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UCLA cleans up Naismith Awards with Lauren Betts, Cori Close honors
The UCLA Bruins have reached the Final Four for the first time in program history since they’ve been a part of the NCAA. UCLA women’s basketball ... a few national awards honors for Lauren ...
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UCLA Bruins Men’s Basketball History Update: Program highlights, postseason results, conference titles, award winners & coaching records
The Bruins bounced back in Cronin’s sixth year—UCLA’s first season in the Big Ten—going 23-11 and advancing to the Second Round of the NCAA Tournament. John R. Wooden Award: 2 (Marques ...
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Bruins' Betts Wins Prestigious National Award
gets the loose ball against UCLA Bruins center Lauren Betts (51) during the second half of a Elite 8 NCAA Tournament basketball game at Spokane Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Snook-Imagn Images ...
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UCLA's Barker Adds to Standout Season With Special Recognition
This honor adds to an already memorable debut season for UCLA women’s basketball in the Big Ten. The Bruins earned two major conference awards as junior center Lauren Betts was named Big Ten ...
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How Far Will UCLA Women’s Team Go Next Season? Analyzing Their Path to Another National Championship
After a historic 2024-25 season that saw the UCLA Bruins women’s basketball team reach their first-ever Final Four, the focus ...
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Final Four: Why this 'uncommon' UCLA team has worked out (and dominated) this college basketball season
Their police escort encased them as they packed in for a player-only team photo framed by their brightly colored “UCLA and “Final ... And collectively, the Bruins, the No. 1 overall seed ...
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IN PICS: UCLA HC Cori Close celebrates Naismith Coach of the Year award with Lauren Betts, Kiki Rice, and more
UCLA coach Cori Close led the No. 2-seeded Bruins ... award, celebrating excellence in collegiate coaching, and extend our heartfelt congratulations to her for guiding UCLA women’s basketball ...
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UCLA's Cori Close Is the AP Coach of the Year After a Historic Season for the Top-Seeded Bruins
She is the first UCLA women’s coach to win the award and said she was honored ... title in 1978 in the pre-NCAA era of women's basketball. The Bruins only lost twice this year, both to Watkins ...
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UCLA Women's Basketball Coach Cori Close Named Naismith Women’s College Coach of the Year
"I'm not at a loss for words often, but I am about this award," said Close ... 14 th year at the helm for the Bruins; she became the first UCLA women's basketball coach to amass 300 wins as ...
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UCLA Star Lauren Betts Facing Backlash After ‘Dirty’ Play vs. LSU
1 UCLA is headed to its first ... Elite Eight of the 2025 NCAA women's basketball tournament. The Bruins were led, like they were all season, by Wooden Award finalist Lauren Betts.
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UCLA's Cori Close named AP women's basketball Coach of the Year
Cori Close, who led UCLA to its first ... 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 ...