# National Champion & Local Hero: UCLA Women's Hoops Head Coach Cori Close

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Podcast: [In a Minute with Evan Lovett](https://stenobird.com/podcast/in-a-minute-with-evan-lovett-6041444)
Published: 2026-09-14T13:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3375

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UCLA women's hoops Head Coach Cori Close sits down to discuss how she built an elite program en route to bringing the first modern-era women's hoops championship to UCLA. Close discusses her ability to develop close bonds & trust while getting a complete buy-in from a team of superstars, including six players who were drafted off of this year's championship team. She was a mentee of the great John Wooden, and we talked about the lessons that "Coach" imparted that helped Close become one of the greatest coaches in the sport today.

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