2019-20 Women's Basketball Roster

Juan Montermoso/klcfotos
Rob Edwards/klcfotos

30 CJ West

  • Position Center
  • Height 6-4
  • Class Senior
  • Last School(s) Garces Memorial
  • Hometown Bakersfield, Calif.
  • Major Sociology

Biography

As a Junior (2018-19):  Appeared in 29 games for the Bears, including one start against #19 Arizona State...Averaged 14.4 minutes per game and a clip of 48.0 percent from the field (49-102)...Scored a season-high 13 points in Cal’s win over North Carolina in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament, going 6-for-9 from the floor…  Registered her first collegiate double-double with 12 points and 15 rebounds in Cal’s win at Saint Mary’s… Also scored in double-figures against Utah (12 pts) and Arizona (10 pts)… Pulled in the 101 rebounds, and totaled the second-highest number of offensive boards with 45 on the season… Had 10 rebounds and a season-high three assists vs Harvard

As a Sophomore (2017-18): Appeared in all 32 games for the Golden Bears and made the first two starts of her collegiate career, including Cal’s First Round game vs Virginia in the 2018 NCAA Tournament…Scored 14 points and had six rebounds in a season-high 32 minutes of action vs the Cavaliers… Added nine points and seven rebounds off the bench against UCLA in the Pac-12 Tournament… Made her first collegiate start on December 16, 2017 against BYU…Grabbed double-digit rebounds twice, posting 10 rebounds in Cal’s wins over USC and Kentucky…Scored a career-high 18 points in Cal’s win over Seattle U, including 13 in the third quarter alone… Finished the game 7-8 (87.5%) from the floor against the Redhawks, the highest field goal percentage by any Cal player during the 2017-18 season

As a Freshman (2016-17) : Appeared in 33 of the Bears 34 games as a rookie… Averaged 3.3 points per game and 2.5 rebounds per game off the bench… Had a career day on December 4 against Nebraska, scoring 10 points and grabbing 5 rebounds in 17 minutes of play, going 4-5 from the floor in the first half… Matched her career-high with 10 points in 10 minutes off the bench against Washington State on January 29, going 3-3 from the floor and 4-5 from the foul line … Had 7 rebounds in 12 minutes off the bench on February 24 at Oregon, including a career-high 5 offensive rebounds… Pulled down a career-high 9 rebounds against Southern Miss on December 19 while also adding 7 points in 17 minutes off the bench … Scored six points in seven minutes during Cal’s season-opening win at Saint Mary’s, going 3-3 from the floor during her collegiate debut

High School/Club Ball: ESPN HoopGurlz four-star prospect and No. 15 post player in the 2016 class…No. 48 overall according to Prospects Nation, and eighth-ranked post player…No. 58 in All-Star Girls Report…Member of the Garces Memorial High School varsity squad…Averaged 18.8 points, 14.3 rebounds, 2.1 blocks, 1.8 steals and 1.1 assists in 30 games as a junior… Central Section Division II Champion in 2014…Three-time Bakersfield Californian Girls Basketball Player of the Year (2014, 2015, 2016)…Led Garces to a 27-3 record and top 10 state ranking in 2015…Has turned in 1500+ points and 1500+ rebounds at Garces…Highest grade point average among her high school basketball teammates…Played club ball with the Cal Sparks, coached by Elbert Kinnebrew

Personal: Began her athletic career competing in the shot put event before picking up the family sport of basketball…Played one year of varsity volleyball as a freshman at Garces Memorial…Was invited to show her art at a Bakersfield Art Exhibit…A Daughter of Divine Roses Catholic Household Leader…Interested in studying Business Management and Art…After graduating from Cal, plans to get her MBA and establish a corporate career…Enjoys baking and art…Parents are Charles and Vernetta West…Father, Charles, was a tight end for Bakersfield College and Long Beach State…Mother, Vernetta, is a member of the Bakersfield College Track and Field Hall of Fame…Both of her older siblings, Nikhol (CSU Bakersfield) and Rachol (San Jose State), received full-ride scholarships to play collegiate basketball

Major: Sociology

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Historical Player Information

  • 30

    2016-17Freshman

    Center
    6'4"
    30
  • 30

    2017-18Sophomore

    Center
    6'4"
    30
  • 30

    2018-19Junior

    Center
    6'4"
    30
  • 30

    2019-20Senior

    Center
    6'4"
    30