No. 25 Cal men’s basketball narrowly pulls away from Sun Devils to win, 68-65
Mitzi Perez/FileIn its final regular season matchup, the No. 25 Cal men’s basketball team overcame a 10-point deficit to scrape past Arizona State 68-65 in Tempe, Arizona, on Saturday night. The win...
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Ethan Epstein/FileTwo days before the Pac-12 Tournament begins, the usual season ending awards were announced. And for the Cal men’s basketball team, this year had no shortage of accolades. The biggest...
View ArticleAn exercise in creativity: a flailing offense
In his sophomore campaign, Cal head coach Cuonzo Martin has crafted what is arguably the best defense in the Pac-12. Behind lengthy, switch-heavy perimeter units anchored by a hyper-aware paint...
View ArticleNo. 24 Cal men’s basketball advances to semifinals of Pac-12 Tournament after...
Zainab Ali/FileWith fewer than seven minutes to play in the game, the two Pac-12 teams could not be closer. A shocking performance from Oregon State’s freshman guard Derrick Bruce and a hot start from...
View ArticleNo. 24 Cal men’s basketball ends Pac-12 Tournament with 82-78 loss to No. 12...
Zainab Ali/FileThis game was physical. This game was an opportunity for the No. 24 Cal men’s basketball team to truly show off how good its defense is. This game was freshman forward Ivan Rabb diving...
View ArticleCal men’s basketball enters NCAA Tournament as four seed, plays Friday in...
Phillip Downey/FileCal men’s basketball is about to go dancing. The Bears have officially been announced as a four seed in South region of the NCAA Tournament, the highest seed in the tournament in...
View ArticleTermination proceedings begin against Cal men’s basketball assistant coach...
Ethan Epstein/FileYann Hufnagel, right, stands with Cal head basketball coach Cuonzo MartinCal men’s basketball assistant coach Yann Hufnagel has been relieved of his duties and will no longer be a...
View ArticleAll Eyes on You: After deferring on the NBA draft for a year, Tyrone Wallace...
Phillip Downey/Senior StaffT yrone Wallace is accompanied into Haas Pavilion’s press conference room. Nobody would’ve been surprised to see him strut in after running USC off the court to complete...
View ArticleTime to put on your dancing shoes
There was a point during the Cal men’s basketball team’s season when making the NCAA Tournament was not a foregone conclusion — when it seemed that the team might not actually be able to secure a bid...
View ArticleCal men’s basketball to play Hawaii on Friday in 1st game of NCAA Tournament
Phillip Downey/FileAfter a season that started with high expectations, was marred by inconsistency, and ended on a tear through the Pac-12, the Bears have finally secured an invite to the tournament,...
View ArticleTyrone Wallace to miss Friday’s game due to a hand injury
Michael Wan/FileCal men’s basketball senior point guard Tyrone Wallace suffered a fractured bone in his right hand Wednesday and will not play in Friday’s game. The senior is expected to miss...
View ArticleCal men’s basketball falls in opening round of NCAA Tournament to Hawaii, 77-66
Michael Wan/FileA maelstrom of unfortunate events have chipped away at the Cal men’s basketball team over the past week. Its assistant head coach, Yann Hufnagel, was dismissed from the team Monday over...
View ArticleFour-star commit Tyson Jolly asks Cal men’s basketball for release
A bad week for Cal men’s basketball has gotten even worse. On Sunday, recruit Tyson Jolly announced that he is decommitting from Cal and opening back up his recruitment process. “Given the uncertainty...
View ArticleSoul search: what was and what could have been
When Jaylen Brown committed to Cal last May, fans envisioned an ultra-athletic trio of him, Ivan Rabb and Tyrone Wallace running teams off the floor and torturing defenses in an unstoppable...
View ArticleUNLV’s Jordan Cornish transferring to Cal men’s basketball
Despite everything that the Cal men’s basketball program has been through and is currently experiencing, the first good note in a long time has come. On Monday, Jordan Cornish announced that he will be...
View ArticleIvan Rabb remaining at Cal for another season
Ivan Rabb remaining at Cal for another season Melati Citrawireja/FileJust days after Jaylen Brown declared for the NBA Draft, Ivan Rabb finally made his choice and will be coming back to Cal for his...
View ArticleCal men’s basketball adds Grant Mullins for 2016-17 season
Cal men’s basketball adds Grant Mullins for 2016-17 season The Cal men’s basketball team has added another face to its 2016-17 squad with the signing of graduate transfer Grant Mullins. Mullins, a...
View ArticleCharlie Moore’s speed, agility to play major role on Cal men’s basketball team
Charlie Moore’s speed, agility to play major role on Cal men’s basketball team Cal Athletics/CourtesyAfter a rollercoaster of a season for the Cal men’s basketball team, next year’s squad figures to...
View ArticleJaylen Brown’s claim on a shallow position
Jaylen Brown’s claim on a shallow position It’s easy to dismiss Jaylen Brown as another phenomenal athlete too raw to get major minutes in the NBA who would have benefited from another year of college...
View ArticleJaylen Brown picked 3rd by Boston Celtics in NBA Draft
Jaylen Brown picked 3rd by Boston Celtics in NBA Draft Michael Wan/FileThe Boston Celtics selected former Cal forward Jaylen Brown with the third pick in the first round of the NBA Draft on Thursday....
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