Pac 12 Preview: CAL

Utah Sophomore Maurane Corbin, expected to be the team's starting center, recently suffered a torn ACL and is out for the 2018-19


Pac 12 Preview: Cal
Last Season: 21-11 overall and 11-7 in conference play.


The Coaches:
Lindsay Gottlieb is in her 8th year as Head Coach at Cal after 3 years as Head Coach at UCSB and two years before that as the lead Assistant at Cal.

Charmin Smith with 2 degrees from Stanford returns for her 12th season at Cal and is now the Associate Head Coach.

Kai Felton is back for her 8th year at Cal. Kai has been an Assistant at Oregon, 2 years, and at USC, 5 years.

Wendale Farrow is in his 3nd season.



Losses:
Mikayla Cowling graduated after averaging 9 points and 4 rebounds.
Penina Davidson also graduated. She averaged 7 points and 7 rebounds.



Additions:
Mackenzie Forbes is a 6-0 Wing from Folsom ranked # 22. Her Dad played for the Globetrotters. Her brother will be a Freshman basketball player at Harvard.

Recee Caldwell is a Grad transfer from Texas Tech and originally at UCLA. Last season Caldwell averaged 11 points and 6 assists in 13 games, a season shortened by injury. Two years ago Caldwell averaged 14 points including a game against Texas A&M where she scored 38.
Both Forbes and Caldwell were McD All Americans.



The Schedule:
Houston and UConn at home, Penn State and BYU at their places and a Tournament in San Diego. Cal plays the Oregon Schools only at home and Utah and Colorado only on the road.



The Team:
Kristine Anigwe is a 6-4 Sr Center. Last season she averaged 17 points and 9 rebounds. Anigwe was ranked as high as 13 out of HS and was a McD All American.

Asha Thomas is a 5-4 Sr Guard. Thomas averaged 13 points and also led the team with 62 threes at 35%.

Alaysia Styles is a 6-3 Soph Forward who averaged 3 points and 3 rebounds.

Mi’Cole Clayton is a 5-9 Redshirt Soph Guard who averaged 6 points per game as a frosh and was injuried and out for the year after just one game last season.

CJ West is a 6-4 Jr Post who averaged 4 points and 4 rebounds.

Jaeyln Brown is a 6-1 Jr Wing, who averaged 6 points and 2 rebounds.

Kianna Smith is a 6-0 Soph Guard who averaged 9 points and 5 assists. She was a McD All American, ranked # 17. Her Dad coaches at Cal State Fullerton where her brother plays.

Sara Anastasieska is a 5-10 Redshirt Jr Guard from Australia. Sara played in just 10 games.

MaAne Mosley is a 5-11 Sr Wing who played 6 minutes per game.

Chen Yue is a 6-7 Sr Center from China who played just 40 minutes this past season.



Predictions:
Six strong Guards and Wings but only three at the 4/5. Cal will ride as far as Anigwe can take them.



2019 Recruiting:
Lauren Fields a 5-9 Guard from Oklahoma ranked # 116 (PN) and
Caylin Crocker a 5-8 Guard from SoCal ranked # 66