UCLA’s Cori Close Announced as Featured Speaker at 2026 USD Basketball Coaches Clinic

SAN DIEGO — Fresh off leading UCLA to its first NCAA-era national championship, Bruins head women’s basketball coach Cori Close will serve as a featured presenter at the 2026 USD Basketball Coaches Clinic, the USD men’s and women’s basketball programs announced on Wednesday afternoon. Close joins a distinguished lineup that includes Jeff Van Gundy, Seth Davis and hosts Blanche Alverson and JR Blount, set for Saturday, Aug. 1 at USD’s Basketball Performance Center. “I’ve been fortunate to know Cori since early in my own basketball journey, and I’ve been even more grateful to know her as a colleague throughout my…