Foothill (31-2)
No. 1 North
- Location: Los Altos Hills
- Nickname: Owls
- Head coach: Jody Craig (11th year)
- How it got here: Seeded No. 1 in regional, def. No. 16 Las Positas 86-56, def. No. 8 Shasta 73-64.
- Conference finish: Coast North, champion (10-0)
- RPI: 1st
- Vs. Great Eight: 3-0
- Team offense: 73.0 points per game (15th)
- Team defense: 53.0 ppg (7th)
- Leading scorers: SG Jasmine Lowe 16.1 ppg, G Ashley Marshall 11.1 ppg.
- Leading rebounders: G Chloe Ballard 5.0 rpg, Lowe 4.8 rpg.
- Great Eight history: Fourth appearance.
- Note: Lowe is eighth in the state in steals per game (3.56).
- Strengths: The combination of balance with Lowe, the type of go-to player who can win a tournament.
- Weaknesses: Inside scoring.
- Craig says: “We have a variety of things that we can throw at you, so we’re going to challenge teams.�
- Scouts say: “They’re a clone of Mount SAC. They shuffle their athletes around to create confusion… They’re a tough out.�
- Outlook: Perhaps the tournament dark horse. Foothill has dominated its schedule and had success against the three quarterfinalists its seen.