Charmin Smith
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Charmin Smith is the current assistant coach of the University of California
women's basketball team where she has been since 2007. She is a native of St. Louis, Missouri
. Smith played in American Basketball League
or ABL and then the WNBA. Her brother Chris was her role model for basketball when she was growing up.
in the ABL. She would be signed by the Minnesota Lynx
for the 1999 WNBA season. In 2000 the Seattle Storm
picked her up in the expansion draft, and she would play for the Storm for the 2000 and 2001 seasons. 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
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basketball program from 1993-1997. Smith, a four-year letterwinner at Stanford, graduated with a degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering, and also obtained a master's degree in the same subject from Stanford as well. Smith went to three NCAA Final Fours with the Standford Cardinals, the Cardinals also won three PAC 10 titles, and she averaged 4.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.2 assists during her senior year.
women's basketball team from 2004 – 2007, as well as Boston College
from 2003 – 2004.
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
women's basketball team where she has been since 2007. She is a native of St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
. Smith played in American Basketball League
American Basketball League
American Basketball League is a name that has been used by three defunct basketball leagues in the United States:*American Basketball League , the first major professional basketball league...
or ABL and then the WNBA. Her brother Chris was her role model for basketball when she was growing up.
Playing career
After her years at Stanford, Smith played one year with the Portland PowerPortland Power
Portland Power may refer to:* Portland Power , a women's basketball team that existed from 1996 to 1998 in the American Basketball League, and which was based in Portland, Oregon...
in the ABL. She would be signed by the Minnesota Lynx
Minnesota Lynx
The Minnesota Lynx are a professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded prior to the 1999 season...
for the 1999 WNBA season. In 2000 the Seattle Storm
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
picked her up in the expansion draft, and she would play for the Storm for the 2000 and 2001 seasons. She would play one more season in the WNBA for the Phoenix Mercury
Phoenix Mercury
The Phoenix Mercury is a professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the league's inaugural 1997 season began; it is one of the eight original franchises...
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
Seattle Storm
The Seattle Storm is a professional basketball team based in Seattle, Washington, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association . The team was founded before the 2000 season began...
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College
Smith played her collegiate basketball for the Stanford UniversityStanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
basketball program from 1993-1997. Smith, a four-year letterwinner at Stanford, graduated with a degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering, and also obtained a master's degree in the same subject from Stanford as well. Smith went to three NCAA Final Fours with the Standford Cardinals, the Cardinals also won three PAC 10 titles, and she averaged 4.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 2.2 assists during her senior year.
Coaching career
Prior to joining the Bears in 2007, Smith served as the assistant coach of the Stanford UniversityStanford University
The Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University or Stanford, is a private research university on an campus located near Palo Alto, California. It is situated in the northwestern Santa Clara Valley on the San Francisco Peninsula, approximately northwest of San...
women's basketball team from 2004 – 2007, as well as Boston College
Boston College
Boston College is a private Jesuit research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USA. The main campus is bisected by the border between the cities of Boston and Newton. It has 9,200 full-time undergraduates and 4,000 graduate students. Its name reflects its early...
from 2003 – 2004.