California Women's Basketball 2019 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

California Golden Bears

Pac-12 (19-12, 9-9)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/13 at BYU (70-52), 1/31 Stanford (81-80), 2/22 Arizona State (69-60)
Bad Losses: 12/30 Harvard (79-85), 1/11 at Arizona (55-60), 1/25 at Utah (74-87)
Coach: Lindsay Gottlieb
 
Probable Starters:
Asha Thomas, Senior, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg. 3.9 apg
Kianna Smith, Sophomore, Guard, 9.6 ppg, 2.8 apg
Recee Caldwell, Senior, Guard, 9.6 ppg, 4.3 apg
Jaelyn Brown, Junior, Guard/Forward, 7.7 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Kristine Anigwe, Senior, Center/Forward, 22.9 ppg, 16.3 rpg, 1.8 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
McKenzie Forbes, Freshman, Guard, 5.4 ppg
CJ West, Junior, Center, 4.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 73.0 (52nd in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.8 (268, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.7 (32, 5)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.3 (284, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.2 (79, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.9 (42, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.2 (151, 9)
Rebound Margin: 7.0 (27, 3)
Assists Per Game: 15.6 (53, 5)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.4 (46, 7)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2018NCAARound of 64 loss to Virginia
2017NCAARound of 64 win over LSU
2017NCAARound of 32 loss to Baylor
2017NITFirst Round loss to Cal State Bakersfield
2015NCAARound of 64 win over Wichita State
2015NCAARound of 32 loss to Texas
2014NCAARound of 64 win over Fordham
2014NCAARound of 32 loss to Baylor
2013NCAARound of 64 win over Fresno State
2013NCAARound of 32 win over South Florida
2013NCAARegional Semifinal win over LSU
2013NCAARegional Final win over Georgia
2013NCAANational Semifinal loss to Louisville
2012NCAARound of 64 win over Iowa
2012NCAARound of 32 loss to Notre Dame
2011NITRound of 64 win over Cal Poly
2011NITRound of 32 loss to Colorado
2010NITRound of 64 win UC-Davis
2010NITRound of 32 win over Utah
2010NITRegional Semifinal win over Oregon
2010NITRegional Final win over BYU
2010NITNational Semifinal win over Illinois State
2010NITNational Final win over Miami
2009NCAARound of 64 win over Fresno State
2009NCAARound of 32 win over Virginia
2009NCAARegional Semifinal loss to Connecticut
2008NCAARound of 64 win over San Diego
2008NCAARound of 32 loss to George Washington
2007NCAARound of 64 loss to Notre Dame
 
*all team stats through 3/7