Charmin Smith

Warren also spoke with Boston College assistant coach Charmin Smith, who left to take a similar job at Stanford.

Charmin Smith Charmin Smith begins her third season as an assistant coach on Tara VanDerveer's coaching staff.Smith, a 1997 graduate of Stanford, helped the Cardinal to three Pac-10 titles and played in three NCAA Final Fours.

Smith, who was hired on May, 28, 2004, came back to Stanford after spending one season as an assistant coach at Boston College.Smith helped the Eagles to one of their most successful seasons in school history, as they won their first Big East title, received their highest seed (No. 3) heading into the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Mideast Regional Semifinals before falling to Minnesota

Prior to her stint in Chestnut Hill, Mass., Smith played professionally for three years from 1999-2001 with the Seattle Storm and the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA.Smith played for the Portland Power in the ABL from 1997-98 and she also spent one season in the Swedish Basketball League (2003).

A four-year letterwinner at Stanford, Smith earned her Bachelor's and Master's in civil and environmental engineering.She was a two-time recipient of the Coaches' Award (1994, 1997) and was also named the team's Most Improved Player in 1995.