Cori Rashel Close (born July 29, 1971) is the current head women's basketball coach for the

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. She was hired by the Bruins in 2011. Before UCLA, she spent time as an assistant coach at Florida State University and her alma mater,

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. She was a star player for the UCSB Gauchos as she served as a team captain during the 1992 and 1993 seasons while leading them to the NCAA Tournament in each of those years.

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Head coaching record

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 voted Pac-12 Coach of the Year by Pac-12 women’s basketball media members

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