# Cori Close

Cori Rashel Close (born July 29, 1971) is an American college basketball coach who has served as the head women's basketball coach for the UCLA Bruins since 2011. 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.

## UC Santa Barbara statistics

Source
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) (2011–2024) ||||||
| 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 | 30–2 | 16–2 | 2nd | NCAA |
| UCLA: | UCLA: | 317–142 (.691) | 162–83 (.661) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 317–142 (.691) | | | |
| 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

* 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