Cori Close
Close in 2014
Current position
TitleHead coach
TeamUCLA
ConferencePac-12
Record280–138 (.670)
Biographical details
Born (1971-07-29) July 29, 1971 (age 52)
Milpitas, California
Playing career
1989–1993UC Santa Barbara
Position(s)Guard
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1993–1995UCLA (Asst.)
1995–2004UC Santa Barbara (Asst./Assoc.)
2004–2011Florida State (Assoc.)
2011–presentUCLA
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
WNIT (2015)

Cori Rashel Close (born July 29, 1971)[1] is the current head women's basketball coach for the UCLA Bruins. She was hired by the Bruins in 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]

UC Santa Barbara statistics

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

Ratios
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
Totals
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

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
UCLA (Pac-12 Conference) (2011–present)
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 20–5 9–5
UCLA: 280–138 (.670) 145–81 (.642)
Total: 280–138 (.670)

      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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