Anita Ortega (born July 12, 1957) is an American-Puerto Rican former basketball player and law enforcement officer. She played college basketball at UCLA where she won the 1978 AIAW championship. She later played professionally in the Women's Professional Basketball League before starting a career as a law enforcement officer with the Los Angeles Police Department.
Basketball career
College career
Ortega was a four-year starter at UCLA from 1975 to 1979. During her junior year, she won the 1978 AIAW championship.
National team career
In 1979, she played in the Pan American Games, representing Puerto Rico.
Later life
After the WBL folded in 1981, Ortega returned to the UCLA as an assistant coach. She left coaching to attend the police academy and later served in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) from 1984 until her retirement in 2016.
Personal life
Her father was born in Bayamón.
Statistics
College statistics
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Team
!GP
!Points
!FG%
!FT%
!RPG
!APG
!SPG
!BPG
!PPG
|-
|1978-79
|UCLA
|34
|548
|43.3%
|69.4%
|5.0
|3.8
|2.5
|0.8
|16.1
|-
|1977-78
|UCLA
|29
|535
|49.9%
|61.3%
|4.4
|3.7
|2.2
|0.3
|18.4
|-
|1976-77
|UCLA
|23
|340
|45.4%
|61.7%
|5.8
|1.7
|2.0
|0.1
|14.8
|-
|1975-76
|UCLA
|23
|328
|44.7%
|61.8%
|5.6
|1.8
|2.0
|0.3
|14.3
|-
|Career
|UCLA
|109
|1751
|45.9%
|64.1%
|5.1
|2.9
|2.2
|0.4
|16.1
|}
Source
References
External links
- Anita Ortega: My Big UCLA Moment
- Anita Ortega: A Bruin success story
- Anita Ortega's YouTube Channel