UCLA basketball head coach
Mick Cronin is the UCLA Basketball head coach for the men’s team, officially titled the Michael Price Family UCLA Men’s Head Basketball coach. For the women’s team, the UCLA Basketball head coach is Cori Close, officially titled The Michael Price Family UCLA Women's Head Basketball coach. To learn more about both coaches via their UCLA Athletics biography, click the buttons below.
UCLA Basketball was established in 1919. Since then, the men's team has won 11 National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) championships and the women’s team has secured one. A notable UCLA Basketball head coach is John Wooden, who led the UCLA Men’s Basketball team to back-to-back titles between 1964 to 1973, adding another in 1975. UCLA's indoor recreational center, the John Wooden Center, honors the legacy of this former UCLA Basketball coach. To read more about the John Wooden Center, click the button below.
During Cronin’s tenure as head coach, the UCLA Men’s Basketball team has had 14 NCAA tournament appearances. Under Close, the UCLA Women’s Basketball team has had eight NCAA tournament appearances. Each UCLA Basketball head coach also has coaching and support staff. To learn more about the UCLA Basketball head coach for both teams and their program or schedule, click the buttons below.
The UCLA Basketball season includes exhibition games starting in October, as well as invitational tournaments that precede the regular season, which typically begin in December. For the 2024-2025 season, both the womens and men’s basketball teams are now competing in the Big Ten league instead of the Pac-12. The teams will be facing new opponents in the upcoming season, including University of Michigan and Ohio State University, to name a few. To learn more about the 2024-2025 basketball season, click the button below.
Both the mens and women’s basketball teams play their home games in Pauley Pavilion, located on the UCLA campus. The arena can hold approximately 13,800 spectators. To read more about Pauley Pavilion and the arena’s different policies when attending a game, click the button below.
