After beginning the season strongly and winning the Paradise Jam tournament in Saint Thomas, California carried their momentum into conference play. 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. Conference regular season champion The Irish were picked to finish fourth this season in an ACC preseason poll of coaches and media. 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. 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. Lance White out as Pittsburgh women's basketball coach Lance White, who coached Pitt to a 10-20 record this season and a 42-99 mark in his five seasons, is out as the Panthers' women's basketball . 5. The win over the Sun Devils made the Golden Bears just the second 12-seed to win a game in the Pac-12 Tournament. 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. Washington State shot poorly in the first half, going 8-for-31 from the field. The third-year Irish coach was named ACC Coach of the Year on Tuesday evening. [12] The team lived up to the expectations, finishing the regular season 282 and being ranked as high as No. ND went 10-10 overall and 8-7 in the ACC for sixth place during Iveys pandemic-shortened rookie year. Spending her senior year at Scarsdale High School on the bench with a torn ACL led her to view the game from a different perspective, and to consider coaching. Mastrov, Evelien 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. After three years, Smith left the Farm for Berkeley and joined the Golden Bear staff for the 2007-08 season. [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. There is no additional information to display: [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. 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.'". 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. WSU is assured a berth in the NCAA tournament, but Cal needed to win the conference tournament to get an NCAA tournament berth. Head Coach. The 10 th-seeded Golden Bears let a nine-point second-half lead slip away and lost to No. California was invited the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009, as an 8 seed. Cal controlled the second quarter, building an eight-point lead before settling for a 27-21 advantage at halftime. [15], During Gottlieb's second season at UCSB, the Gauchos compiled a disappointing 15-17 record. 8 Utah, has lost just one game this season and is perched atop the conference standings, having won its first thirteen games. 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. NCAA Division II Elite Eight. Kenny Brooks, Virginia Tech (137). LOS ANGELES Cal State L.A. has named Tuonisia Turner-Lewis to be the University s next head coach for woman s basketball. 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. 13 Duke and No. . "They were certainly the most aggressive team in the first half. At California, Gottlieb was involved in recruiting and scouting, and was the team's academic liaison. The team plays its home games at Haas Pavilion, which was built on top of the old Harmon Gymnasium using money donated in part by the owners of Levi-Strauss. [5][6][7] Most of her family members are lawyers, and her father was a New York state judge. "I wanted them to be the ones jumping up and down and celebrating. Show More Show Less 5 of 12 Cal . Jobs usually . Since 2019, Smith has won a total of seven conference games. Holding Pili to 15 or fewer points would be a huge victory and set Cal up for an upset. McIntosh, Amaya A list of so many great coaches have received that award before me obviously (including) Muffet McGraw.. Watch Watch. I was speechless when I found out, Ivey said. Contact William Cooke at[emailprotected]. Harada was named the Cal State Fullerton head women's basketball coach on April 17, 2017 by Athletics Director Jim Donovan. This Friday, No. It is the first time since the Utes joined the league in 2011-12 that someone from Utah . Inside The Lair. Then in 2001, she moved to the University of New Hampshire, where she was an assistant under Sue Johnson. WSU then dominated play in the fourth quarter to stretch the lead. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. It was during that year abroad that she decided to pursue a coaching career seriously. The Golden Bears continued their uphill climb in 200809, with a team led by seniors Ashley Walker and Devanei Hampton. [17], In April 2011, Gottlieb's mentor, Joanne Boyle, left the University of California for the head coach job at the University of Virginia. 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. Cal women's basketball head coach Charmin Smith is now in her fourth season in charge of the program. [14] Gottlieb was named Big West Coach of the Year for 200809. 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. 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. Email. 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. 8 Virginia Tech. Tuitele, Charmin 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. Mimnaugh, a two-time Big West Coach of the Year, led Cal Poly to back-to-back Big West regular season championships in 2011 and 2012 as well as its first Big . Bears' season is over after they let a 9-point lead in the third quarter slip away. Niele Ivey, Notre Dame (211), 2. 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. More:Status remains uncertain for Notre Dame's Olivia Miles heading into ACC Tournament. In 200607, California snapped Stanford's 50-game Pac-10 winning streak at Maples Pavilion en route to their first 20-win season since 1992 and a second consecutive NCAA tournament berth. 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. View All Stories. Note: The NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to 2020-21 D-I winter sports athletes (including womens basketball players). The 2019-20 season marks Wendale Farrow's fourth season as an assistant coach for the Golden Bears. Titans Fall to Cal Poly 54-48 February 18, 2023 Fullerton's offense could not get passed a tough . The official 2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster for the . [8] The Golden Bears were ranked No. 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. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. 24 Colorado will come to Berkeley for Smiths 50th. Its unlikely that Cal pulls off the upset in either of this weekends games, but a win would feel like a breath of fresh air for Smith and her team. Cal Poly Athletics Mott Athletics Center 1 Grand Avenue. 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. The University of Utah women's basketball team made history Saturday afternoon when it upset Stanford to claim a share of the Pac-12 title for the first time ever.. Less than 48 hours later, the . Gottlieb was passionate about sports from an early age. 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. Curry, Ornela [21] They did pull off a 59-50 upset of #22 Virginia and their former coach Joanne Boyle. 25 in the final USA TodayESPN women's basketball poll, and Joanne Boyle and Devannei Hampton received Pac-10 Coach and Player of the Year honors, respectively.[9][10]. Cal YouTube. Aside from Jayda Curry, Cals history-making guard who surpassed Kelsey Plum for the second most consecutive games with a made three-pointer since 1999-2000, the Bears simply lack the offensive talent to beat teams by scoring efficiently. Latest Headlines. They really made it hard for us to run any kind of offense.". St. Joseph, Missouri. The official Women's Basketball Coach List for the California Golden Bears 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. The Bears ended the 201112 season with a record of 25-10. Shes also the most efficient scorer in the Pac-12. The Golden Bears made one appearance in the AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, with a combined record of 11. [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! [20], Gottlieb's first team at California had no seniors, and started freshmen at point guard and forward. Romine-Black, Daniel Head Coach. [5], Center Colleen Galloway (197881) was the program's most notable player in its early days. On June 12, 2019, the Cleveland Cavaliers hired Gottlieb to a four-year contract as an assistant coach, becoming part of new head coach John Beilein's staff. All rights reserved. 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 200708, California tied the 198384 Bears for the most wins in school history (244). 2022). 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. 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. As the fifth head coach in program history, Bishop has guided CPP to six NCAA Tournament appearances, which includes three Sweet Sixteen showings (2011, 2014, 2015), two Elite Eight appearances (2011, 2014) and a . 13 Arizona on the road in the regular season finale. 20182023 WBB Blog. Smith took over in the summer of 2019, after former head coach Lindsay Gottlieb led. [27] The Bears earned a second seed in the NCAA tournament, the Bears' highest tournament seed ever. The California Golden Bears women's basketball team is the women's college basketball team of the University of California, Berkeley. 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. 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. [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]. [8][9], Gottlieb followed in the tradition of both her parents and attended an Ivy League college, in her case Brown University. Cal has put together five top-20 recruiting classes in Smiths tenure, which includes three in the top 10 (2009, 2011, and 2020). The young Bears (the starting lineup during conference play featured four freshmen along with star senior Alexis Gray-Lawson) had an up and down year, going 65 in non-conference play including a home loss to nearby San Jose State. 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. Jayda Curry led Cal with 16 points while playing all 40 minutes, and she made one three-pointer. 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! Conference regular season champion [16] But the following season, 201011, the team bounced back with a 19-12 record. Cals second matchup of the weekend, No. Cooper. The first came in the form of a 4-point victory over No. They have trailed in the second half for a grand total of 71 seconds over the course of the past six games. San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0388. 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. 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. 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. On the hardwood, Smith has helped coach the Bears to the top three individual seasons in program history. "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." Muca, Sela Although Alexis Gray-Lawson had to sit out the NIT opener because of an injury suffered in the Pac-10 tournament, the Bears edged UC Davis in overtime. McGraw, Iveys Hall of Fame predecessor, took home the honor in 2014 at the end of Notre Dames first season in the ACC and again in 2016. 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. Twitter. Smith, Paul Gottlieb explained, "I knew that it was the perfect thing for me because it combined kind of my nerdiness and love of the X's and O's with the ability to impact 18- to 22-year-olds in a really significant way. 14 Arizona this past Friday. Influence all student-athletes to graduate with a professional degree. [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. 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 season is over for Cals womens basketball team. "This year's team would have murdered last year's team," she said. Gray-Lawson ended her career as the all-time Cal leader in three points made and games played.[11]. Heintz, Eliza Then, Sunday, the Bears will welcome the No. Junior forward Alissa Pili leads the Utes offense in scoring with 19.8 points per game, the third best average in the conference. They're creative, and they're smart kids. 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. 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. Reed, Heidi [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. The program has been to the NCAA tournament a total of nine times, and won three conference championships. But she was primarily responsible for working with and developing the Bears' outstanding freshman post players, Ashley Walker and Devanei Hampton. Gottlieb was succeeded as head coach by Charmin Smith, who had been on staff at California since 2007 and had served as Gottlieb's associate head coach since 2012. Gottlieb began her head coaching career with the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos where she spent three years and led the team to two regular-season Big West championships in 2009 and 2011, as well as the Big West tournament championship in 2009. Washington Starte took the lead 44-42 when Charlisse Leger-Walker, who scored 23 points, made two technical free throws with 15.5 seconds left in the third quarter following a Flagrant 1 foul called on Onyiah. Stevens, Karisma In 200910 the Bears brought in a top 10 recruiting class to make up for the losses of Walker and Hampton. Kara Lawson, Duke (142), 3. 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. 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. "I pretty much just wanted to be playing ball all the time." 4y Adrian Wojnarowski. 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. Smith experienced a number of successes in her first year as head coach, leading the Golden Bears to three upsets over higher-ranked opponents. Paul Reed joined the Cal women's basketball program as an assistant coach on April 30, 2021. Felton, Tess [2] The current head coach is Charmin Smith, who was hired on June 21, 2019. Harada was named the Cal State Fullerton head women's basketball coach on April 17, 2017 by Athletics Director Jim Donovan.