Kentucky, meet your closest brethren, Pumas UNAM

(4) Cal’s defense in conference games is above average, but it has slipped some from the lofty heights of nonconference play. Why? While Cal’s two-point defense is still stout, Cal’s conference opponents are hitting 39.1 percent from three.

(3) Cal has been a great defensive rebounding team in league play, allowing offensive rebounds on only a quarter of opponent misses. That leads the league!

On Cal:

(1) The Bears have cleaned up turnovers so far in conference play. A 7 percentage point reduction in turnovers between nonconference and conference play means about five more chances per game for an acrobatic drive from Kayla or a bomb from Ioanna.

And for visual learners:

Good morning, Cal fans! It's your Small Sample Size Theatre for January 15! #ssst

Today, ahead of this weekend’s full slate of games, ACC women's hoops efficiency, through 46 of 162 conference games (28.4 percent of the schedule):

Go Bears Forever, but big mood

the check’s in the mail, fellas

Big Game win avatar update

Happy Big Game week, Cal fans! It's your Small Sample Size Theatre for November 22:

Your Cal women's basketball Bears take on Auburn tonight at Haas Pavilion tonight at 6 PT.

Let's have a (context-free) look at the Bears' statistical profile through five nonconference games.

Big Game Week avatar update

you: sticking crayons up your nose

me: achieving sports fan enlightenment