2025-26 Women's Basketball Staff
2025-26
Coaching Staff
Name | Title | Email Address | Alma Mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cori Close | The Michael Price Family UCLA Women's Head Basketball Coach | cclose@athletics.ucla.edu | UCSB, '93 |
| Tony Newnan | Assistant Coach | tnewnan@athletics.ucla.edu | UCSB, '92 |
| Tasha Brown | Assistant Coach | tbrown@athletics.ucla.edu | St. Ambrose, '98 |
| Soh Matsuura | Assistant Coach | smatsuura@athletics.ucla.edu | UCLA, '20 |
| James Clark | Assistant Coach | jclark@athletics.ucla.edu | LaSalle, '06 |
Support Staff
Name | Title | Email Address | Alma Mater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pam Walker | Director Of Operations | pwalker@athletics.ucla.edu | UCLA, '85 |
| Caren Nicdao | Director of Creative Content | cnicdao@athletics.ucla.edu | UCLA, '16 |
| Alex Edge | Executive Assistant to Women's Basketball | aedge@athletics.ucla.edu | North Carolina State |
| Ash Samaniego | Director, Women's Basketball Athletic Performance | asamaniego@athletics.ucla.edu | CSUN, '17 / '20 |
| Alexa Blatt | Associate Athletic Trainer W. Basketball, W. Golf | ablatt@athletics.ucla.edu | Nova Southeastern University, '15 |
| Delaney Smith | Performance Dietitian W. Basketball, W. Golf, M. Tennis | dsmith@athletics.ucla.edu | UCLA, '18 / Union Institution & Univ., '23 |
| Sam Skinner | Assistant General Manager | sskinner@athletics.ucla.edu | Brown, '20 / UCLA, '24 |
| Alexandra Zachem | Video Coordinator | Saint Joseph, 17 |