US EditionClose uses Geno's lessons to help lead UCLA women
- UCLA and UConn will face off in the national semifinals in Tampa on April 3, 2025.
- UCLA head coach Cori Close called UConn's Geno Auriemma early in her career for advice.
- UCLA, with a 34-2 record, is in its first Final Four since 1979, while UConn is a Final Four veteran.
- Bruins coach Cori Close quoted John Wooden, her mentor, saying paying forward success is indescribable.
- UCLA aims to continue their historic season, potentially winning their first NCAA championship.
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The Billings Gazette
Close uses Geno's lessons to help lead UCLA women
TAMPA, Fla. — When Cori Close was starting out at UCLA 14 years ago, she called Geno Auriemma and asked if she could fly across the country to watch his UConn team practice during the NCAA Tournament because her team…
NCAA women's Final Four: Call it a Close connection between UCLA, UConn
Maybe they haven’t played three times this season like Southern California and UCLA, but familiarity between Bruins coach Cori Close and the University of Connecticut women’s basketball team is as thick as Florida humidity.
Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
UCLA's Cori Close connected with Geno and UConn, igniting a run of her own
Maybe they haven't played three times this season like Southern California and UCLA, but familiarity between Bruins coach Cori Close and UConn is as thick as Florida humidity.
Associated Press News
UCLA's Cori Close is the AP Coach of the Year after a historic season for the top-seeded Bruins
Cori Close of UCLA is The Associated Press Coach of the Year. The Bruins have lost just twice all season, earned their first No. 1 ranking ever and are the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament.
UCLA's Cori Close named AP Coach of the Year
Cori Close, who led UCLA to its first women’s Final Four during one of the best seasons in school history, was named The Associated Press Coach of the Year on Thursday. The Bruins earned the No. 1 ranking in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll for the first time ever, holding the spot for 14 weeks as they piled up win after...
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