Stephanie Golden, a self-described "Cali-girl", is receiving interest from colleges all over the place. To name a few, there are San Diego State, Saint Mary's, Gonzaga, University of San Diego, UC Santa Barbra, UC Davis, Colorado State, San Francisco, Boise State, Cal State Bakersfield, Santa Clara, Colorado, Fresno State, Fordham, and Lehigh. Saint Mary's, in fact, has already offered her a scholarship. And keep in mind that Golden is only a junior.

The 6-foot-3, 16-year-old forward/center averaged 12 points, seven rebounds, and two blocks per game as a sophomore. Golden helped lead her team to a perfect 14-0 league record, and she received second-team all-league honors in the Diablo Foothill Athletic League. A 70-51 loss to St, Mary's of Stockton ended her season in the NorCal semifinals. But Golden is ready and excited to get back on the court this year.

Longtime (17 years) Miramonte coach Darrell Hirashima is no longer coaching Golden in high school, but continues to coach her club team, the Orinda Magic. He praised his former post player. "I think that [Stephanie] is a unique player in that she can finish with either hand. She can finish with her back to the basket on the low block with a variety of moves. She can hit from outside, hit the three, and take people off the dribble. She loves the game. She can do significant damage in the low post," said Hirashima.

Hirashima continued, "[Stephanie] is a coach's dream. She's someone who will put in the time. You just point her in the right direction and tell her what you want her to do, and she'll do it."

Golden returns the love for her former high school coach. "My coach Darrell is having a full recovery from his recent heart attack and actually played his first game today. He's been working so hard for his rehab and seeing him out there made me so happy. Even though he's not my high school coach anymore it's great to be able to spend what time we have with each other. He is amazing," exclaimed Golden.