NCAA Men's Basketball

California Golden Bears (3-29)


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vs. Wash 
L 56-65
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vs. WashSt 
L 57-63
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@ Oregon 
L 51-84
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@ OreSt 
L 66-69
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@ WashSt 
L 52-69
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Mark Madsen hired to restore 'sleeping giant' at Cal

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Mark Madsen knows the situation he inherited when he was hired to take over a California men's basketball program coming off the worst season in school history.

Instead of focusing on the challenges, Madsen is jumping into the role with the same enthusiasm he had diving on the floor for loose balls as a player.

"Having grown up here, I truly believe that Cal is a sleeping giant in terms of men’s basketball," Madsen said at his introductory news conference on Monday. “This is a sleeping giant. This is a program that can be a nationally ranked program year in and year out. That’s what I’m excited about.”

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Leaders
Points: L. Thiemann9.5
Rebounds: L. Thiemann5.4
Assists: J. Brown3.2
FG%: No qualifiers
FT%: K. Kuany82.3%
3P%: No qualifiers
Steals: J. Brown1.0
Blocks: N. Okafor0.7
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Alabama31-6
2 Houston33-4
3 Purdue29-6
4 Kansas28-8
5 Texas29-9
6 Marquette29-7
7 UCLA31-6
8 Arizona28-7
9 Gonzaga31-6
10 UConn31-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 UConn31-8
2 San Diego State32-7
3 Miami (FL)29-8
4 Alabama31-6
5 Florida Atlantic35-4
6 Houston33-4
7 Texas29-9
8 UCLA31-6
9 Kansas State26-10
10 Gonzaga31-6
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Pac-12 Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
UCLA 18-2 31-6
Arizona 14-6 28-7
USC 14-6 22-11
Oregon 12-8 21-15
Arizona State 11-9 23-13
Washington State 11-9 17-17
Utah 10-10 17-15
Colorado 8-12 18-17
Washington 8-12 16-16
Stanford 7-13 14-19
Oregon State 5-15 11-21
California 2-18 3-29
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 58.3 (363)
Rebounds: 8.7 (277)
Assists: 9.6 (359)
FG%: 39.1% (359)
FT%: 72.3% (153)
3P%: 29.8% (350)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 70.1 (177)
Rebounds: 22.8 (320)
Assists: 12.9 (194)
FG%: 45.2% (277)
FT%: 71.6% (182)
3P%: 33.4% (149)