Cori Close had a unique opportunity after her first season leading UCLA women's basketball. The Bruins didn't make the NCAA Tournament after that 2011-12 season, and she decided to make ...

Cori Close of UCLA is The Associated Press Coach of the Year in women's basketball. The Bruins have lost just twice all season, earned their first No. 1 ranking ever and are the top overall seed in ...

On a random Tuesday in November, Lavin surprised Close by showing up after one of the UCLA women’s practices and told her that he had informed Wooden that she’d be tagging along that night. At first, ...

U CLA women's basketball coach Cori Close was named Associated Press Coach of the Year for 2025. She did not deliver a ...

The 85-51 loss was a big pill to swallow for one of the No. 1 seeds in the tournament, especially for Cori Close. The Bruins ...

The scoreboard at Amalie Arena read 85–51 in favor of UConn, the most lopsided defeat UCLA women’s basketball suffered all ...

The UCLA Bruins will be retaining one of their top starting talents for the 2025-26 season as fifth-year senior forward ...

Close is just the second UCLA coach to win the Naismith College Coach of the Year award since it was introduced in 1987. Jim Harrick previously won it for the men's team during the 1994-95 season when ...

Their top-seeded Bruins and Trojans women’s basketball aren’t just playing in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament – they’re making a difference ...

When she was just beginning her UCLA coaching career, Close flew across the country to visit Auriemma to try to learn from one of the best. Their teams will square off in a Final Four semifinal on ...