Based on ESPN and Prospect Nation information, here is the current status of PAC12 2019 post player commitments:

Oregon - 6'5" Lucy Cochran, Australia, No Rating
Oregon State - 6'6" Kennedy Brown, #19 ESPN; 6'3" Taylor Jones - #41 ESPN

USC - 6'5" Angel Jackson, #36 ESPN
UCLA - 6'3" Brynn Maskiwich, Canada, Prospect Nation 4*

Washington - 6'4" JaQuaya Miller #41 Prospect Nation; 6'3" Alexandra Bamberger, ESPN 3*
Washington State -6'5" Bella Mureketate, Idaho D2 Player of the Year via Rwanda

Arizona - 6'5" Birna Benonysdottir, Iceland, Prospect Nation 4*; 6'5" Seval Gul, Turkey, No Rating
Arizona State - Nobody (But has 2020 commitments from 6'3" Katelyn Leving, #52 ESPN and 6'3" Keeli Burton, Prospect Nation 4*)

Colorado - 6'4" Maura Singer, Prospect Nation #121
Utah - Nobody

Stanford - 6'5" Ashten Prechtel, #16 ESPN
Cal - Nobody

Washington will be in decent shape if they land Miller's top 50 teammate- Jordyn Jenkins- next year. Hope we can lure her down to Berkeley!

Utah has a pipeline established for Canadian "bigs"! A couple years ago, both of the Ute centers were Canadian.

Only Cal doesn't have a pipeline to Canada, Australia, Spain, Germany, France, eastern Europe, Texas or California. If Gottlieb doesn't begin to recruit more competively overall with the rest of the conference, the Bears will quickly descend to the bottom of the Pac 12 next year. Her HC career will be in jeopardy.

GO BEARS!

Why not send this list to Coach Gottlieb so she'll know what's on the line for her job security. lol.

I really think Chen's lack of development must be one issue that has raised questions with some post recruits. She is slow and not a natural. But she also looks just as lost as she did as a freshman. Teach her to keep her hands up at all times, and she could at least defend a bit and get some rebounds just standing there.

annarborbear said:

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I really think Chen's lack of development must be one issue that has raised questions with some post recruits. She is slow and not a natural. But she also looks just as lost as she did as a freshman. Teach her to keep her hands up at all times, and she could at least defend a bit and get some rebounds just standing there.

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I have been very surprised that at this stage she is still so unaggressive. She stands still and watches, often with her back to the ball for no reason. She seems like an incredible person, but has not showed any tenacity or instinct. I am rooting for her to take just any small step forward in terms of fight to be a contributor. We could really use her next year.

I wonder if there are any players in the pipeline from Pena's home country. That visit to NZ-last year- allowed some good opportunities to watch the upcoming stars from that region.

I never saw any reason to believe Chen could contribute at a Pac-12 level. It was a nice roll of the dice, and maybe opened the door for some future Chinese recruits but she, like Sara A., was a long-shot at best.

The foreign recruits are notoriously difficult to evaluate, especially the tall ones, because unless they face elite competition they can dominate by size alone. Angel Jackson is a good example, as she had trouble scoring against other tall players as a sophomore, but continued exposure to talented posts helped her develop her game. That's probably not happening in Iceland ...

All that said, it doesn't appear to be a great recruiting year for Cal, but a strong showing this year could make a big difference down the road. And if Anigwe gets picked in the first round, as she likely will, that's a good recruiting tool as well.

The Canadians, Australians and Europeans play on national teams in major international competition, so you have a better idea of what you are going to get.. As Schroeder mentions, though, we actually need a recruiting pipeline in California.

I know it has been mentioned before, but I wonder if the lack of development is tied into the friendly atmosphere in which Gottlieb runs her program,. Most players need to be pushed to improve and if you act like their best friend that is not going to happen.

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ASGR (All Star Girls Report) Rankings (Class of 2019)
(Rankings as of December 3, 2018 and based on players listed in ASGR's Class Rankings)
https://asgrbasketball.com/notre-dame-maryland-and-florida-state-highlight-top-350-recruiting-2019-class-rankings-3/

1. Haley Jones (Stanford)
2. Jordan Horston (Tennessee)
3. Aliyah Boston (South Carolina)
4. Laeticia Amihere (South Carolina)
5. Rickea Jackson (Mississippi State)
6. Ashley Owusu (Maryland)
7. Nyah Green (Louisville)
8. Anaya Peoples (Notre Dame)
9. Zia Cooke (South Carolina)
10. Samantha Brunelle (Notre Dame)

11. Kierstan Bell (Ohio State)
12. Diamond Miller (Maryland)
13. Charisma Osborne (UCLA)
14. Francesca Belibi (Stanford)
15. Jordyn Oliver (Baylor)
16. Aijha Blackwell (Missouri)
17. Ramani Parker (Louisville)
18. Kennedy Brown (Oregon State)
19. [No Player Listed]
20. Breanna Beal (South Carolina)

21. Jaden Owens (UCLA)
22. Kaelyn Satterfield (Ohio State)
23. Jaida Patrick (Duke)
24(tie). Azana Baines (Duke)
24(tie). Angel Jackson (USC)
25. Esmery Martinez (Mississippi State)
26. [No Player Listed]
27. Maori Davenport (Rutgers)
28. Elizabeth Scott (Oklahoma)
29. Celeste Taylor (Texas)
30(tie). Aubrey Griffin (UConn)
30(tie). Izabel DeAngelo (Michigan)

31. Sammie Puisis (Florida State)
32. Yasmeen Chang (Miami)
33(tie). Shaila Beeler (Indiana)
33(tie). Teisha Hyman (Syracuse)
34. Zoe Young (Maryland)
35. [No Player Listed]
36. Chloe Chapman (Georgia)
37. Jakia Brown-Turner (NC State)
38. Taylor Jones (Oregon State)
39. River Baldwin (Florida State)
40. Malu T****enge-Mutombo (North Carolina)

41. Jayla Hemingway (Mississippi State)
42. [No Player Listed]
43. Endyia Rogers (USC)
44(tie). Rikki Harris (Ohio State)
44(tie). Tai'Yanna Jackson (Ole Miss)
45. [No Player Listed]
46. Ashten Prechtel (Stanford)
47. Leilani Correa (West Virginia)
48. Sydnee Roby (Miami)
49. Destinee Oberg (Arkansas)
50. [No Player Listed]

51. [No Player Listed]
52(tie). Jacy Sheldon (Ohio State)
52(tie). Faith Masonius (Maryland)
53. Jaquaya Miller (Washington)
54. Tamari Key (Tennessee)
55. Alisha Lewis (Georgia Tech)
56. [No Player Listed]
57. Shemera Williams (Marquette)
58. [No Player Listed]
59. McKenna Warnock (Iowa)
60. Kemery Martin (Utah)

61. [No Player Listed]
62. Hayley Frank (Missouri)
63(tie). Jennifer Ezeh (Duke)
63(tie). Jada Boyd (NC State)
64. [No Player Listed]
65. Alexis Tucker (Texas Tech)
66. Elizabeth Kitley (Virginia Tech)
67. Aliyah Matharu (Mississippi State)
68. Hannah Jump (Stanford)
69. [No Player Listed]
70. Julia Ayrault (Michigan State)

71. Cydni Dodd (Michigan State)
72. Jamya Mingo-Young (Mississippi State)
73. Tiara Young (LSU)
74. Michelle Sidor (Michigan)
75. McKinzie Green (Texas A&M)
76. Alexis Duckett (North Carolina)
77. London Clarkson (Florida State)
78. [No Player Listed]
79. Jorie Allen (Indiana)
80. Javyn Nicholson (Georgia)

81. Tavy Diggs (TCU)
82. Cayla King (Virginia Tech)
83. Maggie McGraw (Iowa State)
84. Nya Mitchels (UNC Wilmington)
85. Dominique Davis (LSU)
86. [No Player Listed]
87. Corina Carter (New Mexico)
89. Deasia Merrill (Kentucky)
90. [No Player Listed]

91(tie). Taiyier Parks (Michigan State)
91(tie). Lanetta Williams (Memphis)
92. [No Player Listed]
93. Rickie Woltman (Purdue)
94. [No Player Listed]
95. [No Player Listed]
96. [No Player Listed]
97. Jazmaine Lewis (Houston)
98. Gabby Gregory (Oklahoma)
99. Hevynne Bristow (Providence)
100. Destiny Jackson (Rice)

https://asgrbasketball.com/notre-dame-maryland-and-florida-state-highlight-top-350-recruiting-2019-class-rankings-3/

Who needs to take responsibility for our recruiting?

According to that rating service, we have the 67th best recruiting class in the nation. At least we are not #68.

I don't get our recruiting
Any grad transfers available, especially bigs?

HoopDreams said:

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I don't get our recruiting
Any grad transfers available, especially bigs?

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Women's Basketball Blog has a list of last year's graduate transfers. A surprisingly large number of 68 in total. But mostly from one small school to another. Very few impact players, and very few big people. This option will be a shot in the dark. We were very lucky to get a good player like Recee this year.

One thing we never seem to be good at is having a Plan B. We seem to focus on a few elite players, and if they go elsewhere, we start looking around overseas. But by then, most of those good players have also made commitments. We were fortunate to get Penina that way, with an assist from Stanford. But we also ended up with Hind Ben Abdelkader.

annarborbear said:

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We were fortunate to get Penina that way, with an assist from Stanford. But we also ended up with Hind Ben Abdelkader.

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And Chen Yue.

Before those I remember Rama N'Diaye (Senegal), who was on her way to becoming a star before she suffered a terrible knee injury. Farther back I remember Milica Vukadinovic (Yugoslavia), Jackie Lear (Australia), and Sophie von Saldern (Germany).

Several years back WayneBear posted a series Where Are They Now on former Cal WBB players. Well worth reading.

The safest bets seem to be tall Canadians and Australians. Our coaches need to learn to speak Australian.

annarborbear said:

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The safest bets seem to be tall Canadians and Australians. Our coaches need to learn to speak Australian.

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[ol]

A Cold One Beer

Accadacca How Aussies refer to Australian band ACDC

Arvo Afternoon (S'Arvo this afternoon!)

Aussie Salute Wave to scare the flies

Avo Avocado

Bail To cancel plans. 'Bruce bailed' = Bruce isn't going to turn up.

Barbie Barbecue

Bathers Swimsuit

Beauty! Great! Most often exclaimed as "You Beauty"

Billabong A pond in a dry riverbed

Billy Teapot (In the Outback on the fire)

Bloody Very. Used to extenuate a point

Bloody oath yes or its true. "You right mate?" "Bloody Oath"

Bludger Someone who's lazy, generally also who relies on others (when it's someone who relies on the state they're often called a 'dole bludger')

Bogan This word is used for people who are, well let's say, rednecks. Or, if you like, just call your friends a bogan when they are acting weird.

Booze Bus Police vehicle used to catch drunk drivers

Bottle-O Bottle Shop, basically a place to buy alcohol

Brekky Breakfast

Brolly Umbrella

Bruce An Aussie Bloke

Budgie Smugglers Speedos

Bush "Out in the bush" "he's gone bush" In the countryside away from civilisation

Cab Sav Cabernet Sauvignon

Cactus Dead, Broken

Choc A Bloc Full

Choccy Biccy Chocolate Biscuit

Chook Chicken

Chrissie Christmas

Ciggy a Cigarette

Clucky feeling maternal

Cobber Very good friend. 'Alright me 'ol cobber'.

Coldie Beer. 'Come over for a few coldie's mate.'

Coppers Policemen

Crikey an expression of surprise

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Nihan was from Turkey.

GOLDEN said:

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annarborbear said:

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The safest bets seem to be tall Canadians and Australians. Our coaches need to learn to speak Australian.

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[ol]

A Cold One Beer

Accadacca How Aussies refer to Australian band ACDC

Arvo Afternoon (S'Arvo this afternoon!)

Aussie Salute Wave to scare the flies

Avo Avocado

Bail To cancel plans. 'Bruce bailed' = Bruce isn't going to turn up.

Barbie Barbecue

Bathers Swimsuit

Beauty! Great! Most often exclaimed as "You Beauty"

Billabong A pond in a dry riverbed

Billy Teapot (In the Outback on the fire)

Bloody Very. Used to extenuate a point

Bloody oath yes or its true. "You right mate?" "Bloody Oath"

Bludger Someone who's lazy, generally also who relies on others (when it's someone who relies on the state they're often called a 'dole bludger')

Bogan This word is used for people who are, well let's say, rednecks. Or, if you like, just call your friends a bogan when they are acting weird.

Booze Bus Police vehicle used to catch drunk drivers

Bottle-O Bottle Shop, basically a place to buy alcohol

Brekky Breakfast

Brolly Umbrella

Bruce An Aussie Bloke

Budgie Smugglers Speedos

Bush "Out in the bush" "he's gone bush" In the countryside away from civilisation

Cab Sav Cabernet Sauvignon

Cactus Dead, Broken

Choc A Bloc Full

Choccy Biccy Chocolate Biscuit

Chook Chicken

Chrissie Christmas

Ciggy a Cigarette

Clucky feeling maternal

Cobber Very good friend. 'Alright me 'ol cobber'.

Coldie Beer. 'Come over for a few coldie's mate.'

Coppers Policemen

Crikey an expression of surprise

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Are you available to serve as translator on a recruiting trip?