Pac 12 Preview: Southern Cal

The Roster

Last Season:  11-12 overall and 8-10 in Pac 12 play.  

 

The Coaches:  Mark Trakh retried and his Staff moved on.

Lindsay Gottlieb is the new Coach, after two years in the NBA and 8

Lindsay Gottlieb

years as the Head Coach at Cal where she won 67% of her games.

Wendale Farrow is in his first year after 5 years at Cal, three with Gottlieb.

Danyelle Grant is in her first year after 5 years at Utah.

Nneka Enemkpali is in her first year after one season at UNLV and 2 at UCSB.   She averaged 10 points per game over her 4 years at Texas.  

 

Losses:

Endyia Rogers averaged 15 points, their leading scorer, 4 rebounds and 4 assists.   Rogers transferred to Oregon.

Shalexxus Aaron averaged 6 points and transferred to Syracuse.  

 

Additions:

Clarice Akunwafo, 6-6 Post from SoCal ranked # 21. 

Rayah Marshall, 6-3 Forward from SoCal ranked # 27

Bella Perkins is a 5-9 Frosh Guard from Virginia who was the State Gatorade POY.

Tera Reed is a 6-0 Guard a Grad transfer from Virginia Commonwealth where she averaged 11 points and 4 assists last season.  Tera is from New Zealand.

Shemera Williams is a 5-8 Soph Guard transfer from Virginia.   She averaged 9 points as a Frosh.

 

The Schedule: Iowa will be very tough and maybe Virginia who has lost players (2 to USC).  No other tough non-conference games. 

 

The Team:

Alissa Pili is a 6-0 Jr Forward who averaged 11 points and 4 rebounds in

Alissa Pili

an injury plagued season but as a Frosh averaged 16 points and 8 rebounds.  

Jordan Sanders, 5-11 5^th year Wing a Grad transfer from UC Irvine.  She averaged 12 points and made 24 threes, not many, but at 48%.

Angel Jackson is a 6-5 Jr Post who averaged 7 points and 4 rebounds.

Jordyn Jenkins, 6-2 Soph Forward averaged 6 points and 4 rebounds.

Desiree Caldwell is a 5-8 Sr Point Guard from Texas ranked # 14 out of HS who averaged 6 points and 3 assists.

Amaya Oliver, 6-2  Soph Wing averaged 5 points and 4 rebounds.  

Alyson Miura is a 5-9 Jr Guard who averaged 6 points but was only able to play 9 games. 

Kyra White is a 5-10 Jr Guard who averaged 2 points.

Madison Campbell is a 5-11 Guard Redshirt Jr who averaged 4 points.

India Otto is a 5-9 Redshirt Soph Guard who played just 3 games. 

 

Predictions:    

Should have solid Post play from returnees Pili and Jackson and Frosh Marshall and Akunwafo.   Jenkins maybe plays more Wing now and she was good as a Frosh last season.  Sanders, a Grad transfer will help however the returning Guards really need to improve.   

 

2022 Recruiting Commits:  

Aaliyah Gayles, 5-9 Point Guard, NV Ranked # 8.   Maybe only one more opening.