Lauren Betts, Gabriela Jaquez, and more to appear on Jimmy Kimmel following UCLA Women’s Basketball NCAA title win

The UCLA women’s basketball team is heading to late-night.

The NCAA champions will be appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live following their 51-79 win over South Carolina to capture the NCAA championship title. UCLA Women’s Basketball stars — center Lauren Betts, guards Gabriela Jaquez and Kiki Rice, and forward Angela Dugalić — and head coach Cori Close, will appear on the late-night show tonight (April 7), according to The Sporting Tribune founder, Arash Markazi.

Close had confidence in her team and didn’t find Sunday night’s win a surprise at all.

“I really did expect us to win today,” Close said per ESPN. “I thought about it several times. I’m like, ‘We’re going to win.’ I felt very peaceful all day. It wasn’t about whether or not we got the W. I wanted us to be able to play our best when our best was needed. We delivered on that.”

This is UCLA’s women’s basketball team’s first-ever NCAA title and its first national win since a 1978 AIAW victory.

“My dream was to be at UCLA,” Gabriela Jaquez said following the historic win. “It brought tears to my eyes when Coach Cori offered me. We were determined, the core group, to do something UCLA hadn’t done before in the NCAA era. That was important for us. We always believed. We always believed. Job is finished.”

Betts praised her teammates for the journey to the NCAA championship win and how they were able to support one another throughout the season.

“We’ve helped each other throughout our toughest times, built each other back up,” Betts said. “For me, it’s not really about the wins and the losses, it’s about this entire journey that we’ve had together.”

The show will also feature Oscar Isaac and Scott Speedman. A musical guest has not been announced, as Mitski was originally scheduled but will reportedly be moving to the Wednesday show line-up per Late-Nighter.com.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! airs weeknights at 11:35 p.m. ET/10:35 p.m. CT on ABC

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