Cal WBB will have preferred walk on from Santa Cruz next season

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wbbilluminati
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12:44a, 11/10/21
Per NorCalPreps a young lady named Bella Stevens listed 5'10" guard/wing senior at Santa Cruz HS will be a preferred walk-on for Cal WBB next year.

Apparently this is a very good get for a walk-on and she's a stock-riser who is ranked within the top 20 in NorCal.
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12:43p, 11/10/21
According to the Santa Cruz Sentinel newspaper, Bella Stevens was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Athletic League's A Division this past season. A season in which she averaged 20.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game. Bella Stevens has already scored more than 1,000 points in high school.

This seems like a great addition. Hope we can hold on to her.
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In reply to SFCALBear72 • 4:58a, 11/12/21
SFCALBear72 said:
According to the Santa Cruz Sentinel newspaper, Bella Stevens was named MVP of the Santa Cruz Athletic League's A Division this past season. A season in which she averaged 20.1 points, 7.2 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game. Bella Stevens has already scored more than 1,000 points in high school.

This seems like a great addition. Hope we can hold on to her.
I finally subscribed to MaxPreps.....it's free, so I don't know what I was waiting for.
Looking at her stats quite quickly:

*I can't speak to the level of competition
*A/TO ratio is low
but

her 3-point shooting has improved each year 24%, 27%, to 33%.

GO BEARS!!!!

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5:33p, 11/12/21
https://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/bella-stevens/w3C67OouEeiAxKkkK9HIDg/default.htm

This is a clip of #4 Bella Steven's three point shot in action. She is tall (5-10), fast and athletic. I noticed that this young lady shoots her three as a *jump shot*! She also has a higher release than many girls. How many girls can shoot jumpers from deep in high school ? I remember that I didn't perfect my long range jumper until I attended UCSB. I predict that this girl will be a sleeper and play for Cal...Bella is remeniscent of some of the European gals like the 5-10 SG star, Ioanna Krimili, of USF.
GO BEARS!
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Ashfield63
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6:10p, 11/12/21
What does preferred Walkon mean.......tis he player hoping to earn a basketball scholarship in the future?
Why do players walkon......because they want to be a student at Cal?
I am not being scarcastic, I do not know the walkon protocal system.
Explanations are welcomed! GO BEARS!!!
GGV
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6:23p, 11/12/21
Yes-preferred walk-on means that the college actually recruited her but ran out of scholarships. Have you seen the football movie, Rudy? He was not recruited but made the team through walk-on tryouts sponsored by the school. You're correct-it's hard to get accepted into Cal. I applied to several UC schools and never heard back from Berkeley. Cal campuses at Santa Barbara, Davis & Santa Cruz accepted by gpa and SAT immediately. This was during the Summer of Love (1967) and there are more UC campuses available today. GO BEARS!
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In reply to wbbilluminati • 4:58p, 11/16/21
Max Prep states Bella was added to the Santa Cruz roster in 2021. Did she transfer-in from elsewhere? Her videos do show her form on her outside shot is a "jumper". Her comfort an accuracy with it reflects good coaching and lots of practice. Also, I noted she's athletic and runs the court well. She can finish her lay-up comfortably with either hand, too. Bella will be a solid addition to the Bears. Regarding her "walk-on" status, I hope she wants a Cal education, and the opportunity to play for the Bears because I'd be surprised if Bella doesn't receive full scholarship offers.
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In reply to puget sound cal fan • 5:52p, 11/16/21
I'd expect her to get a scholarship if/when one becomes available. I think we did that with Archer and Sierra.
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6:35p, 4/20/22
When they offered her a preferred walkon, they had no scholarships. When Daniels left,they needed a big.
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In reply to Schroeder71 • 7:39p, 4/21/22
Schroeder71 said:
https://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/bella-stevens/w3C67OouEeiAxKkkK9HIDg/default.htm

This is a clip of #4 Bella Steven's three point shot in action. She is tall (5-10), fast and athletic. I noticed that this young lady shoots her three as a *jump shot*! She also has a higher release than many girls. How many girls can shoot jumpers from deep in high school ? I remember that I didn't perfect my long range jumper until I attended UCSB. I predict that this girl will be a sleeper and play for Cal...Bella is remeniscent of some of the European gals like the 5-10 SG star, Ioanna Krimili, of USF.
GO BEARS!
Here is a longer highlight video

not sure what you mean by "shoots her three as a *jump shot*"

It looks like she shoots threes like most players.

The player I thought shot threes as a jump shot was Jabari Bird. He was literally 3 feet off the ground when he released the ball...



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In reply to wvitbear • 8:30p, 4/21/22
wvitbear said:
When they offered her a preferred walkon, they had no scholarships. When Daniels left,they needed a big.
Apparently we'll now have two transfer bigs: Peanut Tuitele and Claudia Langarita. And with three departures one available scholarship. We'll see what happens.
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9:05p, 4/21/22
Amaya Bonner will be on scholarship......so that is three with the two transfers.
Peanut has one year of eligibility remaining.
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In reply to Ashfield63 • 9:50p, 4/21/22
We already had a scholarship for Amaya so there's still one left.
GR: Jadyn, Karisma, Peanut
SR: Leilani, Evelien, Jazlen
JR: Michelle, Sela, Alma, Ornela
SO: Mia, Jayda, Claudia
FR: Amaya

BTW the 2022-23 roster is up at CalBears
The newcomers (Amaya, Peanut, Claudia) are not yet listed.
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