The Pete Newell Tall Women's Basketball Camp began in 2001 at Cal State University Monterey. Pete Newell and Bill McClintock had talked for years about starting a women's camp just like the Big Man's Camp Pete Newell has been doing for 25 years. When McClintock returned to coaching at Cal State, the dream became a reality. Now after seven short years the list of alums is impressive.

The staff includes basketball names like Ann Meyers of UCLA a four time All-American and basketball Hall of Famer, Pete Newell Jr. a highly successful Santa Cruz California high school coach, as well as Bill McClintock, Christen Roper, Wendy Anae, Mandy Carver, Ruthie Bolton, and Pete Newell Sr.