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High Post Hoops staff selects NCAA tournament players to watch

By High Post Hoops Staff

PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 11: Bella Alarie #31 of the Princeton Tigers smiles after a basket drops for the Tigers during the first quarter at The Palestra on March 11, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Princeton defeated Penn 63-34. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - MARCH 11: Bella Alarie #31 of the Princeton Tigers smiles after a basket drops for the Tigers during the first quarter at The Palestra on March 11, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Princeton defeated Penn 63-34. (Photo by Corey Perrine/Getty Images) /
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SEATTLE, WA – MARCH 01: California Golden Bears center Kristine Anigwe (31) takes the court before a college basketball game between the California Golden Bears against the Washington Huskies on March 01, 2019, at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, WA. (Photo by Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
SEATTLE, WA – MARCH 01: California Golden Bears center Kristine Anigwe (31) takes the court before a college basketball game between the California Golden Bears against the Washington Huskies on March 01, 2019, at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion in Seattle, WA. (Photo by Joseph Weiser/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

Kristine Anigwe, Cal

When you talk about players on the West Coast, it’s understandable that most people outside the Pac-12 think of Sabrina Ionescu. Maybe they also think of Alanna Smith. But the most dominant player in the league just might be California’s Kristine Anigwe.

Of the Pac-12 teams expected to go to the NCAA Tournament, she’s probably the most important to her team, too. When you go through the Golden Bears’ list of season highs, there are 13 categories. Anigwe’s name is listed in eight of them.

Anigwe’s 16.3 rebounds per game lead the country this year. Her 22.9 points per game put her seventh. She scored over 30 points six times this season, including her final regular season game when she put up 32 points and pulled down 30 boards.

Those 30 rebounds in a single game matched the women’s conference record, and helped her tie the conference record for consecutive double-doubles. She has since broken that record, standing at 32 heading into the tournament.

But it’s not just one season. The senior has put together a career for the ages. She will leave Berkeley as the program’s career leader in points, with at least one game to add to her career totals.

She accomplished all of this while regularly facing double and triple teams. With her strength, skill and toughness, she will make some WNBA fanbase very happy this summer. — Kim Doss

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