If something’s too good to be true, then it probably is. When the Cal men’s basketball team was slated as the No. 12 seed in the East Regional during the Selection Show on Sunday, narratives emerged immediately. The team’s opponent is UNLV, who beat the Bears by one point in Read More…
When Cal women’s basketball coach Lindsay Gottlieb, who graduated from Brown with a political science degree, heard President Barack Obama picked her team to go to the Final Four, she knew she had to call her dad. “I said, ‘Sorry, it’s late but I want to tell you something,” Gottlieb Read More…
Despite being the shortest player on the Cal women’s basketball team at 5-foot-7, Eliza Pierre makes herself stand above everyone on the team. Whether in the locker room, on the team bus or on the court, her vivacious presence has fueled the Bears. “You know those commercials of Energizer with the Read More…
Layshia Clarendon is one of the most decorated athletes to ever pass through the doors of Haas Pavilion. But one mention of her accolades and she will play the topic down just as quickly as it was brought up. From high school to Bangkok to Berkeley, Clarendon is defined by her humility. Read More…
Gennifer Brandon was riding her bike shoeless when she heard the scream. She had seen two men, one tall and one stout, both wearing black, walk up to her house and knock on the door. She had seen her mother open the door, hear the news and break down. And Read More…
Even after losing its last two games, the Cal men’s basketball team was all but assured of a second straight NCAA tournament bid. The Bears were rewarded for their overall body of work with a 12 seed in San Jose, where they will face UNLV on Thursday at 4:27 p.m. Read More…
Semifinal action of the Pac-12 tournament from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas UPDATE: Alas, the sweetness of victory was turned sour for the Bruins, as reports surface that Jordan Adams — UCLA’s starting guard and the hero of the win — broke his right foot on the Read More…
LAS VEGAS — It did not matter that the Cal men’s basketball team had beaten Utah twice comfortably during the regular season. The Pac-12 tournament is a completely different animal. In a tournament chalk full of down-to-the-wire action, the Bears’ Thursday quarterfinal matchup was no exception, as the tenth-seeded Utes Read More…
This post will update throughout the day, as we provide you quarterfinal action of the Pac-12 tournament from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Game 8: No. 3 Oregon 80, No. 6 Washington 77 Another game, another overtime. Behind a balanced attack, the Ducks outlasted the Huskies to Read More…
Lady Luck seems to be in love with the Bears. With how fate outlined the bracket in the Bears’ favor, there is no reason to not believe Cal men’s basketball can’t win the wide-open Pac-12 Tournament. The margin of talent between the top-seeded teams and the bottom-dwellers is arguably the Read More…