It appears that Gaby is no longer with the team. Her picture is gone from the roster on Calbears.com. It was there about a month ago. So perhaps she did not enroll for the Fall semester.

Looking at the various team activities/practice videos of late, I don't recall seeing her in any of them.

Does anybody have any further update on this situation?

I was looking forward to seeing her play with this new group of Bears.

That's terrible news. I had high hopes for her.

If you'll excuse me being so blunt: this sucks! We really needed her for this coming season. A quick google search gives no indication of what happened. The only social media account of hers I could find was Instagram and she hasn't updated that since March. We're left to speculate and that's never good.

In many ways, this feels like the worse player you could lose given our roster. Now we sit back and wait for more news. Hope everything's okay with Gabi.

very bad news

agree, that she is a key and talented player

agree that I haven't seen her in any of the Cal social posts

CalFanatic said:

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In many ways, this feels like the worse player you could lose given our roster.

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In terms of positional size? You could be right.

Here's a list of every ACC player in the 2025-26 season who is 6-2 or taller. (You may recall I did this last year too. I chose that height because I felt anyone at least that tall would most likely be a frontcourt player.)

Each school name has a link to the most recent roster. I group the players in the following order: returners, incoming transfers, freshmen. I used Basketball Reference for the minutes-per-game stats.

Boston College

6-2 sophomore Kiera Edmonds (redshirted; 21.7 mpg at Wagner 2023-24)

6-3 freshman Kennedy Hall
6-3 freshman Eleanor Trout
6-2 freshman Kayla Rolph

California

6-4 grad Claudia Langarita (redshirted; 9.7 mpg in 2023-24)
6-3 sophomore Gabrielle Abigor (8.1 mpg)

6-5 grad Sakima Walker (7.5 mpg at South Carolina)

Clemson

6-2 sophomore Morgan Miller (1.7 mpg)

6-5 senior Morgan Lee (32.4 mpg at Marist)
6-2 grad Demeara Hinds (23.6 mpg at Wake Forest)
6-2 senior Hadley Periman (33.0 mpg at Tulsa)

Duke

6-4 junior Jordan Wood (12.0 mpg)
6-3 junior Delaney Thomas (21.6 mpg)
6-2 sophomore Toby Fournier (20.2 mpg)
6-2 sophomore Riley Nelson (redshirted; 14.1 mpg at Maryland 2023-24)

6-4 freshman Arianna Roberson (redshirted)

Florida State

6-3 junior Avery Treadwell (7.7 mpg)

6-6 junior Pania Davis (27.0 mpg at New Mexico JC)
6-3 sophomore Tatum Greene (15.5 mpg at Boston College)
6-2 grad Allie Kubek (24.5 mpg at Maryland)

Georgia Tech

6-6 junior Ariadna Termis (20.3 mpg)
6-2 junior D'Asia Thomas-Harris (5.8 mpg)

6-5 sophomore Deborah Mukeba (4.0 mpg at Boston College)

Louisville

6-4 sophomore Isla Juffermans (6.9 mpg)
6-3 junior Elif Istanbulluoglu (12.7 mpg)
6-3 sophomore Anaya Hardy (2.4 mpg)

6-2 senior Laura Ziegler (34.8 mpg at Saint Joseph's)

6-4 freshman Grace Mbugua
6-3 freshman Yevheniia Putra

Miami

6-6 grad Ra Shaya Kyle (27.2 mpg at Florida)
6-3 redshirt sophomore Candace Kpetikou (11.2 mpg at Washington State)
6-2 junior Mya Kone (redshirted; 23.8 mpg at Florida International 2023-24)
6-2 grad Jessica Peterson (29.8 mpg at SMU)

6-3 freshman Natalie Wetzel

NC State

6-6 sophomore Tilda Trygger (22.2 mpg)
6-5 sophomore Lorena Awou (8.8 mpg)
6-3 junior Mallory Collier (11.4 mpg)
6-2 junior Maddie Cox (7.9 mpg)

6-2 junior Khamil Pierre (30.5 mpg at Vanderbilt)

North Carolina

6-5 sophomore Blanca Thomas (10.9 mpg)
6-4 redshirt sophomore Ciera Toomey (10.3 mpg)

6-2 senior Nyla Harris (23.9 mpg at Louisville)

6-2 freshman Liza Astakhova

Notre Dame

6-3 junior Cassandre Prosper (22.4 mpg)
6-3 senior Bella Tehrani (1.4 mpg)

6-4 grad Gisela Sanchez (15.4 mpg at Kansas State)
6-3 grad Malaya Cowles (24.3 mpg at Wake Forest)

6-2 freshman Leah Macy

Pittsburgh

6-5 redshirt junior Fatima Diakhat (22.9 mpg at Georgia)

6-5 freshman Angela Le Faou
6-2 freshman Divine Tumba Tshibuabua

SMU

6-2 redshirt senior Grace Hall (18.7 mpg at Penn State)
6-2 senior Miriam Ibezim (redshirted; 20.2 mpg at Oakland 2023-24)

6-3 freshman Elizaveta Filchagina

Stanford

6-4 sophomore Kennedy Umeh (7.5 mpg)
6-3 sophomore Harper Peterson (3.6 mpg)
6-2 sophomore Nunu Agara (29.4 mpg)
6-2 sophomore Mary Ashley Stevenson (17.3 mpg)

6-5 freshman Alexandra Eschmeyer
6-3 freshman Lara Somfai
6-2 freshman Carly Amborn
6-2 freshman Nora Ezike

Syracuse

6-3 senior Journey Thompson (10.7 mpg)
6-2 junior Sophie Burrows (30.9 mpg)
6-2 sophomore Ka'Shya Hawkins (11.1 mpg)

6-5 senior Oyindamola Akinbolawa (17.2 mpg at Auburn)
6-4 sophomore Aurora Almn (5.2 mpg at Miami)

6-3 freshman Izoje Uche

Virginia

6-2 sophomore Breona Hurd (25.6 mpg)
6-2 junior Olivia McGhee (27.2 mpg)

6-5 sophomore Adeang Ring (12.5 mpg at UCF)
6-4 senior Tabitha Amanze (12.4 mpg at Princeton)
6-4 grad Danelle Arigbabu (5.8 mpg at West Virginia)
6-4 grad Caitlin Weimar (redshirted; 35.7 mpg at Boston U 2023-24)
6-3 grad Romi Levy (19.3 mpg at South Florida)
6-2 redshirt junior Sa'Myah Smith (22.1 mpg at LSU)

Virginia Tech

6-2 junior Carys Baker (34.1 mpg)

6-3 freshman Amani Jenkins
6-3 freshman Aniya Trent
6-2 freshman Spela Brecelj

Wake Forest

6-2 sophomore Kennedy Moore (9.3 mpg)

6-3 redshirt junior Mary Carter (30.9 mpg at Cal Poly)

6-5 freshman Savannah Metcalfe
6-3 freshman Opal Bird

If she had left through the portal, we would have at least had a chance to recruit somebody else. She may have had some personal issues come up, but leaving with this timing is the worst way to go out.

doubt it. Langarita is tall but they have different playing styles/roles.plus can she be healthy most of the season.

Whatever the reason, I only hope that she's ok. Best wishes to her going forward. Enjoyed watching her on the court.

The Chronicle Reporter - Marissa Ingemi - wrote on BluSky that Abigor medically retired.

ncbears said:

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The Chronicle Reporter - Marissa Ingemi - wrote on BluSky that Abigor medically retired.

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Oh no. I didn't see any injury during the season but perhaps it's not an injury

Hope she is okay and recovers fully

ncbears said:

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The Chronicle Reporter - Marissa Ingemi - wrote on BluSky that Abigor medically retired.

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Mystery solved with a sad ending. Thank you.


We'll miss you on the floor with your teammates, Gaby!!

I had a feeling. She hadn't changed her Instagram.... As I said, I wish her nothing but the best for her.

A medical retirement qualifies a player for continued tuition and expense support at their school as well as for continued medical insurance coverage. So, hopefully, she will stay at Cal for her degree. Would also be great to see her out there rooting for the team.

annarborbear said:

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A medical retirement qualifies a player for continued tuition and expense support at their school as well as for continued medical insurance coverage. So, hopefully, she will stay at Cal for her degree. Would also be great to see her out there rooting for the team.

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I am hoping this is the case. I remember Tierra Rogers' situation and was so happy to see her continue at Cal, be a part of the "team" and get her degree. I saw her at Haas last season too, a Bear for life.

I wrote to GM Williams. She replied that Abigor has medically retired and that there will be a short post about her later this week.