Earlier this season, UCLA head coach Cori Close called the transfer portal being open during the Final Four a “distraction.” ...

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, ...

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

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 ...

April 3 - Maybe they haven't played three times this season like Southern California and UCLA, but familiarity between Bruins coach Cori Close and UConn is as thick as Florida humidity. Close traces ...

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 ...

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

Ahead of the No. 1-seeded UCLA Bruins' Final Four matchup with No. 2 seed UConn, Coach Cori Close spoke to the media in Tampa, Florida on Thursday. After winnin ...

Cori Close of UCLA is The Associated Press Coach of the Year. TAMPA, Fla. — Cori Close, who led UCLA to its first women's Final Four during one of the best seasons in school history, was named The ...

Editor's note: Follow UConn vs. UCLA live updates from the Final Four. TAMPA, Fla. — Cori Close still gets emotional when she thinks about coaching USA Basketball at the U19 FIBA World Cup in ...

UCLA's Cori Close Is the AP Coach of the Year After a Historic Season for the Top-Seeded Bruins TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Cori Close, who led UCLA to its first women's Final Four during one of the best ...