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GAME 15: #4 UCLA CALIFORNIA men's basketball Assistant Director of Athletic Communications (Men’s Basketball contact): Mara Rudolph Cell: (510) 384-6574• Email: [email protected] • Twitter: @MaraRudolph7 Website: CalBears.com • Facebook: Facebook.com/CalMensBball • Twitter: @CalMensBball • Instagram: @CalMensBball SCHEDULE CALIFORNIA at No. 4 UCLA #4 UCLA OVERALL: 10-4• PAC-12: 1-1 GOLDEN BEARS (10-4, 1-1 Pac-12) BRUINS (14-1, 1-1 Pac-12) HOME: 9-2 • AWAY: 0-0 • NEUTRAL: 1-2 Date ............... Thursday, Jan. 5 Time ...........................6 p.m. PT DATE OPPONENT TIME Venue ............... Pauley Pavilion NOV. 3 CAL BAPTIST (EXH) W, 81-73 Location ......Los Angeles, Calif. NOV. 11 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W, 82-53 TV ..................................... ESPN NOV. 16 UC IRVINE W, 75-65 (OT) (Bill Walton, Dave Pasch) Nov. 21 vs. RV San Diego St.% L, 77-65 Radio ..California Golden Bears NOV. 25 WYOMING W, 71-61 Sports Network - KSFO 560 AM NOV. 27 SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA W, 67-55 (Todd McKim, Jay John) NOV. 30 LOUISIANA TECH W, 68-59 (OT) Live Stats ............ CalBears.com DEC. 3 ALCORN STATE W, 83-59 Dec. 6 vs. Princeton^ W, 62-51 Dec. 7 vs. Seton Hall^ L, 60-57 DEC. 10 UC DAVIS W, 86-61 After splitting their first weekend of Pac-12 play, the Golden Bears hit the road for their first true DEC. 17 CAL POLY W, 81-55 away tests of the season in a pair of games against ranked opponents, starting with No. 4 UCLA on DEC. 21 #12 VIRGINIA L, 56-52 Thursday. The Bears match up with the Bruins at 6 p.m. in historic Pauley Pavilion, live on ESPN and DEC. 30 #18 ARIZONA* L, 67-62 on the radio on KSFO 560 AM. JAN. 1 ARIZONA ST.* W, 81-65 Jan. 5 at #4 UCLA* (ESPN) 6 p.m. Cal is seeking its first win over a ranked opponent this season, and the first over a top 5 team on the Jan. 8 at #25 USC* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. road since March 2007. Coincidentally, Cal’s last win over a top 5 opponent away from Haas Pavilion JAN. 12 WASHINGTON* (FS1) 6 P.M. came against the then-No. 4 Bruins in overtime, 76-69, at the Pac-10 Tournament in Los Angeles on JAN. 14 WASHINGTON ST.* (P12N) 1 P.M. March 8, 2007. Jan. 19 at Oregon* (ESPN/2) 6 p.m. Jan. 21 at Oregon St.* (P12N) 7:30 p.m. Thursday’s action spotlights three players within the top 20 of Chad Ford’s Top 100 2017 NBA Draft JAN. 29 STANFORD* (ESPNU) 5:30 P.M. prospects in UCLA’s Lonzo Ball (No. 2) and T.J. Leaf (No. 14) as well as Ivan Rabb (No. 16). Leaf FEB. 2 UTAH* (P12N) 6 P.M. leads the Bruins in scoring this season (17.5 points per game), while Ball is the nation’s only player FEB. 5 COLORADO* (ESPNU) 1:30 P.M. averaging at least 10 points, five rebounds and eight assists per game. Meanwhile, Rabb ranks in the Feb. 8 at Arizona St.* (ESPNU) 8 p.m. Feb. 11 at Arizona* (ESPN/2) TBD top 30 in the country in defensive rebounds per game (10th, 7.92), rebounds per game (24th, 10.3) Feb. 17 at Stanford* (FS1) 7 p.m. and double-doubles (28th, 6). FEB. 22 OREGON* (ESPN2) 6 P.M. FEB. 24 OREGON ST.* (FS1) 7 P.M. HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION: Cal’s game at UCLA will be televised live on ESPN with Dave Pasch and Bill Mar. 2 at Utah* (ESPNU) 8 p.m. Walton on the call. The California Golden Bears Sports Network has the radio call from Todd McKim Mar. 4 at Colorado* (P12N) 11 a.m. and Jay John on KSFO 560 AM. Follow the Bears on social media for a behind-the-scenes look at Mar. 8-11 at Pac-12 Tournament TBD Facebook.com/CalMensBball and on Twitter and Instagram @CalMensBball. % at Golden1 Center (Sacramento, Calif.) ^ Pearl Harbor Invitational (Honolulu, Hawaii) FAST FACTS * Pac-12 Conference game Home games in BOLD California earns the country’s top marks in defensive rebound percentage (82 percent) All times listed PT and subject to change 1st and opponent offensive rebound percentage (18 percent). THE BEAR FACTS Ivan Rabb leads the Pac-12 in rebounding and defensive rebounds in league actionwith COACHING STAFF 31 31 rebounds in two Pac-12 games, including 23 defensive rebounds. He is averaging 15.5 Head Coach ....... Cuonzo Martin (3rd season) rebounds in the last two games. Purdue, 2000 Record at Cal: 51-30 Against ranked opponents this season, Jabari Bird is averaging 15.5 points per game Career Record:175-112 (7 seasons) (15 vs. No. 12 Virginia, 16 vs. No. 18 Arizona). Bird is also averaging 5.5 rebounds Assoc. Head Coach ... Tracy Webster (3rd season) 15 5 each contest. Assistant Coach .....Wyking Jones (2nd season) . Assistant Coach .......Tim O’Toole (1st season) TEAM INFORMATION Kingsley Okoroh’s seven blocked shots in conference play lead the Pac-12. The Derby, England 2015-16 Overall Record ...........................23-11 7 product is tied for seventh all-time among Cal’s career blocks leaders with 98 total. 2015-16 Pac-12 Record (finish) .....12-6 (T3rd) Starters Returning/Lost ..............................2/3 Since the start of 2015-16, the Bears are 3-5 against ranked opponents, but Cal’s Letterwinners Returning/Lost .....................7/3 average margin of defeat in those losses is only 3.8 points. No loss to a ranked Facility ..................Walter A. Haas, Jr. Pavilion 3 8 opponent has been by more than six points. Capacity .............................................. 11,858 . 2016-17 CALIFORNIA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 15: #4 UCLA QUICK FACTS BEAR NECESSITIES: CAL'S TOP STORYLINES GENERAL INFORMATION SCOUTING THE BRUINS Location: Berkeley, CA Last Meeting: Cal won its lone meeting of the season against the Bruins, 75-63, in Haas Pavilion on Feb. Founded: 1868 25, 2016 Enrollment: 38,204 Series Record: UCLA leads 136-103 Colors: Blue (282) & Gold (116) UCLA’s 2016-17 Record: 14-1, 1-1 Pac-12 UCLA’s Last Game: Won at Oregon State, 76-63 Nickname: Golden Bears • UCLA’s lone loss of the season came last week at No. 21 Oregon, 89-87 Mascot: Oski • The Bruins have six players scoring in the double figures -- TJ Leaf (17.5), Bryce Alford (16.3), Isaac Hamilton (14.7), Lonzo Ball (14.3), Aaron Holiday (13.9) and Thomas Welsh (11.1). UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL • Welsh leads UCLA with 9.2 rebounds per game, while Leaf averages 8.9 rpg. Chancellor: Nicholas Dirks • Ball is the nation’s only player averaging at least 10 points, five rebounds and eight assists per game. Director of Athletics: H. Michael Williams • Seven of UCLA’s eight regular contributors have recorded more assists than turnovers Senior Women’s Administrator: Jenny Si- CAL RECORDS AGAINST UCLA mon-O’Neill Points: 36, Bob McKeen, Feb. 19, 1955 Conference: Pacific-12 36, Mark McNamara, Feb. 19, 1982 36, Lamond Murray, Feb. 24, 1994 COACHING STAFF Rebounds: 21, Darrall Imhoff, Feb. 13, 1960 Head Coach: Cuonzo Martin (3rd season) 21, Camden Wall, March 2, 1964 FG: 15, Bob McKeen, Feb. 19, 1955 Purdue, 2000 3P: 6, Ryan Forehan-Kelly, March 7, 2002 Assoc. Head Coach: Tracy Webster (3rd season) FT: 15, Lamond Murray, Feb. 24, 1994 Wisconsin, 1995 Assistant Coach: Wyking Jones (2nd season) LAST TIME OUT Loyola Marymount, 1995 The Bears earned their first conference victory in an 81-65 triumph over Arizona State • Cal was 11-25 from downtown, including a five 3-pointers from Grant Mullins and two apiece from Ivan Assistant Coach: Tim O’Toole (1st season) Rabb and Jabari Bird. Fairfield, 1987 • Four Bears scored in double figures - Rabb (20), Mullins (20), Bird (16) and Sam Singer (10) • Rabb turned in his second consecutive game of 15+ rebounds with 15 boards, and added four assists. TEAM INFORMATION • Charlie Moore logged a career-high three rebounds and six assists. Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 • The Bears outscored the Sun Devils 36-18 in the paint. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/3 • Cal shot 52.6 percent (30-57) from the field. Facility: Walter A. Haas, Jr. Pavilion (11,858) A CALIFORNIA WIN WOULD... NCAA Tournament Appearances: 19 • Be Cal’s first victory over an AP Top 25 opponent since Feb. 11, 2016 (83-63 win vs. No. 11 Oregon in 1946, 57, 58, 59, 60, 90, 93, 94, 96, 97, 2001, Berkeley). 02, 03, 06, 09, 10, 12, 13, 16 • Be Cal’s first victory over a Top 10 or Top 5 opponent since Feb. 1, 2014 (69-58 vs. No. 1 Arizona in Best NCAA Tournament Showing: Champions (‘59) Berkeley). Best NIT Tournament Showing: Champions (‘99) • Be Cal’s first victory over a Top 25 team away from Haas Pavilion since Nov. 20, 2014 (73-59 vs. No. 23 Syracuse at Madison Square Garden). • Be Cal’s first victory over a Top 10 team away from Haas Pavilion since Feb. 10, 2013 (77-69 vs. No. 7 2015-16 IN REVIEW Arizona in Tucson). 2015-16 Overall Record: 23-11 • Be Cal’s first victory over a Top 5 team away from Haas Pavilion since March 8, 2007 (76-69 in OT vs. Home: 18-0 | Away: 4-7 |Neutral: 1-4 No. 4 UCLA in Los Angeles). 2015-16 Pac-12 Record: 12-6/T-3rd • Be Cuonzo Martin’s first career win over an AP Top 5 opponent. 2015-16 Pac-12 Tournament Finish: T3rd, Lost in the semifinals to Utah, 82-78 (OT) EYEING THE ISO With the arrival of superfrosh Lonzo Ball, UCLA has vaulted into the country’s top spot in assists (347) Postseason: NCAA First Round and assists per game (23.1).