guard |
| League | Big Ten Conference |
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| Born | November 19, 2003
Irvine, California, U.S.
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| Nationality | American / Mexican |
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
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| High school | Camarillo (Camarillo, California) |
| College | UCLA (2022–2026) |
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Gabriela Jaquez (born November 19, 2003) is a Mexican-American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins of the Big Ten Conference.
High school career
Jaquez played basketball for Adolfo Camarillo High School in Camarillo, California. As a senior, she averaged 34.2 points and 15.7 rebounds per game and was named Ventura County Star Player of the Year.[1] Jaquez shared most valuable player honors in the McDonald's All-American Game with her future college teammate Kiki Rice.[2] Rated a five-star recruit,[3] she committed to play college basketball for UCLA over offers from Utah, Oklahoma, Washington State, and USC, among other programs.[4]
College career
Predicting she would play at UCLA since writing it down in third grade[5], Jaquez had a notable career, being part of four teams that played in the NCAA tournament.[6]
As a freshman at UCLA, Jaquez averaged 6.3 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.[7] On November 12, 2023, she scored a career-high 30 points and 12 rebounds in a 113–64 win over Bellarmine.[8] In her sophomore season, Jaquez averaged 10 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. She joined the UCLA softball team in the 2024 NCAA tournament, having previously played the sport in high school.[9] Nicknamed by the Bruins "All Gas Gabs" for her hustle,[10] Jaquez scored a run in her collegiate softball debut during the NCAA super regional.
In her junior season, she was a starter and key player for the 2024–25 Bruins team. This was the first Bruins team to advance to the NCAA Final Four, where the team lost to the eventual national champion UConn.
She was a starter for their Big Ten champion team in 2025–26 in her senior season.[11] In the 2026 national championship game, Jaquez had a double-double with a game-high 21 points, 10 rebounds and five assists in a 79–51 victory over South Carolina.[12][13] She was voted to the Final Four all-tournament team.
National team career
In August 2024, Jaquez made her debut for the Mexico women's national basketball team during 2026 FIBA Women's World Cup pre-qualification.[14]
Personal life
Jaquez is the daughter of Angela and Jaime Sr., who both played basketball at Concordia University. Her paternal grandfather, Ezequiel, came to California with his family from Mexico as a child and played basketball at Arizona State College (now Northern Arizona University). Her older brother, Jaime Jr., plays in the National Basketball Association for the Miami Heat and competed for the UCLA men's team in college.[15]
Career statistics
| GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game | RPG | Rebounds per game |
| APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game | BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game |
| TO | Turnovers per game | FG% | Field-goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field-goal percentage | FT% | Free-throw percentage |
| Bold | Career best | ° | League leader |
College
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TO | PPG |
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| 2022–23 | UCLA | 37 | 2 | 17.4 | 45.5 | 34.0 | 63.2 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 6.3 |
| 2023–24 | UCLA | 34 | 6 | 25.2 | 47.8 | 25.9 | 71.3 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 10.0 |
| 2024–25 | UCLA | 36 | 33 | 26.7 | 52.3 | 34.8 | 82.6 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 9.6 |
| 2025–26 | UCLA | 38 | 38 | 30.4 | 53.9 | 39.0 | 86.0 | 5.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 13.5 |
| Career | 145 | 79 | 25.0 | 50.4 | 34.1 | 76.8 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 9.9 | |
| Statistics retrieved from Sports-Reference.[16] | |||||||||||||
References
- ^ Ledin, Loren (March 25, 2022). "Camarillo's Gabriela Jaquez is The Star's Girls Basketball Player of the Year for 2021-22". Ventura County Star. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "UCLA recruits Kiki Rice, Gabriela Jaquez share MVP honors at McDonald's All American Game". ESPN. Associated Press. March 29, 2022. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "Gabriela Jaquez 2022 High School Girls' Basketball Profile". ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ Connon, Sam (July 30, 2021). "Gabriela Jaquez, sister of Jaime, commits to UCLA women's basketball". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ Swanson, Mirjam - Gabriela Jaquez achieves the UCLA championship she always dreamed of. Los Angeles Times, April 6, 2026
- ^ UCLA women's basketball roster - Gabriela Jaquez. uclabruins.com, October 2025
- ^ Nguyen, Thuc Nhi (November 5, 2023). "How will UCLA women's basketball respond to expectations?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "Gabriela Jaquez scores 30 in UCLA's blowout win over Bellarmine". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. November 12, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ Sawyer, Haley (May 14, 2024). "UCLA softball adds basketball player Gabriela Jaquez to roster". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ Nguyen, Thuc Nhi - Why UCLA basketball star Gabriela Jaquez joined the Bruins’ softball team. Los Angeles Times, MAy 29, 2024
- ^ Ingemi, Marisa - How Gabriela Jaquez became a breakout shooting star for No. 2 UCLA. Los Angeles Times, March 15, 2026
- ^ Ingemi, Marisa - UCLA crushes South Carolina to win NCAA women’s basketball national championship. Los Angeles Times, April 5, 2026
- ^ McManaman, Bob (April 5, 2026). "Lauren Betts, UCLA Bruins 'dream chasers' take 1st NCAA title". Arizona Republic. Retrieved April 5, 2026.
- ^ "Jaquez to Represent Mexico at FIBA 2026 World Cup Pre-Qualifier". UCLA Athletics. August 16, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ Medcalf, Myron (March 3, 2023). "The third-generation basketball legacy of UCLA's Gabriela and Jaime Jaquez Jr". ESPN. Retrieved December 8, 2024.
- ^ "Gabriela Jaquez College Stats". Sports-Reference. Retrieved April 6, 2025.
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