The connection between Cori Close and Lauren Betts goes way beyond basketball. The two reached new heights for the UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team, winning the program’s first NCAA title on Sunday ...

Cori Close still visits with him to this day, before every home game. As she walks down a hallway inside Pauley Pavilion, John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success to her left and all of his teams’ ...

PHOENIX – Cori Close is someone who knows when to uplift and when to push. It’s that balance that’s made Close the most successful head coach in UCLA women’s basketball history with over 350 wins to ...

If Dawn Staley and South Carolina beat UCLA in the national title game Sunday, she would become the fourth coach to win four championships. UCLA coach Cori Close is looking for her first. After 15 ...

Cori Close has closed it out. The No. 1-seeded UCLA Bruins routed fellow top seed South Carolina 79-51 in the women's NCAA Tournament national championship game Sunday, an important result for several ...

The UCLA Bruins saw assistant coach Tasha Brown leave for the Washington Huskies on Friday. Brown spent eight seasons with ...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Cori Close isn’t sure how much longer she will be coaching. The responsibilities of coaches have changed a lot in her 33 years in the game, especially in the last few years. ...

The Bruins were able to take down Texas in a very intense defensive matchup winning 51-44. While a win is certainly a win, especially in the Final Four, UCLA’s path to this one was undeniably rough.

This post was updated May 12 at 10:45 p.m. Cori Close spent the past two seasons picking up national coaching honors and championship rings – accolades that will now secure her spot in Westwood for ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. UCLA head coach Cori Close celebrates after ...

UCLA women's basketball coach Cori Close is getting rewarded after guiding the Bruins to a national title. On Tuesday, the school announced a four-year contract extension that will keep Close in ...