A top 30 prospect nationally out of high school, the Silver Springs, Maryland, native played in 16 games last season as a freshman for the Bruins and averaged 1.5 points and 1.5 rebounds in 5.1 minutes per game. UCLA finished 34-3 and lost to UConn in the Final Four.
She scored a season-high eight points in a 91-61 win at Wisconsin on February 26.
The 6-foot-3 Socka-Nguemen has three seasons of eligibility remaining. She is the third transfer portal addition for IU women’s basketball this spring, joining Chloe Spreen and Phoenix Stotijn.
Socka-Nguemen was a 2024 McDonald’s All-American and attended Sidwell Friends High School in Washington, D.