California promoted Wyking Jones to head coach on Friday, according to published reports. Jones reportedly agreed to a five-year deal to replace Cuonzo Martin, who recently departed to take the Missouri job. Cal is expected to introduce Jones as head coach early next week. Jones was an assistant on the Golden Bears' staff the past two…
California sophomore forward Ivan Rabb has declared for the NBA draft, he said on the school's website on Thursday. Rabb averaged 14 points, 10.5 rebounds and 1.0 blocked shot per game this season. The 6-foot-11 Rabb was a first-team All-Pac-12 selection. "While this season didn't end the way we all had hoped, I have no regrets…
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Dedrick Basile had the hot hand early to help eighth-seeded Cal State Bakersfield oust top-seeded and short-handed California 73-66 in the first round of the NIT on Tuesay night at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, Calif. Basile scored 13 of his 18 points early in the first half to generate a big lead for Cal State Bakersfield…
LAS VEGAS -- California guard Jabari Bird scored 18 points in the second half, including two free throws with 5.5 seconds left, to secure a 78-75 victory over Utah in a quarterfinal game of the Pac-12 tournament on Thursday. Charlie Moore and Bird combined for 35 points in the second half to lead the fifth-seeded Golden…
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With Pac-12 tournament seedings on the line and a potential invite to the NCAA Tournament at stake, Colorado earned a rugged 54-46 win over California on Saturday at the Coors Events Center in Boulder, Colo. Derrick White scored 17 points, including a fall-away 3-pointer with the shot clock winding down in the final seconds, to lead…
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Sedrick Barefield led a balanced scoring effort with 14 points as Utah defeated California 74-44 on Thursday night in Salt Lake City. Kyle Kuzma and David Collette each had 12 points and Lorenzo Bonam added 11 points and seven rebounds for Utah (19-10, 10-7 Pac-12). Grant Mullins was cold-shooting California's only scorer in double figures with…
