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, ...

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

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 ...

The Bruins earned the No. 1 ranking in the AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll for the first time ever, holding the spot for 14 ...

UCLA head coach Cori Close spoke to the media ahead of the Final Four and discussed how Geno Auriemma opened his door for her several years ago.

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 ...

UCLA's Cori Close got emotional recalling the time she coached Azzi Fudd and Lauren Betts with USA Basketball. Now she'll ...

Geno Auriemma let Cori Close watch UConn practice after her first season at UCLA. Now they're facing off in the Final Four of ...

UCLA women's basketball coach Cori Close said she had a good working relationship with UConn's Jim Mora when he was the ...

After UCLA’s historic Final Four run ended in a lopsided loss to UConn, Coach Cori Close focused not on the defeat, but on the growth, pride and promise that will shape the Bruins’ next chapter.

Maybe they haven't played three times this season like Southern California and UCLA, but familiarity between Bruins coach ...