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Lindsay Gottlieb, a veteran member of head coach Joanne Boyle's staff, enters her third season in Berkeley and first as associate head coach of the California women's basketball team.
Gottlieb, who was previously a Cal assistant coach for two years, works with all aspects of the program, including recruiting and scouting, and serves as the team's academic liaison. She has been integral to the development of Cal's post players, including Devanei Hampton, the 2006-07 Pac-10 Player of the Year and a two-time All-Pac-10 selection, and Ashley Walker, an All-Pac-10 choice. Hampton and Walker both garnered honorable mention All-America accolades last season. In Gottlieb's inaugural year in Berkeley, Cal posted its first winning record (18-12) in 13 years and received its first NCAA Tournament berth since 1993. While Boyle was attending to a family illness, Gottlieb served as Cal's interim head coach for the Bears' game at Stanford Jan. 14, 2006.
In 2006-07, Gottlieb helped Cal register a 23-9 mark - one win shy of equaling the school's win record - and earn another bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Bears also posted their best-ever Pac-10 finish and equaled the 1991-92 team for the program's best Pac-10 record (12-6).
During Gottlieb's three seasons as an assistant coach at Richmond under Boyle, the Spiders posted 20-plus wins each year and advanced to the postseason three times. In 2004-05, Richmond finished with a 23-8 record and earned the program's first NCAA Tournament berth in 14 years. The Spiders were invited to the 2003 and 2004 WNIT.
Prior to Gottlieb's stint at Richmond, she served as an assistant coach at New Hampshire in 2001-02, under head coach Sue Johnson.
Before joining the New Hampshire staff, Gottlieb was an assistant coach for two years at Syracuse with Marianna Freeman at the helm. In addition to her coaching duties for the Big East program, Gottlieb was the assistant director of the school's girls' basketball camp. While at Syracuse, she earned her master's degree in philosophy of education.
Gottlieb obtained additional coaching expertise with the Westchester Basketball Association AAU program and Kutsher's Sports Academy.
The Scarsdale, N.Y., native graduated from Brown in 1999 with a bachelor's of arts degree in political science and was a member of the women's basketball team. Gottlieb was a student assistant coach during the 1998-99 campaign and received the Team Heart and Soul Award in 1999.
A self-described sports geek, Gottlieb was one of the final 40 contestants for the 2003 season of ESPN's "Dream Job."
College Coaching Experience 1999-01 Assistant Coach Syracuse 2001-02 Assistant Coach New Hampshire 2002-05 Assistant Coach Richmond 2005-07 Assistant Coach California 2007- Associate Head Coach California
