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Cal basketball took a wicked one-two punch to the gut on Monday when it was reported that its two best players, Dai Ames and Justin Pippen, both plan to enter t

Cal Point Guard Justin Pippen Plans to Enter Transfer Portal

The two basketball players Cal most wanted to retain were junior guard Dai Dai Ames and sophomore guard Justin Pippen. It seems the Bears will lose at least on

Cal's Leading Scorer Dai Dai Ames Plans to Enter Transfer Portal

Talent acquisition is the key to college basketball success, and Cal is attempting to increase the appeal of the Bears' basketball program to prospects with N

Cal Looks to Improves Basketball Image with NIL Campaign, Practice Facility

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Jaylon Brown is expected to be in the lineup Wednesday evening when the Boston Celtics visit the Miami in his second game back after missing two outings becaus

Ex-Cal Stars on the Mend: Will Collin Morikawa Miss the Masters?

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Utah State's Hiring of Ben Jacobson Ends Mark Madsen Rumors

ESPN reported Monday that Utah State is hiring Northern Iowa head coach Ben Jacobson. You may wonder why this news is appearing on a Cal sports site, but there

Conference rivals had good reason for wanting UNC to keep coach 📸

ACC HC’s Wild Davis Quote 🤭

MCBB HC will not return after 5 years; team to 'actively pursue' candidates outside school network (Rothstein)

Hubert Davis Out at UNC

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Mark Madsen's Greatest Coaching Skill: Maximizing Player Production

How has Mark Madsen turned a Cal team that won three games the year before he arrived into a 22-win team in his third season? He doesn't get praise for his defe

Already most-watched March Madness EVER with 10.1M viewers through 2nd round

NCAA Tourney Breaks TV Records 🔥

B/R assembles an all-time list of absurdly talented squads 📲

Ranking Most Stacked Teams Ever 🤯

Minutes after Cal's sobering second-round NIT loss to Saint Joseph's on Sunday, Golden Bears' junior guard Dai Dai Ames was asked whether he plans to be at Cal

Cal Basketball's Offseason Mission: Retain Key Players, Add a General Manager

After touting itself as the comeback kid of power basketball conferences, the ACC has had its reputation sullied again by its disappointing showing in the posts

ACC Basketball Falls Flat in the Postseason

Cal's 2025-26 season ended Sunday night when the Bears blew a 19-point, second-half lead and lost to Saint Joseph's 76-75 in a second-round game of the National

Cal Blows 19-Point Lead in Loss to Saint Joseph's in NIT

Senior center Sakima Walker delivered career highs of 28 points and 16 rebounds, leading the Cal women to a decisive 83-75 victory over Kansas State in the seco

Sakima Walker's Career Performance Powers Cal Past K-State in WBIT

Cal is defending itself against an accusation by SMU coach Andy Enfield that Mustangs star guard B.J. Edwards was unavailable for the team's NCAA Tournament gam

Cal Responds to SMU Coach Andy Enfield's Accusation

Cal prolonged its 2025-26 season by beating Illinois-Chicago 91-73 in a first-round National Invitation Tournament game Wednesday night at Cal's Haas Pavilion.

Cal Beats Illinois-Chicago in NIT

Former Cal player Jerod Haase is back as a Division I head coach. Haase, who had been the head coach at Alabama-Birmingham and Stanford, on Wednesday was named

Former Cal Player Jerod Named Head Coach at UNC Greensboro

Rob Ehsan, whose University of Illinois-Chicago team visits Cal for their NIT opener on Wednesday night at 8 p.m., has sat on the visitor's bench at Haas Pavili

Cal Preps for UIC and its Potent Point Guard Elijah Crawford

With all due respect, the NIT is college basketball's postseason consolation prize. Every team strives to play in the NCAA Tournament, and Cal was no different.

Putting Aside NCAA Disappointment, Cal Ready to Roll in the NIT

Mark Madsen, who has taken Cal basketball from a three-win season the year before he arrived to a 21-win season and an NIT bid in his third campaign, may be att

Cal Coach Mark Madsen Deflects Talk About ASU Job Opening

The question among Cal fans after the field for the NCAA tournament was announced Sunday was this: How did SMU get into the 68-team field when Cal didn't if you

How Could SMU Get Into the NCAA Tournament Instead of Cal?

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Cal did not get into the NCAA tournament, but the Bears got an invitation to the 32-team National Invitation Tournament and will play a first-round game at home

Cal Hosts Illinois-Chicago in First-Round NIT Game

Storylines in Men's March Madness 📚

Notable snubs and all-time great coaches are the talk of this year's bracket

Cal won't be in the NCAA tournament, but three players on NCAA tournament teams and two head coaches of teams in the field played at Cal. Two of the three playe

Stojakovic, Jeremiah Wilkinson 2 of 5 Ex-Cal Players in NCAA Tournament

How the opening rounds could shake out 📲

NCAA Men's Sweet 16 Predictions

The best time of year for college basketball fans has arrived 📲

Printable NCAA Tournament Bracket 🗒️

4 helpful reminders to consider before games start 📲

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Cal did not get selected for the NCAA tournament, but they played eight teams that did earn berths to March Madness. The Bears went 4-4 in those eight contests.

Cal Did Not Get Into NCAA Tournament but Fared Well Against Teams That Did

Ben Braun was the TV analyst courtside at Idaho Central Arena in Boise on Wednesday night when Idaho beat Montana 77-66 in the championship game of the Big Sky

Cal Grad Alex Pribble Coaches Idaho to First NCAA Bid Since 1990

It's time for Cal fans to face the music and concede the Bears, despite their best season in a decade, won't get the call they hoepd for on Selection Sunday. Co

Turning the Page on the NCAA Tourney: Who Might Cal Face in the NIT?

Examining the programs that are playing their way in and out of the tournament ➡️

Anonymous Resume: Which Bubble Teams Are Most Deserving 🫧

Cal's fading hopes of landing an NCAA tournament berth presumably were extinguished in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday, when the Bears lost to Florida S

Cal's Loss to Florida State Presumably Ends Bears' NCAA Tournament Hopes

The debate about whether Cal has any chance to earn an at-large berth to the NCAA tournament starts with the premise that the ninth-seeded Bears (21-10, 9-9 ACC

Stanford Loss Boosts Cal's NCAA Tournament Hopes -- Slightly

Cal's Dai Dai Ames, who scored 31 points in Cal's loss to Wake Forest in the Bears final regular-season game on Saturday, was named to the third-team All-ACC ba

Cal's Dai Dai Ames Named Third-Team All-ACC

Cal needs at least multiple wins in championship week ➡️

Stock Watch for Bubble Teams 😓

Cal and Stanford have always been rivals, but the Bears will be rooting extra hard against the Cardinal in Stanford's ACC tournament game in Charlotte, North Ca

Tuesday ACC Tournament Games Critical for Idle Cal

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We select the teams that will come out on top in championship week 🏆

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So your telling me there's a chance. Yes, despite Cal's Saturday loss to Wake Forest that seemed to end the Bears' hopes of landing an at-large bid to the NCAA

Stanford May Have a Better Chance at an NCAA Tournament Berth Than Cal

Conference Tournament Predictions 🔮

Who will win every Power 5 title?

Cal's chances for an NCAA tournament at-large bid probably came to an end in an 80-73 loss to Wake Forest on Saturday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in both

Cal Loses to Wake Forest, Ending Bears' Chance for an At-Large NCAA Tournament Berth

Cal's road game against Wake Forest on Saturday (1 p.m. Pacific time) is the Bears' final regular-season game, and it s critical for Cal's hopes of landing an

Cal's Game Against Wake Forest Critical for Bears' NCAA Tournament Chances

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Men's NCAA Tournament Title Odds

Expected bracket and schedule after most recent games

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Bracket predictions before March Madness begins

ACC Tournament Schedule

We choose the biggest standouts across the country ➡️

Picking POY in Every MCBB Conference 🏅

Cal kept alive its slim hopes of reaching the NCAA tournament by beating Georgia Tech 76-65 in Atlanta on Wednesday. This win did not help the Bears' NCAA tourn

Cal Keeps NCAA Tournament Hopes Alive by Beating Georgia Tech

Teams must specify player availability before men's and women's March Madness games

NCAA to Require Injury Reports

Cal is still in the hunt for an NCAA tournament berth heading into heading into Wednesday road game against Georgia Tech. Nine reputable projections of Cal's bu

Nine Sites Give Us Cal's NCAA Tournament Prospects as of March 4

How teams can put themselves in the best position before tournament season begins ➡️

What to Watch for in Each Conference in Final Weekend 👀

Round-by-round rundown, bracketology and predictions 📲

March Madness Schedule 🗓️

Projecting the field of 68 as championship week plays out 📲

Final MCBB Bracket Predictions 🔮

Nicolas Mitorvic, a four-star, 7-foot center/forward from Serbia, has committed to Cal for 2026, according to multiple reports. He was originally in the class o

Top-50 Recruit Nicolas Mitrovic Commits to Cal Basketball

Cal basketball coach Mark Madsen is 50 years old and the father of five, but in college and the NBA he made his living as a rebounder. But rebounding has been

Rebounding Continues to be a Thorn in Cal Bears' Paw

Duke legend says tournament expansion would be 'big mistake' 🎥

Coach K's March Madness Take🤔

Five teams fighting for No. 1 seeds. Full men's prediction here 📲

New Men's Tourney Projections 🔢

In the wake of his team's most disappointing performance of the season in a potentially costly 72-56 home defeat to Pitt, Cal coach Mark Madsen is contemplating

Are Changes Coming to Cal's Lineup After Bad Outing vs. Pitt?

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📈 2 new teams in top 5 😨 Purdue plummets 📳 Full top 25 live in app

Cal's hopes for an NCAA tournament berth remain alive -- although they are on life-support. Cal's home loss to lowly Pitt on Saturday brought a feeling of resig

Cal's Home Loss to Pitt Did Not End Bears' NCAA Tournament Hopes

Who's in, who's out in ESPN analyst's new projections

Lunardi's Latest Bracketology

Ryan's Bubble Watch Teams 🫧

Why VCU deserves a spot right now, Auburn doesn't and more

Cal's regular-season home finale was a chance to fatten its NCAA tournament resume against one of the ACC's bottom feeders. It didn't work out way, as Pitt led

Cal Misses a Big Chance, Falls to Lowly Pitt in Home Finale

Risers and fallers in the first rankings of March 📲

Week 17 AP Poll 📊

ESPN's expert gives updated look at March Madness field 📲

Lunardi's Latest MCBB Bracket 🔮

Cal fans are in a quandary, often not knowing which results across the country will improve the Bears' chances of landing an NCAA tournament berth. Immediately

Which Results This Weekend Would Improve Cal's NCAA Tournament Chances?

ACC Tournament TV Schedule, Early Predictions

How the field stacks up against Cameron Boozer ➡️

Updated NPOY Rankings 🏆

Cal gave its NCAA tournament hopes a boost Wednesday night when the Bears beat SMU 73-69 at Haas Pavilion. The Bears' chances to get into March Madness are not

Cal Boosts Its NCAA Tournament Hopes by Beating SMU

Cal faces the stiffest test remaining on its ACC regular-season schedule tonight when high-scoring SMU visits Haas Pavilion. Tipoff is 7 p.m. The Bears' path ov

Cal, SMU in Clash With ACC Tournament Seeding Implications

Calling our shots for championship week as March looms ➡️

Conference Tourney Predictions 🔮

Cal remains squarely on the NCAA tournament bubble, and one prominent site projects that the Bears would be in the tournament if the selections were today. In a

How Significant Is It That One Prominent Projection Has Cal in NCAA Tournament Field?

Setting men's field with March one week away 📲

New NCAA Bracket Projections 🔮

The travel remains challenging but Year II in the ACC has been good for Cal basketball. A year after going 6-14 in conference play in their inaugural season in

Travel Aside, the ACC Has Been Good for Cal Basketball

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👀 New No. 1 team again 😬 Nebraska out of top 10 📳 Full top 25 live in app

Cal coach Mark Madsen continues to paint an encouraging picture for when starting center Lee Dort can return from a lower-body injury. Dort has missed the past

Is Cal Center Lee Dort Return to Return vs. SMU?

Jaylen Brown is a virtually certainty to join a club this year that includes just eight former Cal athletes. That's the number of Golden Bears who have secured

Can Jaylen Brown Become Cal's Latest MVP?

Cal moved one small step closer to an NCAA tournament bid and a big leap toward its first 20-win season since 2017 with a 72-66 victory over rival Stanford in f

Cal Completes Season Sweep of Stanford, Earns 19th Victory

Do you know what WAB is and how it affects Cal's chances of getting into the NCAA tournament? Do you know why the status of two North Carolina players for a Sat

Calculating Cal's NCAA Tournament Chances Is Confusing

Projecting top seeds, more ahead of Saturday's announcement ➡️

Predictions for Top 16 Reveal 🔮

30 players named to Naismith late-season team

Men's Player of the Year Contenders

Scottie Pippen retired as an NBA star 17 months before the birth of Justin Pippen, the youngest of his three sons. But Cal's sophomore point guard has borrowed

Cal Point Guard Justin Pippen Emerges as Two-Way Force

By the time Cal (18-8, 6-7 ACC) hosts Stanford (16-10, 5-8) on Saturday, the Bears' chances of earning an NCAA tournament berth may be different than they are t

Cal Still Sitting on NCAA Tournament Bubble

Breaking down the national landscape as March looms ➡️

Latest NCAA Bracket Projections 🔮

🚨 New MCBB AP Poll

👀 New No. 1 team 🤔 Arizona still Top 5 📳 Full top 25 live in app

Mark Madsen is not satisfied with his Cal basketball team's place in the ACC standings or the NCAA tournament picture, but he knows it's a far cry better than a

Cal Coach Mark Madsen: `We're in the chase to do something special'

New MCBB AP Rankings

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Jaylon Tyson won't win the NBA's Most Improved Player award this season. But perhaps the former Cal star, now in his second pro season, should earn the title Mo

Jaylon Tyson Makes a Year 2 Leap in the NBA Greater Than Any Ex-Cal Player

Former Cal golfer Collin Morikawa produced what might have been the best round of his pro career on Saturday when it was least expected. Morikawa has struggled

Ex-Cal Golfer Collin Morikawa Has the Round of His Life on Saturday

Cal snapped a two-game losing streak and gave a boost to its NCAA tournament resume, leading wire to wire in a decisive 86-75 victory at Boston College on Satur

Cal Shreds Boston College's Defense in 86-75 Victory

The Eagles could not get past the Golden Bears at Conte Forum on Saturday afternoon.

Boston College Men's Basketball Suffers Loss to Cal, Drops Sixth Straight Game

The Eagles finish their home stand against the Golden Bears on Saturday afternoon.

Live Updates From Boston College Men's Basketball's Home Game vs. Cal

The redshirt junior suffered an injury in the first half of the Eagles' 70-64 loss to Stanford on Wednesday night.

Boston College Men's Basketball Guard Out For Home Game Against Cal

The Eagles wrap up their home stand against the Golden Bears on Saturday afternoon.

How to Watch Boston College Men's Basketball's Matchup With Cal

How Boozer, Dybantsa, more stack up in the NPOY race ➡️

National Player of Year Rankings 📊

North Carolina announced Thursday that star freshman Caleb Wilson has a broken bone in his left hand and will be sidelined indefinitely. That's bad for Cal (17-

Why North Carolina Star Caleb Wilson's Broken Hand Is Bad for Cal

Cal took a step backward in its bid for an NCAA tournament berth by losing to Syracuse 107-100 in double overtime Wednesday night at JMA Wireless Dome in Syracu

Cal's Double-Overtime Loss Hurts Bears' NCAA Tournament Chances

The sprint to the finish line is about to begin for the Cal basketball team, which faces Syracuse on the road for the first time ever today (Wednesday). Tipoff

Cal's Game at Syracuse Begins Sprint to ACC Finish Line

Cal junior guard Gisella Maul was one of five players named to the U.S. Basketball Writers' women's national players of the week. Maul recorded a pair of double

Cal's Gisella Maul Named One of Five National Players of the Week

Chris Bell will be the third and final Cal player this season to go up against his former ACC school. The senior forward hopes for a result on Wednesday night n

Cal Senior Transfer Chris Bell Set For Return to Syracuse

Cal must improve its offensive execution after a rough outing in a home loss to Clemson, coach Mark Madsen said Monday. But Syracuse, which will host the Bears

Cal Basketball Heads East to Face Struggling Syracuse Program

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TV basketball pundits often talk about the importance of Quad 1 wins in earning an NCAA tournament berth. But they don't mention that Quad 1 wins are a moving

Cal Adds a Quad 1 Win Despite Losing by 22 Points

Breaking down the tourney case for Indiana, NC State, more ➡️

Bubble-Team Stock Watch 👀

No. 20 Clemson men's basketball has been elite on the road this season, and its successes have found the Tigers in history never been done before. The Tigers d

Clemson Men's Basketball's Road Success Enters Uncharted Territory in Cal Win

Cal's hopes of achieving an impressive win needed to improve its chances of landing an NCAA tournament berth went up in smoke because of a disastrous 13-minute

No. 20 Clemson Clobbers Cal

Cal is about to test itself against what is certainly the most underrated men's basketball program in the ACC. Clemson has a well-deserved reputation as a footb

Cal Set to Face Clemson, The ACC's Most Underrated Hoops Program

Cal coach Mark Madsen rolled the dice and it came up 7s. Junior guard Dai Dai Ames, who wears No. 7, returned to the floor carrying four personal fouls with the

Cal Rides Dai Dai Ames' Hot Hand to 90-85 Victory over Georgia Tech

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Winners, Losers from '25-26 So Far 🎭

Who's exceeded expectations...and who hasn't with 1 month to go ➡️

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Latest NCAA Bracket Projections 🔮

Breaking down the national landscape in early Feb. ➡️

Cal coach Mark Madsen understands there are no easy games in the ACC. "In this conference, there's never a night off," he said. On Wednesday, for instance, the

Cal's ACC Schedule Ahead Provides a Path to the NCAAs

New MCBB AP Poll 🔢

‼️ New team in Top 5 👀 Michigan jumps UConn 📳 Full top 25 live in app

Cal's road win over Miami on Saturday improved the Bears' chances of earning berth in the NCAA tournament. They are now painfully close as of Sunday, according

Cal Is the Epitome of a Bubble Team for NCAA Tournament

Cal scored its most important victory of the season, surviving attrition to overcome Miami 86-85 and claim its initial Quad 1 win at Coral Gables on Saturday af

A Cal Victory Worth Yelling About: Bears Topple Miami on the Road

There was no ill intent, but former Cal star Jaylon Tyson found himself apologizing after a comment that may have come off sounding like a dig at LeBron James.

Oops . . . Jaylon Tyson Walks Back Inadvertent Dig at LeBron James

Cal rallied from a 15-point deficit to take a late-game lead, but the Bears could not hang on in a 63-61 loss to Florida State on Wednesday in Tallahassee, Flor

Cal Rally Falls Short in Loss to Florida State

Cal coach Mark Madsen said Monday he's hopeful that big man Lee Dort could be healthy enough to play this week when the Bears travel to Florida for a pair of AC

Cal Coach Mark Madsen `Hopeful' Lee Dort Makes Quick Return

New MCBB AP Poll 🔢

📉 Purdue tumbles 🚀 UNC, Arkansas jump 📳 Full top 25 live in app

It's almost February, which is when serious NCAA tournament talk begins. And Cal and Stanford seem to be on the bubble heading into Saturday's 5 p.m. Cal-Stanf

Saturday's Cal-Stanford Game Has NCAA Tournament Implications

It's the middle of January and the Cal basketball program is quietly making massive strides. The bar has been low at Haas Pavilion in recent years, but coach Ma

Cal Approaching High-Water Mark For Victories Since 2016-17

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Men's AP Top 25 📝

1. Arizona (18-0) 2. UConn (18-1) 3. Michigan (16-1) 4. Purdue (17-1) 5. Duke (17-1) 📲 Full ranking here