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Transfer portal in women's basketball is not the fault of Cori Close or other coaches
Cori Close created the right culture at UCLA. Players leaving should not be seen or interpreted as her failure. The portal is ...
‘Those two carried me’: UCLA’s Cori Close recalls bond with Bueckers, Fudd from USA Basketball
UCLA coach Cori Close first met Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd as teenagers playing for USA Basketball and remains a fan of the ...
What UCLA's Cori Close said about UConn football coach Jim Mora: 'Real good friend to me'
UCLA women's basketball coach Cori Close said she had a good working relationship with UConn's Jim Mora when he was the ...
Tuesdays with Wooden: How visits with legendary UCLA coach shaped Cori Close’s Final Four path
On a random Tuesday in November, Lavin surprised Close by showing up after one of the UCLA women’s practices and told her ...
UCLA's Cori Close Embraces Pain of Final Four Loss
The scoreboard at Amalie Arena read 85–51 in favor of UConn, the most lopsided defeat UCLA women’s basketball suffered all ...
UCLA women’s basketball’s Cori Close gets brutally honest on UConn’s Final Four beatdown
After UCLA women’s basketball was on the wrong side of history, UConn made easy work of them. The 85-51 loss was a big pill ...
How Geno Auriemma played a part in Cori Close leading UCLA women to first NCAA Final Four
Geno Auriemma let Cori Close watch UConn practice after her first season at UCLA. Now they're facing off in the Final Four of ...
UCLA's Cori Close connected with Geno and UConn, igniting a run of her own
Maybe they haven't played three times this season like Southern California and UCLA, but familiarity between Bruins coach ...
Why UCLA coach Cori Close got emotional talking about star Lauren Betts, UConn's Azzi Fudd
UCLA's Cori Close got emotional recalling the time she coached Azzi Fudd and Lauren Betts with USA Basketball. Now she'll ...
Why UCLA's Cori Close called transfer portal being open during Final Four a 'distraction'
UCLA women's basketball coach Cori Close said the transfer portal being open during March Madness is a distraction and needs ...
UCLA’s Cori Close is the AP Coach of the Year after a historic season for the top-seeded Bruins
Cori Close of UCLA is The Associated Press Coach of the Year in women's basketball. The Bruins have lost just twice all ...
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Why UCLA coach Cori Close got emotional talking about star Lauren Betts, UConn's Azzi Fudd
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 ...