UCLA’s Bessoir is out for the season

Emily Bessoir will miss the rest of the season for the No. 2 UCLA women’s basketball team after reinjuring the same anterior cruciate ligament that sidelined her for the 2021-22 season.

The senior forward got hurt Nov. 9 playing for her native Germany at the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2025 qualifiers, UCLA said Wednesday. Bessoir appeared in just one game for the Bruins this season, with six points and four rebounds. Last season she played in all 37 games and was selected to the Pac-12 all-tournament team.

“I’m just heartbroken for Emily, for her and for us,” coach Cori Close said. “She’s been such a steady leader for us and she had so many things going for her this year. I look forward to seeing how this is going to be part of her conquering story.”

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