Charmin Smith

Charmin Arnette Smith (born May 2, 1975) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the California Golden Bears women's team.

Early life and collegiate career Smith was born in St. Louis on May 2, 1975.

Smith graduated from Ladue Horton Watkins High School in St. Louis in 1993. As a senior at Watkins, she earned Missouri First Team All-State honors. Smith averaged 4.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.2 assists during her senior year.

Smith earned two degrees in civil and environmental engineering at the Stanford University School of Engineering, a bachelor's degree in 1997 and master's degree in 2000. She would play one more season in the WNBA for the Phoenix Mercury in 2003.

Smith went overseas in 2003 to play for the Swedish team Solna Vikings before retiring from the sport as a player.

During her off-seasons with the WNBA, Smith would work as a production assistant and editor with NBA Entertainment, as well as with the Seattle Storm CR office.

Career statistics

WNBA Regular season

College

Coaching career

Boston College Smith began her coaching career as an assistant under Cathy Inglese at Boston College in the 2003−04 season. The Eagles won their first Big East tournament championship, and were eliminated in the regional semifinals of the 2004 NCAA tournament.

Stanford Smith was subsequently hired by Tara VanDerveer, under whom she played at Stanford, as an assistant for the Cardinal. In Smith's three years on VanDerveer's staff, the Cardinal went 87−16 overall, attaining a record of 49−5 in Pac-10 play, while winning two conference tournaments and making the Elite 8 twice. That year, California went 32–4 (17–1 in the Pac-10) and made their first ever Final Four appearance.

New York Liberty On April 2, 2019, Smith joined Katie Smith's staff with the New York Liberty as an assistant coach. She served in that capacity for roughly two and a half months.

Return to California as head coach Following Lindsay Gottlieb's departure for the Cleveland Cavaliers nine days earlier, Smith returned to California on June 21, 2019, being announced as the 10th head coach in California Golden Bears history.

Head coaching record