Cal has had ten 20-win seasons and made nine trips to the NCAA Tournament since Smiths arrival in Berkeley in 2007, highlighted by the programs first trip to the Final Four in 2013. A mainstay on the Golden Bear bench for over a decade, Charmin Smith was named head coach of the Cal women's basketball team on June 21, 2019. The Bears completed their second upset in the same week as just four days later, they defeated 5-seeded and No. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. "I wanted them to be the ones jumping up and down and celebrating. Tuitele, Charmin Features Archive. She started playing organized basketball in the fourth grade and by the time she reached high school was hoping for a college basketball career. Smith played an integral role in the development of three of the Pac-10's top posts - Brooke Smith, Jayne Appel and Kristen Newlin - and in the spring of 2007, she switched her focus to working with the Cardinal guards, including three-time Pac-10 Player of the Year Candice Wiggins. Ortiz, Claudia Mastrov, Evelien Washington State shot poorly in the first half, going 8-for-31 from the field. WSU (20-9) will play No. The complete 2021-22 schedule for Cal women's basketball was released on Monday, and the one disappointment is that former Golden Bears coach Lindsay Gottlieb will not be returning to Haas . Smith has helped lead the Bears to the postseason in 11 of her 13 seasons and was also part of the staff that led the Bears to the 2010 WNIT championship. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. They have trailed in the second half for a grand total of 71 seconds over the course of the past six games. A mainstay on the Golden Bear bench for over a decade, Charmin Smith was named head coach of the Cal womens basketball team on June 21, 2019. She played basketball her freshman year as a guard for the Brown Bears, but after her mother died during her sophomore year, she decided to spend a year studying abroad in Australia. The 10th-seeded Golden Bears let a nine-point second-half lead slip away and lost to No. Following her collegiate playing career, Smith joined the professional ranks in the ABL from 1997-98 as a member of the Portland Power and played three years in the WNBA, along with one year in the Swedish Basketball League. The Bears also recorded their best Pac-12 record (17-1) and won their first conference regular-season crown that season. During Smith's tenure as an assistant with Stanford, the Cardinal posted an 87-16 (.845) record and made a pair of NCAA Elite Eight appearances. Bears' season is over after they let a 9-point lead in the third quarter slip away. 2017) and a daughter (b. Harada will be embarking on his fifth season with the Titans in the fall of 2021. Full TV Schedule Get Pac-12 Network. 20/20 Cal Hosts Washington, WSU - The University of California Official Athletic Site", "2007 Women's College Basketball Rankings and Polls for Week 18 - ESPN", "Joanne Boyle leaving Cal to coach at Virginia", "WNIT CHAMPIONS! NCAA Division II West Regional. [12] UCSB won both the regular season Big West championship and the conference tournament championship for 200809, which secured an invitation to the NCAA tournament. WSU is assured a berth in the NCAA tournament, but Cal needed to win the conference tournament to get an NCAA tournament berth. Smiths efforts also saw three players named to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll and another three receive All-Pac-12 Honors. California's 171 Pac-12 record earned them their first share of a regular-season conference title since 1982. [2] 3 of 12 4 of 12 Cal women's basketball Head Coach Lindsay Gottlieb during a women's basketball game at Hass Pavillion in Berkeley on Friday, January 12, 2018. The Bears also recorded their best Pac-12 record (17-1) and won their first conference regular-season crown that season. A St. Louis native, Smith was a star player for Stanford from 1993-97, helping the Cardinal to three NCAA Final Fours and three Pac-10 titles. WBB. The Spiders had three consecutive seasons with 20 or more wins. 20 Arkansas on November 24 and then a win over No. Trending Videos. 2 6 P.M. On June 12, 2019, Gottlieb was hired by the Cleveland Cavaliers as an assistant coach, becoming the first NCAA women's basketball coach to be hired by an NBA team. Gray-Lawson returned for round 2, and the Bears romped through the remaining games against Utah, Oregon, BYU, Illinois State and finally Miami (FL) in the first ever championship game held at Haas Pavilion to win the tournament. A mainstay on the Golden Bear bench for over a decade, Charmin Smith was named head coach of the Cal womens basketball team on June 21, 2019. This Friday, No. However, the second half success was not enough for an NCAA tournament bid and Cal wound up settling for the WNIT. ND captured its first regular-season ACC crown since 2019 and its first outright title since 2017, which was the last of its four straight outright titles. Notre Dame women overcome loss of Olivia Miles to clinch ACC regular-season championship, Status remains uncertain for Notre Dame's Olivia Miles heading into ACC Tournament, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy, Kennedy Todd-Williams, Jr., G, North Carolina. "What I said to our team in the locker room is that we can be disappointed about a half a basketball that we wish we had back. De Loy, Kiaira 7 seed Washington State 61-49 on Wednesday night . 50 conference games for Smith as head coach is only a milestone because it puts into perspective just how much the Bears have struggled over the course of the past four years in arguably the NCAAs best womens basketball conference. Miles and fellow sophomore Sonia Citron were each named All-ACC first-teamers, a 10-player group, while junior Maddy Westbeld landed second-team honors. As the referees were assessing the sequence at the monitor, Mulkey could be seen telling them that Battles was talking to her. The Golden Bears made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 11. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Transfer Waiver Tracker for 2021-22 Season, Transfer Waiver Tracker for 2020-21 Season, Whos In, Whos Out for the 2020-21 Season, Transfer Waivers Granted for 2019-20 Season, Power 5 Transfer Additions for the 201920 Season, Transfer Waivers Granted for 2018-19 Season, Extra Eligibility Tracker: Players Returning to Current School, Programs Opting-Out of /Discontinuing Season, April 2022: Cal add three from the transfer portal. She began her coaching career in 2003 as an assistant coach at Boston College, where she spent one season before joining Tara Vanderveers coaching staff at Stanford. Lindsay Catherine Gottlieb (born October 2, 1977) is an American basketball coach who is the women's head coach for the USC Trojans of the Pac-12 Conference. Gottlieb was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year by the media, and was one of the four finalists for the Naismith National Coach of the Year. View All Stories. [8] The Golden Bears were ranked No. Harada will be embarking on his fifth season with the Titans in the fall of 2021. Conference tournament champion, Gottlieb's husband is a finance entrepreneur. 13 Duke and No. The Golden Bears continued their uphill climb in 200809, with a team led by seniors Ashley Walker and Devanei Hampton. LOS ANGELES Cal State L.A. has named Tuonisia Turner-Lewis to be the University s next head coach for woman s basketball. [26] Gottlieb led the Bears to a 17-1 conference record, making them Pac-12 Conference co-championsthe first conference championship in California Women's Basketball history. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. However, this was a conference tournament game so it does not extend her active streak of 51 straight regular-season games with at least one made three-pointer. The season is over for Cal's women's basketball team. But the Bears could not hold off the Cougars, who went 8-for-11 from the field in the third quarter. Gottlieb was passionate about sports from an early age. "I pretty much just wanted to be playing ball all the time." A St. Louis native, Smith was a star player for Stanford from 1993-97, helping the Cardinal to three NCAA Final Fours and three Pac-10 titles. Under his guidance Mikayla Cowling and Asha Thomas both earned Pac-12 Honorable Mention at the end of the 2017-18 season while freshman point guard Kianna Smith was named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team in 2018. The Gauchos received an invitation to the WNIT, where they lost a close game on the road to USC in the opening round, 67-64. In 2003 and 2004 Richmond played in the WNIT, and in 2005 the Spiders received their first invitation to the NCAA Tournament in 14 years. [3] She earned her 100th career victory on February 3, 2013. After three years, Smith left the Farm for Berkeley and joined the Golden Bear staff for the 2007-08 season. Division regular season champion The Bears were no better from long distance, making just one of their 10 shots from beyond the arc. The woes date to the beginning of Pac-12 play, as Cal womens basketball has won just one of its previous six games. Cover photo of Mia Mastrov by Kyle Terada, USA TODAY Sports, Follow Cal Sports Report on Twitter: @jakecurtis53, Find Cal Sports Report on Facebook by going to https://www.facebook.com/si.calsportsreport. Harada was named the Cal State Fullerton head women's basketball coach on April 17, 2017 by Athletics Director Jim Donovan. Then in 2001, she moved to the University of New Hampshire, where she was an assistant under Sue Johnson. They reeled off 11 straight wins to open Pac-10 playincluding their first home win over rival Stanford in 20 yearsbefore slightly faltering down the stretch and finishing with a 153 conference record, tied for second. Faith Mimnaugh enters her 25th season as head coach of the Cal Poly women's basketball program having led the Mustangs to the Big West Tournament semifinals in three of the last four years, as well as to either the NCAA Tournament or WNIT four times since 2011. Watch Watch. [5][6][7] Most of her family members are lawyers, and her father was a New York state judge. The Buffs are listed in the AP Poll for the first time this season after conquering then-undefeated Utah two weeks ago and then beating No. The Bears completed their second upset in the same week as just four days later, they defeated 5-seeded and No. Before and since then, a conference win has seemed unlikely thanks to Cals subpar offense. [10], During Boyle and Gottlieb's first year at California, 200506, the Bears had their first winning season in 13 years and received their first NCAA Tournament bid since 1993. [32][33] A tough loss to Louisville in the national semifinal game concluded the team's extraordinary season. In addition, the target lists are inevitably incomplete because offers are not publicly reported for many prospects. Gray-Lawson ended her career as the all-time Cal leader in three points made and games played.[11]. The talent gap was on full display last Friday in the Bears 43-63 loss to USC, a game in which Cal scored its fewest points by far this season. KK Bransford was accorded all-freshman team honors on the same day she was also named national freshman of the week by the U.S. Basketball Writers Association. Head coach Lynne Roberts team is the best in the Pac-12 and one of the best in the nation on the offensive side of the floor, averaging 86.8 points per game this season. Dontavia Waggoner, Boston College (160), Camryn Taylor, Virginia (86), 1. Stevens, Karisma Boulder, CA Pac-12 Network Charmin Smith Head Coach A mainstay on the Golden Bear bench for over a decade, Charmin Smith was named head coach of the Cal women's basketball team on June 21, 2019. Cal has had ten 20-win seasons and made nine trips to the NCAA Tournament since Smiths arrival in Berkeley in 2007, highlighted by the programs first trip to the Final Four in 2013. During Smith's tenure as an assistant with Stanford, the Cardinal posted an 87-16 (.845) record and made a pair of NCAA Elite Eight appearances. Guards Jaelyn Brown and MiCole Cayton garnered Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention at the end of the 2016-17 season and McKenzie Forbes was an All-Freshman honorable mention in 2019.A highly regarded up-and-coming coach with experience in both the Pac-12 and SEC, Farrow joined the Golden Bears staff in 2016 after stints at UCLA and Vanderbilt, where he served in a variety of roles before rising to assistant coach for the Commodores. Head Women's Basketball Coach Year at California (PA) 17th (12th as Head Coach) Alma Mater Penn State - 2005 Phone 724.938.5394 E-Mail strom@pennwest.edu The all-time winningest coach in program history, Jess Strom is in her 12th season as head coach and 17th overall as a member of the California (PA) coaching staff. Note: The NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to 2020-21 D-I winter sports athletes (including womens basketball players). The 2018-19 season marked Kai Feltons eighth season with California womens basketball team.In her eight seasons at Cal, the Bears have registered seven 20-win seasons and made seven trips to the NCAA Tournament, including the program's first Final Four appearance in 2013. - The University of California Official Athletic Site", "Special Season Ends with Loss to Louisville", "Cavaliers Hire Lindsay Gottlieb as Assistant Coach", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=California_Golden_Bears_women%27s_basketball&oldid=1135224854, This page was last edited on 23 January 2023, at 11:26. I can do that because I'm so confident in their focus. #3 seed Cal State LA fell in the CCAA Women's Basketball Tournament semifinal to #2 seed Cal State San Marcos. Reed, Heidi Player of the Year: Elizabeth Kitley, Sr., C, Virginia Tech, Defensive Player of the Year: Celeste Taylor, Sr., G, Duke, Rookie of the Year: TaNiya Latson, G, Florida State, Coach of the Year: Niele Ivey, Notre Dame, Sixth Player of the Year: Saniya Rivers, So., G, NC State, Most Improved Player: Makayla Timpson, So., F, Florida State, 1. Cals second matchup of the weekend, No. Jayda Curry led Cal with 16 points while playing all 40 minutes, and she made one three-pointer. She also oversaw the signing of the seventh-ranked recruiting class in the nation, the programs highest-ranked class since 2009. [17], In April 2011, Gottlieb's mentor, Joanne Boyle, left the University of California for the head coach job at the University of Virginia. Felton works extensively with Cals guards, helping develop a pair of All-Americans and First Round WNBA Draft Picks in Layshia Clarendon 13 and Brittany Boyd 15. Smith, Paul The official Women's Basketball Coach List for the California State University at Northridge Matadors St. Joseph, Missouri. Head Coach: Charmin Smith (4th season in 2022-23). Under her supervision, the Bears have also continued to excel in the classroom, being recognized for their overall improvements in GPA each of the last three seasons.Felton came to Cal after spending the 2009-10 and 2010-11 seasons with the Oregon Ducks. Smith played an integral role in the development of three of the Pac-10's top posts - Brooke Smith, Jayne Appel and Kristen Newlin - and in the spring of 2007, she switched her focus to working with the Cardinal guards, including three-time Pac-10 Player of the Year Candice Wiggins. Cal Women's Basketball Recruiting Conference: Pac-12 Head Coach: Charmin Smith (4th season in 2022-23) Official Golden Bears roster Unofficial Cal Women's Basketball Scholarship Chart Note: The NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to 2020-21 D-I winter sports athletes (including women's basketball players). Phillips came to Cal after spending the last season at Arizona and previous coaching stints at Loyola Marymount and the University of New Haven. 2022). The 30-year-old Gottlieb was just the fourth head coach in UCSB history, and replaced retiring long-time coach, Mark French. Cal womens basketball head coach Charmin Smith is now in her fourth season in charge of the program. April Phillips joined the Cal women's basketball staff as an assistant coach in April 2019 and enters her second full season in 2020-21. In short, theyre a top-15 team in the making and Cal may just be the easiest prey of all for Colorado at this point in the season. Her teammates voted her the Team Heart and Soul Award in 1999. They won the Big West regular season championship with a 12-4 conference record. 2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster - USC Athletics USC Athletics Main Navigation Menu Sport Navigation Menu News Ticker Buy Tickets Instagram Opens in new window Twitter Opens in new window Facebook Opens in new window 2022-23 USC Women's Basketball Roster Print Download 2022-23_USC_WBB_roster.pdf Roster Layout: Choose A Season: Sort By: Footer The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. fmimnaug@calpoly.edu. After beginning the season strongly and winning the Paradise Jam tournament in Saint Thomas, California carried their momentum into conference play. On average, the Bears have won one in every seven Pac-12 matchups during her tenure. Considered one of the greatest basketball players of all time, she led USC to two national titles in 1983 and 1984 and was twice named NCAA Tournament MVP. Cheryl Miller is the new head coach of the Golden Eagles women's basketball program at Cal State LA, the University announced Friday. Until there is definitive word that a player will be taking advantage of this extra year, the WBB Blog scholarship charts will not reflect this extra eligibility. Cal has put together five top-20 recruiting classes in Smiths tenure, which includes three in the top 10 (2009, 2011, and 2020). 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