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California Golden Bears

Also known as: California Golden Bears
Program History

2026 Team Stats (36 games)

69.8
PPG
63.8
Opp
+5.9
Margin
43.5%
FG%
32.3%
3P%
71.4%
FT%
37.4
RPG
15.8
APG
15.8
TO
70.0
Est. poss./game
72.0
Adj PPG
56.4
Adj Opp PPG
#49
Scoring Rank

Model Outputs

2025-2026
Catalog

Output is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.

Model Output Notes
Elo Elo Streaming paired-comparison rating with recency baked into sequential updates. More → 1160 (#99) -
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. More → 1108 (#110) -
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +106 elo More → 1025 (#155) HCA +106 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +2.4 More → +17.1 (#47) HCA +2.4
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +2.6 More → +16.9 (#45) HCA +2.6
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More → 0.736 (#96) -
Efficiency Efficiency Tempo-adjusted efficiency version of Pythagorean ratings. NetEff +8.3 More → 0.736 (#96) NetEff +8.3
Adjusted Efficiency Adjusted Efficiency Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. AdjNet +25.7 More → 0.951 (#48) AdjNet +25.7
Log Adjusted Log Adjusted Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. AdjNet +26.5 More → 0.955 (#47) AdjNet +26.5
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 72.0 | AdjD 56.4 More → 0.805 (#49) AdjO 72.0 | AdjD 56.4
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 68.9 | AdjD 59.7 More → 0.697 (#56) AdjO 68.9 | AdjD 59.7
Core Ensemble Core Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More → 0.819 (#53) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Recency Ensemble Recency Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and recency points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More → 0.801 (#55) Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. RD 100 | GP 36 More → 1145 (#87) RD 100 | GP 36

2026 Schedule & Results

Date Vs/At Opponent Result Score
2025-11-03 @ Vanderbilt Commodores L 65 - 74
2025-11-09 vs Sacramento State Hornets W 69 - 52
2025-11-11 vs Pacific Tigers W 60 - 52
2025-11-15 vs Charlotte 49ers W 69 - 44
2025-11-16 vs Harvard Crimson W 76 - 65
2025-11-20 vs Saint Mary's Gaels W 70 - 62
2025-11-24 vs Grand Canyon Lopes W 68 - 63
2025-11-26 @ Auburn Tigers L 50 - 58
2025-12-04 @ Missouri Tigers L 67 - 68
2025-12-07 vs San José State Spartans W 92 - 42
2025-12-10 vs Idaho Vandals W 68 - 61
2025-12-14 @ Stanford Cardinal L 69 - 78
2025-12-21 vs USC Trojans L 57 - 61
2025-12-28 vs Cal Poly Mustangs W 91 - 50
2026-01-01 @ North Carolina Tar Heels L 55 - 71
2026-01-04 @ NC State Wolfpack L 60 - 71
2026-01-08 vs Duke Blue Devils L 74 - 78
2026-01-11 vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons W 61 - 52
2026-01-15 @ Syracuse Orange L 87 - 90
2026-01-18 @ Boston College Eagles W 73 - 58
2026-01-25 vs Stanford Cardinal W 78 - 71
2026-01-29 vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish W 80 - 69
2026-02-01 vs Louisville Cardinals L 59 - 71
2026-02-05 @ Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets W 63 - 56
2026-02-08 @ Pittsburgh Panthers W 95 - 80
2026-02-12 vs Virginia Cavaliers W 64 - 58
2026-02-15 vs Virginia Tech Hokies L 58 - 68
2026-02-19 @ Florida State Seminoles W 75 - 62
2026-02-22 @ Miami Hurricanes L 60 - 69
2026-02-26 vs Clemson Tigers L 63 - 70
2026-03-01 vs SMU Mustangs W 78 - 34
2026-03-04 vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons W 75 - 52
2026-03-05 @ Syracuse Orange L 59 - 70
2026-03-19 vs Santa Clara Broncos W 72 - 68
2026-03-22 @ Kansas State Wildcats W 83 - 75
2026-03-26 vs Columbia Lions L 68 - 74

2026 Roster

Minutes by Position

The surface stays filled across the five on-court roles. Use the labels or legend to isolate how each player absorbs guard-to-big minutes.

Player Pos GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TO FGA Numbers PM PM GP PM/G PM/40 FG% 3P% FT% RAPM TS% eFG%
Lulu Twidale Lulu Twidale G 35 36.3 16.2 3.9 3.7 0.7 0.0 3.1 13.3 8.0 104 28 3.7 4.1 38.1 32.5 87.9 3.38 54.3 48.9
Sakima Walker Sakima Walker C 36 27.1 12.5 6.9 1.3 0.4 1.5 2.6 9.8 10.2 59 29 2.0 3.2 56.7 0.0 59.3 1.13 57.7 56.7
Gisella Maul Gisella Maul G 36 29.4 9.8 6.7 2.2 0.9 0.2 1.5 6.8 11.4 134 29 4.6 6.2 42.2 38.1 77.9 5.33 59.1 52.7
Mjracle Sheppard Mjracle Sheppard G 35 29.7 8.8 4.5 3.5 2.0 0.5 2.6 7.6 9.1 84 28 3.0 4.1 45.9 32.1 58.5 1.89 51.1 49.1
Taylor Barnes Taylor Barnes F 27 31.7 8.7 5.1 1.4 0.8 0.4 1.1 7.9 7.4 64 21 3.0 4.0 40.8 29.3 78.6 0.48 51.0 47.7
Aliyahna Morris Aliyahna Morris G 26 24.3 7.0 2.4 3.1 0.7 0.1 2.0 6.9 4.5 81 19 4.3 7.2 34.1 31.9 56.4 -0.35 46.4 44.7
Naya Ojukwu Naya Ojukwu F 36 10.9 6.7 3.0 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.9 4.9 4.6 73 29 2.5 9.1 50.0 0 69.6 1.99 55.4 50.0
Lola Donez Lola Donez G 36 16.2 2.4 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.1 0.8 1.9 2.0 -8 29 -0.3 -0.7 36.8 32.8 69.6 -3.1 54.4 50.7
Claudia Langarita Claudia Langarita F 23 10.8 1.7 1.5 0.8 0.2 0.3 1.1 2.3 1.0 -18 17 -1.1 -3.5 29.6 7.7 60.0 -3.56 33.4 30.6
Anastasia Drosouni Anastasia Drosouni G 10 7.0 1.5 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 1.0 1.3 15 8 1.9 12.1 50.0 50.0 0 -1.2 75.0 75.0
Isis Johnson-Musah Isis Johnson-Musah G 14 4.1 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.6 0.8 17 10 1.7 17.7 62.5 0.0 66.7 -0.32 64.4 62.5
Grace McCallop Grace McCallop G 22 4.8 0.9 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.0 0.7 0.8 0.8 15 16 0.9 7.5 29.4 10.0 64.3 -1.27 43.2 32.4
Sofia Bowes Sofia Bowes G 5 2.4 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.2 - - - - 40.0 0.0 0 -0.42 40.0 40.0

Numbers/Game vs RAPM

X-axis = Numbers/Game (PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA), Y-axis = RAPM.

Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, PM = total +/-, PM/G = per game, PM/40 = per 40 minutes, RAPM = Regularized Adj Plus-Minus, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG

Alumni in the Pros

Former California Golden Bears players in WNBA 2026, matched by provider player ids (ESPN athlete ids, ESPN bios, linked StatsNBA/EuroLeague ids). Only games after their last California Golden Bears game count. These are observed results, not certified complete seasons. League and team are where each player last played a regular-season or playoff game (NBA ahead of G League when he played in both); recent games include the preseason.

1 player-league average(s) withheld while source season, phase, finality or game identity remains unresolved.

Active alumni

Player At School League Team GP MPG PPG RPG APG
Marta Suárez 2023-25 WNBA Phoenix Mercury 19 9.4 3.5 1.5 0.4

Alumni around the leagues: recent games

Date Player League Team Opponent MIN PTS REB AST Box
2026-09-24 Marta Suárez WNBA Phoenix Mercury vs Las Vegas Aces 15 6 2 0 Box
2026-09-21 Marta Suárez WNBA Phoenix Mercury vs Dallas Wings 10 2 4 0 Box
2026-09-19 Marta Suárez WNBA Phoenix Mercury @ Dallas Wings 4 0 0 0 Box
2026-04-29 Jaelyn Brown WNBA Preseason Seattle Storm vs Portland Fire 12 6 0 0 Box
2026-04-27 Sakima Walker WNBA Preseason Minnesota Lynx vs Nigeria 4 0 0 0 Box
2026-04-25 Sakima Walker WNBA Preseason Minnesota Lynx @ Washington Mystics 13 4 2 1 Box
2026-04-25 Jaelyn Brown WNBA Preseason Seattle Storm @ Golden State Valkyries 12 8 2 1 Box

2025-2026 Shot Zones

2038 located field-goal attempts in 36 games (ESPN). Each zone is coloured by the player with the largest share of the team's made-shot points there (left) and of its misses there (right).

Walker30% Walker35% Twidale27% Walker42% Morris33% Sheppard21% Donez41% Twidale62% Twidale38% Twidale29%
Points: who the team's points here most likely come from
Walker25% Walker29% Barnes27% Morris31% Sheppard39% Twidale31% Morris26% Twidale53% Twidale40% Twidale30%
Misses: who misses most here

Lulu TwidaleSakima WalkerMjracle SheppardTaylor BarnesAliyahna MorrisLola Donez

Zone FGM-FGA FG% Pts Top scorer Runner-up Most misses Runner-up
Restricted area 415-672 61.8 830 Sakima Walker 30% (246 pts) Naya Ojukwu 15% (128 pts) Sakima Walker 25% (63 misses) Lulu Twidale 18% (45 misses)
Paint (non-RA) 181-434 41.7 362 Sakima Walker 35% (128 pts) Mjracle Sheppard 22% (78 pts) Sakima Walker 29% (74 misses) Mjracle Sheppard 20% (50 misses)
Mid-range left 15-52 28.8 30 Lulu Twidale 27% (8 pts) Sakima Walker 27% (8 pts) Taylor Barnes 27% (10 misses) Lulu Twidale 16% (6 misses)
Mid-range center 12-28 42.9 24 Sakima Walker 42% (10 pts) Mjracle Sheppard 25% (6 pts) Aliyahna Morris 31% (5 misses) Lulu Twidale 19% (3 misses)
Mid-range right 12-56 21.4 24 Aliyahna Morris 33% (8 pts) Mjracle Sheppard 17% (4 pts) Mjracle Sheppard 39% (17 misses) Sakima Walker 14% (6 misses)
Left corner 3 29-80 36.2 87 Mjracle Sheppard 21% (18 pts) Aliyahna Morris 17% (15 pts) Lulu Twidale 31% (16 misses) Taylor Barnes 27% (14 misses)
Right corner 3 22-60 36.7 66 Lola Donez 41% (27 pts) Taylor Barnes 27% (18 pts) Aliyahna Morris 26% (10 misses) Lola Donez 24% (9 misses)
Above-break 3 left 90-299 30.1 270 Lulu Twidale 62% (168 pts) Gisella Maul 16% (42 pts) Lulu Twidale 53% (110 misses) Gisella Maul 12% (26 misses)
Above-break 3 center 37-129 28.7 111 Lulu Twidale 38% (42 pts) Gisella Maul 22% (24 pts) Lulu Twidale 40% (37 misses) Gisella Maul 17% (16 misses)
Above-break 3 right 76-228 33.3 228 Lulu Twidale 29% (66 pts) Gisella Maul 28% (63 pts) Lulu Twidale 30% (45 misses) Gisella Maul 20% (30 misses)