Highly-regarded throughout the coaching ranks at both the collegiate and professional levels, Smith has played a key role in building Cal into one of the premier programs on the West Coast, handling duties from recruiting and scheduling, to alumni engagement and campus equity and inclusion. [1] In just her second season at the University of California, Berkeley, Gottlieb led the 201213 Golden Bears to their first Final Four in school history, their first Pac-12 Conference championship, and the most wins ever by a Cal women's basketball team (32-4). And nearly 50 games in, there is still no sign that Smith has developed a team that is capable of even middling Pac-12 competitiveness. "Whatever sports season it was, I wanted to play," says Gottlieb. They led in the opening minutes against undefeated UConn Huskies but ultimately fell to the eventual national champions. Gottlieb was passionate about sports from an early age. #3 seed Cal State LA fell in the CCAA Women's Basketball Tournament semifinal to #2 seed Cal State San Marcos. The Bears completed their second upset in the same week as just four days later, they defeated 5-seeded and No. Jake Curtis worked in the San Francisco Chronicle sports department for 27 years, covering virtually every sport, including numerous Final Fours, several college football national championship games, an NBA Finals, world championship boxing matches and a World Cup. Harada was named the Cal State Fullerton head women's basketball coach on April 17, 2017 by Athletics Director Jim Donovan. Full TV Schedule Get Pac-12 Network. McIntosh, Amaya Tuitele, Charmin Twitter. [3] She earned her 100th career victory on February 3, 2013. Schedule Schedule Feb 15 / Final Women's Basketball 58 at Long Beach State 68 Women's Basketball at Long Beach State February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m. Women's Basketball at Long Beach State February 15, 2023 7:00 p.m. Feb 18 / Final Women's Basketball 45 at UC Santa Barbara 63 Women's Basketball at UC Santa Barbara February 18, 2023 4:00 p.m. It was during that year abroad that she decided to pursue a coaching career seriously. Boyle's first season ended in the Golden Bears' first NCAA Tournament appearance in fourteen years. [30] The Bears beat LSU to advance to the Elite Eight for the first time,[31] and then earned their first trip to the Final Four trip with a thrilling 65-62 overtime victory over Andy Landers' Georgia Bulldogs at the Spokane Arena in Spokane, WA. [22] But Gottlieb's team came back after every tough loss to win. Danelle Bishop is in her 12th season (13th year overall) as the head coach of the Cal Poly Pomona women's basketball team in 2022-23. Pac-12 . She and the Irish followed up last season by going 13-5 in the league to tie for third place and 24-9 overall in addition to advancing to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. In the first round the Bears beat 9-seed Iowa, 84-74. CBU has put together a 234-80 record for a winning percentage of 74.5 in Olson's nine seasons. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. 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. The highlight of the regular season was a 67-55 road victory over arch-rival and perennial women's basketball power #4 ranked Stanford. 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. "We just struggled through the third and fourth quarters," Smith said. Cals second matchup of the weekend, No. Boyle's final season in charge in Berkeley was 201011, which ended with a second-round loss in the WNIT to Colorado. Onyiah, Leilani Paul Reed joined the Cal women's basketball program as an assistant coach on April 30, 2021. Mid-June is an odd time of year to be looking to replace a women's basketball coach. - 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. However, the second half success was not enough for an NCAA tournament bid and Cal wound up settling for the WNIT. View Full Bio, Ugonne (Michelle) The California Golden Bears women's basketball team is the women's college basketball team of the University of California, Berkeley. Smith becamethe 10th head coach in Cal womens basketball history after spending12 seasons as an assistant on the Golden Bear staff, including serving as the programs associate head coach since 2012. [2] That year, Gottlieb led the Bears to the second round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament. If anything, I think that when they're happier and enjoying it, they're more likely to play hard and play well. 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. The Irish were picked to finish fourth this season in an ACC preseason poll of coaches and media. Miller has had a stellar career as a player and coach. Lulu Laditan-Twidale, 5-10 G, Queensland, Australia [announced as signed 1/24/2023], Sofia Bell, 6-1 SG/W, St. Marys Academy (Portland, OR) [Cal among eight finalists announced in September 2021; committed to Oregon, November 2021], Chloe Briggs, 5-11 CG, Ontario Christian HS (CA) [offered July 2021; committed to Washington, August 2022], Ashley Chea, 5-8 PG, Flintridge Prep (La Caada, CA) [took an official visit to Cal, September 2022; committed to Princeton, September 2022], Ari Long, 6-0 SG/W, Valley View HS (Moreno Valley, CA) [Cal not among top three schools announced in September 2022], Nicole Melious, 5-8 CG, Susan Wagner HS (Staten Island, NY) [offered September 2020; committed to La Salle, September 2022], Khamil Pierre, 6-2 W, Perry HS (Gilbert, AZ) [offered May 2022; committed to Vanderbilt, August 2022], Sayvia Sellers, 5-7 PG, Anchorage Christian School (AK) [offered July 2021; committed to Washington, August 2022], Miyah Verse, 6-1 F, Mountain Ridge HS (Glendale, AZ) [offered November 2021; committed to Georgia, October 2022], See next page for 2024 commitments and targets for Cal womens basketball. https://t.co/oFlIM70FX6", "Lindsay Gottlieb Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Northern California", "Award-Winning Basketball Coach Lindsay Gottlieb to Speak in Scarsdale", Dudek, Melissa, Dream Job: Lindsay Gottlieb Has an Ever-Growing List of Reasons She Loves Cal, UCSB Names Lindsay Gottlieb Head Women's Basketball Coach, UCSB Upends Gonzaga With Strong Defensive Effort, UCSB Captures 11th Big West tournament Title in Past 13 Seasons, UCSB Falls to Stanfurd in NCAA Tournament, Gottlieb Named Big West Coach of the Year, Gauchos Run Through Big West tournament Halted by UC Davis, Joanne Boyle is Named Head Coach at Virginia, Golden Bears Stopped By No. Washington State shot poorly in the first half, going 8-for-31 from the field. WBB Mar. The University of Utah women's basketball team's dream season continued Tuesday with the release of the Pac-12 Women's Basketball All-Conference honors.. Sundays loss to then No. She has served on the Womens Basketball Coaches Association Board of Directors and was hired in April 2019 to serve as an assistant coach for the WNBAs New York Liberty. The team, led on the court by Oakland native Asha Thomas and 2019 WNBA draft first-round selection Kristine Anigwe, was eliminated in the second round by the Baylor Lady Bears, who went on to win the championship. 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. The first came in the form of a 4-point victory over No. 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. Show More Show Less 5 of 12 Cal . Under Foster, California won consecutive conference titles in 198081 and 198182, and earned one AIAW and three NCAA tournament berths. 2 Stanford nearly two weeks ago was made possible only by a strong defensive performance in which the Bears held the Cardinal to just 60 points. Smith became the 10th head coach in Cal women's basketball history after spending 12 seasons as an assistant on the Golden Bear staff, including serving as the program's associate head coach since 2012. 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. [38] And Gottlieb has established a Cal Women's Basketball website designed to appeal to young athletes and fans. NCAA Division II Elite Eight. Mastrov, who entered the game averaging 2.4 points, provided some unexpected offense for Cal, scoring eight points in a span of less than five minutes during the second quarter. 2022). 21charmin. . 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. Deborah Gebhardt served as the Golden Bears' inaugural coach. 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. 2019 California Lutheran University 60 West Olsen Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 According to Gottlieb, it took her "about 30 seconds" to accept. . [13] Following an overtime win over Georgia in the Elite Eight, California advanced to their first ever Final Four,[14] where they lost to Louisville. at UC Irvine. Under Gottlieb, Kristine Anigwe supplanted Colleen Galloway as California's all-time rebounding and scoring leader.[6]. The Cougars missed their first 11 three-point attempts and finished 2-fo-19 from distance. Daunting Pac-12 matchups to come for Cal womens basketball. Over the course of her tenure, she has played a key role in the Bears player development, which has seen Cal produce seven WNBA Draft picks in recent years, including guards Layshia Clarendon, a 2017 WNBA All-Star and the ninth overall pick in the 2013 WNBA Draft, and Brittany Boyd, who earned WNBA All-Rookie recognition after being drafted ninth overall in 2015. 2017) and a daughter (b. [44], Gottlieb was named the women's head coach at the University of Southern California on May 10, 2021. They really made it hard for us to run any kind of offense.". Postseason invitational champion 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. Cal Poly Athletics Mott Athletics Center 1 Grand Avenue. The Bears completed their second upset in the same week as just four days later, they defeated 5-seeded and No. Curry, Ornela Conference tournament champion, Gottlieb's husband is a finance entrepreneur. April Phillips joined the Cal women's basketball staff as an assistant coach in April 2019.Phillips comes to Cal after spending the last season at Arizona and previous coaching stints at Loyola Marymount and the University of New Haven.During her time in Tucson, Phillips helped Arizona to an impressive 2018-19 campaign in which the Wildcats captured the 2019 WNIT Championship and increased their win total by 18 from the previous season. I was speechless when I found out, Ivey said. The Golden Bears were ranked #13 in the AP pre-season poll, their highest ranking since 2009. 20 Arkansas on November 24 and then a win over No. Women's Basketball Coaches - Cal Poly Cal Poly Scoreboard WBB 90 vs UC Santa Cruz (Exhibition) 48 WBB 48 at UCLA 84 WBB 81 vs Simpson University (Calif.) 49 WBB 43 at #2 Stanford 80 WBB 48 at Fresno State 47 WBB Nov. 22 5 P.M. vs #1 South Carolina WBB Nov. 25 12 P.M. vs Sacramento State WBB Nov. 26 2:30 P.M. vs San Jose State WBB Dec. 10 2 P.M. "But I'm going to think about that for two minutes, and for the next 10,000 minutes I'm going to think about what this group did for the University of California." Smith took over in the summer of 2019, after former head coach Lindsay Gottlieb led. 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 . [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. On the hardwood, Smith has helped coach the Bears to the top three individual seasons in program history. 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. But it was a three-pointer by Astera Tuhina with 4:41 left in the fourth quarter that extended the Cougars lead to eight points and essentially ended Cals chances. In her first two years in Berkeley, Cal set then-school records for wins in a season, finishing both years with 27-7 marks before Cal pushed itself into elite status with the record-breaking 32-4 Final Four campaign in 2012-13. Women's Basketball Schedule Roster Statistics Coaches Additional Links. Disclaimers: The roster information, offers, and commitments are all unofficial. Heintz, Eliza 8 Utah, has lost just one game this season and is perched atop the conference standings, having won its first thirteen games. 20182023 WBB Blog. [34], In addition to their outstanding success on the court, Gottlieb's 201213 California team became nationally known as a team that had fun, while also keeping focus. 5. [2], National champion Smith became the 10th head coach in Cal women's basketball history after spending 12 seasons as an assistant on the Golden Bear staff . The 20122013 season started with high expectations, with almost the entire team returning from the season before, including star guard Layshia Clarendon. 13 Arizona on the road in the regular season finale. The first came in the form of a 4-point victory over No. Cal womens basketball head coach Charmin Smith is now in her fourth season in charge of the program. [39] She has set an unequivocal goal of making the University of California Women's Basketball team one of the elite programs in the country.[40][41][42]. She has served on the Womens Basketball Coaches Association Board of Directors and was hired in April 2019 to serve as an assistant coach for the WNBAs New York Liberty. Editor's Picks. 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. 8 Virginia Tech. Smith experienced a number of successes in her first year as head coach, leading the Golden Bears to three upsets over higher-ranked opponents. [3] The arena was originally known as Men's Gymnasium and then later Harmon Gymnasium until the late 1990s when it went through massive renovations which displaced the team for two seasons. On January 2, Cal won at home against Arizona State, the Pac-12s only winless team in conference play. Heide, Peanut 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. They have two children, a son (b. Head Coach. Trending Videos. 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. 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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. Lutje Schipholt, Jayda Cavaliers hire Cal women's coach Gottlieb to staff. But one or several members of Cals backcourt Curry, fellow guard Leilani McIntosh and Utah transfer and redshirt sophomore guard Kemery Martn will need to play an outstanding game offensively to accompany a strong defensive performance. [15] The following summer, Layshia Clarendon was drafted ninth overall in the 2013 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. De Loy, Kiaira The official Women's Basketball Coach List for the California Golden Bears 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. A four-year letter winner at Stanford, she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in civil and environmental engineering from the school. 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. Features Archive. 2023 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. [23] In the second round they faced 1 seed Notre Dame on the Irish home floor. Harada will be embarking on his fifth season with the Titans in the fall of 2021. On average, the Bears have won one in every seven Pac-12 matchups during her tenure. 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. [17], In April 2011, Gottlieb's mentor, Joanne Boyle, left the University of California for the head coach job at the University of Virginia. Contact William Cooke at[emailprotected]. Titans Fall to Cal Poly 54-48 February 18, 2023 Fullerton's offense could not get passed a tough . Over the past two seasons, five Golden Bear guards have earned All-Conference recognition. 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. ND did so without star point guard Olivia Miles, who suffered a knee injury with the Irish trailing 26-22 late in the second quarter. 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. They also took #4 Stanford to overtime on the road, before falling 74-71. There is no additional information to display: She was previously the head coach of the California Golden Bears women's team before becoming an assistant coach for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Postseason invitational champion We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. . The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Cal has put together five top-20 recruiting classes in Smiths tenure, which includes three in the top 10 (2009, 2011, and 2020). California was invited the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009, as an 8 seed. The Spiders had three consecutive seasons with 20 or more wins. Cal has put together five top-20 recruiting classes in Smiths tenure, which includes three in the top 10 (2009, 2011, and 2020). Conference tournament champion, Source: 2011-12 Golden Bears Record Book and California Season Statistics. 7 seed Washington State 61-49 on Wednesday night . It was tears, such an amazing moment for me, an accomplishment, (but) I wouldnt have this award if it wasnt for this amazing team and my staff., Last game:Notre Dame women overcome loss of Olivia Miles to clinch ACC regular-season championship. Division regular season and conference tournament champion Highly-regarded throughout the coaching ranks at both the collegiate and professional levels, Smith has played a key role in building Cal into one of the premier programs on the West Coast, handling duties from recruiting and scheduling, to alumni engagement and campus equity and inclusion. TicketSmarter Ticket Resale Marketplace, Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. Of the 15 McDonalds All-Americans in Cal womens basketball history, Smith has helped sign 13 of them since joining the Cal staff in 2007, including an impressive haul in 2009 with a class that featured four All-Americans that served as the foundation to the Bears 2013 NCAA Final Four run. On the hardwood, Smith has helped coach the Bears to the top three individual seasons in program history. 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. Langarita, Alma WSU then dominated play in the fourth quarter to stretch the lead. 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. "This year's team would have murdered last year's team," she said. They won the Big West regular season championship with a 12-4 conference record. To be able to do what I love, basketball, and have this intense impact on people, I felt that was it. The first intercollegiate women's basketball game was contested between intramural teams from California and Stanford in 1896,[4] and intramural competition at California continued in following decades. A list of so many great coaches have received that award before me obviously (including) Muffet McGraw.. SOUTH BEND Two days after steering Notre Dame to an Atlantic Coast Conference womens basketball title, Niele Ivey also has some new hardware of her own. 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. Her teammates voted her the Team Heart and Soul Award in 1999. One-time Cal women's coach Marianne Stanley was part of a 13-member class 2022 elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, it was announced on Saturday. "[9], When Gottlieb returned to Brown for her senior year in 199899, she was both a player and a student assistant, working with the coaching staff. After three years, Smith left the Farm for Berkeley and joined the Golden Bear staff for the 2007-08 season. Strength and Conditioning Coach: . Privacy Policy. Division regular season champion Leger-Walker scored more than half of WSUs first-half points by collecting 12 points over the first two quarters. [2], In 2005, Boyle was hired as the head coach of the University of California, and she brought Gottlieb with her to Berkeley as her top assistant. 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. Elsnitz, Kemery WSU shot just 25.8% in the first half, and Cal held a nine-point lead (32-23) with 8:15 remaining in the third quarter.
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