Pac 12 Preview: Cal

  

Pac 12 Preview:  Cal

Cal's Roster

Last Season:  1-16 overall and 1-12 in conference play.   

The Coaches:

Charmin Smith with 2 degrees from Stanford returns for her 14th season at Cal and is now the Head Coach for her 3^nd year..  

Kai Felton is back for her 9th year at Cal.  Kai has been an Assistant at Oregon, 2 years, and at USC, 5 years.  Kai is no longer an official coac but she is a Special Assistant. 

Three New assistants for Cal.    Paul Reed joins the staff after 4 years at Washington.

Eliza Pierre is in her first year after 4 years at UCSB.

Kelly Cole comes from Northeastern where she was the Head Coach.  Cole and Charmin coached one year together at Boston College.  

 

Losses:  

Assistant April Phillips is now at Arizona

Assistant Wendale Farrow is now at USC

 

Additions:

Jayda Curry, 5-6 Point Guard from SoCal, unranked, but scored 27 to help win the SoCal Championship

Karisa Ortiz, 6-0 Guard Grad Transfer from Texas/  Mitty HS to Penn State to Texas.  Last season at Texas she averaged 4 points and had a 2:1 Assists to Turnover ratio.

Jaden Bush , 5-11 Forward a Grad Transfer from Harvard.  In her last season 2018-19 she averaged 11 points and 8 rebounds.   

 

The Schedule:   

Arkansas at Arkansas is the only Power 5 team although Cal hosts a three game tournament that includes Mississippi. 

 

The Team:

Leilani McIntosh, 5-5 Jr Guard who averaged 10 points. 

Cailyn Crocker 5-9 Redshirt Soph Guard who averaged 7 points 2 seasons ago.  She missed last season with an injury.    

Jazlen Green 5-11 Redshirt Soph Guard averaged 9 points and made 48 threes at 37% 2 seasons ago.  Green missed last season with an injury. 

Evenlien Lutje Schipholt, 6-2 Jr Forward from the Netherlands.    Last    year she averaged  7 points and 7 rebounds.  

Mia Mastrov, 5-11 Soph ? Guard who graduated early from HS to join the Bears.  Mia averaged 7 points and 4 rebounds playing in the last 6 games.

Dalayah Daniels 6-4 Soph  Forward ranked # 13 out of HS.   Daniels averaged 12 points and 7 rebounds. 

Fatou Samb, 6-4 Soph Post who averaged 3 points and 3 rebounds. 

Alma Elsnitz 5-11 G from Sweden.   Alma was injured and played in only the first game however in that game she scored 14 points.  

Sela Heide, 6-7 Soph Post from Washington ( hometown is the Twin Peaks TV show location).   Sela played only 9 games before being injured and averaged 3 points and 3 rebounds. 

Ornela Muca, 5-10 Guard from Greece.  She averaged 2 points.  

Michelle Onyiah, 6-3 Soph Post ranked # 35 out of HS.   She averaged 9 points and 7 rebounds.  

 

Predictions:  

From a team with no depth last season to 14 players now.   Daniels, Onyiah and McIntosh are three probable starters but this year Charmin has a number to choose from.   

 

2022 Recruiting:

Amaya Bonner, 6-0 Wing from Oakland.   Not ranked but offers from ASU, Arizona, UCLA, Utah and Washington.