Makayla Timpson, Florida State (292), 2. 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 . NCAA Division II Championship Game. Cal's victory broke an 81-game conference winning streak for the Cardinal. The assistant coach will work within the framework of the Evangel University mission statement and the goals of the Evangel Athletic Department to: Influence the Christian growth of all student-athletes. 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. Since 2019, Smith has won a total of seven conference games. 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.'". She also oversaw the signing of the seventh-ranked recruiting class in the nation, the programs highest-ranked class since 2009. But she was primarily responsible for working with and developing the Bears' outstanding freshman post players, Ashley Walker and Devanei Hampton. 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! 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The 2019-20 season marks Wendale Farrow's fourth season as an assistant coach for the Golden Bears. Latest Headlines. Boyle's first season ended in the Golden Bears' first NCAA Tournament appearance in fourteen years. Martn, Mia [22] But Gottlieb's team came back after every tough loss to win. Coach Torino Johnson is joined in his postgame. The win over the Sun Devils made the Golden Bears just the second 12-seed to win a game in the Pac-12 Tournament. After beginning the season strongly and winning the Paradise Jam tournament in Saint Thomas, California carried their momentum into conference play. 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. WBB. 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. 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. 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. 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 official Women's Basketball Coach List for the California Golden Bears The current head coach is Charmin Smith, who was hired on June 21, 2019. Cal YouTube. The Bears ended the 201112 season with a record of 25-10. The first came in the form of a 4-point victory over No. San Luis Obispo, CA 93407-0388. Strength and Conditioning Coach: . We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Phillips worked extensively with Arizonas post players, helping guide the development of Pac-12 All-Freshman selection Cate Reese.A California native, Phillips looks forward to bringing her energy and experience to the Cal culture.No stranger to excellence of her own, Phillips spent three seasons at LMU prior to her arrival Tucson, including the last two as the programs associate head coach. The first came in the form of a 4-point victory over No. [17], In April 2011, Gottlieb's mentor, Joanne Boyle, left the University of California for the head coach job at the University of Virginia. However, the second half success was not enough for an NCAA tournament bid and Cal wound up settling for the WNIT. "Whatever sports season it was, I wanted to play," says Gottlieb. [13] The 15-seed Gauchos were knocked off by the 2 seed, Stanford, in the first round. 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. 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. 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. Cal womens basketball head coach Charmin Smith is now in her fourth season in charge of the program. Titans Fall to Cal Poly 54-48 February 18, 2023 Fullerton's offense could not get passed a tough . 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. Segal, Karen [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]. On the hardwood, Smith has helped coach the Bears to the top three individual seasons in program history. Inside The Lair. In 2007, Gottlieb was elevated to Associate Head Coach. Smith experienced a number of successes in her first year as head coach, leading the Golden Bears to three upsets over higher-ranked opponents. [8] The Golden Bears were ranked No. 2017) and a daughter (b. Men's & Women's Basketball. Shes also the most efficient scorer in the Pac-12. Women's Basketball Schedule Roster Stats Additional Links. 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. 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. 2 seed Utah in the quarterfinals on Thursday. 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. I can do that because I'm so confident in their focus. "This year's team would have murdered last year's team," she said. Division regular season and conference tournament champion That same year, she was also awarded her B.A. Bears' season is over after they let a 9-point lead in the third quarter slip away. After the game, Mulkey chalked up the situation to "heat of the moment." Cal women's basketball head coach Charmin Smith is now in her fourth season in charge of the program. Slideshow Videos Content Stream Photo Galleries Footer. Conference regular season champion 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. They also took #4 Stanford to overtime on the road, before falling 74-71. Trending Videos. Paul Reed joined the Cal women's basketball program as an assistant coach on April 30, 2021. The ACC awards are voted on by a combination of the leagues coaches and a Blue Ribbon panel of mostly media. [44], Gottlieb was named the women's head coach at the University of Southern California on May 10, 2021. [8][9], Gottlieb followed in the tradition of both her parents and attended an Ivy League college, in her case Brown University. [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. Women's Basketball Schedule Roster Statistics Coaches Additional Links. 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 Golden Bears were ranked #13 in the AP pre-season poll, their highest ranking since 2009. Gottlieb was passionate about sports from an early age. WBB 54. vs Cal State Fullerton 48. But the Cougars stayed close by collecting 11 offensive rebounds, which led to 10 second-chance points. CBU has put together a 234-80 record for a winning percentage of 74.5 in Olson's nine seasons. 8 UCLA marked Smiths 49th conference game as a head coach. He was a Cal beat writer for many of those years. 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. [5], Center Colleen Galloway (197881) was the program's most notable player in its early days. After three years, Smith left the Farm for Berkeley and joined the Golden Bear staff for the 2007-08 season. 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]. Title. 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 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. [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]. In 2021 . 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. On the hardwood, Smith has helped coach the Bears to the top three individual seasons in program history. [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. [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. The Bears also recorded their best Pac-12 record (17-1) and won their first conference regular-season crown that season. 7 seed Washington State 61-49 on Wednesday night in an opening-round game of the womens Pac-12 basketball tournament at Michelob Ultra Arena in Las Vegas. 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! Under Foster, California won consecutive conference titles in 198081 and 198182, and earned one AIAW and three NCAA tournament berths. Disclaimers: The roster information, offers, and commitments are all unofficial. 8 Utes to Haas Pavilion to cap off a daunting weekend home stretch. Dontavia Waggoner, Boston College (160), Camryn Taylor, Virginia (86), 1. The Irish were picked to finish fourth this season in an ACC preseason poll of coaches and media. As the referees were assessing the sequence at the monitor, Mulkey could be seen telling them that Battles was talking to her. 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. 2 Stanfurd, 75-51, California Falls Short at No. [23] In the second round they faced 1 seed Notre Dame on the Irish home floor. [32][33] A tough loss to Louisville in the national semifinal game concluded the team's extraordinary season. 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. [27] The Bears earned a second seed in the NCAA tournament, the Bears' highest tournament seed ever. [2][9], Gottlieb worked under Boyle for three successful seasons at Richmond, 200205. The Bears, who finished with a 13-17 overall record, won two more games than they did last season, and Smith can see the improvement. That is, the first player she has ever recruited to Berkeley without first seeing her play live. Head Coach: Charmin Smith (4th season in 2022-23). 20 Arkansas on November 24 and then a win over No. The Official Site of the California (PA) Vulcans, Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital, Distinguished Service Award Nomination Form. 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. [12] The team lived up to the expectations, finishing the regular season 282 and being ranked as high as No. The 30-year-old Gottlieb was just the fourth head coach in UCSB history, and replaced retiring long-time coach, Mark French. 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. Phone. Muca, Sela Harada was named the Cal State Fullerton head women's basketball coach on April 17, 2017 by Athletics Director Jim Donovan. Email. Elsnitz, Kemery fmimnaug@calpoly.edu. 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. [24], With almost the entire team returning for the 201213 season, expectations were high, and the Bears were ranked #13 in the AP pre-season poll, their highest ranking since 2009. 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. 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. [3] She earned her 100th career victory on February 3, 2013. The program has been to the NCAA tournament a total of nine times, and won three conference championships. We could be disappointed to not be playing on Tuesday night," Gottlieb said. 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. [21] They did pull off a 59-50 upset of #22 Virginia and their former coach Joanne Boyle. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Smith took over in the summer of 2019, after former head coach Lindsay Gottlieb led. St. Joseph, Missouri. Postseason invitational champion 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. Head Coach. 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. Before and since then, a conference win has seemed unlikely thanks to Cals subpar offense. He dreams of her hit "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" playing as balloons fall from the . 2022). Harada was named the Cal State Fullerton head women's basketball coach on April 17, 2017 by Athletics Director Jim Donovan. Deborah Gebhardt served as the Golden Bears' inaugural coach. [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. 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. Division regular season champion Smiths efforts also saw three players named to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll and another three receive All-Pac-12 Honors. 8 Utah, has lost just one game this season and is perched atop the conference standings, having won its first thirteen games. 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. As the Lions recruiting coordinator, Phillips helped land two of the top recruiting classes in program history and was named to the Womens Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Thirty Under 30 in both 2017 and 2018. 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. Harada will be embarking on his fifth season with the Titans in the fall of 2021. 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. Note: The NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to 2020-21 D-I winter sports athletes (including womens basketball players). She was the first coach at UCSB to win 20 games in her first 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. 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. Mar 22 TBA WBB. The Bears were no better from long distance, making just one of their 10 shots from beyond the arc. Jayda Curry led Cal with 16 points while playing all 40 minutes, and she made one three-pointer. 20182023 WBB Blog. Cooper. 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. 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. The team won their first NCAA tournament game in a quarter-century before falling in the second round to George Washington. Show More Show Less 5 of 12 Cal . 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 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. 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. [15], During Gottlieb's second season at UCSB, the Gauchos compiled a disappointing 15-17 record. 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. For Cal head coach Charmin Smith, Jayda Curry is a first. 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. Conference tournament champion, Source: 2011-12 Golden Bears Record Book and California Season Statistics. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. 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