The UCLA Bruins women's basketball team represents University of California and competes in the Big Ten Conference. The team plays at Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. The Bruins have had appearances in 20 NCAA tournaments and have made it to 10 Sweet Sixteens and three Elite Eights, as of March 2025.
UCLA women’s basketball Head Coach 2025
Cori Close joined the UCLA Bruins women's basketball team in 2011 as the head coach. She is in her 14th season with the program, as of March 2025. She has led the Bruins to nine NCAA tournament appearances and holds an overall win-loss record of 320–142, as of March 2025. She became the most successful basketball coach in the team's history after securing her 297th victory over Long Beach State on December 14, 2024.
Cori Close Physical Attributes
| Age | Height | Weight |
| 53 years old | N/A | N/A |
Cori Close Age
Cori Close is 53 years old, as of March 2025. She was born on July 29, 1971, in Milpitas, California, United States.
UCLA Women's Basketball Head Coach Year by Year
| Name | Years | Record |
| Billie Moore | 1982–1993 | 296–181 |
| Kathy Olivier | 1994–2008 | 232–208 |
| Nikki Fargas | 2009–2011 | 72–26 |
| Cori Close | 2011–present | 320–142 |
UCLA Women's Basketball Coaching Staff 2025
| Name | Title |
| Cori Close | Head Coach |
| Shannon LeBeauf | Associate Head Coach |
| Tasha Brown | Assistant Coach |
| Tony Newnan | Assistant Coach |
| Soh Matsuura | Assistant Coach |
| James Clark | Assistant Coach |
Associate Head Coach
Shannon LeBeauf is in her 14th season with the UCLA Bruins women's basketball team after initially joining the program in 2011 as an assistant coach. During the 2019-20 season, she earned her promotion to associate head coach. Before joining Cori Close's coaching staff, LeBeauf had coaching stops at Duke, USC, and Iowa.
Assistant Coaches
Tasha Brown, Tony Newnan, Soh Matsuura, and James Clark are the four assistant coaches of the UCLA Bruins women's basketball team.
Brown arrived in Los Angeles in 2018 and is in her seventh season with the program, as of March 2025. Before her arrival at UCLA, she spent four seasons as the head coach at Western Michigan University and also made stops at Cincinnati, Wisconsin, and Rice. Newnan joined Cori Close's coaching staff in the summer of 2011 and also serves as the program's recruiting coordinator. Soh Matsuura joined the UCLA coaching staff as a head manager in 2018 and earned his promotion to assistant coach during the 2018-19 season. Clark joined his team's coaching staff in the summer of 2024 and has prior coaching experience at Drexel University, Wagner College, and Georgetown University.
UCLA Women's Basketball Support Staff 2025
| Name | Title |
| Pam Walker | Director Of Operations |
| Caren Nicdao | Director of Creative Content |
| Alex Edge | Executive Assistant to Women's Basketball |
| Ash Samaniego | Director, Women's Basketball Athletic Performance |
| Alexa Blatt | Associate Athletic Trainer |
| Delaney Smith | Performance Dietitian |
FAQs on UCLA Bruins
A. Cori Close is the head coach of the UCLA Bruins women's basketball team, as of March 2025.
A. UCLA Bruins has had 10 post-season appearances under Cori Close.
A. Shannon LeBeauf is the associate head coach of the UCLA Bruins women's basketball team, as of March 2025.
A. Cori Close joined the UCLA Bruins women's basketball team as head coach on April 21, 2011.
A. Tasha Brown, Tony Newnan, Soh Matsuura, and James Clark are the assistant coaches of the UCLA Bruins women's basketball team, as of March 2025.
