Cori Close
 Close in 2014 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | UCLA |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Record | 321–143 (.692) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | July 29, 1971 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–present | UCLA |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 321–143 (.692) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
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| Awards | |
Cori Rashel Close (born July 29, 1971)UCSB Gauchos, serving as a team captain during the 1992 and 1993 seasons while leading them to the NCAA tournament both years.[3]
College statistics
| YEAR | Team | GP | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | BPG | SPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | UC Santa Barbara | 13 | 43.2% | 27.3% | 65.2% | 2.85 | 2.69 | 0.00 | 2.08 | 6.31 |
| 1990-91 | UC Santa Barbara | 29 | 41.3% | 30.8% | 75.9% | 2.62 | 4.28 | 0.03 | 1.90 | 8.97 |
| 1991-92 | UC Santa Barbara | 32 | 48.8% | 31.9% | 77.5% | 2.28 | 5.84 | 0.06 | 1.88 | 12.69 |
| 1992-93 | UC Santa Barbara | 31 | 43.4% | 36.8% | 79.8% | 0.52 | 8.29 | 0.06 | 2.52 | 15.35 |
| Career | 105 | 44.6% | 33.8% | 77.2% | 1.92 | 5.74 | 0.05 | 2.10 | 11.66 |
| YEAR | Team | GP | FG | FGA | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | A | BK | ST | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989-90 | UC Santa Barbara | 13 | 32 | 74 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 37 | 35 | 0 | 27 | 82 |
| 1990-91 | UC Santa Barbara | 29 | 93 | 225 | 8 | 26 | 66 | 87 | 76 | 124 | 1 | 55 | 260 |
| 1991-92 | UC Santa Barbara | 32 | 145 | 297 | 23 | 72 | 93 | 120 | 73 | 187 | 2 | 60 | 406 |
| 1992-93 | UC Santa Barbara | 31 | 169 | 389 | 35 | 95 | 103 | 129 | 16 | 257 | 2 | 78 | 476 |
| Career | 105 | 439 | 985 | 69 | 204 | 277 | 359 | 202 | 603 | 5 | 220 | 1224 |
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA (Pac-12 Conference) (2011–2024) | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | UCLA | 14–16 | 9–9 | T–5th | |||||
| 2012–13 | UCLA | 26–8 | 14–4 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2013–14 | UCLA | 13–18 | 7–11 | 8th | |||||
| 2014–15 | UCLA | 19–18 | 8–10 | 6th | WNIT Champions | ||||
| 2015–16 | UCLA | 26–9 | 14–4 | T–3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2016–17 | UCLA | 25–9 | 13–5 | 4th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2017–18 | UCLA | 27–8 | 14–4 | T–3rd | NCAA Elite Eight | ||||
| 2018–19 | UCLA | 22–13 | 12–6 | 4th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2019–20 | UCLA | 26–5 | 14–4 | T–2nd | Postseason not held | ||||
| 2020–21 | UCLA | 17–6 | 12–4 | 3rd | NCAA Second Round | ||||
| 2021–22 | UCLA | 18–13 | 8–8 | 7th | WNIT Semifinals | ||||
| 2022–23 | UCLA | 27–10 | 11–7 | T–4th | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2023–24 | UCLA | 27–7 | 13–5 | T–2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| UCLA (Big Ten Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024–25 | UCLA | 34–3 | 16–2 | 2nd | NCAA Final Four | ||||
| UCLA: | 321–143 (.692) | 162–83 (.661) | |||||||
| Total: | 321–143 (.692) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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Awards and honors
- March 23, 2016 – Close was named the 2016 United States Marine Corps/WBCA NCAA Division I Region 5 Coach of the Year
- March 6, 2019 – Close was named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year by Pac-12 women's basketball media members[9]
- March 20, 2025 – Coach Cori Close was named USBWA Coach of the Year[10][11]
- March 24, 2025 – Coach Cori Close was named a finalist for the Naismith College Coach of the Year[12]
- April 2, 2025 – Coach Cori Close was the 2025 Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year[13]
References
- ^ "Women's Basketball Coaches Career". NCAA. Retrieved September 30, 2015.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cori Close Biography - UCLA Bruins Official Athletic Site | UCLABruins.com". Archived from the original on November 8, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ^ "NCAA Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "FINAL 1991 DIVISION I WOMEN'S BASKETBALL STATISTICSREPORT" (PDF). NCAA.org. Archived (PDF) from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Cori Close Awarded Media Pac-12 Coach of the Year".
- ^ Moran, Malcom - UCLA's Close is USBWA Women's National Coach of the Year. U.S. Basketball Writers Association, March 20, 2025
- ^ "Cori Close Tabbed USBWA Coach of the Year".
- ^ 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... "
- ^ 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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