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See the full story · 1 sourcesUCLA Women's Basketball added former Bruin, Noelle Quinn as an assistant head coach to head coach Cori Close's staff for their 2026-27 season run, according to the Bruins ' news release on Wednesday.
Quinn played for the Bruins from 2003-07 before she became the fourth overall draft pick in the 2007 WNBA Draft and winning the 2018 WNBA Championship for the Seattle Storm. After playing 12 years in the WNBA, she tried her hand as an assistant coach for the Storm and became an associate head coach in 2020 to help lead them to a 2020 WNBA title. She would become the Storm's head coach from that point through their 2025 season and claiming the 2021 WNBA Commissioner’s Cup.
“We are so excited to welcome Noelle back home,” said Close . “She has won championships in college and the WNBA as a player, and she has helped capture a WNBA championship as a coach. Tactically and developmentally, she is elite! But I am most excited about who she is and how she will help us create champions from the inside, out. She is as fine of a human as any have met since being at UCLA. I could not be more thrilled to add her to our staff!”
The Bruins are coming off of their 2025 College Basketball championship run and with the loss of talent across the roster, Quinn could prove to be just the coach Close needs to get her new players up to task. After all, who better to learn from than the first Bruin to total at least 1,700 points, 700 rebounds and 400 assists for her career?
This article originally appeared on UCLA Wire: UCLA Women's Basketball add former Bruin to Cori Close's staff
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