UCLA’s Gabriela Jaquez drops viral TikTok dance after joining Chicago Sky
UCLA women’s basketball star Gabriela Jaquez is still riding the high of winning the national championship and earning a spot on the Final Four all-tournament team. On Monday night, she got something else to celebrate. Jaquez was selected by the Chicago Sky with the No.
5 overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft , in what was a historic night for the Bruins. In total, five UCLA players were selected in the first round, which was the most of all time, including three straight — Lauren Betts, Jaquez, and Kiki Rice — from picks No. 4 through No.
6. MORE: 2026 WNBA Draft results, full list of picks & selections After Jaquez was selected, she had to go into full Gen Z mode and break out a viral TikTok dance in celebration to Lil Uzi Vert’s hit song “What You Saying. ” It’s been quite the month of April for Jaquez, who joins her brother and fellow UCLA alum, Jaime Jaquez, a professional basketball player.
Jaime plays for the NBA’s Miami Heat. During her final year with the Bruins, Jaquez averaged 13. 5 points, 5.
5 rebounds, 2. 1 assists, and 1. 1 steals per game, while averaging a career-high 53.