On a random Tuesday in November, Lavin surprised Close by showing up after one of the UCLA women’s practices and told her ...

Again. And yet here was coach John Wooden, already calling for quiet. He usually gave the players at least a little time for joy before a quick address and then the obligatory entrance of the ...

Despite being the greatest coach in men's basketball history, UCLA's John Wooden finished second behind Duke's Mike Krzyzewski. Who are the best coaches in NCAA Men's Tournament history?

A recent poll by Fox Sports listed UCLA's John Wooden as the second-best coach in NCAA Tournament history. So that got me to thinking, what is an appropriate top 10? Here are the first five ...

John Wooden guided the Bruins to 10 national championships and 12 Final Four appearances as head coach. He served as UCLA's head coach from 1948-75. Wooden retired following the 1974-75 season ...

UCLA coach Cori Close wasn’t sure what she was expecting when she was invited to meet John Wooden at his home ... Andersen became a teacher — Wooden might have said she took up the family ...

Close, 53, preaches old-school values as instilled by her late father Don Close, who coached boys basketball at Milpitas, and John Wooden ... really matters. Coach Wooden would say that coaching ...