Head Coach. The Bears were ranked as high as 8th in the national polls and set a then-Pac-10 women's basketball attendance record, with 10,525 witnessing Cal's 6058 loss to Stanford at Haas Pavilion. View Full Bio, Ugonne (Michelle) 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. During Farrows one-year tenure in Nashville in 2015-16, the Commodores went 18-14, up from a 15-16 record in the season prior to his arrival, and advanced to the quarterfinals of the SEC Tournament. Junior forward Alissa Pili leads the Utes offense in scoring with 19.8 points per game, the third best average in the conference. Email. The first came in the form of a 4-point victory over No. Jarrod Olson was named the California Baptist University women's basketball head coach in April 2012 and has led the Lancers to immense success at the NCAA level. [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]. 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. Then, Sunday, the Bears will welcome the No. She also oversaw the signing of the seventh-ranked recruiting class in the nation, the programs highest-ranked class since 2009. 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. 24 Colorado will come to Berkeley for Smiths 50th. 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. Division regular season and conference tournament champion 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. But the Cougars stayed close by collecting 11 offensive rebounds, which led to 10 second-chance points. Golden Bears On. 13 Duke and No. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. She also oversaw the signing of the seventh-ranked recruiting class in the nation, the programs highest-ranked class since 2009. Its just a dream come true, Ivey admitted of the Coach of the Year honor. Under Gottlieb, Kristine Anigwe supplanted Colleen Galloway as California's all-time rebounding and scoring leader.[6]. Inside The Lair. Gottlieb coached at Cal through 201819, a year in which she led the Golden Bears to their seventh NCAA tournament appearance under her tenure. 20 Arkansas on November 24 and then a win over No. Smith experienced a number of successes in her first year as head coach, leading the Golden Bears to three upsets over higher-ranked opponents. TicketSmarter Ticket Resale Marketplace, Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. Jayda Curry led Cal with 16 points while playing all 40 minutes, and she made one three-pointer. [21] They did pull off a 59-50 upset of #22 Virginia and their former coach Joanne Boyle. Cal has put together five top-20 recruiting classes in Smiths tenure, which includes three in the top 10 (2009, 2011, and 2020). [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. 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. Holding Pili to 15 or fewer points would be a huge victory and set Cal up for an upset. Smith has helped lead the Bears to the postseason in 11 of her 12 seasons and was also part of the staff that led the Bears to the 2010 WNIT championship. 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. Segal, Karen [15], During Gottlieb's second season at UCSB, the Gauchos compiled a disappointing 15-17 record. 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. But the Bears could not hold off the Cougars, who went 8-for-11 from the field in the third quarter. The official 2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster for the . 8 Utes to Haas Pavilion to cap off a daunting weekend home stretch. California's 171 Pac-12 record earned them their first share of a regular-season conference title since 1982. #3 seed Cal State LA fell in the CCAA Women's Basketball Tournament semifinal to #2 seed Cal State San Marcos. Division regular season champion I was speechless when I found out, Ivey said. 2 6 P.M. That same year, she was also awarded her B.A. 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. Slideshow Videos Content Stream Photo Galleries Footer. 2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster - California Golden Bears Athletics University of California Athletics 2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster Go To Coaching Staff Print Roster Layout: Choose A Season: Sort By: Footer Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital Ad Blocker Detected Thanks for visiting calbears.com! They have trailed in the second half for a grand total of 71 seconds over the course of the past six games. 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. Washington State shot poorly in the first half, going 8-for-31 from the field. The Cougars missed their first 11 three-point attempts and finished 2-fo-19 from distance. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. In eight seasons as the head coach of the Golden Bears, Gottlieb compiled a 17989 overall record, with her teams going 8859 in Pac-12 play. ND went 10-10 overall and 8-7 in the ACC for sixth place during Iveys pandemic-shortened rookie year. If anything, I think that when they're happier and enjoying it, they're more likely to play hard and play well. [44], Gottlieb was named the women's head coach at the University of Southern California on May 10, 2021. The third-year Irish coach was named ACC Coach of the Year on Tuesday evening. Full TV Schedule Get Pac-12 Network. 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BERKELEY - Charmin Smith, a mainstay on the Golden Bear bench for the last 12 seasons, has agreed to become the head women's basketball coach at the University of California, Berkeley, Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton announced on Friday. Shes also the most efficient scorer in the Pac-12. Postseason invitational champion But she was primarily responsible for working with and developing the Bears' outstanding freshman post players, Ashley Walker and Devanei Hampton. [27] The Bears earned a second seed in the NCAA tournament, the Bears' highest tournament seed ever. [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. [25] The Bears more than lived up to the expectations, compiling a 32-4 season record, and ending the regular season with a #6 ranking. A loss by four points against No. Felton, Tess 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. 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. 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. He is the Titans' 11th head coach in the program's 51-year history. [3] She earned her 100th career victory on February 3, 2013. Editor's Picks. "[36] Coach Gottlieb explained: "My philosophy in general is that college athletics should be an enjoyable experience for the people involved in it. [12] The team lived up to the expectations, finishing the regular season 282 and being ranked as high as No. Kenny Brooks, Virginia Tech (137). After a 20-4 regular season and its first ACC title since 2019, third-year coach Niele Ivey is named the 2023 ACC women's basketball coach of the year. Cal women's basketball head coach Charmin Smith is now in her fourth season in charge of the program. Harada was named the Cal State Fullerton head women's basketball coach on April 17, 2017 by Athletics Director Jim Donovan. 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. fmimnaug@calpoly.edu. 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). Stevens, Karisma 4y Adrian Wojnarowski. Features Archive. [2][9], Because of her experience as a player-coach at Brown, Gottlieb was hired as an assistant by Syracuse University head coach Marianna Freeman, the day after she graduated from college. [5], Center Colleen Galloway (197881) was the program's most notable player in its early days. 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. 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. [2] Both became All-Americans, and Hampton was the first California player to be named Pac-10 Player of the Year (200607), while Walker went on to become the first Golden Bear to be drafted by the WNBA, a first-round pick of the Seattle Storm. Leger-Walker scored more than half of WSUs first-half points by collecting 12 points over the first two quarters. [2] 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. [51], Cal Women Fall To Notre Dame In NCAA Tournament, "Lindsay Gottlieb Earns 100th Win at Oregon", "Happy Birthday To Scarsdale's Lindsay Gottlieb", Lindsay Gottlieb on Twitter: "They called it the "Year of the Woman" at the NorCal Jewish Hall of FameI'd take any stage with these women! Phillips came to Cal after spending the last season at Arizona and previous coaching stints at Loyola Marymount and the University of New Haven. Kara Lawson, Duke (142), 3. Latest Headlines. Elsnitz, Kemery Harada will be embarking on his fifth season with the Titans in the fall of 2021. in political science. Cal controlled the second quarter, building an eight-point lead before settling for a 27-21 advantage at halftime. Harada was named the Cal State Fullerton head women's basketball coach on April 17, 2017 by Athletics Director Jim Donovan. [2] That year, Gottlieb led the Bears to the second round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament. 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. He was a Cal beat writer for many of those years. at UC Irvine. [6] Galloway's number 13 was retired at the end of her collegiate career in 1981, the first Cal men's or women's player and to this day the only woman in program history to be so honored.[7]. 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. 1156 HIGH STREET, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95064 2022). We're an independent student-run newspaper, and need your support to maintain our coverage. 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. There is no additional information to display. Curry, Ornela Miller has had a stellar career as a player and coach. 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 10 th-seeded Golden Bears let a nine-point second-half lead slip away and lost to No. They led in the opening minutes against undefeated UConn Huskies but ultimately fell to the eventual national champions. 2019 California Lutheran University 60 West Olsen Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 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! 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. The California Golden Bears women's basketball team is the women's college basketball team of the University of California, Berkeley. But a good friend of mine, Angela Taylor, [who played at Stanford just before Smith arrived at Stanford], said, 'You can't skip steps in building it.'". - 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. 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. 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. It was during that year abroad that she decided to pursue a coaching career seriously. The Golden Bears were ranked #13 in the AP pre-season poll, their highest ranking since 2009. The official Women's Basketball page for the California Golden Bears.