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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 to the “Big Dance.” And by the time the team finished its season
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With 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 the Bears’ junior guard Jabari Bird — combined with tough defensive play — had left the teams locked
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In 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 secures the Bears a spot among the conference’s top four teams and a bye in the first round of
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With high hopes come high expectations, and if Cal men’s basketball has learned anything in recent weeks, it’s that hope is running high in Berkeley. But before those expectations can be fulfilled — or unfulfilled — the Bears must prove themselves capable of winning on the road. Luckily for Cal,
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When the No. 25 Cal men’s basketball team faces No. 18 Arizona on Thursday, the two teams will not just be playing for another conference win. Instead, the matchup will put one team in position to have a very good chance at the Pac-12 regular season title and the other
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Coming off a close victory in its first Pac-12 road win of the year, the Cal men’s basketball team headed to Pullman, Washington, to face the worst team in the conference. The Bears needed to come away with a win in order to continue their ascent to the NCAA Tournament.
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The Cal men’s basketball team has not lived up to the hype this year. It began the season ranked in the top 15 of most preseason polls and made an appearance on almost every analysts’ locks to make the NCAA tournament. But the Bears have not been ranked since the
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As the lights dimmed on the near-full house at Haas Pavilion on Saturday afternoon, blue and yellow dots slowly illuminated the stands. The effect might have just come from small plastic filters placed over thousands of cell phone lights, but the shimmering view underscored a sort of magic that the
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The Cal men’s basketball team’s losses on the road appear almost formulaic: Open up with good defense, start to trail as the offense begins to stagnate and stage a late game comeback off of the hot hand of a single player only to come up short in the final minutes.
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It had been more than a month since the Bears had won on the road when they arrived in Salt Lake City. Unfortunately for Cal, that drought will continue for at least the next few days. After picking up an impressive win over perennial powerhouse then-No. 12 Arizona at home
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