Pierre, Kai Titans Fall to Cal Poly 54-48 February 18, 2023 Fullerton's offense could not get passed a tough . 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 . The highlight of the regular season was a 67-55 road victory over arch-rival and perennial women's basketball power #4 ranked Stanford. 24 Colorado will come to Berkeley for Smiths 50th. 8 Virginia Tech. Ortiz, Claudia Im honored, blessed. Heide, Peanut 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. California was invited the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009, as an 8 seed. 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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. Conference tournament champion, Gottlieb's husband is a finance entrepreneur. Email. Gottlieb and her coaching staff are very active on Twitter. 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! 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. [15] The following summer, Layshia Clarendon was drafted ninth overall in the 2013 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. "I just wanted more for this group," Cal coach Charmin Smith, who completed her fourth season as the Bears coach. 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. Stevens, Karisma SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. Faith Mimnaugh, the winningest coach in Cal Poly women's basketball history, announced her retirement Wednesday after 25 seasons at the helm of the Mustangs. 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. Coach Torino Johnson is joined in his postgame. [20], Gottlieb's first team at California had no seniors, and started freshmen at point guard and forward. After an 03 conference start that left them two games under .500, the Bears started to find their form, going 125 the rest of the way including the Pac-10 tournament. The win over the Sun Devils made the Golden Bears just the second 12-seed to win a game in the Pac-12 Tournament. 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. Elsnitz, Kemery 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. Cal women's basketball head coach Charmin Smith is now in her fourth season in charge of the program. 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. Trending Videos. 13 Arizona on the road in the regular season finale. The Ducks earned a spot in the postseason for just the second time in the last nine years in 2009-10, advancing to the third round of the WNIT. [16] But the following season, 201011, the team bounced back with a 19-12 record. 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. 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. She started playing organized basketball in the fourth grade and by the time she reached high school was hoping for a college basketball career. 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. A loss by four points against No. 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. 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 Leger-Walker scored more than half of WSUs first-half points by collecting 12 points over the first two quarters. "[37], Gottlieb's tenure at California has also been notable for her embrace of the internet and social media as tools for reaching out to athletes, fans, and the media. 5. WSU then dominated play in the fourth quarter to stretch the lead. A four-year letter winner at Stanford, she earned her bachelor's and master's degrees in civil and environmental engineering from the school. [16] Gottlieb's 179 wins rank second all-time in team history. Cal has put together five top-20 recruiting classes in Smiths tenure, which includes three in the top 10 (2009, 2011, and 2020). 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. Inside The Lair. "I think Cal played an unbelievable game," WSU coach Kamie Ethridge. 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. . Pac-12 . Golden Bears On. On the hardwood, Smith has helped coach the Bears to the top three individual seasons in program history. The Bears ended the 201112 season with a record of 25-10. 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 . 2017) and a daughter (b. 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. - 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. [28] They defeated Fresno State 90-76 in the first round,[29] and downed South Florida in overtime to advance to the Sweet Sixteen for only the second time in school history. 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. 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. 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. 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. [8] The Golden Bears were ranked No. Cavaliers hire Cal women's coach Gottlieb to staff. Division regular season and conference tournament champion More recently, Smith has worked extensively with Cal's post players, including 2019 National Defensive Player of the Year and four-time All-American Kristine Anigwe, who was selected by the Connecticut Sun with the ninth overall pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft. 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. Senior leader Layshia Clarendon cut her hair into what became a trademark mohawk,[35] and the team wrote, produced, and starred in their own music video, "Started from the Bottom. 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.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).. Gottlieb began her head coaching career with the UC . "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. Division regular season champion [23] In the second round they faced 1 seed Notre Dame on the Irish home floor. 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 . There is no additional information to display. . Apr 1. [13] The 15-seed Gauchos were knocked off by the 2 seed, Stanford, in the first round. In his previous three seasons in Berkeley, Farrow has helped Cal to three consecutive 20-win seasons and three NCAA Tournament appearances.An energetic and dynamic presence on the recruiting trail, Farrow also works extensively with the Golden Bears guards. 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! WBB. [21] They did pull off a 59-50 upset of #22 Virginia and their former coach Joanne Boyle. California Golden Bears women's basketball, 202223 California Golden Bears women's basketball team, AIAW National Division I basketball tournament, "Charmin Smith Named Women's Basketball Coach", "Another Kristine Anigwe record; another hard-fought Cal loss", "Galloway helped build foundation for Cal", "No. In 200910 the Bears brought in a top 10 recruiting class to make up for the losses of Walker and Hampton. 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. 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. Miles playing status for this weeks ACC Tournament and beyond remained undetermined as of Tuesday, according to Ivey. 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. In addition, the target lists are inevitably incomplete because offers are not publicly reported for many prospects. They won the Big West regular season championship with a 12-4 conference record. Dallas, Texas. LOS ANGELES Cal State L.A. has named Tuonisia Turner-Lewis to be the University s next head coach for woman s basketball. She also oversaw the signing of the seventh-ranked recruiting class in the nation, the programs highest-ranked class since 2009. 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. 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. Cal womens basketball head coach Charmin Smith is now in her fourth season in charge of the program. Conference regular season champion [14] Gottlieb was named Big West Coach of the Year for 200809. Smith became the 10th head coach in Cal women's basketball history after spending 12 seasons as an assistant on the Golden Bear staff . ND went 10-10 overall and 8-7 in the ACC for sixth place during Iveys pandemic-shortened rookie year. It is the first time since the Utes joined the league in 2011-12 that someone from Utah . Note: The NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to 2020-21 D-I winter sports athletes (including womens basketball players). 22-ranked Arizona State in the opening round of the 2020 Pac-12 Womens Basketball Tournament in Las Vegas. Top Stories. [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. Onyiah, Leilani On the hardwood, Smith has helped coach the Bears to the top three individual seasons in program history. The Irish were picked to finish fourth this season in an ACC preseason poll of coaches and media. 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. 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. "I pretty much just wanted to be playing ball all the time." Head Coach. 22-ranked Arizona State in the opening round of the 2020 Pac-12 Womens Basketball Tournament in Las Vegas. [2][9], Gottlieb worked under Boyle for three successful seasons at Richmond, 200205. Women's Basketball Coaches - California University of Pennsylvania Athletics 2022-23 Women's Basketball Coaching Staff Sponsors Footer Sticky bar Ad Blocker Detected Thanks for visiting calvulcans.com! The season is over for Cal's women's basketball team. Woj: Cavs make landmark hire with Lindsay Gottlieb (1:58) Adrian Wojnarowski explains the impact of the Cavaliers' decision to hire Cal women's basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb as an assistant coach. [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. Harada will be embarking on his fifth season with the Titans in the fall of 2021. 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. Mastrov, Evelien 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. TicketSmarter Ticket Resale Marketplace, Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. 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. Then in 2001, she moved to the University of New Hampshire, where she was an assistant under Sue Johnson. 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. Gottlieb continued to coach the Golden Bears through the 201819 season, leading players including top-10 WNBA picks Clarendon, Brittany Boyd, and Kristine Anigwe to a total of seven NCAA tournament appearances, the most of any head coach in program history. TicketSmarter Ticket Resale Marketplace, Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. 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. During her time at Oregon, the Ducks were transformed into one of the most potent offenses in the nation, averaging 81.4 points per game in 2009-10. 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. They really made it hard for us to run any kind of offense.". Shes also the most efficient scorer in the Pac-12. [22] But Gottlieb's team came back after every tough loss to win. Features Archive. Paul Reed joined the Cal women's basketball program as an assistant coach on April 30, 2021. 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. Their 13-5 record in conference play put them in second place in the Pac-12 Conference. Miller has had a stellar career as a player and coach. WBB Feb. 25 2 P.M. at UC Davis. The 10th-ranked Irish finished 15-3 in league play this season, a game ahead of No. In 200708, California tied the 198384 Bears for the most wins in school history (244). Following 12 consecutive losing seasons from 199394 to 200405, California began a resurgence under former Richmond head coach Joanne Boyle. Jobs usually . This Friday, No. 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. 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. Show More Show Less 5 of 12 Cal . Pac-12 Network. To be able to do what I love, basketball, and have this intense impact on people, I felt that was it. 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. The Official Site of the California (PA) Vulcans, Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital, Distinguished Service Award Nomination Form. Cal's victory broke an 81-game conference winning streak for the Cardinal. Gottlieb coached at Cal through 201819, a year in which she led the Golden Bears to their seventh NCAA tournament appearance under her tenure. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. The 20122013 season started with high expectations, with almost the entire team returning from the season before, including star guard Layshia Clarendon. Mid-June is an odd time of year to be looking to replace a women's basketball coach. 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. The ACC awards are voted on by a combination of the leagues coaches and a Blue Ribbon panel of mostly media. They led in the opening minutes against undefeated UConn Huskies but ultimately fell to the eventual national champions. 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. In 2007, Gottlieb was elevated to Associate Head Coach. The following year, the 24-year-old Gottlieb was asked by the head coach of the University of Richmond, Joanne Boyle, to be her top assistant. The official Women's Basketball page for the California Golden Bears. 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. He dreams of her hit "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" playing as balloons fall from the . 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. Contact William Cooke at[emailprotected]. [3] She earned her 100th career victory on February 3, 2013. The current head coach is Charmin Smith, who was hired on June 21, 2019. Jayda Curry led Cal with 16 points while playing all 40 minutes, and she made one three-pointer. Conference regular season and conference tournament champion 2019 California Lutheran University 60 West Olsen Road Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 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. More recently, Smith has worked extensively with Cal's post players, including 2019 National Defensive Player of the Year and four-time All-American Kristine Anigwe, who was selected by the Connecticut Sun with the ninth overall pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft. Daunting Pac-12 matchups to come for Cal womens basketball. [12] The team lived up to the expectations, finishing the regular season 282 and being ranked as high as No. Washington State shot poorly in the first half, going 8-for-31 from the field. NCAA Division II West Regional. [45], Sources: UCSB,[46] Big West Conference,[47] California[1] Pac-12[48], National champion 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 third-year Irish coach was named ACC Coach of the Year on Tuesday evening. On average, the Bears have won one in every seven Pac-12 matchups during her tenure. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. They have two children, a son (b. 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. Twitter. I was speechless when I found out, Ivey said. After three years, Smith left the Farm for Berkeley and joined the Golden Bear staff for the 2007-08 season. 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. [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. [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. CBU has put together a 234-80 record for a winning percentage of 74.5 in Olson's nine seasons. After beginning the season strongly and winning the Paradise Jam tournament in Saint Thomas, California carried their momentum into conference play. [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. Disclaimers: The roster information, offers, and commitments are all unofficial. The Golden Bears were ranked #13 in the AP pre-season poll, their highest ranking since 2009. Romine-Black, Daniel 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. 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. Sundays loss to then No. Its just a dream come true, Ivey admitted of the Coach of the Year honor. WBB Mar. #3 seed Cal State LA fell in the CCAA Women's Basketball Tournament semifinal to #2 seed Cal State San Marcos. In the two years she spent at Syracuse, Gottlieb also earned a master's degree in the philosophy of education. "We just struggled through the third and fourth quarters," Smith said. Most notably, Utah junior forward Alissa Pili is the conference's Player of the Year and eighth-year coach Lynne Roberts is the Coach of the Year. Harada was named the Cal State Fullerton head women's basketball coach on April 17, 2017 by Athletics Director Jim Donovan. View All Stories. 13 Duke and No. 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.. 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. The 10 th-seeded Golden Bears let a nine-point second-half lead slip away and lost to No. 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. Holding Pili to 15 or fewer points would be a huge victory and set Cal up for an upset. [18] On April 25, 2011, Gottlieb returned to Berkeley as the ninth head coach of the Golden Bears. You have to empower them to enjoy the experience. San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0388. Dontavia Waggoner, Boston College (160), Camryn Taylor, Virginia (86), 1. The season is over for Cals womens basketball team. Men's & Women's Basketball. She was the first coach at UCSB to win 20 games in her first season. Curry, Ornela [5][6][7] Most of her family members are lawyers, and her father was a New York state judge. 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.