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, ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

UCLA women's basketball coach Cori Close said she had a good working relationship with UConn's Jim Mora when he was the Bruins football coach.

It’s about 20 minutes after UCLA’s second-round win over Richmond in the women’s NCAA Tournament and Cori Close has taken a seat alongside two of her players at the postgame press conference.

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 ...

Gianna Kneepkens is one of the most sought-after names in the transfer portal. The former Utah guard entered the portal after four seasons in Salt Lake City and is pursued by some of the biggest ...

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 ...