UCLA rewards Cori Close with a 4-year contract extension after Bruins’ run to national title
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — UCLA women’s basketball coach Cori Close is getting rewarded after guiding the Bruins to a national title.
On Tuesday, the school announced a four-year contract extension that will keep Close in Westwood through the 2029-30 season.
“Winning a national championship is a tremendous achievement,” athletic director Martin Jarmond said in a statement, “but what truly stands out with Cori is the character, leadership and daily commitment she and her staff bring to developing student-athletes into the best versions of themselves.”
The Bruins routed South Carolina 79-51 last month to earn the program’s first NCAA championship. They had a program-best 31-game winning streak, the school’s first undefeated regular-season Big Ten championship and a second straight league tournament title. Last season, UCLA reached the Final Four for the first time in program history.
Close, 54, has a record of 358-144 in 15 seasons and is the only coach in program history to surpass 300 wins.
“I love being here in Westwood, and I am so excited for what the future holds,” she said in a statement.
The Bruins had a record six players chosen in the WNBA draft last month.
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AP women’s college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball