Charmin Smith serves as Head Coach for University of California, Berkeley's Women's Basketball program in Berkeley. The Cal source profile describes Smith's current role and recent program context, including that Charmin Smith is an award-winning coach, former professional player, and active board member who has dedicated her career to progressing equity and opportunity. Fresh off her best season as head coach at Cal, Smith signed a new five-year contract in the spring of 2025 that will retain her through the 2029-30 season.
The same profile adds background on Smith's coaching path, team results, and player-development record. In her sixth year as head coach in 2024-25 Smith guided the Golden Bears to their first NCAA Tournament appearance (earning an at-large bid as an eight seed) since 2018-19, their first 25-win season which mark the most since the 2012-13 season and Cal's first AP Top 25 ranking since the 2018-19 season coming in as high as No. 18. In her fifth year as head coach in 2023-24, the Bears won their most overall (19) and conference (seven) games since the 2018-19 season. Smith’s unwavering dedication to empowering players to surpass their potential, her commitment to enhancing the representation of Black individuals in the sport, and her resolute drive to inspire action toward racial justice solidify her position as an influential leader in basketball and beyond. For the ICDB record, that background gives readers a fuller picture of the experience Charmin Smith brings to the Women's Basketball staff.
