March Madness 2014

March Madness 2014: Editor’s note

It’s that time of year again. When the George Masons, the Florida Gulf Coasts and the Butlers become household names. When they take over our televisions, our newspapers and our Friday mornings normally dedicated to working at the office or taking notes in a lecture hall. The men’s and women’s
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On Reserve: Jeff Powers’ career as a role player hasn’t affected his love of basketball

Kore Chan/Senior Staff

One hundred-fifteen days after the start of the college basketball season, Jeff Powers made his first appearance at a Cal press conference. Wedged between press conference regulars Justin Cobbs and Richard Solomon, Powers stood out. With just two games left in the season, Cal Athletics had decided to bring out
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Tale of the Tape: Breaking down Cal’s lackluster 3-point defense

It feels like so long ago that it’s hard to believe it ever happened, but I promise, these Bears were, once upon a time, legitimately good. The date was Jan. 18, and the Cal men’s basketball team was one of the biggest surprises in the country. Thanks primarily to a
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Cal women’s basketball clashes with Fordham in NCAA tournament

Kore Chan/Senior Staff

There was no doubt the Cal women’s basketball team was primed to receive an NCAA tournament bid for the third consecutive season. One by one, the first-round brackets for each region were announced during the Monday NCAA Selection show — first in Lincoln, then in Louisville and then in Stanford.
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Michael Tao/Senior Staff

Cal men’s basketball hosts Utah Valley in first round of NIT

There was no last-second miracle for the Cal men’s basketball team. As was widely expected after the Bears lost four of their last five games, the team missed the NCAA tournament and now must settle for an NIT bid. Cal (19-13) is a No. 2 seed in the NIT tournament,
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Look at Me Now: Brittany Boyd’s rise to stardom

Michael Drummond/Senior Staff

In early fall 2011, coach Lindsay Gottlieb peered out her office window into the court of Haas Pavilion. Her team had finished its preseason conditioning program, and today the basketballs were finally coming out. On the court 30 minutes before practice was scheduled to start was Brittany Boyd. The freshman
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Duty Deferred: After playing basketball at Cal, Avigiel Cohen must return to Israel to serve in the IDF

Michael Drummond/Senior Staff

While returning to UC Berkeley for her senior year last summer, Avigiel Cohen contemplated her future. Years earlier, at the age of 17, Cohen was granted the opportunity to postpone compulsory service in the Israeli military to play basketball and attend college in the United States. She says she was
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Women’s March Madness bracket

Patrick Chong/Staff

The Cal women’s basketball team are going dancing this year as the No. 7 seed in the Notre Dame region to face against No. 10 Fordham on Saturday. Follow the Bears’ journey through March Madness with this printable bracket below!

Don’t expect Bears to repeat Final Four run

The Cal women’s basketball team finished last year’s regular season ranked in the nation’s top five. The squad took down four teams — two in overtime — to assume a place in the Final Four. It was exactly how the season was supposed to go. The Bears had started last
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Welcome to the tournament of losers

They’re playing a game Wednesday, and maybe even a few more after that, but for all intents and purposes, the Cal men’s basketball season is over. Thinking back on where these guys were just weeks ago, it’s pretty crazy they’re preparing to host a first-round NIT game against Utah Valley.
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