Cori Close

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Cori Close
Cori Close.jpg
Close in 2014
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team UCLA
Conference Big Ten
Record321–143 (.692)
Biographical details
Born (1971-07-29) July 29, 1971 (age 54)
Milpitas, California, U.S.
Playing career
1989–1993 UC Santa Barbara
Position Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1995 UCLA (Asst.)
1995–2004 UC Santa Barbara (Asst./Assoc.)
2004–2011 Florida State (Assoc.)
2011–presentUCLA
Head coaching record
Overall321–143 (.692)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Awards

Cori Rashel Close (born July 29, 1971) [1] is an American college basketball coach who has served as the head women's basketball coach for the UCLA Bruins since 2011. [2] Before UCLA, she spent time as an assistant coach at Florida State University and her alma mater, UC Santa Barbara. She was a star player for the UCSB Gauchos, serving as a team captain during the 1992 and 1993 seasons while leading them to the NCAA tournament both years. [3]

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College statistics

Source [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Ratios
YearTeamGPFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGBPGSPGPPG
1989-90UC Santa Barbara1343.2%27.3%65.2%2.852.690.002.086.31
1990-91UC Santa Barbara2941.3%30.8%75.9%2.624.280.031.908.97
1991-92UC Santa Barbara3248.8%31.9%77.5%2.285.840.061.8812.69
1992-93UC Santa Barbara3143.4%36.8%79.8%0.528.290.062.5215.35
Career10544.6%33.8%77.2%1.925.740.052.1011.66
Totals
YearTeamGPFGFGA3P3PAFTFTAREBABKSTPTS
1989-90UC Santa Barbara1332743111523373502782
1990-91UC Santa Barbara2993225826668776124155260
1991-92UC Santa Barbara3214529723729312073187260406
1992-93UC Santa Barbara31169389359510312916257278476
Career1054399856920427735920260352201224

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
UCLA (Pac-12 Conference)(2011–2024)
2011–12UCLA 14–169–9T–5th
2012–13UCLA 26–814–43rd NCAA Second Round
2013–14 UCLA 13–187–118th
2014–15 UCLA 19–188–106th WNIT Champions
2015–16 UCLA 26–914–4T–3rd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2016–17 UCLA 25–913–54th NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2017–18 UCLA 27–814–4T–3rd NCAA Elite Eight
2018–19 UCLA 22–1312–64th NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2019–20 UCLA 26–514–4T–2ndPostseason not held
2020–21 UCLA 17–612–43rd NCAA Second Round
2021–22 UCLA 18–138–87th WNIT Semifinals
2022–23 UCLA 27–1011–7T–4th NCAA Sweet Sixteen
2023–24 UCLA 27–713–5T–2nd NCAA Sweet Sixteen
UCLA (Big Ten Conference)(2024–present)
2024–25 UCLA 34–316–22nd NCAA Final Four
2025–26 UCLA 4–00–0
UCLA:325–143 (.694)162–83 (.661)
Total:325–143 (.694)

      National champion        Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion        Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion      Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Cori Close is introduced as UCLA women's basketball coach". Los Angeles Times. April 21, 2011. Archived from the original on June 2, 2021. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Cori Close Biography - UCLA Bruins Official Athletic Site | UCLABruins.com". Archived from the original on November 8, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  5. ↑ "FINAL 1990 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  6. ↑ "FINAL 1991 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICSREPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  7. ↑ "FINAL 1992 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  8. ↑ "FINAL 1993 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Cori Close Awarded Media Pac-12 Coach of the Year".
  10. ↑ Moran, Malcom - UCLA's Close is USBWA Women's National Coach of the Year. U.S. Basketball Writers Association, March 20, 2025
  11. ↑ "Cori Close Tabbed USBWA Coach of the Year".
  12. ↑ Dawn Staley, Jon Scheyer Headline Finalists for Naismith Coach of the Year Awards. Sports Illustrated, March 24, 2025 Note: "...four-time Naismith winner South Carolina's Dawn Staley leads the nominee list. ... The other nominees include TCU's Mark Campbell, UCLA’s Cori Close and Southern California’s Lindsay Gottlieb, who are all first-time nominees... "
  13. ↑ Considine, Madeline -Bruins' Cori Close Earns Another National Coaching Honor. Sports Illustrated, April 3, 2025, In the midst of a record-breaking season and UCLA’s first NCAA Final Four appearance, Coach Cori Close has been honored as the 2025 Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year.


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