The Impact of the Championship

Building a Winning Program

Cori Close's Coaching Journey

Navigating Social Media in Coaching

UCLA's Journey to the Final Four

The Art of Pre-Game Preparation for Coaches

Halftime Strategies and Team Motivation

Celebrating the Championship Win

Grading the Game and Its Legacy

Cori Close is in studio!  The legendary Head Coach of UCLA Women's Basketball is with us to go deep on their recent National Championship! We get into their 2026 National Championship win over South Carolina, the current landscape of college basketball, Bill Walton stories, and a whole lot more.

(00:00) We kick things off. (02:14) Coach Close joins us on the couch. (35:10) We got back to April 2026. (43:39) We break down each roster. (50:12) We dive into the game. (1:11:54) We score the game. 

Cori Close is in studio! &nbsp;The legendary Head Coach of UCLA Women's Basketball is with us to go deep on their recent National Championship! We get into their 2026 National Championship win over South Carolina, the current landscape of college basketball, Bill Walton stories, and a whole lot more.
(00:00) We kick things off. (02:14) Coach Close joins us on the couch. (35:10) We got back to April 2026. (43:39) We break down each roster. (50:12) We dive into the game. (1:11:54) We score the game.&nbsp;

Hosted by former Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman, Games with Names is a sports history podcast on a search to find the greatest games of all time. From the infamous to the unforgettable, Jules dives back into the classic matchups and eras across all of sports history. Joined by the players, coaches, and celebrity fans that lived it, we’ll uncover first-hand insights and never-before-heard stories, shining new light and perspective on the greatest games in sports history. Subscribe wherever you listen: gameswithnames.com For more Games With Names:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gameswithnames/  TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@games.with.names  Twitter: https://twitter.com/gameswithnames  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gameswithnames  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GamesWithNamesPodcast 

Hosted by former Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman, Games with Names is a sports history podcast on a search to find the greatest games of all time. From the infamous to the unforgettable, Jules dives back into the classic matchups and eras across all of sports history. Joined by the players, coaches, and celebrity fans that lived it, we&rsquo;ll uncover first-hand insights and never-before-heard stories, shining new light and perspective on the greatest games in sports history. Subscribe wherever you listen: gameswithnames.com For more Games With Names:&nbsp; Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gameswithnames/">https://www.instagram.com/gameswithnames/</a>&nbsp; TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@games.with.names">https://www.tiktok.com/@games.with.names</a>&nbsp; Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/gameswithnames">https://twitter.com/gameswithnames</a>&nbsp; Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/gameswithnames">https://www.facebook.com/gameswithnames</a>&nbsp; YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/GamesWithNamesPodcast">https://www.youtube.com/c/GamesWithNamesPodcast</a>&nbsp;

Games with Names

Hosted by Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman, Games with Names is a sports history podcast on the search to find the greatest games of all time. From the infamous to the unforgettable, Jules and the team dive into the classic matchups across all of sports history. Joined by the players, coaches, and celebrity fans that lived it, we’ll uncover first-hand insights and never-before-heard stories, shining new light and perspective on the greatest games in sports history.

Subscribe wherever you listen: gameswithnames.com

For more Games with Names: 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/GamesWithNamesPodcast

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gameswithnames/ 

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gameswithnames 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gameswithnames 

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/gameswithnames 

Hosted by Super Bowl MVP Julian Edelman, Games with Names is a sports history podcast on the search to find the greatest games of all time. From the infamous to the unforgettable, Jules and the team dive into the classic matchups across all of sports history. Joined by the players, coaches, and celebrity fans that lived it, we’ll uncover first-hand insights and never-before-heard stories, shining new light and perspective on the greatest games in sports history.
Subscribe wherever you listen: gameswithnames.com
For more Games with Names: 
YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/GamesWithNamesPodcast">https://www.youtube.com/c/GamesWithNamesPodcast</a>
Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/gameswithnames/">https://www.instagram.com/gameswithnames/ </a>
TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@gameswithnames">https://www.tiktok.com/@gameswithnames </a>
Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/gameswithnames">https://twitter.com/gameswithnames </a>
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Cori Close on UCLA Women's First National Championship | UCLA vs. South Carolina

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