Coach Charmin Smith, who has guided the Cal women’s basketball team to its winningest season in 12 years, has signed a new five-year contract through the 2029-30 season. For Smith, in her sixth year ...

USC head coach Lindsay Gottlieb was a bit relieved to not have to face Cal in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. It’s not that she thought Mississippi State would be an easier opponent, but part ...

The Bears will take a close look at the transfer portal Monday in hopes of building on their success in 2024-25.

California couldn’t get on track offensively in first-round loss to Mississippi State in NCAA Women’s tournament.

Lindsay Gottlieb and Charmin Smith were on the same coaching staff at Cal. Now the Bears could meet USC in the NCAA ...

The eighth-seeded Bears (25-9) suffered a wire-to-wire 59-46 loss to the ninth-seeded Mississippi State Bulldogs (22-11) in ...

After traveling across the country for ACC road games this season, Cal will only need to go down the California coast to play ...

(Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Charmin Smith, on the precipice of taking Cal to its first NCAA women’s basketball tournament berth since 2019, has signed to remain with the Bears ...

For the first time in six years, Cal is heading to the NCAA Tournament. The Bears received an at-large bid, earning the No. 8 ...

Coach Charmin Smith, who has guided the Cal women ... For Smith, in her sixth year as the Bears’ coach, this contract replaces the extension she received after the 2023-24 campaign.

It’ll be the Bears’ first appearance in the Big Dance since 2019 and the first under coach Charmin Smith. ESPN’s Charlie Creme projects the Bears to be a No. 8 seed in the NCAAs. Despite the ...