The loss of Dixon for the year, coupled with junior forward Markel Walker's continued absence because of a thumb injury, leaves the Bruins with a distinct lack of depth to start the season, meaning UCLA will be in danger of exhausting themselves. Read more...
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November 8, 12:44 am
New coach, players impress in their debut as women’s basketball beats Vanguard, 81-52
The brass sound of the Bruin band echoed throughout the John Wooden Center on Monday night, transforming the Collins Court from an intramural playground to a hard court fit for the UCLA women's basketball team. Read more...
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Redshirt junior forward Atonye Nyingifa led the Bruins in rebounds and points scored in Monday’s exhibition game.
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June 26, 11:14 pm
The women's basketball team look to rebound with new head coach Cori Close and recruits
The women's basketball team catapulted themselves into the national scene by spending most of their season ranked in the top 10. Read more...
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May 23, 12:50 pm
Women's basketball announces hiring of three new assistant coaches
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 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.