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Former associate head coach for Florida State University Cori Close is replacing former coach Nikki Caldwell, who left UCLA last month for a coaching position at LSU. This is Close&#039;s first stint as a head coach, and she hopes to carry on what Caldwell started.

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WATS-ON MY MIND: New head coach Cori Close is ready to live up to the legacy of UCLA women&#8217;s basketball

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So in Nikki Caldwell&#039;s case, would it be big stilettos left to fill?

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WATS-ON MY MIND: New head coach Cori Close is ready to live up to the legacy of UCLA women’s basketball

By Brantley Watson

May 16, 2011 11:41 p.m.