Cori Close

Former point guard for the Stanford Cardinal and a WNBA champion with the Phoenix Mercury, Cori Close is now a successful NCAA Division I coach.

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Occupation

Basketball player

Born in

Milpitas

Born

July 29, 1971

Zodiac

Leo

20,119

days alive

55

years old

$1.5 million

net worth

#2,506 of 2,697

Born
July 29, 1971 in 🇺🇸Milpitas
Zodiac
♌︎Leo·pig 🐖
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About

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Cori Rashel Close is an American basketball coach who is the head coach for the UCLA Bruins women's basketball team. She played college basketball as a guard for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos from 1989 to 1993, serving as a team captain during her final two seasons and helping them reach consecutive NCAA tournament appearances. Following the end of her playing career, Close served as an assistant coach with UCLA from 1993 to 1995, UC Santa Barbara from 1995 to 2004, and the Flordia State Seminoles from 2004 to 2011 before being named UCLA's head coach in 2011. Close won the 2026 basketball championship with the Bruins, the women team's first title.

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  • Cori Close was named the 2018 USA Basketball National Coach of the Year.
  • As a player at UC Santa Barbara, Cori Close was a two-time All-Big West selection.
  • Cori Close led UCLA to the NCAA Women's Sweet Sixteen four times (2016, 2017, 2018, and 2023).
  • Close was inducted into the Ventura County Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.

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Earth
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Sun Sign

Leo♌︎

Moon Sign

Scorpio♏︎

Dominant Element

Fire

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Planetary positions calculated for July 29, 1971

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Timeline
2011
Day 14,401
Age 39

Head Coach at UCLA

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2011

Became the head coach for the UCLA Bruins women's basketball team.

2007
Day 12,940
Age 35

Head Coach at UC Riverside

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 2007

Appointed as the head coach for the UC Riverside Highlanders women's basketball team.

2004
Day 12,088
Age 33

Assistant Coach at Florida State

Confidence
96%
Sep 1, 2004

Served as an assistant coach for the Florida State Seminoles women's basketball team.

1995
Day 8,800
Age 24

Assistant Coach at UC Santa Barbara

Confidence
96%
Sep 1, 1995

Returned to UC Santa Barbara as an assistant coach.

1993
Day 8,070
Age 22

Assistant Coach at UCLA

Confidence
96%
Sep 1, 1993

Began her coaching career as an assistant coach for the UCLA Bruins women's basketball team.

Day 7,827
Age 21

Graduate College

Confidence
96%
Jan 1, 1993

Completed her undergraduate studies and college basketball career.

1992
Day 7,705
Age 21

Second Season as Team Captain

Confidence
96%
Sep 1, 1992

Served as team captain for her final two seasons at UC Santa Barbara.

1991
Day 7,339
Age 20

Team Captain at UC Santa Barbara

Confidence
96%
Sep 1, 1991

Became a team captain for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.

1989
Day 6,609
Age 18

Begin College Basketball Career at UC Santa Barbara

Confidence
96%
Sep 1, 1989

Started playing college basketball for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos.

1971
Day 0
Age 0

Birth

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96%
Jul 29, 1971

Cori Close was born in Milpitas, California.