CAL WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GOLDEN BEARS COUGARS 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 OVERALL AAC OVERALL PAC-12 VS 24 / RV Lindsay Gottlieb NR/RV Ronald Hughey RANK (AP/USA TODAY) HEAD COACH RANK (AP/USA TODAY) HEAD COACH DATE Haas Pavilion LIVE STREAM LIVE STATS November 6 Berkeley, CA CalBears.com CalBears.com SCHEDULE (W-L) BEAR NECESSITIES Overall: 0-0 • Pac-12: 0-0 Basketball season is officially back in Berkeley! The Cal women’s basketball team opens the 2018- Home: 0-0 • Away: 0-0 • Neutral: 0-0 19 season on Tuesday night, hosting Houston at 7 p.m. PT at Haas Pavilion. Ranked No. 24 in the Date Opponent Time (PT) AP Preseason Poll, the Golden Bears look to open the season on a high note, taking on a formidable Nov. 1 Westmont (Exhibition) W, 79-62 Cougars squad that reached the postseason in 2018 and is receiving votes in the USA TODAY Preseason Nov. 6 Houston 7 PM Coaches’ Poll. Nov. 11 at Penn State 11 AM Nov. 13 at BYU 3 PM Tuesday’s season opener will be the third meeting all-time between Cal and Houston and their first the Nov. 18 Pacific 2 PM 1983-84 season. The Cougars are the first of three opponents from the American Athletic Conference Nov. 23 vs Tulane^ 4 PM on Cal’s schedule this season, with matchups against Tulane (Nov. 23) and No. 2 Connecticut (Dec. 22) Nov. 24 at San Diego^ 4 PM slated for later in the year. Dec. 2 CSUN 2 PM Dec. 8 at St. Mary’s 2 PM Cal is coming off a strong performance in its final preseason tuneup, beating Westmont College, 79-62, Dec. 16 UCSB 2 PM on Thursday night in an exhibition game at Haas Pavilion. Three different players scored in double-figures Dec. 22 #2 UCONN 12 PM for the Bears, led by a 25-point performance from senior standout Kristine Anigwe. Sophomore Kianna Dec. 30 Harvard 2 PM Smith added 13 points on 6-7 shooting while junior center CJ West also had an efficient outing, scoring Jan. 4 UCLA* 7 PM 10 points on a 5-of-6 performance from the floor. Jan. 6 USC* 3 PM Jan. 11 at Arizona* 6 PM Cal is looking to start the season with a victory of the seventh year in a row. The Golden Bears topped Jan. 13 at #23 Arizona State* 4 PM Saint Mary’s, 87-80, in last year’s opener at Haas Pavilion, with six different players scoring in double-fig- Jan. 18 Washington State* 11 AM ures for the Bears. Jan. 20 Washington* 2 PM Jan. 25 at Utah* 6 PM Cal returns significant depth and experience from last season’s team, which went 21-11 and earned a Jan. 27 at Colorado* 12 PM berth to the NCAA Tournament. Jan. 31 #7 Stanford* 8 PM Feb. 2 at #7 Stanford* 4 PM Anigwe and fellow senior Asha Thomas headline the Bears’ group of returners. A three-time honorable Feb. 8 #3 Oregon* 8 PM mention All-American, Anigwe enters her senior season already ranked among the program’s all-time Feb. 10 #8 Oregon State* 1 PM leaders in scoring, rebounding, and field goal percentage. Feb. 15 at USC* 8 PM Feb. 17 at UCLA* 4 PM BEARS BY THE NUMBERS Feb. 22 #23 Arizona State* 7 PM Cal senior Kristine Anigwe enters her senior season with 1,849 career points, the Feb. 24 Arizona* 2 PM second-most by any active player in Division I women’s basketball and fourth on Cal’s Mar. 1 at Washington* 7 PM all-time scoring list. Colleen Galloway holds Cal’s career scoring record with 2,320 Mar. 3 at Washington State* 12 PM 1,849 points in her Golden Bear career. Mar. 7-10 Pac-12 Tournament TBD Mar. 22-25 NCAA 1st & 2nd Rounds TBD Cal was picked to finish fourth in both the Preseason Pac-12 Coaches’ and Media polls. The Bears Mar. 29-1 NCAA Regionals TBD are coming off a fifth-place finish in conference play last season, the team’s best Pac-12 result Apr. 5-7 NCAA Final Four TBD 4 since tying for third in the 2014-15 season. The Bears open Pac-12 play on January 4, hosting in- state rival UCLA to begin the conference campaign. ^ San Diego Thanksgiving Tournament Head coach Lindsay Gottlieb returns three starters and 11 letterwinners from last season’s * Pac-12 Conference game team that went 21-11 and reached the NCAA Tournament. Cal returns four of its top six Home games in bold played at Haas Pavilion scorers from last season and returns 76 percent of its total scoring from the 2017-18 All times are PST and subject to change 11 campaign. COACHING STAFF Head Coach .........Lindsay Gottlieb (Eighth season) Cal is 6-1 in season openers under Lindsay Gottlieb and has won its last six season-opening ............................................................ Brown, 1999 games. The Bears will be opening the season at home for the second consecutive season. Cal Assoc. Head Coach... Charmin Smith (12th season) 6 opened the 2017-18 campaign at Haas Pavilion last season, beating Saint Mary’s, 87-80, in a .........................................................Stanford, 1997 game that saw six players score in double-figures for the Bears. Assistant Coach .................Kai Felton (Eighth season) ..........................................Randolph-Macon, 2000 There are three new faces on the Golden Bears’ roster this season: graduate transfer Receé Cald- Assistant Coach ..... Wendale Farrow (Third season) well and freshmen McKenzie Forbes and Sierra Richey. The first graduate transfer in Cal women’s ......................................... Eastern Michigan, 2009 3 basketball history, Caldwell began her collegiate career at UCLA before earning All-Big-12 honors at Texas Tech during the 2016-17 season. Assistant Director of Athletic Communications (Women’s Basketball contact): MC Barrett Cell: 510-697-9153 // Email: [email protected] // 343 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720 2 NOV. 6: CAL vs HOUSTON BEAR ESSENTIALS SCOUTING THE COUGARS • Houston went 20-12 last season, reaching GENERAL INFORMATION Location .................................... Berkeley, CA 94720 the postseason for the first time since 2011 Founded ............................................................ 1868 • Houston was selected for the 2018 WNIT Enrollment ...................................................... 40,173 but lost to South Dakota in the First Round Colors .................................Blue (282) & Gold (116) • The Cougars were picked third in the AAC Nickname .............................................Golden Bears Preseason Coaches’ Poll, finishing behind only Series record: Series tied, 1-1 Mascot ................................................................ Oski Connecticut and South Florida. • Houston returns all five starters from last LAST 2 MEETINGS UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL season and nearly 97% of the team’s total Date ............ Result ................Location Chancellor .......................................... Carol T. Christ scoring from the 2017-18 campaign 11/25/83 ....W, 80-75 .......Berkeley, CA Director of Athletics ...................H. Michael Williams 12/14/82 ....L, 79-71 ........ Houston, TX Senior Women’s Administrator ... Jenny Simon-O’Neill • Guard Jasmyne Harris led the Cougars in Conference .................................................Pacific-12 scoring last season, averaging 19.6 points per Website ............................................... CalBears.com game. TEAMS LAST SEASON •Jasmyne Harris was a 2017-18 Second CAL ................................................ HOU COACHING STAFF Team All-AAC selectionand earned First Team 69.0...................PPG ..................... 73.7 Head Coach ...........Lindsay Gottlieb (Eighth season) Preseason honors this season 65.9...............Opp PPG ................. 70.9 ..............................................................Brown, 1999 •Angela Harris finished second on the team in 38.3.................. RPG ......................37.6 Record at Cal (Seasons) ............. 159-76 (8 seasons) 45.4.................FG pct ....................41.2 Overall Record (Seasons) .......215-115 (11 seasons) scoring last season with 14.9 points per game Assoc. Head Coach.....Charmin Smith (12th season) and earned Third Team All-AAC honors after 33.9.............3-pt FG pct ............... 34.0 ..........................................................Stanford, 1997 leading the conference and ranking 15th in 68.8.................FT pct ................... 65.5 Assistant Coach .................. Kai Felton (Eighth season) the nation with 15 steals on the season. 15.7 .............Assists PG .................14.2 ............................................Randolph-Macon, 2000 •Serithia Hawkins led the Cougars in rebound- 5.8 ................Steals PG .................11.1 Assistant Coach .......Wendale Farrow (Third season) 3.3 ............... Blocks PG ...................3.2 ...........................................Eastern Michigan, 2009 ing last season, averaging 8.1 rebounds per game NEXT TIME OUT PROGRAM INFORMATION •Houston’s frontcourt will also be boosted • Cal takes to the road next weekend, NCAA Tournament Appearances ...............................13 by the addition of redshirt sophomore Alyssa 1990, ‘92, ‘93, ‘06, ‘07, ‘08, ‘09, ‘12, ‘13, ‘14,‘15, Okoene, who sat out the 2017-18 season after playing two games in two different time ‘17, ‘18 transferring from North Carolina. zones • The Golden Bears begin their road trip Best NCAA Tournament Showing ..... Final Four (2013) • Head coach Ronald Hughey is entering his Last NCAA Tournament Appearance 2018 (1st Round) in State College, Pennsylvania, taking on fifth season with the Cougars Best WNIT Showing....................... Champions (2010) Penn State at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m. PT • The Cougars finished fifth in the American First Season of Women’s Basketball .............. 1973-74 • The Nittany Lions are coming off a Athletic Conference