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Close Named to Naismith Women’s Coach of the Year Late Season Watch List
February 21, 2024 | Women's Basketball
LOS ANGELES - The Michael Price Family UCLA Women's Head Basketball Coach was listed as one of the 15 coaches on the 2024 Werner Ladder Naismith Women's Coach of the Year Late Season Watch List presented by AXIA Time, the Atlanta Tipoff Club and Naismith Awards announced Wednesday.
Close represents one of five Pac-12 coaches on the list, with the Conference claiming 1 out of 3 coaches to be recognized at this stage in the season.
Full Watch List
Lisa Bluder – Iowa
Kenny Brooks – Virginia Tech
Cori Close – UCLA*
Lisa Fortier – Gonzaga
Lindsay Gottlieb – USC*
Felisha Legette-Jack – Syracuse
Kevin McGuff – Ohio State
Jeff Mittie – Kansas State
Wes Moore – N.C. State
Kim Mulkey – LSU
JR Payne – Colorado*
Scott Rueck – Oregon State*
Vic Schaefer – Texas
Dawn Staley – South Carolina
Tara VanDerveer – Stanford*
*Pac-12 Conference coach
Close represents one of five Pac-12 coaches on the list, with the Conference claiming 1 out of 3 coaches to be recognized at this stage in the season.
Full Watch List
Lisa Bluder – Iowa
Kenny Brooks – Virginia Tech
Cori Close – UCLA*
Lisa Fortier – Gonzaga
Lindsay Gottlieb – USC*
Felisha Legette-Jack – Syracuse
Kevin McGuff – Ohio State
Jeff Mittie – Kansas State
Wes Moore – N.C. State
Kim Mulkey – LSU
JR Payne – Colorado*
Scott Rueck – Oregon State*
Vic Schaefer – Texas
Dawn Staley – South Carolina
Tara VanDerveer – Stanford*
*Pac-12 Conference coach
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