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While the men’s basketball team has already played two games this season, neither game has really tested the Bears. Both were blowouts that Cal won — the team beat Alcorn State 91-57 and Kennesaw State 93-59 — so the Bears don’t have much of a resume yet. But on Thursday,
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For NBA hopefuls who weren’t lucky enough to hear their names called out on June 26 at the draft, all that’s left is to make and prove themselves on a summer league team. Former Cal men’s basketball point guard Justin Cobbs will have that chance with the Memphis Grizzlies, while
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With a game scheduled against the Pac-12 bottom-dweller USC, many expected Cal men’s basketball team to move to 6-0 in conference play. Nobody could have anticipated a dismal defeat at the hands of such an underdog. The Bears were handed their first conference loss with USC’s 77-69 upset victory on
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Now that this year’s NBA draft has come and gone, undrafted players will look to find some playing time on a summer league team. Like former teammate Justin Cobbs, Cal basketball graduate Richard Solomon will be participating in the NBA Orlando Pro Summer League, which will run from July 5
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After a tumultuous season, the Cal men’s basketball team enters training camp in a state of flux. Without Justin Cobbs helming the offense, the Bears are left without a primary ball-distributor and shot-creator, while the absence of Richard Solomon leaves a gaping hole in Cal’s front court. Exacerbated by the
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The Cal men’s basketball team is losing its most pivotal pieces on offense and defense in Justin Cobbs and Richard Solomon. The system on both sides of the ball has to change, and there’s no way around it. And with former head coach Mike Montgomery gone and newly appointed head
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In his one week as head coach of the Cal men’s basketball team, Cuonzo Martin has done all the right things. He’s stressed academics. He’s talked about the value of community. He said in his introductory press conference that he would talk to players about “trust and love.” He brought
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In mid-January, Cal fans started to grow restless. The Cal men’s basketball team had won six games in a row, including five straight in the Pac-12. The Bears had demolished then-No. 17 Oregon by 13 points in Eugene, Ore., and the team was undefeated on its home court. Cal faithful
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The Cal men’s basketball team had seen this movie before: Justin Cobbs dribbling up court in the final seconds, with a chance to put the Bears in front. SMU was in the lead, 64-62. There were 20 seconds, then 19, then 18. In possibly the senior’s final college contest, it
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The Cal men’s basketball team has advanced to the Elite Eight. Granted, it isn’t the NCAA tournament, but the Bears are still one of just eight NIT teams still dancing. The Bears’ dominating performance over Arkansas on Monday night at Haas Pavilion was one of the team’s best showings of
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