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Bruin Affiliates September Luncheon

Join Bruin Affiliates for our September luncheon as Cori Close shares her experience coaching a winning team and her approach to carrying it forward. Cori coached the UCLA women's basketball team to its first-ever NCAA championship last season, and shares the credit with her outstanding women's team that exemplified resilience, toughness, and a strong bond that held them together during the remarkable season. Mentored by the legendary John Wooden, she has instilled values that brought the team to national recognition. "It's not about any one of us — it's about what we build together."

Close has built an extraordinary legacy at UCLA since taking over as head coach in 2011, compiling a 321-143 record and becoming the program's all-time winningest coach. Her crowning achievement came in 2026 when she led the Bruins to their first women's basketball national championship, going 37-1 and routing South Carolina 79-51 in the title game, capping back-to-back Big Ten Tournament titles in 2025 and 2026. Along the way she swept all four major national Coach of the Year awards in 2024-25, developed seven WNBA draft picks, and received the 2024 WBCA Carol Eckman Integrity in Coaching Award — earning a contract extension through the 2029-30 season in recognition of her sustained excellence both on and off the court.

Wednesday, Sept. 23
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. 

James West Alumni Center 
325 Westwood Plaza 
Los Angeles, CA 90095 

Cost: $45 members only (active annual dues paid)
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Ticket includes choice of hamburger, veggie burger, or chicken lunch.

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