The Players Krista FOSTER

6-0 • Forward • Senior/3V Fair Oaks, California#15 • Del Campo HS Major: Legal Studies

the first round of NCAAs vs. Notre Dame where she notched eight points, Bears’ bench…played in all 30 games and made eight starts…averaged oster is the only senior on this year team…tri-captain with Ashley six boards, one and one …third on the team in 4.0 points and 2.7 rebounds in 17.6 minutes per game…logged at least 20 FWalker and Lauren Greif…will challenge for playing time at both percentage (career-best 52.4%) among players in the regular rotation… minutes in 13 outings, including a career-high 38 minutes vs. St. John’s forward spots and always shows a willingness to do whatever her shot a career-best 73.3 percent from the line…scored in double figures as a starter in the NCAA first-round game…registered six points and six team needs…known as one of the team’s best talkers on the court… in three games…recorded a career-high 15 points and was 7-of-8 from the rebounds vs. the Red Storm…in a win at Arizona, matched her career verbally committed to Cal early in the process, indicating her field in Cal’s 96-54 win over Harvard in the first round of the Contra Costa highs of 13 points (tied for team-high honors in that game) and seven confidence in the direction of Cal basketball…one of the hardest Times Classic…added 11 points and four rebounds vs. Saint Mary’s and rebounds…recorded four double-digit scoring games…experienced her workers the program has ever had…her competitiveness and drive 10 points and a season-high five boards in the Bears’ 72-45 dismantling of best weekend of the season at the Contra Costa Times Classic, tallying 10 separate her from other players…excellent scorer and tenacious Washington State in Berkeley…sparked the Bears with nine points in wins points and four rebounds in a win over Columbia and 12 points and seven rebounder…capable of guarding perimeter or post players…excels over Belmont and at Washington…added eight points and two rebounds boards in the championship victory vs. UNLV…notched 10 points and at taking charges. off the bench against No. 2-seeded Arizona State in the semifinals of the four rebounds in the season opener vs. Eastern Washington…posted six Pac-10 Tournament…contributed four points and four rebounds in Cal’s points, two rebounds and a to help Cal secure a 72-67 win over No. AS A JUNIOR IN 2006-07: 72-57 triumph at No. 8 Stanford…averaged 8.0 ppg through the first six 23 USC Jan. 27…in the road win over the Women of Troy, Foster played Played in all 32 games and started the first two games of the season games of the season. the final 5:05 of the game after starting center Devanei Hampton fouled against Saint Mary’s and Florida…co-recipient of the Alisa Lewis Heart out, and Foster sank two free throws with four seconds to play to solidify and Hustle Award…averaged 3.6 ppg and 1.8 rpg in 12.8 mpg…played AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2005-06: the win…dished off a career-high five assists vs. South Carolina State… at least 17 minutes in 13 contests, including a season-high 31 minutes in Tri-captain with Reneé Wright and Sarah Pool…the first post off the hauled in seven boards vs. UC Davis.

22 CAL BASKETBALL 07-08 MEDIA GUIDE Krista’s CalSpace

Superpower I would want…I would fly so that I could visit my man in Ohio. Coach I would trade places with…Coach Charmin because she is always uplifting and happy TV show I want to be on…“America’s Next Top Model” Item that best describes me…my journal because it talks about all of the ups and downs in my life Favorite movie from this past year…Music and Lyrics Teammate who would most likely make me laugh until I cry…Mooch because of the way she tells stories, her voice impressions and her facial expressions Where I see myself in 10 years…married with three AS A FRESHMAN IN 2004-05: second-team all-state, league MVP, all-city and team MVP…her senior kids and working at a university with Athletes in Action Saw action in 28 games, earning starts against Hampton and at year squad posted a 22-8 record…as a junior, averaged 23 points, 15 Place I want to travel…Jerusalem Oregon Dec. 27…selected the team’s Best Defensive Player…one of Cal’s rebounds, five blocks, three steals and two assists per game during her Pet peeves…dirty dishes and when people touch my top reserves…tallied 4.5 points and 1.9 rebounds per game…solid free team’s 19-11 season…recorded 24 double-doubles and career highs of face throw shooter (70.5 percent)…broke her nose during the Pac-10 opening 40 points and 24 rebounds as a junior…her junior year accolades included My life’s theme song…“Bless the Broken Road” by weekend at Oregon…recorded a then-career-high 13 points at USC Feb. league MVP, first-team all-city by the Sacramento Bee, second-team all- Rascal Flatts 20 to lead Cal…posted nine points vs. Idaho, Hampton and Oregon Feb. state by Cal-Hi Sports and team MVP…earned honorable mention All- What I would do with one day left to live...go 26…corralled a career-high six rebounds in the Bears’ win over Cal State America and first-team all-league and all-city honors in water polo. to the ocean with my family and Ben and play in the waves Northridge…set several current and former career highs in Cal’s win PERSONAL: Favorite Coach Boyle saying…”It’s not rocket over Long Beach State – assists (3), steals (2) and minutes played (28)… science.” received the Saul Becker Coaches Award. Krista Summer Foster was born Nov. 28, 1985, in Sacramento, Calif.… parents are Kip and Joyce Foster…has an older brother, Josh…hobbies What I would do first if I was President…provide include movies and collecting butterflies…legal studies major. free medical benefits HIGH SCHOOL: Favorite sport other than basketball…water polo Poured in 21.3 points per game in the 2004 San Francisco Pro Am My dream car…blue Tahoe League…averaged 25 points, 16 rebounds, five blocks, three steals and Favorite TV show…“Grey’s Anatomy” three assists per game as a senior at Del Campo High School…earned Can of soup I would be…chicken noodle because it an assortment of honors as a senior – honorable mention All-America, always feels good in the belly Dangerous thing I would do if there were no risks…swim with sharks and play with lions My ideal day…sleep in until 10 a.m., go to the beach, FOSTER’S CAREER HIGHS read, take a nap, hang out with friends, watch the sun set and go to bed Points 15 vs. Harvard 12/2/06 Rebounds 7 3 times, last at Arizona 2/16/06 Place in the world I would help…Ghana Assists 5 vs. South Carolina State 12/10/05 Blocks 1 7 times, last vs. Notre Dame 3/18/07 Top five most played songs on my iPod…“Praise You in this Storm” – Casting Crowns, “Who is Like Steals 2 vs. Long Beach State 12/12/04 Minutes 38 vs. St. John’s 3/19/06 the Lord” – Arize Live, “My Heaven” – Trace Adkins, “Where You Are” – Rascal Flatts, “Love Song” – Third FOSTER’S CAREER STATISTICS Day Favorite pair of shoes…my rainbow sandals that Year G-Gs Min Fg-a Pct 3p-a Pct Ft-a Pct Reb Avg Pf-D Ast To Blk St Tp Avg were given to me by a special friend 04-05 28-2 434-15.5 47-117 .402 0-1 .000 31-44 .705 54 1.9 34-0 16 48 1 8 125 4.5 Song that best describes my personality…“No Reins” – Rascal Flatts 05-06 30-8 529-17.6 44-100 .440 0-2 .000 31-48 .646 82 2.7 45-0 19 34 5 8 119 4.0 My “Top 5”…mom, dad, brother, Ben and Erika 06-07 32-2 411-12.8 43-82 .524 7-19 .368 22-30 .733 57 1.8 30-0 11 27 1 2 115 3.6 Most embarrassing Cal moment…getting the ball thrown off my butt on an inbounds play Totals 90-12 1374-15.3 134-299 .448 7-22 .318 84-122 .689 193 2.1 109-0 46 109 7 18 359 4.0

CAL BASKETBALL 07-08 MEDIA GUIDE 23 Alexis GRAY-LAWSON

5-8 • Guard • Junior/2V Oakland, California#21 • Oakland Tech HS Major: Social Welfare

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2006-07: a season high of three at No. 14 Vanderbilt and vs. Arkansas State and Fresno State…averaged 35.3 mpg and played every minute against ray-Lawson, the 2005-06 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year, enters The 2005-06 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and honorable mention Saint Mary’s and at Vanderbilt. Gher third season at Cal…enthusiastically rehabbed her season- All-Pac-10 selection started the first nine games of the season…suffered ending ACL injury suffered nine games into her sophomore a season-ending ACL injury to her right knee after making a layup in the season…had an outstanding rookie year…finalist for a spot on second half of the Kansas road game Dec. 10…had surgery to repair AS A FRESHMAN IN 2005-06: the 2006 USA Under-20 National team…had to withdraw from USA her ACL and meniscus Jan. 10…her injury left Cal with one scholarship Became the first Cal player to be named Pac-10 Freshman of the Basketball consideration due to a knee injury she sustained during guard (Natasha Vital)…averaged 10.6 ppg (3rd on Cal), 2.9 rpg and Year…joined teammate Devanei Hampton on the Women’s Basketball the 2006 San Francisco Pro Am summer league…an iron woman 3.1 apg before getting injured…posted season highs of 22 points and six News Service All-Freshman team…selected to the Pac-10 All-Freshman on the court…physical, athletic point guard and shooting guard… rebounds to lead Cal to a 71-56 season-opening win over Saint Mary’s... team and received honorable mention all-conference…she and Ashley shows unbelievable ballhandling ability…takes excellent care of made a career-high 10 free throws against the Gaels (10-of-12)… Walker were the only two Cal players to start all 30 contests, which the ball…possesses a great shooting touch…shows incredible recorded double-digit points five times, including 17 to help Cal defeat was tied for sixth for starts among all freshmen in the country…ranked skills with her right and left hand…her strength allows her to post Arkansas State, 81-62, in the championship game of the Contra Costa second on the team in scoring (14.6 ppg, 9th Pac-10), first in assists (2.7 up other guards. Times Classic…dished off a career-high nine assists to go with 10 points apg), first in three-pointers made (42, 10th in Cal history in a season) first and six boards in the Bears’ 77-62 victory over Fresno State…tallied six in three-point percentage (38.9, 5th in Pac-10 and T7th in Cal history) points and six assists vs. Harvard…averaged 1.7 spg, including swiping and fourth in rebounding (3.9 rpg)…during the conference season, contributed 16.2 points per game (6th in the Pac-10)…posted a career-

24 CAL BASKETBALL 07-08 MEDIA GUIDE high 30 points in the loss at No. 14 Stanford Jan. 14…tied for second on HIGH SCHOOL: Stars…led her team to four Oakland Athletic League crowns…high school the team with 23 double-figure scoring games, including seven games lost one game in four years at home with Gray-Lawson on the team… Earned 2005 second team Parade All-America and all-state honors with at least 20 points (tied for ninth nationally among all freshmen)… jersey retired at Oakland Tech and in the National High School Hall of after leading Oakland Tech, along with Cal teammate Devanei Hampton, notched 21 points and a career-high seven boards vs. No. 5 Baylor… Fame…four-time all-city recipient…averaged 17.2 points per game during to its second consecutive state title…poured in 16 points in the 2005 state contributed 22 points and five rebounds in a home triumph over USC, her four years in high school…named to Street & Smith’s All-America team championship game…ranked No. 17 nationally by Blue Star Index and completing the Bears’ first sweep over UCLA and USC since 2000-01 as a junior, averaging 15 points, eight assists and six steals per game...prior No. 25 by Mike White’s All-Star Girls Report…listed No. 5 by the NorCal and first in Berkeley since 1992-93…has led Cal in scoring 10 times, to her junior season, named to USA Today’s preseason Super 25…as a Scouting Report, which ranks high school seniors in Northern California… including a game-high 23 points in a 66-64 win over No. 13 Arizona sophomore, averaged 20 points, seven assists and five steals per game… MVP of the 2004 California state championships…participant in the 2005 State and with 19 in a victory at No. 23 USC…tallied 17 points and four earned three all-city honors and league MVP recognition as a senior on McDonald’s All-America Game and the Senior Slam All-Star game… rebounds in an NCAA first-round loss to St. John’s…dished off a career- the softball team…competed on the volleyball team as a freshman…part posted 12 points, three assists and three steals in the McDonald’s All- high nine assists in the win over UC Davis…ranked second in the Pac-10 of the first team in Northern California to win a national AAU 14-and-under America Game...honorable mention choice for the 2005 WBCA High in minutes played/game at 36.37…averaged 37.61 mpg in conference championship with the East Bay Xplosion. School All-America Game…chosen for a 2005 CIF sportsmanship award… games (second Pac-10)…played every minute of eight games, including one of 48 athletes in the country invited to the 2004 USA Basketball Youth all 45 minutes in an overtime loss at UCLA Jan. 29…helped the East Bay Development Festival and won a gold medal with the West team…invited PERSONAL: team win the 2005 summer San Francisco Pro Am title, averaging 17.3 to the 2004 adidas all-star camp…played AAU with the West Coast All- Alexis Amber Gray-Lawson was born April 21, 1987, in Oakland, points per game (fifth in the league). Calif.…parents are Orlando Gray and Roslyn Lawson…has eight siblings

GRAY-LAWSON’S CAREER HIGHS Points 30 at Stanford 1/14/06 Rebounds 7 twice, last vs. UCLA 12/30/05 Assists 9 twice, last vs. Fresno State 12/7/06 Blocks 1 twice, last st WSU 12/22/05 Steals 6 at Washington 12/20/05 Minutes 45 at UCLA 1/29/06

GRAY-LAWSON’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-Gs Min Fg-a Pct 3p-a Pct Ft-a Pct Reb Avg Pf-D Ast To Blk St Tp Avg 05-06 30-30 1091-36.4 158-377 .419 42-108 .389 80-129 .620 117 3.9 64-0 80 120 2 41 438 14.6 06-07 9-9 286-31.8 34-76 .447 6-23 .261 21-28 .750 26 2.9 16-0 28 19 0 15 95 10.6 Totals 39-39 1377-35.3 192-453 .424 48-131 .366101-157 .643 143 3.7 80-0 108 139 2 56 533 13.7

CAL BASKETBALL 07-08 MEDIA GUIDE 25 Lexi’s CalSpace

Member of “Making the Band 4” I would be…Big Mike because he is beautiful and everybody loves him Superpower I would want…to fly so I could just go into my own world, and plus, it would enhance my game Coach I would trade places with…Charmin because she has accomplished all that I strive to be TV show I want to be on…“Law and Order: SVU” Item that best describes me…my pen because I can express myself that way Number of licks to the center of a Tootsie Pop…21 Where I see myself in 10 years…with a family, with degrees from Cal and Boalt, enjoying with basketball and having fun What I wouldn’t do for a million dollars…I wouldn’t jump off the Bay Bridge. – Kameron, Kenya, Layce, Violet, Vanessa, Kevin, William and Best advice I’ve ever received…Always remember Kenny…Jason Kidd is a close family friend…related to Willie where you came from, and keep God first. Magee, who played for the St. Louis Cardinals…started playing Pet peeve...when people call my phone after midnight basketball on a boys team in the third grade…enjoys playing a My life’s theme song…“I Just Can’t Give Up Now” by 2005-06 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year Mary Mary because although I fall, I will always find a variety of sports, hanging out with friends, watching the movie way to better myself. I have come too far to give up. Meet the Browns, writing poetry, going to church and listening to Best “away message” belongs to…Tasha because classical music…dreams of going to Harvard Law School…goals 2005-06 Honorable Mention it’s always something about love or is inspirational include being a partner in a law firm and going into real estate… Favorite Coach Boyle saying…”Play every game like social welfare major. it’s your last and cherish the moment.” All-Pac-10 Entire city I would choose to feed…Oakland, as I have to start at home before I help anybody else What I would do first if I was President…get the 2005-06 Women’s Basketball News troops out of the war and home to their families Scary movie I would be in…I Know What you Did Last All-Freshman Team Summer because Brandy survived and I know I could Favorite sport other than basketball…softball Dangerous thing I would do if there were no risks… jump out of a plane Teammate I would change places with…Tasha because I would be the same person but with more compassion Top five most played songs on my iPod…“Icy” – Gucci Mane, “I Surrender All” – CeCe Winans, “Conceited” – Remy Ma, “Big Things Poppin’” – T.I. and “I Just Can’t Give Up Now” – Mary Mary Why I chose Cal…great opportunity to play in front of my family and friends, to play with Ash, Trell and Nei and because it’s one of the best universities Funniest thing either of the freshmen has done… Kelsey trying to dance to “Pop, Lock and Drop It” Coach I would choose to “punk” and what I would do…Coach G because she is so gentle My “Top 5”…my mom, dad, Ashley, Tasha and Mooch Most memorable Cal moment…the first day I walked on campus and saw all the different faces and knew that I had finally made it

26 CAL BASKETBALL 07-08 MEDIA GUIDE Devanei HAMPTON

6-3 • Forward/Center • Junior/2V Oakland, California#20 • Oakland Tech HS Major: Social Welfare

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2006-07: times overall…tallied a career-high 27 points at UCLA and at Oregon… Became the first Cal women’s basketball player to be selected the posted 22 points and a season-high 14 rebounds to lead Cal to a 72-57 ampton, an All-American and two-time All-Pac-10 honoree, looks Pac-10 Player of the Year…one of three Cal players to twice earn road win over No. 8 Stanford…overall, third in the Pac-10 in rebounding H to lead Cal to three straight winning seasons for the first time since first-team All-Pac-10 recognition (also Milica Vukadinovic and Trisha (career-best 8.0 ppg) and seventh in scoring (career-best 16.6 ppg)… the mid-1980s as a junior…2007-08 Wade Trophy candidate…one of 12 Stafford)…honorable mention Kodak/WBCA and AP All-American…first recorded eight double-doubles, including in five of the last 10 games, players named to the 2006 USA Under-20 Women’s National team…has Cal player picked to the Pac-10 All-Tournament team after boasting the to bring her career total to 17…scored double-figure points 28 times, matured a lot since her freshman season…incredibly skilled, physical second-highest scoring average in the tournament (21.0 ppg)…two-time including the last 17 games…second on the team in scoring, rebounding, post player…performs equally well from both sides of and Pac-10 Player of the Week (Jan. 14, Feb. 25)…Pac-10’s nominee for (52.8%, 5th Pac-10) and blocked shots (0.7 bpg, is just as dominant facing the basket…has worked on extending her WBCA Player of the Month for February…selected to the Timeout for HIV/ 23 total)…first in the Pac-10 in defensive rebounding (5.91 rpg)…her 209 range to 17 feet during the off-season…shoots equally well with her left AIDS all-tournament team…Street & Smith’s preseason high honorable field goals made tied for eighth in school history and her 206 free throws or right hand…possesses three-point range…excellent rebounder… mention All-America selection and a Naismith Trophy preseason watch attempted stood fifth…paced Cal in scoring 14 times (10 of the final 12 owns the third-highest career scoring average in Cal history (16.1 ppg) list choice…named Cal’s Co-Best Offensive Player…in Pac-10 games, games) and in rebounding 11 times…in Cal’s 67-61 double-overtime and is 37 points away from becoming the 18th 1000-point scorer in led the conference in rebounding (8.9 rpg) and was second in scoring win at Oregon State, Hampton sent the game into overtime and double program history and is 23 rebounds shy of 500…ranks 11th in career (18.9 ppg)…over the last 11 games, averaged 21.3 ppg and 10.2 rpg, overtime with game-tying baskets and put the Bears ahead for good in free throws attempted (387) in school history. registering at least 21 points nine times...poured in at least 21 points 11 the second OT period.

CAL BASKETBALL 07-08 MEDIA GUIDE 27 AS A FRESHMAN IN 2005-06: in the country…paced the Bears with 24 double-figure scoring games, including a career high of three in home games against Arizona and In addition to being named to the All-Pac-10 team, was picked to including eight with at least 20 points (tied for 7th nationally among all Washington…paced Cal in attempts (186, 7th Cal history) and the Pac-10 All-Freshman squad and to the Women’s Basketball News freshmen)…had a stretch of 19 straight double-figure scoring contests, makes (98)…during the summer of 2005, helped the East Bay team claim Service All-Freshman team…one of 10 freshmen to ever be named first- which ranked third in the nation among all freshmen last season…led the San Francisco Pro Am championship, averaging 17.4 ppg (4th in the team All-Pac-10…led Cal and all Pac-10 freshmen in scoring (15.4 ppg, Cal in scoring 11 times and in rebounding 12 times…named the Pac-10 league)…had arthroscopic surgery to clean up damage to cartilage on 7th overall Pac-10, 8th among all freshmen nationally) and rebounding Player of the Week Jan. 2 after averaging 20.5 ppg and 12.0 rpg in wins the outside of her right knee in August 2006 and was out approximately (7.9 rpg, 3rd overall Pac-10, 10th among all freshmen nationally)… over UCLA and USC…averaged 22.3 ppg and 13.3 rpg in three games six weeks. paced the Pac-10 in offensive rebounding (2.89 per game) and stood against UCLA…had a monster double-double in the win over the Bruins fourth in defensive boards (5.00 per outing)…became only the third (20 points and a career-high 18 rebounds) and topped the Bears with HIGH SCHOOL: freshman in Cal basketball history to lead the team in scoring and the 23 points and 14 boards in the loss to UCLA in the Pac-10 Tournament Listed among the top 15 players nationally among the 2006 first since 1981-82…her scoring average was the best by a Cal player quarterfinals…poured in a career-high 24 points at UCLA...selected high school seniors – No. 10 by Blue Star Index and No. 15 by Mike since 1996-97 when Patrycja Czepiec averaged 15.9 ppg…second in MVP of the Contra Costa Times Classic after amassing a then-career- White’s All-Star Girls Report…2005 McDonald’s, WBCA and Nike All- the Pac-10 and first on her team with nine double-doubles, including high 23 points and 10 rebounds vs. UNLV in the title game…tallied 20 American…2005 second-team Parade and USA Today All-American… a stretch of three straight at home vs. Oregon, Oregon State and No. points in her first Pac-10 game at Washington…registered 16 points in tabbed No. 3 by the NorCal Scouting Report, which ranks players in 14 Stanford…her nine double-doubles ranked sixth among all freshmen 13 minutes vs. St. John’s in the first round of the NCAA Tournament… Northern California…played in the 2005 McDonald’s and WBCA All- second on the team in blocked shots with 23 (0.82, 10th Pac-10), America games…combined with Cal teammate Alexis Gray-Lawson to

HAMPTON’S CAREER HIGHS Points 27 twice, last at Oregon 2/15/07 Rebounds 18 vs. UCLA 12/30/05 Assists 5 vs. South Carolina State 12/10/05 Blocks 3 3 times, last vs. Arkansas State 12/3/06 Steals 3 5 times, last vs. Washington St. 2/10/07 Minutes 43 twice, last vs. Washington 2/8/07

HAMPTON’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-Gs Min Fg-a Pct 3p-a Pct Ft-a Pct Reb Avg Pf-D Ast To Blk St Tp Avg 05-06 28-24 793-28.3 165-360 .458 4-17 .235 98-186 .527 221 7.9 95-7 61 104 23 35 432 15.4 06-07 32-30 927-29.0 209-396 .528 1-6 .167 112-206 .544 256 8.0 86-2 52 108 23 24 531 16.6 Totals 60-54 1720-28.7 374-756 .495 5-23 .217 210-392 .536 477 8.0 181-9 113 212 46 59 963 16.1

28 CAL BASKETBALL 07-08 MEDIA GUIDE Nei’s CalSpace

Superpower I would want…telekinesis Coach I would trade places with…Coach Kevin to see how a bachelor lives life TV show I want to be on…“House” Item that best describes me…a comforter because I’m always comfortable and I don’t trip off of anything especially in my sweats Favorite movie from this past year…Rush Hour 3 Place I want to travel…to visit Coach G’s dad in New York in his court room What I wouldn’t do for a million dollars…be placed in a tub with snakes Best advice I’ve ever received…study Dev Pet peeve…people who snore (I snore myself) lead Oakland Tech to the 2004 and 2005 state championship…recorded Entire city I would choose to feed…Oakland PERSONAL: What I would do first if I was President…throw a a double-double (17 points, 12 rebounds) in the 2005 state title game… Devanei Unique Hampton was born May 2, 1987, in Berkeley, Calif.… 2005 Cal-Hi Sports first-team all-state choice…the 2005 Oakland Tech party in the White House mother is Demetria Frazier…has three younger siblings, Devonyei, Favorite sport other than basketball… team finished with a 22-7 record after posting a 26-4 mark in 2004 and a Devonjah’nei and Antonia…enjoys singing and listening to music such synchronized swimming No. 10 national ranking by USA Today…in 2004, set a new state regional as classical and hip hop…social welfare major. Favorite TV show…“Jimmy Neutron” final rebounding record with 27…averaged approximately 20 points and Can of soup I would be…Campbell’s Tomato 19 rebounds per game as a senior…as a junior, averaged 22.5 ppg, Alphabet soup so that I can communicate through the 12.0 rpg, 4.0 bpg and 3.3 apg to earn Street & Smith’s second-team letters All-America, USA Today and Student Sports Magazine All-America and 2006-07 Pac-10 Player of the Year My ideal day…sunny with no practice and sleeping in first-team Cal-Hi Sports all-state honors…prior to her junior season, with breakfast in bed named to USA Today’s preseason Super 25…received USA Today All- Teammate I would change places with…Mooch 2006-07 Kodak/WBCA and AP so that I can get home-cooked Mexican food America recognition as a freshman and was picked to the first-team Honorable Mention All-American Place in the world I would help…Iraq all-area squad as a junior…one of 48 players invited to the 2004 USA Top five most played songs on my iPod…“Apple Youth Development Festival…won a gold medal with Gray-Lawson on Tree” – Erykah Badu, “Time Will Reveal” – DeBarge, the West team…participated in the USA Junior Olympic Trials…suffered Two-time First-Team All-Pac-10 “It Never Rains in Southern California” – Tony! Toni! an ACL and meniscus tear in high school. Toné, “Diamonds and Pearls” – Prince, “Doin’ Just Fine” – Boyz II Men Why I chose Cal…Because my family is eight miles away Where I would spend $1000…DEMO Name of the reality TV show I would create… “How Does It Feel to Be a Clutz” Coach I would choose to “punk” and what I would do…Coach G (not telling) My “Top 5”…Sharde, granny, mom, boobis, and Coach G Most memorable Cal moment…beating Stanford Most embarrassing Cal moment…falling down the stairs coming off the bus in Pennsylvania

CAL BASKETBALL 07-08 MEDIA GUIDE 29 Shantrell SNEED

6-0 • Forward • Junior/2V Fairfield, California#24 • St. Mary’s HS Major: Social Welfare

need, who came to Cal as a power forward, continues to set a new Cal women’s basketball Haas Pavilion scoring record… boards and an assist in the home win over UCLA…added three Sdevelop her skills as a small forward…the first of Cal’s also corralled three rebounds in 10 minutes on the court in Cal’s rebounds in the triumph two days later over USC…missed four No. 7-nationally ranked recruiting class to verbally commit win over Belmont in the first round of the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving non-conference games due to a sprained MCL…missed some to the Bears before the summer of 2004…shows a nice touch Tournament…registered a point and two boards in five minutes practice time towards the end of the season due to a virus and from 15-17 feet…can post up smaller players, crash the in the Bears’ dominating 88-60 triumph over Florida in the first a concussion…scored a basket in victories over Radford and UC boards and provide a physical presence for the Bears…had round of the Timeout for HIV/AIDS Classic…played four minutes Davis…tallied career highs of three assists and two steals and surgery in August 2006 to remove a cyst from her left knee… in home wins over Arizona and Washington State. added two boards at New Mexico. has shown improvement in her conditioning and comfort on the wing over the past year. AS A FRESHMAN IN 2005-06: HIGH SCHOOL: Participated in 18 games…saw at least 10 minutes of action in Mentioned No. 6 on the NorCal Scouting Report, which ranks AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2006-07: five games, including a career high of 20 minutes in the season players in Northern California…two-time adidas All-American at Played in 13 games off the bench, including seven Pac-10 opener vs. Eastern Washington…averaged 1.2 points and 1.3 St. Mary’s High School in Berkeley…named to the 2005 Cal-Hi contests …co-recipient of the team’s Alisa Lewis Heart and Hustle rebounds per game…posted a career-high nine points, three Sports all-state team…scored more points than any other female Award…her best game of the season came against Harvard on rebounds and her only block of the season in nine minutes on in school history…her number 24 jersey was retired…four-time the opening day of the Contra Costa Times Classic…posted the court in the win at Arizona – the Bears’ first at the McKale first-team all-league selection…voted by her teammates Best four points, four rebounds and one assist in 10 minutes of action Center since 1993…hauled in a career-high seven rebounds and Offensive Player as a freshman and sophomore and team MVP as against the Crimson, helping the Bears earn a 96-54 victory and tallied eight points in the Eastern Washington win…secured four a junior and senior…tore the laborum and dislocated her shoulder

30 CAL BASKETBALL 07-08 MEDIA GUIDE Tr ell’s CalSpace

Member of “Making the Band 4” I would be…Willie D Superpower I would want…the power to prevent crime before it happens so I could save lives Coach I would trade places with…Kevin so I can rock all of his shoes TV show I want to be on…“ComicView” Item that best describes me…my SpongeBob pillow because I’m cute and cuddly Teammate who would most likely make me laugh until I cry...Ash, becasue she does the most awkward things and tends to fall or trip a lot. Number of licks to the center of a Tootsie Pop… I don’t trust the owl. I say 13. Where I see myself in 10 years…working at a prestigious law firm or being a crime scene investigator in December 2004 but played her senior season…tallied 38 points PERSONAL: Place I want to travel…Tonga and 26 rebounds in her final prep game…led St. Mary’s in scoring Shantrell Marie Sneed was born May 23, 1987, in Oakland, What I wouldn’t do for a million dollars…anything and rebounding all four years and was second in assists…as a Calif.…nickname is Trell…parents are Lemuel Sneed and that wouldn’t allow me to live and be able to spend it junior, averaged 17.8 points, 15.6 rebounds, 5.4 steals and 2.9 Frances Tamtinga…hobbies include writing poetry and doing Best advice I’ve ever received…God has not given assists per game to earn all-state, first-team All-Bay Area and first- open microphone sessions…social welfare major. us the spirit of fear. team All-ANG Newspapers honors…at a tournament in Seattle Pet peeves…when people don’t match or wet socks as a freshman, posted 27 points and hauled in 22 rebounds… My life’s theme song…“Flying Without Wings” by as a sophomore, led her squad to a triple-overtime victory over Ruben Studdard Berkeley High School with 31 points and 29 rebounds...helped the Favorite Coach Boyle saying…”Take ownership of East Bay Xplosion win the 2003 AAU national title…competed on your team.” her high school’s track and field team. What I would do first if I was President…improve healthcare Favorite sport other than basketball…volleyball My dream cars…Aston Martin or a Lamborghini Marcielago Can of soup I would be…Campbell’s soup because I’m mmm mmm good. Teammate I would change places with…Rama so I could dunk on someone and make “SportsCenter” Place in the world I would help…Afghanistan to help the women and children who are affected by war SNEED’S CAREER HIGHS and terrorism Top five most played songs on my iPod…“I Wish Points 9 at Arizona 2/16/06 Rebounds 7 vs. Eastern Washington 11/9/05 You Loved Me” – Tynisha Kelly, “Shorty Be Mine” – Assists 3 at New Mexico 11/13/05 Blocks 1 at Arizona 2/16/06 Pretty Ricky, “Promise Ring” – Tiffany Evans, “Politician Freestyle” – Young Money and “Complicated” - Nivea Steals 2 at New Mexico 11/13/05 Minutes 20 vs. Eastern Washington 11/9/05 Why I chose Cal…to stay close to my grandma and the education SNEED’S CAREER STATISTICS Favorite pair of shoes…My adidas Top 5s are the ones because they are royal blue, lime green, white Year G-Gs Min Fg-a Pct 3p-a Pct Ft-a Pct Reb Avg Pf-D Ast To Blk St Tp Avg and red. They have Trell written all over them. 05-06 18-0 118-6.6 10-27 .370 0-0 .000 1-3 .333 24 1.3 18-0 7 9 1 7 21 1.2 Name of the reality TV show I would create… “10 Players, 1 Ball” 06-07 13-0 44-3.4 2-1 .182 0-1 .000 1-2 .500 11 0.8 4-0 2 2 0 2 5 0.4 My “Top 5”…mom, dad, granny, Monkey and Nikia Totals 31-0 162-5.2 12-38 .316 0-1 .000 2-5 .400 35 1.1 22-0 9 11 1 9 26 0.8

CAL BASKETBALL 07-08 MEDIA GUIDE 31 Ashley WALKER

6-1 • Forward/Center • Junior/2V Modesto, California#44 • Grace Davis HS Major: American Studies

AS A SOPHOMORE IN 2006-07: 18.8 ppg in 1994-95…her 277 rebounds tied for eighth in Cal’s season alker enters her junior season at Cal after earning All-America Selected to the All-Pac-10 team along with Devanei Hampton, marking record book…ranked third in the Pac-10 in field goal percentage (53.2%), W and All-Pac-10 honors as a sophomore…finalist for a spot on only the second time in school history that the Bears have placed two players tied for second in offensive rebounds (3.06 rpg), fourth in blocked shots the 2006 USA Under-20 National team and 2007 USA Under-21 National on the All-Pac-10 squad…Trisha Stafford and Milica Vukadinovic were (1.34 bpg, 43 total, T8th Cal history), tied for fourth in defensive rebounds team…led the 2006 and 2007 San Francisco Pro Am in scoring at chosen first-team All-Pac-10 for the 1991-92 season...Associated Press (5.59 rpg) and ninth in minutes played (33.31 mpg)…tallied double-figure 23.7 ppg and 26.5 ppg, respectively…a great post combination with honorable mention All-American…member of the Wade Trophy watch list… points in 28 games, including a career-high 32 points in an 86-79 overtime Devanei Hampton, as their games complement each other…a blue- only three-time Pac-10 Player of the Week honoree (Nov. 20, Dec. 11 and home win over USC…sent that game against the Women of Troy into OT collar athlete…dominant rebounder and shot blocker…quick and Jan. 22) and only the second Cal player to receive the award three times by hitting two free throws with five seconds to play and Cal down 72-70… an excellent leaper…solid off the dribble…shows poise around in one season…named MVP of the Timeout for HIV/AIDS Classic and the led Cal with 20 points and 13 rebounds vs. Notre Dame in NCAA first-round the basket and is striving for consistency on shots out to 17 feet… Contra Costa Times Classic and selected to the Vanderbilt Thanksgiving game...registered 10 games with a least 20 points…led Cal in free throw excels at getting to the free throw line…ranked sixth in Cal history all-tournament team…chosen Cal’s Co-Best Offensive Player of the Year, percentage (76.7) and her 14-of-16 free throw day vs. USC tied for the Pac- in blocks (94) and field goal percentage (51.5%) and ninth in free Practice Player of the Year and Golden Bear Award recipient for having the 10 lead in makes and attempts in a game in 2006-07…her 227 free throws throw percentage (73.6%)…50 points shy of reaching the 1000-point team’s best GPA…led the Pac-10 with 13 double-doubles and owns 20 for attempted and 174 free throws made ranked second and third, respectively, milestone. her career…first in the Pac-10 in rebounding (8.7 ppg) and third in scoring all-time at Cal…also owned the best field goal percentage (91.7%, 11-of-12 (17.3 ppg), which is the best by a Cal player since Eliza Sokolowska averaged vs. Oregon State) and blocks effort (career-high seven vs. Fresno State) in

32 CAL BASKETBALL 07-08 MEDIA GUIDE the Pac-10 last year…paced Cal in rebounding 18 times and in scoring in 15 second on the Bears with eight double-doubles…recorded a string of six blocked shots of Baylor’s Sophia Young, the 2004-05 national player of games…third on the team in assists with a career-high 70 (2.2 apg). consecutive double-doubles…registered a then-career-high 21 points the year…the San Francisco Chronicle named Walker one of five players – 18 coming in the second half – in the first-round NCAA Tournament to watch in the Pac-10 Tournament preview story…second on the team AS A FRESHMAN IN 2005-06: loss to St. John’s…led the Bears in points and with a then-career-high six with 45 steals (1.5 spg)…made her only three-pointer of the season in the One of three Cal players picked to the Pac-10 All-Freshman squad, assists, seven boards, two steals and two blocks in the NCAA game… home triumph over UCLA…contributed to the East Bay’s 2005 summer San marking the first time a conference team had more than two selections…she opened the season with five consecutive double-figure scoring outings, Francisco Pro Am title. and Alexis Gray-Lawson were the only Bears to start all 30 games, which including a team-high 17 points at New Mexico…swatted five blocks and tied for sixth for starts among all freshmen nationally…third on the team grabbed seven rebounds, as well, at New Mexico…notched 20 points vs. HIGH SCHOOL: in scoring (13.3 ppg) and among the top five in the Pac-10 in six statistical South Carolina State…poured in 19 points vs. Radford, Columbia and in Named to the Cal-Hi Sports all-state team and league MVP as a senior categories…topped the conference in blocks per game (1.70 bpg), ranked a 23-point victory over Washington in the regular-season finale to tie for after averaging 21 points, 20 rebounds, five assists and six blocks per second in offensive rebounds (2.80 per game), fourth in rebounding (7.7 team-high honors…contributed 10 points and 10 boards in the victory over game at Grace Davis High School…ranked No. 48 nationally among the rpg), fifth in field goal percentage (49.5%) and in defensive rebounds (4.87 No. 13 Arizona State and 15 points and five rebounds in the win at No. 2005-06 newcomers, according to Mike White’s All-Star Girls Scouting per game) and 10th in minutes played (32.63)…ranked first in the Pac-10 23 USC…hauled in a career-high 16 rebounds to go with 14 points in the Report…slotted No. 4 on the NorCal Scouting Report, which ranks players in rebounding in conference games (8.7 rpg)…her 84 total offensive boards home win over USC…her 51 blocks rank fifth in Cal’s season-record books in Northern California…as a junior, contributed 21 points and 16 rebounds led Cal…paced the Bears in scoring 10 times and in rebounding 11 times… and is the most by a Golden Bear since Charlotte Lusschen swatted 69 per game, garnering her second Street & Smith’s honorable mention All- tied for second on the team with 23 double-figure scoring games and stood in 1984-85…recorded a then-career-high six blocks vs. Columbia…twice America selection…also as a junior, earned a spot on the all-state junior

WALKER’S CAREER HIGHS Points 32 vs. USC 2/22/07 Rebounds 16 vs. USC 1/1/06 Assists 7 vs. UCLA 2/24/07 Blocks 7 vs. Fresno State 12/7/06 Steals 5 twice, last vs. UC Riverside 1/31/07 Minutes 48 at Oregon State 2/17/07

WALKER’S CAREER STATISTICS Year G-Gs Min Fg-a Pct 3p-a Pct Ft-a Pct Reb Avg Pf-D Ast To Blk St Tp Avg 05-06 30-30 979-32.6 156-315 .495 1-4 .250 85-125 .680 230 7.7 100-5 47 82 51 45 398 13.3 06-07 32-32 1006-33.3 189-355 .532 0-4 .000 174-227 .767 277 8.7 101-4 70 107 43 42 552 17.3 Totals 62-62 2045-33.0 345-670 .515 1-8 .125 259-352 .736 507 8.2 201-9 117 109 94 87 950 15.3

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Member of “Making the Band 4” I would be… Donnie because he got a solo deal Superpower I would want…whatever Super Woman has but especially the ability to fly in the invisible plane Coach I would trade places with ...Coach Geezy, so I could put her through her workout TV show I want to be on…“Law and Order” Item that best describes me…my toothbrush, aka ocd Favorite movie from this past year...Knocked Up and Superbad is a close second Place I want to travel…England to visit my brother Best advice I’ve ever received…to follow my heart from Tashy team, received her second straight Metro Player of the Year award and was Pet peeve…dirty teeth chosen first-team All-Central California Conference…three-time Modesto My life’s theme song…“Like This” – Kelly Rowland Bee Player of the Year…favorite sports moment was when her freshman 2006-07 AP Honorable Mention Best “away message” belongs to…Tashy because year basketball team was the only team to beat a previously undefeated they always make you think arch-rival after being down 24-4 at the half…her club team was the East All-American Favorite Coach Boyle saying…”Get on the line.” Bay Xplosion…competed on the varsity volleyball team for four years and Entire city I would choose to feed…Berkeley the track and field team for one year…claimed the 2004 conference high What I would do first if I was President…help all jump title and was picked to the all-conference volleyball team three times. 2006-07 First-Team All-Pac-10 of the struggling mothers of the world Scary movie I would be in…Queen of the Damned so I could be Aaliyah PERSONAL: Favorite sport other than basketball…volleyball Ashley Janeen Walker was born Feb. 24, 1987, in Stockton, Calif.… 2005-06 First-Team Pac-10 My dream car…Lotus parents are Tiran and Jackie Walker…has an older brother, Tiran, Jr., who My ideal day…sleep, eat and watch cartoons is a professional basketball player in England…relative, James Hardy, All-Freshman Teammate I would change places with…Dev so I played for the Utah Jazz…voted Miss Grace Davis…enjoys hanging out can see how it feels to beast people all of the time with friends and talking on the phone…American studies major. Place in the world I would help…New Orleans Top five most played songs on my iPod…Mario, Beyonce, Lil Wayne, Jay Holiday and TT Why I chose Cal…the education Favorite pair of shoes…my black flip-flops Where I would spend $1000…Tiffany’s Funniest thing either of the freshmen has done… Kelsey hit her lip with the bar the first day she did weights. My “Top 5”…mom and dad, best friend Lindsay, Tashy and my sis-in-law Most embarrassing Cal moment….when I fell off the treadmill

34 CAL BASKETBALL 07-08 MEDIA GUIDE Lauren GREIF

5-10 • Guard • Sophomore/1V Portland, Oregon#10 • Lincoln HS Major: Undeclared

players to start all 32 games…fourth on the team in scoring (8.2 ppg) led the Bears in the next game at UCLA with 10 boards…second on and third in rebounding (5.4 rpg, 17th Pac-10)…led Cal in three-point the team with 81 assists (2.5 apg)…one of six Bears who shot over 70 reif begins her sophomore season at Cal after earning Pac-10 percentage (35.0%, 7th Pac-10), three-pointers made (1.50 pg, 6th percent from the foul line (71.8%)…finalist for the Oregon Prep Athlete G All-Freshman accolades…tri-captain with Ashley Walker and Pac-10) and total steals (50 total, 1.6 spg)…her 48 three-pointers and of the Year Award that was announced Feb. 11…played in the 2006 San Krista Foster…a complete guard who can score off the dribble and 137 attempts rank fifth in Cal’s season record book…ranked fifth in the Francisco Pro Am summer league. can shoot from the outside…works hard on both ends of the floor Pac-10 in minutes played per game (36.25) and sixth in minutes played and gets everyone on the court involved…has a strong basketball in conference games (37.22 mpg)…recorded career highs of 21 points, HIGH SCHOOL: IQ and is a calming influence on the court…vocal on the court… five assists and five steals in Cal’s come-from-behind home win over Graduated from Lincoln High School as the all-time leading scorer excels at feeding the ball into the post…talented rebounder for a UCLA…also swiped a career-high five steals vs. Saint Mary’s…scored in school history with 1,961 points in 98 games…averaged 20.0 points, guard…first player to verbally commit to Cal under head coach a then-career-high 19 points to lead Cal to a 65-56 victory over Oregon 9.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 4.7 steals per game during her four-year Joanne Boyle…unselfish but is a scoring threat when needed… in Berkeley…posted 10 double-digit scoring games and two double- career…as a senior, averaged a career best of 22.9 ppg to lead the averaged 18.0 ppg to rank fifth in the 2007 San Francisco Pro Am digit rebounding efforts…contributed 15 points, six rebounds and three state of Oregon and 9.5 rpg and added 3.9 apg and 4.3 spg…shot 46 summer league. assists in Cal’s 72-57 upset win at No. 8 Stanford…registered nine percent from the floor and 75 percent from the charity stripe as a senior... points, one and two steals vs. Notre Dame in the first round of three-time Street & Smith’s honorable mention All-America recipient… AS A FRESHMAN IN 2004-05: NCAAs…twice paced Cal in scoring and three-times topped the team McDonald’s All-American nominee…2005 and 2006 League Player Named Pac-10 All-Freshman honorable mention…one of two Cal in rebounding…grabbed a career-high 10 rebounds at Kansas and of the Year…four-time first-team all-league choice and a first-team all-

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Superpower I would want…the ability to fly so I could see the world from a different perspective TV show I want to be on…“Top Chef” because I enjoy cooking Item that best describes me…my planner because I’m very organized Favorite movie from this past year…Knocked Up Place I want to travel…Italy Pet peeve…teammates stealing my pencil in the weight room My life’s theme songs…Rascal Flatts “When the Sand Runs Out” or “Stand” What I would do with one day left to live...spend it with my family, eating and golfing all day state pick in 2005 and 2006…among the top five scorers in the state Favorite Coach Boyle saying…”Come on, it’s not her freshman through junior seasons…helped Lincoln win the league rocket science. Just talk.” title in 2005 and a co-championship in 2004…her high school retired What I would do first if I was President…take the troops out of Iraq her #15 jersey, making Greif the first player to ever have a jersey retired Favorite sport other than basketball…golf in the school’s 100-plus year history…named to the End of the Trail all- My dream car…Range Rover tournament team in 2005 while competing for her club team, Calswish… Can of soup I would be…Campbell’s Tomato Soup played three years of varsity soccer, becoming a three-time first-team because it reminds me of my childhood all-league honoree and a three-time all-state selection…three-year Dangerous thing I would do if there were no member of the varsity golf team, finishing 27th in the state in 2006. risks…skydive Teammate I would change places with…Ashley because I want to block the heck out of somebody, PERSONAL: and I want to do her spin move Lauren Terranova Greif was born Sept. 16, 1987, in Portland, Place in the world I would help…Rwanda Ore…her parents are Greg Terranova and Elaine Greif…her brother, Top five most played songs on my iPod…songs by Michael, graduated from USC in 2006…interests include golf, music and Rascal Flatts and India.Arie photography…undeclared major. Why I chose Cal…because we are family and we win a lot of games Favorite pair of shoes…Brook walking shoes because they protect my feet Where I would spend $1000…Sharper Image GREIF’S CAREER HIGHS because I would get a massage chair Name of the reality TV show I would create… Points 21 vs. UCLA 2/24/07 Rebounds 10 twice, last at UCLA 12/20/06 ”Day in the Life – seeing how student-athletes live” Assists 5 4 times, last vs. UCLA 2/24/07 Blocks 1 7 times, last vs. Arizona State 3/4/07 Funniest thing either of the freshmen has done…Mooch everyday Steals 5 twice, last vs. UCLA 2/24/07 Minutes 46 at Oregon State 2/17/07 My “Top 5”…my mom, my dad, my brother, my teammates and my high school coach GREIF’S CAREER STATISTICS Most memorable Cal moment…beating Stanford at Maples Year G-Gs Min Fg-a Pct 3p-a Pct Ft-a Pct Reb Avg Pf-D Ast To Blk St Tp Avg Most embarrassing Cal moment…being the only 06-07 32-32 1160-36.2 81-222 .365 48-137 .350 51-71 .718 173 5.4 70-1 81 76 7 50 261 8.2 player on the team to get a technical last year Totals 32-32 1160-36.2 81-222 .365 48-137 .350 51-71 .718 173 5.4 70-1 81 76 7 50 261 8.2

36 CAL BASKETBALL 07-08 MEDIA GUIDE Rama N’DIAYE

6-5 • Forward/Center • Sophomore/1V Dakar, Senegal#22 • Keisei HS (Japan) Major: Undeclared

AS A FRESHMAN IN 2006-07: assists in her start vs. the Beavers…hauled in seven boards and Saw action in all 32 games…started in wins over Saint Mary’s registered four points vs. Washington…led all Cal reserves with 28 and Florida to begin the season and in a victory against Oregon steals, including a career high of three at Washington State…third on State in January…topped all Cal reserves in scoring (4.6 ppg) and the team with 12 blocks…played in the 2006 San Francisco Pro Am ’diaye, who honed her skills in Senegal and Japan, begins her rebounding (2.8 rpg)…third on the team in blocked shots with 12, summer league. Nsecond season at Cal…played for the Senegal National team including a career high of two in consecutive games at Arizona and over the summer and returned to campus better conditioned vs. UC Riverside…had five double-digit scoring games…recorded HIGH SCHOOL: and more physical…has shown a lot of growth after adjusting a career-high 11 points in road wins at USC and at Washington Attended Keisei High School in Kumamoto, Japan…a professional to a new culture and school in 2006-07…versatile athlete who and at home against No. 12 Stanford…registered her only double- player from Senegal, who was playing in Japan, helped arrange for can play the three, four or five positions…physical and runs double (10 points, 10 rebounds) of the season in 32 minutes at No. her to move to Japan for her final three years of high school…tallest the floor well…talented post player who can also shoot from 14 Vanderbilt…her effort against the Commodores was huge for the player on her team...averaged 20 points, 18 rebounds, six assists range…fast learner who works consistently hard…excels in Bears, as starting center Devanei Hampton played only six minutes and seven blocks per game as a senior…scored 40 points in a game the open-court…excellent defender with long arms…great shot in the game after suffering a sprained ankle…tallied 10 points and last season…three-year starter…before her arrival, her high school blocker. four rebounds in a home triumph over Arizona…averaged 17.3 was 18th in the district…after her first year, her school ranked first mpg…played at least 20 minutes 11 times, including a career-high in the district…in her second year, led her team to second in the 34 minutes at home vs. Oregon State…dished off a career-best six region, and capped her career by propelling the school to second in the nation with only one loss in the playoffs.

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Superpower I would want…fly so I that I could go home every day Coach I would trade places with…Coach Boyle TV show I want to be on…“Top Chef” because I like to cook Favorite movie from this past year…Daddy’s Little Girl Number of licks to the center of a Tootsie Pop…22 Where I see myself in 10 years…back home with my kids running my own business Place I want to travel…Australia to walk on the beach Best advice I’ve ever received…Never be ashamed to copy a good behavior and never be afraid PERSONAL: to reject a bad behavior. Adji Ramatoulaye N’diaye was born Nov. 4, 1986, in Guediawaye, What I would do with one day left to live...spend Senegal…her father, Ousmane N’diaye, is an inspector of police for time with my family the United Nations…her mother, Marieme Samb, is a high school Best “away message” belongs to…Tasha administrator…oldest of seven children…has four sisters, Siny, Favorite Coach Boyle saying…”Guys, you worked Ngone, Fatou and Awa, and two brothers, Seydino and Karim…has your butt off down there. Good job.” also traveled to France, Italy and the Ivory Coast…speaks four Entire city I would choose to feed…Dakar languages – Wolof (language in Senegal), Japanese, French and What I would do first if I was President…help English…enjoys listening to rhythm and blues and mbalax (type the homeless of music in Senegal), going to the movies, cooking and playing Favorite sport other than basketball…soccer volleyball and ice skating…began playing basketball when she was Most hated running drill…tiger drill 12…undeclared major but interested in business. My dream car…4x4 BMW Favorite television show…“American Idol” Can of soup I would be…Ramen soup Dangerous thing I would do if there were no risks…jump from Mount Fuji Teammate I would change places with…Ashley to be a good rebounder Place in the world I would help…Africa Top five most played songs on my iPod… N’DIAYE’S CAREER HIGHS “Dreaming of Young Jeezy” – Keyshia Cole, “You’re Beautiful” – James Blunt, “It’s Gonna Be Me” – Points 11 3 times, last at Washington 1/13/07 Rebounds 10 at Vanderbilt 11/25/06 *NSYNC, “Kharit” – Youssou N’dour, “Be Without You” Assists 6 vs. Oregon State 1/18/07 Blocks 2 twice, last vs. UC Riverside 1/31/07 – Mary J. Blige Why I chose Cal…nice place, good school and has Steals 3 at Washington State 1/11/07 Minutes 34 vs. Oregon State 1/8/07 good sports programs Favorite pair of shoes…sandals I got from my mom N’DIAYE’S CAREER STATISTICS Where I would spend $1000…an electronics shop Year G-Gs Min Fg-a Pct 3p-a Pct Ft-a Pct Reb Avg Pf-D Ast To Blk St Tp Avg 06-07 32-3 553-17.3 54-131 .412 0-4 .000 38-60 .633 91 2.8 75-2 26 73 12 28 146 4.6 Totals 32-3 553-17.3 54-131 .412 0-4 .000 38-60 .633 91 2.8 75-2 26 73 12 28 146 4.6

38 CAL BASKETBALL 07-08 MEDIA GUIDE Natasha VITAL

5-8 • Guard • Sophomore/1V Stockton, California • Lincoln#2 HS Major: Undeclared

suffered a season-ending knee injury nine games into the season... nine at home against Washington…tallied five assists vs. Notre Dame named the Bears’ Most Improved Player…played in all 32 games and in NCAAs…her 128 assists were the most by a Cal player since Eliza ital begins her sophomore season at Cal after being tabbed to proved quite capable as the starter...selected to the Pac-10 All-Freshman Sokolowska accumulated 186 in 1995-96…steady at the foul line at V the first-team Pac-10 All-Freshman squad and earning a tryout team…went from averaging 18.4 mpg as a reserve to leading all Pac-10 74.4 percent, highlighted by a 10-of-12 effort in the upset of Stanford… with the U.S. Under-19 National team…quick, very athletic, a great players in minutes played in conference games at 39.39 mpg…played averaged 15.3 points per game playing in the 2006 San Francisco Pro passer and understands the game…has become more vocal and a at least 40 minutes 13 times, including a career-high 49 minutes in a Am summer league. better floor leader since being thrust into big minutes as a starter double OT win at Oregon State and every minute of the team’s last five for the final 23 games of the year…looks to get her teammates games…averaged 7.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg and 4.0 apg (T4th Pac-10) overall but HIGH SCHOOL: involved first…loves the transition game and brings quickness to as a starter, averaged 8.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg and 5.0 rpg…in Pac-10 games, As a senior at Lincoln High School, averaged 21 points, six assists, the Bears’ backcourt…interchangeable at the one or two positions averaged 8.4 ppg, 3.4 rpg and 5.4 apg (2nd Pac-10)…ranked 10th in five rebounds and two steals per game to earn a No. 55 national ranking because she has a great feel for the game and can score…capable the Pac-10 in all games in assist/TO ratio (1.12)…recorded double- by Blue Star Index and the No. 5 spot on the NorCal Girls’ Top 40 list for of scoring off penetration and possesses three-point range and doubles in home triumphs over USC (15 points, career-high 10 assists) 2006…scored 20 or more points in nine games as a senior…earned an a pull-up jumper…terrific ballhandler…helped the San Francisco and UCLA (18 points, career-high 10 assists) the final week of Pac-10 assortment of honors – Street & Smith’s honorable mention All-America, team win the 2007 San Francisco Pro Am summer league. play…owned nine double-digit scoring games, including eight over league and team MVP, first-team all-area and All-San Joaquin Athletic the last 15 games...in Cal’s 72-57 win over No. 8 Stanford, posted a Association…averaged 14.1 points, 5.3 assists and 3.8 rebounds per AS A FRESHMAN IN 2006-07: career-high 19 points and added six rebounds, six assists and a career- game as a junior…helped her team to the second round of the playoffs in Emerged as Cal’s starting point guard after Alexis Gray-Lawson high three steals…dished off at least six assists seven times, including 2006 and a 19-7 overall record, the third round in 2005 and the first round

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Superpower I would want…to read people’s minds so I can truly understand people Coach I would trade places with…Coach Smith so I can be tall and skinny. Item that best describes me...my chocolate because it’s slick and smooth Favorite movie from this past year…Superbad Teammate who would most likely make me laugh until I cry…Mooch because she says the dumbest stuff Where I see myself in 10 years…graduated from Cal and in the WNBA Place I want to travel…Louisiana so I can help fight for the Jena 6 in 2003 and 2004…as a member of the track and field team, participated What I wouldn’t do for a million dollars…I in the high jump, 100m and relays…also was a member of her school’s wouldn’t transfer to another school. tennis team…won third place at nationals with her AAU basketball team, Best advice I’ve ever received…Never let anyone the East Bay Xplosion…four-year member of the honor roll. take your kindness for weakness. Pet peeve…getting the carpet wet after a shower PERSONAL: My life’s theme song…“Encore” by Jay-Z Natasha Annette Vital was born June 9, 1988, in Oakland, Calif.... Best “away message” belongs to…me parents are Roy Vital, Sr., and Carol Moland…has four siblings, Roy, Favorite Coach Boyle saying…”This is your team. Own it.” Jamilia, Brandy and Jeremiah…her brother, Roy, played football at What I would do first if I was President… Southern…interests include listening to music, writing and poetry… improve the department of defense undeclared major but interested in psychology. Scary movie I would be in…I wouldn’t be in a scary movie. I’d rather be in an animated movie like Finding Nemo. Favorite sport other than basketball… 22. Dangerous thing I would do if there were no risks…jump out of an airplane Teammate I would change places with…Devanei because I want to be 6-3 with blonde hair Top five most played songs on my iPod…My iPod VITAL’S CAREER HIGHS got stolen. Favorite pair of shoes…my baby blue Jordan I’s Points 19 at Stanford 2/4/07 Rebounds 7 vs. Arizona 12/30/06 Funniest thing either of the freshmen has Assists 10 twice, last vs. UCLA 2/24/07 Blocks 1 3 times, last vs. Oregon 3/3/07 done…the first time Mooch put on her goggles Coach I would choose to “punk” and what I Steals 3 twice, last vs. Oregon 3/3/07 Minutes 49 at Oregon State 2/17/07 would do…I would kidnap Coach Smith’s cat, Grady My “Top 5”…parents, bff Jazz, Lex, Nei and Ash VITAL’S CAREER STATISTICS Most memorable Cal moment…beating Stanford Most embarrassing Cal moment…locking myself Year G-Gs Min Fg-a Pct 3p-a Pct Ft-a Pct Reb Avg Pf-D Ast To Blk St Tp Avg out of the locker room freshman year in nothing but 06-07 32-23 1058-33.1 77-192 .401 16-63 .254 61-82 .744 85 2.7 81-2 128 114 3 33 231 7.2 a towel Totals 32-23 1058-33.1 77-192 .401 16-63 .254 61-82 .744 85 2.7 81-2 128 114 3 33 231 7.2

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Superpower I would want…invisibility so that I Kelsey could go wherever I want without anyone seeing me TV show I want to be on…“Amazing Race” Item that best describes me…my Canadian flag ADRIAN because I’m proud to be Canadian Favorite movie from this past year…Music and Lyrics Teammate who would most likely make me 6-1 • Guard/Forward • Freshman/HS laugh until I cry…Mooch, it’s just the way she is. Langley, B.C., Canada#11 • National Elite Development Academy What I wouldn’t do for a million dollars…I Major: Undeclared wouldn’t hurt anyone. Pet peeve…people talking while I’m trying to watch a movie or TV My life’s theme song…“She Will Be Loved” – Maroon 5 drian has gained a lot of experience playing against top- INTERNATIONAL: Best “away message” belongs to…Tasha, she Alevel competition as a member of Canada’s National team…. A member of Canada’s Senior National team since she was 16… explained to me what it was. accustomed to playing against older players…can play the two, also a member of Canada’s Junior National team…during the summer of Scary movie I would be in…Scream – I would be three or the four…has a scorer’s mentality…has a good shooting 2007, started for Canada in the Pan American Games in Brazil and in a the one running into the closet to hide instead of touch and loves scoring in transition…excellent knowledge of the competition in China before leaving early to start school at Cal…Canada running out of the house. game…great work ethic…good rebounder…member of Cal’s 24th- placed fourth at Pan Ams…helped Canada to a 10th-place finish at the Favorite sport other than basketball…volleyball ranked recruiting class, according to All Star Girls Report. 2006 FIBA World Championships as the youngest player (age 17) at the Most hated running drill…tiger drill tournament…saw action in all eight games at the World Championships… Favorite TV show…“America’s Next Top Model” HIGH SCHOOL: started in all three games of the Copa Electrobas Tournament prior to Spent her senior year as one of 12 student-athletes in Canada’s Can of soup I would be…cream of broccoli because the World Championships…member of the Cadet National team that it’s my favorite inaugural National Elite Development Academy (NEDA) in Ontario, where participated in the Youth Festival in Colorado in 2005. she trained for half the day and went to school for the other half…at Dangerous thing I would do if there were no Brookswood Secondary High School, was named a three-time Athlete of risks…skydive PERSONAL: My ideal day…sleeping in, watching TV and eating a the Year and garnered Provincial and Fraser Valley MVP honors…led her Kelsey Alexa Adrian was born Oct. 5, 1989, in Langley, B.C., Canada… lot of chocolate school to three Provincial titles and to a Nike Tournament of Champions parents are Ivan and Brenda Adrian…has an older sister, Melissa…started crown…selected a first-team All-Star in 2004 and to the second team in playing basketball when she was five…enjoys reading, watching movies Teammate I would change places with…Dev 2005…also participated in volleyball, soccer and cross country. and swimming...Vancouver Canucks fan…undeclared major. Place in the world I would help…Africa Top five most played songs on my iPod…Rihana ft. Neyo – “Hate That I Love You,” J. Holiday – “Bed,” Taylor Swift – “Stay Beautiful,” Rascal Flatts – “My Wish” and Keith Urban – “I Wanna Love Somebody” Favorite pair of shoes…Havaiana flip-flops Where I would spend $1000…American Eagle Name of the reality TV show I would create… “Extreme Makeover: Igloo Edition” Funniest thing either of the freshmen has done…Mooch because of the goggles she has to wear because of her eye Coach I would choose to “punk” and what I would do…Coach G because she seems like the only coach who would fall for one of my “punks” Most embarrassing Cal moment….On the first day of weight lifting, I hit myself in the face with the bar and drew blood…twice.

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Superpower I would want…fly so that I can go Rachelle anywhere I want, like Disneyland Coach I would trade places with…Coach G because she knows everything about sports FEDERICO TV show I want to be on…“That’s So Raven” because I want to see the future Item that best describes me…box of chocolate because you never know what you’re going to get 5-11 • Guard • Freshman/HS Favorite movie from this past year…Superbad Tucson, AZ • Flowing Wells #3HS Teammate who would most likely make me laugh until I cry…Trell because she knows every Major: Undeclared line to every movie Where I see myself in 10 years…working in marketing or advertising for Disney living with a finish at the state championship in 2006…plays club basketball for family in SoCal Team Alaska…also an accomplished softball player, receiving second- Place I want to travel…Paris because it’s the No. 1 ederico is a talented shooter…capable of hitting pull-up team All-Southern Arizona accolades as a junior…Hispanics Sports romantic capital of the world Fjumpers…athletic and mobile… her best basketball days are and Academic Enrichment Program Athlete of the Year…received the What I wouldn’t do for a million dollars…touch a ahead of her…has focused on adding more strength…member Arizona Scholar Award. snake of Cal’s 24th-ranked recruiting class, according to All Star Girls My life’s theme song…“We’re Breaking Free” from Report. PERSONAL: “High School Musical” Rachelle Lavinia Federico was born Nov. 26, 1988, in Tucson, Ariz…. What I would do with one day left to live...eat Mexican food with my family and laugh about our HIGH SCHOOL: nickname is Mooch…began playing competitive basketball in eighth lives and good times Three-time honorable mention Street & Smith’s All-America grade…parents are George Federico and Roberta Coffey…has four selection…ranked No. 102 by Blue Star Report…as a senior, helped Favorite sport other than basketball…softball younger siblings, Justyne, Jordyn, Alexis and Nikalie…career goal is to Most hated running drill…the mile her team to the 5A state semifinals, earning second-team all-state, first- work in advertising or marketing for Disney…shares her family’s passion team all-region and first-team All-Southern Arizona…as a junior, chosen My dream car…2008 Mustang Gt for Disney…averages two trips to Disneyland a year…owns a music Can of soup I would be…chicken noodle because second-team all-state, Southern Arizona Player of the Year and Southern collection that spans many decades…undeclared major but interested then I would have a song named after me Region Player of the Year after averaging 15 points and six rebounds in mass communications. Dangerous thing I would do if there were no per game…earned first-team Southern region and second-team All- risks…skydive baby Southern Arizona as a sophomore…helped her school to a runner-up My ideal day…Disneyland with the whole family being the first one in and the last one out Teammate I would change places with…Rama so I could speak a million languages Place in the world I would help…Mexico to give back to my roots Top five most played songs on my iPod…“I Left My Heart in San Francisco” – Nat King Cole, “Let It Go” – Keyshia Cole, “So This is Love” – Cinderella, “In Too Deep” – Sum 41, “Lovefool” – The Cardigans Why I chose Cal…because of the team, which is hilarious and welcoming Favorite pair of shoes…my Vans Where I would spend $1000…Pac Sun Coach I would choose to “punk” and what I would do…Coach B – I would tell her to run until she can’t and then run some more because I want to see how long she would last. My “Top 5”…mom, dad, sisters and Jalyssa

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