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. 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. Email. TicketSmarter Ticket Resale Marketplace, Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. [8][9], Gottlieb followed in the tradition of both her parents and attended an Ivy League college, in her case Brown University. [4], Gottlieb was born in Scarsdale, New York, and is Jewish. [8] The Golden Bears were ranked No. At California, Gottlieb was involved in recruiting and scouting, and was the team's academic liaison. 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. The official Women's Basketball page for the California Golden Bears. 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. Following Boyle's departure for Virginia, California hired UC Santa Barbara's Lindsay Gottlieb to be the ninth coach in Golden Bears history. 4y Adrian Wojnarowski. 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! He was a Cal beat writer for many of those years. Offers come and go, so some offers listed may no longer be on the table, and some offers are erroneously reported. 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], 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. The 10 th-seeded Golden Bears let a nine-point second-half lead slip away and lost to No. [12] The team lived up to the expectations, finishing the regular season 282 and being ranked as high as No. Reed comes to Cal after spending four years as Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator at University of Washington. 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. "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. Then in 2001, she moved to the University of New Hampshire, where she was an assistant under Sue Johnson. The Cougars shot 59.8% from the field after halftime, and Cal was just 3-for-11 from the floor in the fourth quarter. In her first season at Cal, Gottlieb's Bears had a 25-10 record, making her the first women's basketball coach to win 20 games in her first season at California. 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). 14 Arizona this past Friday. Pierre, Kai Title. Cal has put together five top-20 recruiting classes in Smiths tenure, which includes three in the top 10 (2009, 2011, and 2020). The California Golden Bears women's basketball team is the women's college basketball team of the University of California, Berkeley. 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. Dallas, Texas. Cooper. [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. After three years, Smith left the Farm for Berkeley and joined the Golden Bear staff for the 2007-08 season. The program has been to the NCAA tournament a total of nine times, and won three conference championships. 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 Spiders had three consecutive seasons with 20 or more wins. A loss by four points against No. Washington State shot poorly in the first half, going 8-for-31 from the field. . #3 seed Cal State LA fell in the CCAA Women's Basketball Tournament semifinal to #2 seed Cal State San Marcos. The Bears played a schedule filled with ranked teams, and they suffered tough losses by three points or less to #12 Ohio State, #16 Rutgers, and #24 Texas. [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]. The season is over for Cal's women's basketball team. TicketSmarter Ticket Resale Marketplace, Video Platform powered by CBS Sports Digital. Under Foster, California won consecutive conference titles in 198081 and 198182, and earned one AIAW and three NCAA tournament berths. 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. [17], In April 2011, Gottlieb's mentor, Joanne Boyle, left the University of California for the head coach job at the University of Virginia. NCAA Division II West Regional. In the two years she spent at Syracuse, Gottlieb also earned a master's degree in the philosophy of education. Pac-12 Network. 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The season is over for Cals womens basketball team. Elsnitz, Kemery All rights reserved. Watch Watch. "I think Cal played an unbelievable game," WSU coach Kamie Ethridge. 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. Editor's Picks. 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. In 200708, California tied the 198384 Bears for the most wins in school history (244). The 10th-seeded Golden Bears let a nine-point second-half lead slip away and lost to No. [27] The Bears earned a second seed in the NCAA tournament, the Bears' highest tournament seed ever. [5], Center Colleen Galloway (197881) was the program's most notable player in its early days. The Golden Bears were ranked #13 in the AP pre-season poll, their highest ranking since 2009. 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. ND went 10-10 overall and 8-7 in the ACC for sixth place during Iveys pandemic-shortened rookie year. 1156 HIGH STREET, SANTA CRUZ, CA 95064 The 20122013 season started with high expectations, with almost the entire team returning from the season before, including star guard Layshia Clarendon. For Cal head coach Charmin Smith, Jayda Curry is a first. 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. 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. - 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. Head Coach. Harada was named the Cal State Fullerton head women's basketball coach on April 17, 2017 by Athletics Director Jim Donovan. 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 . Trending Videos. [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. 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. Women's Basketball Schedule Roster Stats Additional Links. Martn, Mia The official Women's Basketball Coach List for the California Golden Bears 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. After beginning the season strongly and winning the Paradise Jam tournament in Saint Thomas, California carried their momentum into conference play. 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. Lindsay Gottlieb, Who Led California To NCAA Final Four, Named USC Women's Basketball Head Coach", "UCSB Gauchos 201213 Women's Basketball Record Book", "Big West Women's Championship Record Book", "Gottlieb Named Big West Coach of the Year; Green and Pedersen Named All-Big West First Team", "Lindsay Gottlieb Named Naismith Coach of the Year Finalist", "How Lindsay Gottlieb blends family into USC's 'once-in-a-lifetime' season", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lindsay_Gottlieb&oldid=1142769419, NCAA Regional championship Final Four (, 2013 - Finalist Naismith Women's Coach of the Year award, 2016 - inducted into Jewish Sports Hall of Fame Northern California, This page was last edited on 4 March 2023, at 07:56. 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. 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. [15] The following summer, Layshia Clarendon was drafted ninth overall in the 2013 WNBA draft by the Indiana Fever. We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here. Latest Headlines. 805-756-1159. 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. Daunting Pac-12 matchups to come for Cal womens basketball. Cavaliers hire Cal women's coach Gottlieb to staff. . On January 2, Cal won at home against Arizona State, the Pac-12s only winless team in conference play. Leger-Walker scored more than half of WSUs first-half points by collecting 12 points over the first two quarters. 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. The official Women's Basketball Coach List for the California State University at Northridge Matadors Cal Poly Athletics Mott Athletics Center 1 Grand Avenue. Its just a dream come true, Ivey admitted of the Coach of the Year honor. Conference regular season and conference tournament champion 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. Michelle Onyiah and Mia Mastrov had 10 points apiece for Cal. Head Coach. 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. The win over the Sun Devils made the Golden Bears just the second 12-seed to win a game in the Pac-12 Tournament. The official 2022-23 Women's Basketball Roster for the . [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]. 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. Kara Lawson, Duke (142), 3. 20182023 WBB Blog. Harada was named the Cal State Fullerton head women's basketball coach on April 17, 2017 by Athletics Director Jim Donovan. But the Bears could not hold off the Cougars, who went 8-for-11 from the field in the third quarter. [14] Gottlieb was named Big West Coach of the Year for 200809. Harada will be embarking on his fifth season with the Titans in the fall of 2021. [38] And Gottlieb has established a Cal Women's Basketball website designed to appeal to young athletes and fans. The current head coach is Charmin Smith, who was hired on June 21, 2019. They're creative, and they're smart kids. [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). We're an independent student-run newspaper, and need your support to maintain our coverage. 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.'". California was invited the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2009, as an 8 seed. 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 - Cal State East Bay University Athletics Skip To Main Content Cal State East Bay University Athletics 11/12/22 / Final wbball 73 Northwest Nazarene 66 11/18/22 / Final wbball 64 Academy of Art 47 11/19/22 / Final wbball 85 Holy Names 46 11/22/22 / Final wbball Dominican (Calif.) Postponed 11/26/22 / Final wbball 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. Postseason invitational champion [22] But Gottlieb's team came back after every tough loss to win. 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! 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. 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. 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. Heintz, Eliza Tuitele, Charmin Her teammates voted her the Team Heart and Soul Award in 1999. 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! Cal has put together five top-20 recruiting classes in Smiths tenure, which includes three in the top 10 (2009, 2011, and 2020). University of California, Santa Cruz . Smiths efforts also saw three players named to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll and another three receive All-Pac-12 Honors. There is no additional information to display. [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. Gottlieb was passionate about sports from an early age. Women's Basketball Schedule Roster Statistics Coaches Additional Links. Junior forward Alissa Pili leads the Utes offense in scoring with 19.8 points per game, the third best average in the conference. 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. 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. 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. WBB 54. vs Cal State Fullerton 48. The highlight of the regular season was a 67-55 road victory over arch-rival and perennial women's basketball power #4 ranked Stanford. at UC Irvine. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. Gray-Lawson ended her career as the all-time Cal leader in three points made and games played.[11]. [19] Gottlieb inherited a very talented, but young team, which had ended the 201011 season losing seven of their last eight games. Curry, Ornela California's 171 Pac-12 record earned them their first share of a regular-season conference title since 1982. The 10th-ranked Irish finished 15-3 in league play this season, a game ahead of No. 21charmin. WSU (20-9) will play No. WBB 51. at CSU Bakersfield 42. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. 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. Dontavia Waggoner, Boston College (160), Camryn Taylor, Virginia (86), 1. CBU has put together a 234-80 record for a winning percentage of 74.5 in Olson's nine seasons. Cals second matchup of the weekend, No. Conference regular season champion "[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. Smith, Paul [44], Gottlieb was named the women's head coach at the University of Southern California on May 10, 2021. She stood as the California women's all-time rebounding leader and the school's all-time scoring leader (men or women) until 2019. 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. Influence all student-athletes to graduate with a professional degree. 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. Coach Torino Johnson is joined in his postgame. Division regular season and conference tournament champion Shes also the most efficient scorer in the Pac-12. The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy. The Irish were picked to finish fourth this season in an ACC preseason poll of coaches and media. View All Stories. Boyle's first season ended in the Golden Bears' first NCAA Tournament appearance in fourteen years. 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. [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. Men's & Women's Basketball. St. Joseph, Missouri. 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. That is, the first player she has ever recruited to Berkeley without first seeing her play live. 2 seed Utah in the quarterfinals on Thursday. Golden Bears On. Privacy Policy. They won the Big West regular season championship with a 12-4 conference record. 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. Conference tournament champion, Gottlieb's husband is a finance entrepreneur. [15], During Gottlieb's second season at UCSB, the Gauchos compiled a disappointing 15-17 record. [2] That year, Gottlieb led the Bears to the second round of the NCAA women's basketball tournament. Inside The Lair. She also oversaw the signing of the seventh-ranked recruiting class in the nation, the programs highest-ranked class since 2009. 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. 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. They also took #4 Stanford to overtime on the road, before falling 74-71. The Bears also recorded their best Pac-12 record (17-1) and won their first conference regular-season crown that season. Lutje Schipholt, Jayda 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. 7 seed Washington State 61-49 on Wednesday night .