Pac 12 Preview: Cal
Last Season: 13-17 overall and 4-14 in conference play.
The Coaches:
Charmin Smith with 2 degrees from Stanford returns for her 16th Charmin Smith
season at Cal and is now the Head Coach for her 5th year.
Eliza Pierre is in her 3th year after 4 years at UCSB.
Heidi Heintz is in her 2nd year. Heintz was an assistant at St Mary’s the past three years.
Cal has an opening after Glover left recently.
Kai Felton is back for her 11th year at Cal. Kai has been an Assistant at Oregon, 2 years, and at USC, 5 years. Kai is no longer an official coach but she is a Special Assistant.
Losses:
Paul Reed, assistant coach
Jayda Curry, 5-6 to be JR Guard averaged 15 points. She transferred to Louisville.
Jaden Bush, Graduated after averaging 5 points and 3 rebounds in 12 games before she was injured.
Evelien Lutje Schipholt, graduated she averaged 9 points and 5 rebounds. She grad transferred to South Florida
Sela Heide, graduated but with injuries she only played 39 minutes. She Grad transferred to Oregon State
Peanut Tuitele, graduated after averaging 5 points and 5 rebounds.
Karisa Ortiz, graduated after averaging 3 ppg
Amaya Bonner, scored just 17 points on the season. Ranked # 51 and had offers from ASU, Arizona, UCLA, Utah and Washington. Transferred to Florida State.
Additions:
Lulu Laditan-Twidale 5-10 Frosh Guard from Australia
Anastasia Drosouni, 5-11 Frosh G From Greece
Ila Lane, 6-4 Post Grad student from UCSB who averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds last season
Makayla Williams 6-1 Sr Guard who transferred from Gonzaga where she averaged 8 ppg.
Ioanna Krilimi, 5-10 Guard Grad student who transferred from U of San Francisco. Last season Ioanna averaged 19 points and made 97 threes at 45%.
Marta Suarez , 6-3 Redshirt Jr Forward from Spain and a transfer from Tennessee. Last season Marta averaged 5 points and 3 rebounds.
The Schedule:
Cal plays USC and UCLA only at home and plays Colorado and Utah only on the road. Non-conference games include Gonzaga and Texas A&M as their strongest opponents. Just before Christmas they play a 4 team tournament in Florida and Cal will play Illinois.
The Team:
Leilani McIntosh, 5-5, 5th year Grad student Guard who averaged 9 points and almost 4 assists.
Claudia Langarita, 6-4 Jr Post averaged 4 points and 1 rebound.
Kemery Martin, 6-0 Sr Wing who averaged 10 points and 4 rebounds.
Mia Mastrov, 5-11 Jr Guard who graduated early from HS to join the Bears. Mia averaged 2 points
Ornela Muca, 5-7 Sr Guard from Greece. She played just 31 minutes.
Michelle Onyiah, 6-3 Sr Post ranked # 35 out of HS. She averaged 6 points and 5 rebounds.
Alma Elsnitz, 5-11 Sr Guard who sat out last season.
Bella Stevens 5-5 Soph Guard who played 9 minutes last season.
Predictions:
Cal starts with depth at the Post with Onyiah, Langarita and Grad transfer Lane. McIntosh returns as the starting Point Guard and Martin as a starting Wing. The hope is that newcomers Williams, Krilimi and Suarez start or contribute heavily. However they did lose three starters and their top scorer from a 4-14 conference team. With so many new players it’s hard to guess, 10th place or better?
2024 Recruiting:
Gabrielle Abigor, 6-3 Post from NorCal not ranked
Kamryn Mafua, 6-2 Forward, Nor Cal, ranked # 52.
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