LOS ANGELES (AP) 鈥� Shannon LeBeauf, who spent 14 seasons as a UCLA women’s assistant coach, is returning to the Bruins as associate head coach.
LeBeauf spent last season as senior associate head coach at Rutgers, where the Scarlet Knights were 9-20 overall and 1-17 in the Big Ten Conference, including an 86-46 loss to UCLA. The Bruins went on to win the national championship.
鈥淢y time away provided valuable opportunities to grow as a coach, a leader, and a person, and I return with an even greater appreciation for what makes UCLA exceptional,鈥� LeBeauf said in a statement.
In her first stint as part of coach Cori Close’s staff, LeBeauf helped lead the Bruins to a 321-143 record and secured two top-ranked recruiting classes. She was promoted to associate head coach before the 2019-20 season, and also worked as the recruiting coordinator.
鈥淲e鈥檙e so happy to welcome her back to UCLA,鈥� Close said. 鈥淪he leads with humility and grace, and she creates such meaningful relationships with everyone in our program.鈥�
LeBreauf previously coached at Duke for five years and was an assistant at Southern California and Iowa.
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