One month removed from taking office as the head coach of the UCLA women's basketball team, Cori Close announced on Friday the completion of her coaching staff with the hiring of three new assistant coaches. Tony Newnan, Shannon Perry and Jenny Roulier-Huth will be joining Close on the sidelines next season, replacing Tasha Butts, Tony Perotti and Stacie Terry "“ all three of whom left with former Bruin coach Nikki Caldwell to work at Louisiana State. Read more...
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May 23, 12:50 pm
Women's basketball announces hiring of three new assistant coaches
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May 19, 12:18 am
UCLA women’s basketball adds depth at point guard with four-star recruit Alexis Perry
Seeking to bolster its depth at the point guard position, the UCLA women's basketball team has signed Alexis Perry of Brea Olinda High School, it was announced Monday. Read more...
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May 16, 11:41 pm
WATS-ON MY MIND: New head coach Cori Close is ready to live up to the legacy of UCLA women’s basketball
So in Nikki Caldwell's case, would it be big stilettos left to fill? Read more...
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Former associate head coach for Florida State University Cori Close is replacing former coach Nikki Caldwell, who left UCLA last month for a coaching position at LSU. This is Close’s first stint as a head coach, and she hopes to carry on what Caldwell started.
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April 22, 2:19 am
Cori Close named the new UCLA women’s basketball coach
Just less than three weeks removed from the departure of Nikki Caldwell, former Florida State associate head coach Cori Close has been named the newest head coach of the UCLA women's basketball team, it was announced Thursday. Read more...
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Cori Close was named UCLA women’s basketball coach on Thursday.
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April 11, 12:22 am
UCLA announces three sports centers to host 2011-2012 home basketball games
After surveying season ticket holders and members of The Den in February, UCLA announced its decision regarding where it will play its home basketball games in the 2011-2012 season Friday. Read more...
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The men’s basketball team home game venues have been announced. They will play 14 games at the L.A Memorial Sports Arena, four games at the Honda Center and one game at Citizens Business Bank Arena.
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April 4, 11:53 pm
WATS-ON MY MIND: The women’s basketball program faces two unfair blows in its coach and the NCAA Championships
There is no point in me asking, because I know it's happened to every single one of us. A personal disaster occurs, the type that is often over-dramatized by us collegians, such as performing poorly on a midterm. Read more...
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April 4, 1:21 am
Nikki Caldwell to be named Louisiana State women’s basketball coach
Three years ago, the UCLA women's basketball team was in a state of disarray. Read more...
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Nikki Caldwell, UCLA’s women’s basketball coach for three years, will be introduced as the new coach at LSU today.