Cori Close

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Cori Close
Cori Close.jpg
Close in 2014
Current position
TitleHead coach
Team UCLA
Conference Big Ten
Record303–140 (.684)
Biographical details
Born (1971-07-29) July 29, 1971 (age 53)
Milpitas, California
Playing career
1989–1993 UC Santa Barbara
Position(s) 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
Overall303–140 (.684)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
WNIT (2015)

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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UC Santa Barbara 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 23–111–1
UCLA:303–141 (.682)154–82 (.653)
Total:296–141 (.677)

      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 30 Sep 2015.
  2. ↑ "Cori Close is introduced as UCLA women's basketball coach". Los Angeles Times. 2011-04-21. Archived from the original on 2021-06-02. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  3. ↑ "Cori Close Biography - UCLA Bruins Official Athletic Site | UCLABruins.com". Archived from the original on 2013-11-08. Retrieved 2014-10-03.
  4. ↑ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2021-06-25.
  5. ↑ "FINAL 1990 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-25. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  6. ↑ "FINAL 1991 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICSREPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-25. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "FINAL 1992 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-25. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "FINAL 1993 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICS REPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2021-06-25. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Cori Close Awarded Media Pac-12 Coach of the Year".


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