2025-26 Women's Basketball Staff

Coaching Staff

Name
Title
Email Address
Alma Mater
Cori CloseThe Michael Price Family UCLA Women's Head Basketball Coachcclose@athletics.ucla.eduUCSB, '93
Tony NewnanAssociate Head Coachtnewnan@athletics.ucla.eduUCSB, '92
Tasha BrownAssistant Coachtbrown@athletics.ucla.eduSt. Ambrose, '98
Soh MatsuuraAssistant Coachsmatsuura@athletics.ucla.eduUCLA, '20
James ClarkAssistant Coachjclark@athletics.ucla.eduLaSalle, '06
Michaela OnyenwereAssistant Coachmonyenwere@athletics.ucla.eduUCLA, '21

Support Staff

Name
Title
Email Address
Alma Mater
Pam WalkerDirector Of Operationspwalker@athletics.ucla.eduUCLA, '85
Caren NicdaoDirector of Creative Contentcnicdao@athletics.ucla.eduUCLA, '16
Alex EdgeExecutive Assistant to Women's Basketballaedge@athletics.ucla.eduNorth Carolina State
Ash SamaniegoDirector, Women's Basketball Athletic Performanceasamaniego@athletics.ucla.eduCSUN, '17 / '20
Alexa BlattAssociate Athletic Trainer
W. Basketball, W. Golf		ablatt@athletics.ucla.eduNova Southeastern University, '15
Delaney SmithPerformance Dietitian
W. Basketball, W. Golf, M. Tennis		dsmith@athletics.ucla.eduUCLA, '18 / Union Institution & Univ., '23
Sam SkinnerAssistant General Managersskinner@athletics.ucla.eduBrown, '20 / UCLA, '24
Alex ZachemVideo CoordinatorSaint Joseph, 17