Cal landed an ESPN Hoopgurlz Top 10 Recruiting Class for 2020, featuring FOUR (4) Top 100 recruits:
#13 - 6'3 Dalayah DANIELS
#35 - 6'3 Ugonne ONYIAH
#51 - 6'4 Fatou SAMB
#89 - 6'8 Sela HEIDI
The problem was, when those FOUR (4) Top 100 recruits (and all are post players) came in to play during their freshman season last year, there was literally no reliable guard play (because of covid) outside of their starting PG 5'5 Leilani McINTOSH so, as a result, their outside shooting was virtually nonexistent. The top returning scorers and outside shooters (who are both guards) from the previous season, namely 5'11 Jazlen GREEN (2nd leading scorer at 8.8 ppg and leading 3-point shooter) and 5'9 Cailyn CROCKER (7.5 ppg and 3rd leading 3-point shooter), did not suit up last season, but thankfully will resume their collegiate basketball careers this season.
The return of GREEN and CROCKER, plus the addition of Harvard transfer 5'11 Jadyn BUSH and the resumption of the covid affected freshman seasons of 5'11 Alma ELSNITZ and ASGR Class of 2021 #88 overall 5'11 Mia MASTROV, should stabilize Cal's guard/wing play. And returning starting PG McINTOSH will be backed up by a very promising freshman PG Jayda CURRY (whose being VASTLY UNDER THE RADAR I explained in a previous discussion).
Projected Starting Line-up:
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F - 6'3 Dalayah DANIELS So
F - 6'3 Ugonna ONYIAH So
G - 5'11 Jazlyn GREEN RS So
G - 5'9 Cailyn CROCKER RS So
PG - 5'5 Lailani McINTOSH Jr
or
F - 6'2 Evelien LUTJE SCHIPHOLT
Jr
F - 6'3 Dalayah DANIELS So
F - 6'3 Ugonna ONYIAH So
G - 5'11 Jazlyn GREEN RS So
PG - 5'5 Lailani McINTOSH Jr
Other Regular Rotation Players:
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F - 5'11 Jadyn BUSH Gr/RS Jr
C - 6'4 Fatou SAMB So
C - 6'8 Sela HEIDI So
G - 5'11 Alma ELSNITZ RS Fr
G - 5'11 Mia MASTROV Fr
PG - 5'6 Jayda CURRY Fr
That's 3 Juniors, 6 Sophomores, and 3 Freshmen for your regular rotation, a really young team....
#13 - 6'3 Dalayah DANIELS
#35 - 6'3 Ugonne ONYIAH
#51 - 6'4 Fatou SAMB
#89 - 6'8 Sela HEIDI
The problem was, when those FOUR (4) Top 100 recruits (and all are post players) came in to play during their freshman season last year, there was literally no reliable guard play (because of covid) outside of their starting PG 5'5 Leilani McINTOSH so, as a result, their outside shooting was virtually nonexistent. The top returning scorers and outside shooters (who are both guards) from the previous season, namely 5'11 Jazlen GREEN (2nd leading scorer at 8.8 ppg and leading 3-point shooter) and 5'9 Cailyn CROCKER (7.5 ppg and 3rd leading 3-point shooter), did not suit up last season, but thankfully will resume their collegiate basketball careers this season.
The return of GREEN and CROCKER, plus the addition of Harvard transfer 5'11 Jadyn BUSH and the resumption of the covid affected freshman seasons of 5'11 Alma ELSNITZ and ASGR Class of 2021 #88 overall 5'11 Mia MASTROV, should stabilize Cal's guard/wing play. And returning starting PG McINTOSH will be backed up by a very promising freshman PG Jayda CURRY (whose being VASTLY UNDER THE RADAR I explained in a previous discussion).
Projected Starting Line-up:
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F - 6'3 Dalayah DANIELS So
F - 6'3 Ugonna ONYIAH So
G - 5'11 Jazlyn GREEN RS So
G - 5'9 Cailyn CROCKER RS So
PG - 5'5 Lailani McINTOSH Jr
or
F - 6'2 Evelien LUTJE SCHIPHOLT
Jr
F - 6'3 Dalayah DANIELS So
F - 6'3 Ugonna ONYIAH So
G - 5'11 Jazlyn GREEN RS So
PG - 5'5 Lailani McINTOSH Jr
Other Regular Rotation Players:
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F - 5'11 Jadyn BUSH Gr/RS Jr
C - 6'4 Fatou SAMB So
C - 6'8 Sela HEIDI So
G - 5'11 Alma ELSNITZ RS Fr
G - 5'11 Mia MASTROV Fr
PG - 5'6 Jayda CURRY Fr
That's 3 Juniors, 6 Sophomores, and 3 Freshmen for your regular rotation, a really young team....