How about Sera Williams as well?

My hunch is that Cal will poach some of USF's international players. No inside knowledge, but it's worked before and those players are already familiar with the Bay Area. 12 of their 15 players were from overseas this year

Calbear73 said:

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Would love to get Caitlin Weimer from NC State. She'd be a great replacement for Onyiah.

Go Bears!

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Based upon what?

My hesitation would be that she sat out this season with an injury. It would depend upon what type of injury. The stats posted were from her previous season at Boston University.

Woodacre said:

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https://ftw.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaw/2025/03/13/ncaa-womens-basketball-transfer-portal-tracker-march-madness/82360025007/

So, even though it doesn't officially open until 3/25, grad students and players from teams that are undergoing a coaching change can start entering the portal.

Interesting names...and another Jalyn Brown (even if the spelling is different)

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Not that I know if she is in play at all(or desired), but the Ivy League Rookie of the Year Katie Collins is in Wharton at Penn...6-1, but with East Coast (New Jersey) roots....

Wharton is a business school inside Penn. Penn and Princeton are the closest schools to New Jersey from the Ivy Legue. I used to go to school in Philadelphia.

wvitbear said:

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Wharton is a business school inside Penn. Penn and Princeton are the closest schools to New Jersey from the Ivy Legue. I used to go to school in Philadelphia.

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I live in New Jersey, an hour and change from Penn; used to live 15-20 min. from Penn. Where she is from is equal distance between Penn and Columbia, just to add another.
My point was that someone at Wharton might at least listen to Cal because of Haas.

I was assuming people would know about Haas Business school. Did you go to the Jersey shore?

wvitbear said:

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I was assuming people would know about Haas Business school. Did you go to the Jersey shore?

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Live at the Jersey shore.

So you must live on the North Jersey shore. I always went to the South Jersey Shore. You and Bruce Springsteen.

wvitbear said:

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So you must live on the North Jersey shore. I always went to the South Jersey Shore. You and Bruce Springsteen.

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Nope..."an hour and change from Penn" should have been your hint. Close to AC... South Jersey here.

Close to Margate??

wvitbear said:

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Close to Margate??

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Very!!!

Looks interesting...if she has recovered from her torn ACL...entered the portal:
https://usfdons.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/debora-dos-santos/5723
Was averaging 13 points and 8 rebounds through 14 games this year when she got hurt.

https://smcgaels.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/maia-jones/5901

Interesting local college portal player. Scored over 20 points 5 times...

Yes...but it would be lovely to have some bench scoring...

Woodacre said:

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Yes...but it would be lovely to have some bench scoring...

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Would a good portal player choose Cal to come off the bench?

Jayda did, as did Natalie. (And I don't think we ever really saw what Claudia is capable of). It's also possible that the portal player(s) would start and the bench could include some of the incoming (scoring) talent, or current bench players with greater growth and opportunity.

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Jayda did, as did Natalie. (And I don't think we ever really saw what Claudia is capable of). It's also possible that the portal player(s) would start and the bench could include some of the incoming (scoring) talent, or current bench players with greater growth and opportunity.

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I suppose Jayda came as defensive role player. Natalie, like Ila last season, might have started if she had been healthy. Too bad about Claudia, I'd love to see what she could do. AFAIK she has another year of eligibility, dunno if she wants to use it or will be fully healthy.

Last year's portal class was especially good because of all of the league realignments. Oregon State and Washington State both lost key players who did not want to be left behind in a lower league. Some other teams moving into the Big 12 also saw some key losses. The good players this year may be mostly players moving up from non-Power 4 teams, as well as grad transfers with one more year of eligibility and a chance to pick up both NIL money and a grad certificate from a good school. I am mostly hoping for an international post, which might also help us get a pipeline going for the future.

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Woodacre said:

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https://smcgaels.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/maia-jones/5901

Interesting local college portal player. Scored over 20 points 5 times...

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Interesting "not local", but I am biased seeing I used to live down the street from St. Joe's:

[url=https://x.com/TaliaGoodmanWBB][/url]
[url=https://x.com/TaliaGoodmanWBB][/url]@TaliaGoodmanWBB

BREAKING: Saint Joseph's Laura Ziegler intends to enter the transfer portal, her agency
@staylinesports
told
@On3sports

The 6-2 junior averaged 17.5 ppg, 10.4 rpg, 4.3 apg this season.

One of the best mid-major players in the country.


There is a twist: she is from Denmark, so not sure if the Cal "international pipeline" has crossed paths with her previously....

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Good find!

We played Saint Joseph's last season in the WBIT at Haas. Laura Ziegler had 19 points, 8 rebounds, 3-8 3-pointers. And 1 steal! lol. I think the staff might be very familiar with her especially when they scouted this opponent.

We lost that game 63-61.

''Announced by Ziegler's agency, Stayline Sports". More of the new world.

annarborbear said:

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''Announced by Ziegler's agency, Stayline Sports". More of the new world.

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Which I don't understand unless she has duel citizenship?

Yuting Deng from China is in the portal reportedly. (started playing in January for Auburn).
https://auburntigers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/player/yuting-deng
averaged double figures: https://auburntigers.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats/season/2024-25
Name to SEC All-Freshman team: https://auburntigers.com/news/2025/03/4/gaston-deng-earn-sec-postseason-honors
(Chose Auburn over Indiana, Washington, BYU and San Francisco.)

CalWSportsFan said:

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Yuting Deng from China is in the portal reportedly. (started playing in January for Auburn).
https://auburntigers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/player/yuting-deng
averaged double figures: https://auburntigers.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats/season/2024-25
Name to SEC All-Freshman team: https://auburntigers.com/news/2025/03/4/gaston-deng-earn-sec-postseason-honors
(Chose Auburn over Indiana, Washington, BYU and San Francisco.)

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Did Cal recruit big Breya Cunningham out of La Jolla Country Day? She is a Sophomore, in the portal from Arizona...
Breya Cunningham, 6-4, F, Soph. (11 ppg, 7 rpg, 1.3 spg)

Glancing at the "On3" database, a few players from Spain caught my eye. Not that "everybody knows everybody," but, with 2 Spanish women on the Cal roster, I wonder if that leads to another?

Would she be our replacement for Krimili?

CalWSportsFan said:

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Yuting Deng from China is in the portal reportedly. (started playing in January for Auburn).
https://auburntigers.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/player/yuting-deng
averaged double figures: https://auburntigers.com/sports/womens-basketball/stats/season/2024-25
Name to SEC All-Freshman team: https://auburntigers.com/news/2025/03/4/gaston-deng-earn-sec-postseason-honors
(Chose Auburn over Indiana, Washington, BYU and San Francisco.)

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I wonder if 6'7" Kennedy Basham, who has played at both Oregon and Arizona State, and has entered the portal, would like to come to Cal?
https://thesundevils.com/sports/womens-basketball/roster/kennedy-basham/17449