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GOLDEN BEARS HIGHLANDERS 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 OVERALL BIG WEST OVERALL PAC-12 VS -- Wyking Jones -- Dennis Cutts RANK HEAD COACH RANK HEAD COACH

FRIDAY Haas Pavilion BROADCAST LIVE STREAM LIVE STATS November 10 Berkeley, Calif. Pac-12 Networks Pac-12.com/live CalBears.com SCHEDULE NEED TO KNOW

Overall: 0-0 • Pac-12: 0-0 California men’s basketball officially enters the Wyking Jones era on Friday when the Golden Bears begin Home: 0-0 • Away: 0-0 • Neutral: 0-0 their 2017-18 campaign against the UC Riverside Highlanders. Action is set for 9 p.m., live from Haas Pavil- ion and on the Pac-12 Networks as part of the “Full Court Friday” special. DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME NOV. 6 PROVIDENCE (EXHIBITION) W, 81-52 The men’s game is the nightcap of a doubleheader with Cal women’s basketball, who host Saint Mary’s NOV. 10 UC RIVERSIDE 9 PM at 5 p.m. NOV. 12 CAL POLY 1 PM NOV. 16 MAUI INV: WOFFORD 6 PM The Bears make their official debut following an 81-52 romp of NAIA opponent Providence in Monday’s exhi- Nov. 20 Maui Inv: Wichita St. % 2 pm bition game. Cal’s veteran trio of Don Coleman (20 points), Marcus Lee (17 points) and Kingsley Okoroh (14 Nov. 21 Maui Inv: TBD % TBD Nov. 22 Maui Inv: TBD % TBD points) all scored in double figures. Okoroh paved the way with a triple-double that included 10 blocks and NOV. 28 CSUN 8 PM 10 rebounds with just one foul in 30 minutes of action, and Lee added a double-double with his 12 boards. DEC. 2 SAINT MARY’S (CA) 8 PM DEC. 6 CENTRAL ARKANSAS 7 PM Six newcomers also saw time in Monday’s exhibition -- Darius McNeill, Jacob Orender, Austin McCullough, Dec. 9 at San Diego State 2 pm Jules Erving, Deschon Winston and Grant Anticevich. McNeill earned the start and led the entire squad in DEC. 16 CAL STATE FULLERTON 1 PM minutes with 35, and he and Anticevich each scored 8 points, the highest among the newcomers. Dec. 19 at Seattle 7 p.m. DEC. 21 PORTLAND STATE 8 PM TICKETS & PROMOTIONS: Tickets for the game can be purchased in advance via CalBears.com or by calling Dec. 30 at Stanford* 7 pm (800) 462-3277. The first 150 students to enter Haas Pavilion will receive a Cal beanie courtesy of Sequoia JAN. 4 USC* 7 PM Equities. JAN. 6 UCLA* 3 PM Jan. 11 at Washington* 8 pm Jan. 13 at Washington State* 1 pm HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION: Friday’s game airs live on the Pac-12 Networks, with color commentary and JAN. 17 ARIZONA* 6 PM analysis from Alex Faust and Ben Braun. The California Golden Bears Sports Network will offer play by play JAN. 20 ARIZONA STATE* 7 PM and analysis, as well as post-game interviews, from Todd McKim and Jay John live on KGO 810 AM. Live Jan. 25 at UCLA* 7 pm stats, full broadcast details and more can be accessed via the Cal men’s basketball schedule page on Cal- Jan. 28 at USC* 1 pm Bears.com, and fans can follow the Bears on social media via @CalMBball on Twitter and Instagram, and FEB. 1 OREGON* 6 PM at Facebook.com/CalMBball. FEB. 3 OREGON STATE* 5 PM Feb. 7 at Colorado* 8 pm Feb. 10 at Utah* 6 pm BY THE NUMBERS FEB. 18 STANFORD* 5 PM FEB. 22 WASHINGTON STATE* 8 PM FEB. 24 WASHINGTON* 1 PM Though he’ll be making his debut for the Golden Bears, Marcus Lee already has 100 collegiate March 1 at Arizona State* 6 pm 100 games under his belt from his three years at Kentucky. Lee has 24 career starts. March 3 at Arizona* TBD Mar 7-10 2018 Pac-12 Tournament^ TBA The Golden Bears have more than nine years of head coaching experience among their % at Maui Jim Maui Invitational (Maui, Hawai’i) assistant coaches, with both Tim O’Toole and Chris Walker each at the helm of Fairfield and ^ T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) 9 Texas Tech, respectively, in previous seasons. * Pac-12 Conference game Home games in BOLD All times listed PT and subject to change 2018 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year candidate Kingsley Okoroh set a school single- season record for blocked shots last season. With 74 blocks in 34 appearances, Okoroh TEAM INFORMATION 74 topped David Kravish’s record of 73.

COACHING STAFF Head Coach...... Wyking Jones (LMU ‘95) In their exhibition against Providence, the Golden Bears limited the Argos to just 14 points in Record at Cal/Career Record: 0-0 (1st season) 14 the paint. Meanwhile, Cal scored 48 of its 81 points in the paint. Associate Head Coach...... Tim O’Toole (2nd season) Assistant Coach...... Chris Walker (1st season) Assistant Coach...... Theo Robertson (1st season) With just two returning letterwinners (Kingsley Okoroh, Don Coleman) the Bears have the Starters Returning/Lost...... 1/4 2 smallest number of returning letterwinners in the country. James Madison also returns only two Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 2/8 letterwinners.

Assistant Director of Athletic Communications (Men’s Basketball contact): Mara Rudolph Cell: 510-384-6574 // Email: [email protected] // 349 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720 2 GAME 1: UC RIVERSIDE QUICK FACTS BEAR NECESSITIES: CAL'S STORYLINES

GENERAL INFORMATION SCOUTING THE HIGHLANDERS Duke 7 Location: Berkeley, CA Last Meeting: Cal won, 78-61, on Nov. 11, 2004, but Kentucky 7 Founded: 1868 the win was later forfeited due to Cal’s use of an 5. CALIFORNIA 6 Enrollment: 40,173 ineligible player. Montana 6 Colors: Blue (282) & Gold (116) Series Record: UC Riverside leads, 1-0, after Cal Idaho 6 Nickname: Golden Bears forfeited its win in the 2005 season due to an Northwestern State 6 Mascot: Oski ineligible player. Holy Cross 6 • UC Riverside returns four starters from a squad UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL that went 7-21 last season and finished 8th of nine in the Big West. CAL IN THE PAC-12 PRESEASON POLL Chancellor: Carol Christ • Chance Murray is UC Riverside’s top returning The Golden Bears were projected to finish 11th in Director of Athletics: H. Michael Williams scorer (10.2 ppg) and rebounder (5.2 rpg). the Pac-12 in 2017-18, according to a preseason Senior Women’s Administrator: Jenny Si- • Dikymbe Martin leads all Highlander returners in vote by media who regularly cover the conference. mon-O’Neill assists at 2.6 apg. Conference: Pacific-12 • The Highlanders posted an 81-65 victory in an Arizona is the favorite to win the conference, exhibition over Stanislaus State. followed by USC and UCLA in the top 3. Washington COACHING STAFF State is predicted to finish behind the Bears at Head Coach: Wyking Jones (1st season as HC) LAST TIME OUT 12th. Loyola Marymount, 1995 The Golden Bears defeated the Providence Argos, 81-52, Assoc. Head Coach: Tim O’Toole (2nd season) in an exhibition. Cal’s worst finish in the last decade came in 2007- 08, when the Bears went 17-16 overall and 6-12 in Fairfield, 1987 • Kingsley Okoroh logged a triple-double with 14 the Pac-10 to earn 9th place. Assistant Coach: Chris Walker (1st season) points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocks. Villanova, 1992 • Marcus Lee added a double-double on 17 points Assistant Coach: Theo Robertson (1st season) and 12 rebounds, plus two blocks, one and OKOROH ON KAREEM ABDUL JABBAR AWARD one . California, 2010 WATCH LIST • Don Coleman tallied a game-high 20 points. Kingsley Okorh is on the shortlist of the best • The Golden Bear defense limited Providence to TEAM INFORMATION collegiate centers in the nation. The Cal big man just 14 points in the paint, while scoring 48 in the was named one of 20 players on the 2018 Kareem Starters Returning/Lost: 1/4 paint. Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 2/8 • The Bears shot 81.3 percent (13-16) from the Facility: Walter A. Haas, Jr. Pavilion (11,858) charity stripe. Okoroh enters his senior season following Pac-12 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 19 All-Defensive Honorable Mention laurels last year. 1946, 57, 58, 59, 60, 90, 93, 94, 96, 97, 2001, CH-CH-CHANGES He logged 74 blocks to become Cal’s single-season 02, 03, 06, 09, 10, 12, 13, 16 After a busy offseason, the Golden Bears boast blocked shots leader. The Derby, England native Best NCAA Tournament Showing: Champions (‘59) among one of the youngest squads in the country, started 24 contests in 2016-17 -- appearing in all Best NIT Tournament Showing: Champions (‘99) ranking among the Top 10 in the following 34 games -- en route to averaging a career-best in categories: points (4.6) and rebounds (5.5). During his junior 2016-17 IN REVIEW season, Okoroh also averaged 2.2 blocks per a 2016-17 Overall Record: 21-13 Fewest Returning Starts From 2016-17 game and recorded four or more blocks in six Home: 15-4 | Away: 3-6 | Neutral: 3-3 Rank Team Total outings, while also setting single-game career- 2016-17 Pac-12 Record: 10-8/T5th 1. Pitt 3 highs with five blocks against Wyoming and 13 rebounds against No. 4 UCLA. 2016-17 Pac-12 Tournament Finish: T3rd, Lost in 2. Chattanooga 11 the semifinals to Oregon (73-65) 3. Little Rock 12 The list will be narrowed down to 10 candidates Postseason: NIT First Round Iowa State 12 5. Kentucky 23 by mid-February, with five finalists announced in March and the winner crowned in April. Athletic Communications 6. Austin Peay 42 7. CALIFORNIA 45 Mailing Address: 349 Haas Pavilion HAMILTON NAMED TO NABC HONORS COURT Berkeley, CA 94720 Fewest Returning Letterwinners Senior guard Nick Hamilton was recognized for Assistant Athletic Communications Director: Rank Team Total his exemplary work in the classroom this summer, Mara Rudolph 1. CALIFORNIA 2 Office: (510) 643-5846 earning NABC Honors Court laurels. The Honors James Madison 2 Court recognizes student-athletes who excelled in Cell: (510) 384-6574 3. Pitt 3 Email: [email protected] academics during the 2016-17 season, carrying a Robert Morris 3 3.2 GPA or higher.

Fewest Minutes Played in 2016-17 by Returnees Hamilton boasts a 3.74 cumulative GPA as a WE ARE CALIFORNIA Rank Team Total double major in legal studies and media studies. When referring to any California athletic 1. Pitt 648 The Inglewood, Calif. product saw action in 12 team, please use either “California” 2. Kentucky 890 games during the Bears’ 2016-17 campaign after or “Cal” to denote the institution and 3. CALIFORNIA 1,167 recovering from a knee injury during the 2015-16 “Golden Bears” or “Bears” when 4. Austin Peay 1,392 season. indicating the mascot. Refrain from 5. Dayton 1,596 using names such as UC Berkeley, OKOROH’S OFFSEASON California-Berkeley, Cal-Berkeley, or Cal Most Scholarship Freshmen In preparation for Wyking Jones’ style of press, State Berkeley. Rank Team Total Kingsley Okoroh spent his summer becoming 1. Pitt 7 a leaner, more mobile and more conditioned Mount St. Mary’s 7 athlete. From June 19 to Aug. 28, Okoroh dropped

TWITTER: @CALMBBALL • INSTAGRAM: @CALMBBALL • FACEBOOK.COM/CALMBBALL 3 14 lbs. og weight, improving his lean body mass spelling out California and Golden Bears. CAL'S RECORD WHEN... from 245.8 to 252 -- a gain of 7 lbs. of muscle. His fat measured at 8.4, down from 18.7 in June, NEXT UP including a nearly four percent drop in body fat The Bears continue opening weekend with Cal Poly OVERALL from 9 percent to 5.1 percent. at home in Haas Pavilion on Sunday at 1 p.m. The Overall Record ...... 0-0 action airs live on the Pac-12 Networks. Pac-12 Conference ...... 0-0 Okoroh worked with men’s basketball strength and Home ...... 0-0 conditioning coach Jordan Jackson, with a primary Away ...... 0-0 area of focus in his mobility -- including the ability 2016-17 KEY MOMENTS IN REVIEW Neutral ...... 0-0 to stay into basketball stances and positions for Leading at Halftime ...... 0-0 longer periods of times, and opening up his hips WYKING JONES NAMED HEAD COACH to move better. Ankle strength for the 7-footer Trailing at Halftime ...... 0-0 Wyking Jones was named Cal’s head coach on was also a focus. Okoroh’s conditioning to lean Tied at Halftime ...... 0-0 March 24, 2017. Jones had previously served on out included utilizing the underwater treadmill at In Overtime Games...... 0-0 Cuonzo Martin’s staff for two seasons. While an Cal’s Simpson High Performance Center to put less assistant coach at Cal, Jones helped the Bears Score 70 points, or more ...... 0-0 pressure on his joints, and participating in low- to a combined 44-24 record and reached the Score 80 points, or more ...... 0-0 impact cardio such as intervals on the elliptical. postseason twice. Over his last two years at Cal, Hold opponent under 70 points ...... 0-0 Okoroh, Jackson and team nutritionist Elizabeth the Bears’ defense has led the Pac-12 in points Hold opponent under 60 points ...... 0-0 McNear also met several times throughout the per game and percentage allowed both summer to tighten up Okoroh’s diet and nutrition Against Ranked Opponents ...... 0-0 seasons – 67.3 ppg and 39.6 percent in 2015-16 plan. Against Unranked Opponents ...... 0-0 and 63.4 ppg and 40.0 percent in 2016-17. On Television ...... 0-0 BEARS HOST “FAMILY DAY OLYMPICS” On Pac-12 Network ...... 0-0 MARTIN STEPS DOWN On Fox...... 0-0 With a family atmosphere as an integral part of Following Cal’s loss to CSU Bakersfield in the NIT, On ESPN/2/3/U ...... 0-0 the foundation for head coach Wyking Jones’ team Cuonzo Martin announced his resignation as head culture, the Bears held a Family Day Olympics to coach of the Golden Bears. Martin stepped down kick off their preseason. Student-athletes, support to pursue other opportunities, eventually accepting AGAINST OPPONENTS staff and their families came together at Thousand a position as head coach at Missouri. In his three Oaks Park in Berkeley for a picnic followed by a Post Higher Shooting Percentage ...... 0-0 seasons at Cal, Martin amassed a 62-39 overall Post Lower Shooting Percentage ...... 0-0 competitive slate of games, including a three- record, and 29-25 record in the Pac-12. legged race, motivational quote unscramble, Same Shooting Percentage ...... 0-0 obstacle course, limbo and more. Post More Rebounds ...... 0-0 RABB & BIRD GO SECOND ROUND Post Fewer Rebounds ...... 0-0 For the second year in a row, two California players WORKOUT WAYS were taken in the NBA Draft. Ivan Rabb and Jabari Same Rebounds as Opponent ...... 0-0 In order to prepare for a new style of offense this Bird were both selected in the second round. Post More Turnovers ...... 0-0 year, the Golden Bears were hard at work this Rabb was taken by the Orlando Magic, with his Post Fewer Turnovers ...... 9-0 offseason adapting to Strength & Conditioning draft rights immediately traded to the Memphis Same Turnovers as Opponent ...... 0-0 Coach Jordan Jackson’s workouts. Along with Grizzlies, and Bird was the 56th overall pick to the Post More Assists ...... 0-0 Olympic style weightlifting and conditioning, Boston Celtics. Post Fewer Assists ...... 0-0 the Bears also participated in unique sessions Same Assists as Opponent ...... 0-0 such as hot yoga, conditioning on the campus Their selections marked the third and fourth in the beach volleyball courts and running the California last two seasons, joining Jaylen Brown (Celtics) and Memorial Stadium steps. Tyrone Wallace (Utah Jazz). MISCELLANEOUS Longest Win Streak ...... N/A NEW-LOOK BEARS OKOROH SETS SINGLE-SEASON Longest Losing Streak ...... N/A California’s new look extends beyond the nine RECORD Current Active Streak ...... N/A newcomers on the squad, as the Golden Bears With one block in Cal’s NIT game against CSU Most Points in 1st Half ...... 0 launched a 10-year partnership with global Bakersfield, Kingsley Okoroh became the Fewest Points in 1st Half ...... 0 footwear and apparel leader Under Armour on program’s new single-season blocked shots leader, June 1, 2017. The launch included a rebranding Most Points in 2nd Half ...... 0 bringing his total to 74 blocks in 2016-17. He Fewest Points in 2nd Half ...... 0 of several key athletics marks. The Cal script surpassed David Kravish’s 73 from 2014. Okoroh Most Points in OT...... 0 logo – one of the most iconic and recognizable currently ranks third among Cal’s career blocked marks in collegiate athletics – remains a staple, shots leaders (135). Fewest Points in OT...... 0 while two classic California symbols in the walking Bear and the block Ccombine to replace the old growling Bear logo. The Bears will also benefit from CAL SETS HOME WIN STREAK RECORD exclusive use of the custom Sather Stripe design, With 27 consecutive home wins from March which pays homage to campus designs, including 1, 2015 to Dec. 17, 2016, head coach Cuonzo the Campanile. Martin’s Bear squads set the program record home-winning streak. Cal set the record with an 81-55 rout of Cal Poly on Dec. 17 before the record NEWELLY-SURFACED was snapped against No. 12 Virginia in a 56-52 As part of Cal’s transition to Under Armour, the loss on Dec. 21, 2016. Golden Bears received updated facilities paid for with a bonus from the apparel giant. Along with CAL’S LONGEST HOMECOURT WIN STREAKS new signage and decor throughout Haas Pavilion, 1. 27 -- March 1, 2015-Dec. 17, 2016 Pete Newell Court now displays the traditional 2. 26 -- Dec. 27, 1958 to Dec. 16, 1960 Cal script logo at center court on the first-grade 3. 17 -- Feb. 20, 2011 to Jan. 29, 2012 and Feb. 2, maple. The old maple wood surface was used for 2002 to Feb. 15, 2003 17 seasons, reaching the end of its functional lifespan. The Sather Stripe makes an appearance on both baselines, as does the new font, again

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RANK TEAM 17 RECORD PREV RANK TEAM 17 RECORD PREV RECORD AP USA TODAY 1 Duke 28-9 7 1 Duke 28-9 7 Preseason ------2 Michigan State 20-15 NR 2 Michigan State 20-15 NR 3 Arizona 32-5 4 3 Arizona 32-5 4 4 Kansas 31-5 3 4 Kansas 31-5 3 5 Kentucky 32-6 6 5 Kentucky 32-6 6 6 Villanova 32-4 1 6 Villanova 32-4 1 7 Wichita State 31-5 19 7 Wichita State 31-5 19 8 Florida 27-9 20 8 Florida 27-9 20 9 North Carolina 33-7 5 9 North Carolina 33-7 5 10 Southern California 26-10 NR 10 Southern California 26-10 NR 11 West Virginia 28-9 13 11 West Virginia 28-9 13 12 Cincinnati 30-6 18 12 Cincinnati 30-6 18 13 Miami (FL.) 21-12 NR 13 Miami (FL.) 21-12 NR 14 Notre Dame 26-10 14 14 Notre Dame 26-10 14 15 Minnesota 24-10 NR 15 Minnesota 24-10 NR 16 Louisville 25-9 10 16 Louisville 25-9 10 17 Xavier 24-14 NR 17 Xavier 24-14 NR 18 Gonzaga 37-2 2 18 Gonzaga 37-2 2 19 Northwestern 24-12 NR 19 Northwestern 24-12 NR 20 Purdue 27-8 15 20 Purdue 27-8 15 21 UCLA 31-5 8 21 UCLA 31-5 8 22 Saint Mary’s 29-5 22 22 Saint Mary’s 29-5 22 23 Seton Hall 21-12 NR 23 Seton Hall 21-12 NR 24 Baylor 27-8 12 24 Baylor 27-8 12 25 Texas A&M 16-15 NR 25 Texas A&M 16-15 NR

Others receiving votes: Alabama 86, Virginia 57, Others receiving votes: Texas A&M 76, Virginia Rhode Island 49, TCU 46, Providence 34, Missouri 57, Butler 43, Missouri 35, TCU 32, Rhode Island 19, Virginia Tech 16, Wisconsin 14, Butler 13, 31, Wisconsin 21, Providence 21, Maryland 20, Texas 10, Oklahoma 7, Maryland 7, Nevada 7, Oklahoma 19, Oakland 19, Texas 13, Michigan 13, Michigan 6, Dayton 5, Middle Tennessee 4, Ball Virginia Tech 12, Oregon 12, SMU 6, Creighton 6, State 4, SMU 3, Oakland 2, Oregon 2, UCF 1, South Georgia Tech 3, Georgia 3, Harvard 2, Arkansas 2, Carolina 1, Harvard 1 Florida State 1, Nevada 1, South Carolina 1 ROSTER

NO. NAME POS. HT. WT. YR. HOMETOWN/PREV. SCHOOL(S) 0 Jacob Orender G 6-0 175 Jr. Jacksonville Beach, Fla./Fletcher HS/Lafayette 1 Darius McNeill G 6-3 175 Fr. Houston, Texas/Westfield HS 2 Juhwan Harris-Dyson G 6-5 198 Fr. Northridge, Calif./Heritage Christian 3 Paris Austin G 6-0 175 R-So. Oakland, Calif./Bishop O’Dowd/Boise State 10 Justice Sueing F 6-7 209 Fr. Honolulu, Hawai’i/Mater Dei 12 Austin McCullough G 6-4 197 Fr. Birmingham, Ala./Portage Central HS 13 Jules Erving F 6-6 185 Fr. Atlanta, Ga./Holly Innocents’ Episcopal 14 Don Coleman G 6-3 193 Jr. Augusta, Ga./Butler HS/Lawson State CC 15 Roman Davis F 6-7 204 So. Carson, Calif./Windward HS 20 Derek King G 6-3 198 Sr. Shanghai, China/Santa Teresa HS/Foothill College 21 Nick Hamilton G 6-3 201 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif./Westchester HS 22 Kingsley Okoroh C 7-1 267 Sr. Derby, England/Westwind Prep 24 Marcus Lee F 6-11 225 Sr. Antioch, Calif./Deer Valley HS/Kentucky 25 Deschon Winston G 6-2 175 Fr. Lake Balboa, Calif./Birmingham HS 34 Grant Anticevich F 6-8 217 Fr. Sydney, Australia/Newington College 42 Cole Welle F 6-8 230 Sr. Aptos, Calif./Aptos HS COACHES AND STAFF PRONUNCIATIONS

Head Coach: Wyking Jones, 1st season as HC (Loyola Marymount, 1995) WYKING Jones...... WHY-king Associate Head Coach: Tim O’Toole, 2nd season (Fairfield, 1987) Grant ANTICEVICH...... ann-TI-sev-itch Assistant Coach: Chris Walker (Villanova, 1992) JUHWAN Harris-Dyson...... JAH-won Assistant Coach: Theo Robertson (California, 2010) Austin MCCULLOUGH...... mick-CULL-oh Strength & Conditioning Coach: Jordan Jackson Kingsley OKOROH...... oh-CORE-oh Director of Operations: Keith Brown Jacob ORENDER...... OR-render Assistant Director of Operations: Christopher Oakes Cole WELLE...... WELL-e Assistant Director of Operations: Stephanie Toovey DESCHON Winston...... D-shawn Director of Scouting & Video: Mitch Elkins Video Intern: Brandon Brenseke Athletic Trainer: Barry Parsons

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With more than 15 years of collegiate coaching experience, Wyking Jones was introduced as California’s head coach on March 24, 2017.

Prior to his tenure as head coach, Jones served as an assistant coach at Cal for two seasons under Cuonzo Martin in 2015-16 and 2016-17.

Charged with coaching Cal’s big men, Jones helped forward Ivan Rabb become a two-time All- Pac-12 performer and Jaylen Brown earn All-Pac-12 and Pac-12 Freshman of the Year honors in 2015-16. In addition, center Kingsley Okoroh set a school record with 74 blocks in 2016-17.

In his first season with the Golden Bears, Jones helped steer Cal to the program’s first NCAA Tournament bid since 2013 and the program’s highest tournament seeding, a No. 4 seed. Cal’s defense earned top marks, leading the Pac-12 with just 67.3 points allowed per game and finishing in the top three for rebounding. The Bears went 23-11 and extended their home winning streak to 19 games, dating back to the 2014-2015 season.

The Bears continued their success in 2016-17 by pushing their home winning streak to a JONES FAST FACTS program-record 27 games and once again led the league in defense, limiting opponents to Hometown ...... Inglewood, Calif. 63.4 ppg and 40.0 percent shooting. Cal finished the season with a 21-13 record and earned College ...... Loyola Marymount, 1995 the top seed in the National Invitation Tournament...... Bachelor’s of Arts, Business Administration Family...... Wife, Estrella ...... Children, Jameel and Zoe Throughout his career, Jones has also been instrumental in the development of 11 current and former NBA players, including standout Golden Bear Jaylen Brown, plus Terry Rozier, Gorgui PLAYING HISTORY Dieng, Montrezl Harrell, Tony Snell, Russ Smith and . 1991-95...... Loyola Marymount 1995-2001...... Professional (Italy, France, Jones, a native of Inglewood, Calif., returned to his home state with 12 years of experience Japan, Lebanon, South Korea) as a coach at the collegiate level and was introduced as Martin’s assistant on April 23, 2015. He joined the Golden Bears’ staff after serving as an assistant coach at Louisville for four PLAYING HONORS seasons. During his time on the Cardinals’ coaching staff, UofL’s combined record was 123-30. • Two-time All-West Coast Conference - Loyola Louisville captured the 2013 NCAA Championship and reached two Final Fours over the past Marymount four seasons. The Cardinals completed the 2014-15 season with a 27-9 record, reaching the • 1,076 career points - Loyola Marymount NCAA Tournament regional final. • 493 rebounds - Loyola Marymount Prior to Louisville, Jones served two seasons on the coaching staff at New Mexico where the COACHING HISTORY 2009-11...... New Mexico (Assistant Coach) Lobos won 52 games in two seasons, including a school-record 30-win campaign in 2010. New 2011-15...... Louisville (Assistant Coach) Mexico finished the 2010 season ranked eighth in the Associated Press national poll. 2015-17...... California (Assistant Coach) 2017-present...... California (Head Coach) Jones served as an assistant coach for five seasons from 2002-06 at Pepperdine, where he was the Waves’ recruiting coordinator. He got his start in coaching at his alma mater, Loyola POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE Marymount, during the 1996-97 season. at New Mexico (as a coach) • 2010 NCAA Tournament (second round) As an assistant coach, Jones boasts one national championship, two Final Four runs, seven • 2011 NIT (second round) NCAA Tournament appearances, an Elite Eight and Sweet 16 run and 10 NBA Draft selections. at Louisville (as a coach) • 2012 NCAA Tournament (Final Four) He was a standout at LMU from 1991-95 under head coach John Olive, where his 1,076 career • 2013 NCAA Tournament (Champion) points rank 24th all-time in the program’s history. Jones also collected 493 career rebounds • 2014 NCAA Tournament (Sweet 16) during his career with the Lions. He was a two-time All-West Coast Conference selection, • 2015 NCAA Tournament (Elite 8) highlighted by a 19.7 ppg average as a junior. He earned his bachelor’s degree in business at California (as a coach) administration from Loyola Marymount in 1995. • 2016 NCAA Tournament (first round) • 2017 NIT (first round) Jones played professional basketball from 1995-2001 in Italy, France, Japan, Lebanon and South Korea. He also served on the staff at Nike Elite Youth Basketball for three years, where CHAMPIONSHIPS he was the Travel Team Manager for more than 45 programs. at Louisville (as a coach) • 2013 NCAA Tournament Champions Jones and his wife, Estrella, have a son, Jameel and a daughter, Zoe.

NBA PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Jabari Bird, Jaylen Brown, , Montrezl Harrell, Ivan Rabb, Terry Rozier, Peyton Siva, Russ Smith, Tony Snell and Tyrone Wallace.

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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 21-13 15-4 3-6 3-3 CONFERENCE 10-8 7-2 3-6 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 11-5 8-2 0-0 3-3

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 23 Bird, Jabari 27-25 863 32.0 140-318 .4 4 0 65-178 .3 6 5 42-55 .7 6 4 26 101 127 4.7 52 1 28 50 6 18 387 14.3 01 Rabb, Ivan 31-30 1012 32.6 151-312 .4 8 4 8-20 .4 0 0 124-187 .6 6 3 94 230 324 10.5 96 2 48 67 31 21 434 14.0 13 Moore, Charlie 34-34 980 28.8 135-348 .3 8 8 45-128 .3 5 2 99-131 .7 5 6 12 55 67 2.0 87 0 120 99 0 37 414 12.2 3 Mullins, Grant 32-25 999 31.2 107-253 .4 2 3 71-165 .4 3 0 45-56 .8 0 4 7 96 103 3.2 57 1 64 38 3 31 330 10.3 44 Rooks, Kameron 24-10 411 17.1 41-75 .5 4 7 0-0 .0 0 0 36-60 .6 0 0 42 65 107 4.5 60 4 8 20 22 4 118 4.9 22 Okoroh, Kingsley 34-24 722 21.2 64-127 .5 0 4 0-0 .0 0 0 30-56 .5 3 6 72 116 188 5.5 88 4 31 42 74 12 158 4.6 14 Coleman, Don 27-1 309 11.4 42-112 .3 7 5 4-20 .2 0 0 35-57 .6 1 4 14 27 41 1.5 44 1 15 28 1 4 123 4.6 2 Singer, Sam 34-9 682 20.1 63-144 .4 3 8 10-38 .2 6 3 18-39 .4 6 2 12 88 100 2.9 62 2 66 39 2 23 154 4.5 12 Moute a Bidias, R 30-8 358 11.9 22-71 .3 1 0 9-35 .2 5 7 29-34 .8 5 3 18 36 54 1.8 38 1 9 18 4 5 82 2.7 31 Domingo, Stephen 31-4 419 13.5 23-106 .2 1 7 13-71 .1 8 3 15-33 .4 5 5 13 53 66 2.1 50 1 18 6 11 10 74 2.4 42 Welle, Cole 12-0 50 4.2 11-20 .5 5 0 0-2 .0 0 0 0-3 .0 0 0 9 10 19 1.6 9 0 0 0 1 1 22 1.8 25 Davis, Roman 15-0 49 3.3 7-17 .4 1 2 0-1 .0 0 0 1-5 .2 0 0 3 8 11 0.7 8 0 0 2 0 0 15 1.0 21 Hamilton, Nick 12-0 36 3.0 1-6 .1 6 7 1-5 .2 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 3 1 4 0.3 4 0 2 2 0 0 4 0.3 30 Kurdoghlian, Koko 5-0 9 1.8 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.2 10 King, Derek 1-0 1 1.0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 69 43 112 17 Total...... 34 6900 807-1911 .4 2 2 226-664 .3 4 0 476-720 .6 6 1 394 929 1323 38.9 656 17 409 428 155 166 2316 68.1 Opponents...... 34 6900 757-1894 .4 0 0 202-616 .3 2 8 438-647 .6 7 7 294 800 1094 32.2 637 - 390 379 123 162 2154 63.4

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals California 1061 1209 31 15 2316 Opponents 1000 1129 12 13 2154

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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 10-8 7-2 3-6 0-0 CONFERENCE 10-8 7-2 3-6 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 1 Rabb, Ivan 18-18 606 33.7 87-183 .4 7 5 8-17 .4 7 1 71-102 .6 9 6 66 140 206 11.4 52 0 30 40 21 14 253 14.1 23 Bird, Jabari 18-18 618 34.3 91-214 .4 2 5 44-122 .3 6 1 21-30 .7 0 0 19 66 85 4.7 41 1 20 40 5 13 247 13.7 3 Mullins, Grant 18-17 594 33.0 66-156 .4 2 3 44-105 .4 1 9 23-27 .8 5 2 7 52 59 3.3 30 0 36 21 3 17 199 11.1 13 Moore, Charlie 18-18 487 27.1 58-165 .3 5 2 15-55 .2 7 3 44-62 .7 1 0 8 32 40 2.2 46 0 71 48 0 16 175 9.7 44 Rooks, Kameron 16-5 274 17.1 30-54 .5 5 6 0-0 .0 0 0 18-34 .5 2 9 28 40 68 4.3 45 3 5 15 11 2 78 4.9 14 Coleman, Don 12-0 147 12.3 22-49 .4 4 9 1-7 .1 4 3 13-21 .6 1 9 6 11 17 1.4 19 0 2 13 0 1 58 4.8 22 Okoroh, Kingsley 18-13 355 19.7 34-72 .4 7 2 0-0 .0 0 0 11-19 .5 7 9 31 50 81 4.5 48 3 12 21 34 6 79 4.4 2 Singer, Sam 18-1 282 15.7 27-64 .4 2 2 3-16 .1 8 8 6-12 .5 0 0 9 28 37 2.1 33 1 25 16 1 8 63 3.5 31 Domingo, Stephen 15-0 159 10.6 8-37 .2 1 6 4-25 .1 6 0 8-15 .5 3 3 5 20 25 1.7 15 0 9 2 4 4 28 1.9 25 Davis, Roman 5-0 21 4.2 2-8 .2 5 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 2 3 5 1.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.8 12 Moute a Bidias, R 15-0 75 5.0 0-17 .0 0 0 0-7 .0 0 0 6-6 1.000 4 6 10 0.7 7 0 2 3 0 0 6 0.4 21 Hamilton, Nick 5-0 19 3.8 0-2 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 1-2 .5 0 0 1 0 1 0.2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.2 10 King, Derek 1-0 1 1.0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 30 Kurdoghlian, Koko 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 42 Welle, Cole 5-0 11 2.2 0-4 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 3 1 4 0.8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 26 23 49 7 Total...... 18 3650 425-1026 .4 1 4 119-358 .3 3 2 222-330 .6 7 3 215 472 687 38.2 342 8 213 226 79 81 1191 66.2 Opponents...... 18 3650 409-989 .4 1 4 101-311 .3 2 5 240-344 .6 9 8 163 416 579 32.2 304 - 222 193 70 95 1159 64.4

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals California 559 610 7 15 1191 Opponents 545 594 7 13 1159

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0 1 2 3 10 JACOB ORENDER DARIUS MCNEILL JUHWAN HARRIS-DYSON PARIS AUSTIN JUSTICE SUEING Guard, 6-0, 175, Jr., TR Guard, 6-3, 175, Fr., HS Guard, 6-5, 198, Fr., HS Guard, 6-0, 175, Jr., TR Forward, 6-7, 209, Fr., HS Jacksonville Beach, Fla. Houston, Texas Northridge, Calif. Oakland, Calif. Honolulu, Hawai’i Lafayette College Westfield HS Heritage Christian Boise State Mater Dei

12 13 14 15 2O AUSTIN MCCULLOUGH JULES ERVING DON COLEMAN ROMAN DAVIS DEREK KING Guard, 6-4, 197, Fr., HS Forward, 6-6, 185, Fr., HS Forward, 6-3, 193, Jr., 1V Forward, 6-7, 204, So., 1V Guard, 6-3, 200, Sr., 1V Birmingham, Ala. Atlanta, Ga. Augusta, Ga. Carson, Calif. Shanghai, China Portage HS Holy Innocents Episcopal Lawson State CC Windward HS Foothill CC

21 22 24 25 34 NICK HAMILTON KINGSLEY OKOROH MARCUS LEE DESCHON WINSTON GRANT ANTICEVICH Guard, 6-3, 201, Sr., 3V Center, 7-1, 267, Sr., 3V Forward, 6-11, 225, Sr., TR Guard, 6-2, 175, Fr., HS Forward, 6-8, 217, Fr., HS Los Angeles, Calif. Derby, England Antioch, Calif. Lake Balboa, Calif. Sydney, Australia Westchester HS Westwind Prep (Phoenix, Ariz.) Kentucky Birmingham HS Newington College

42 COLE WELLE WYKING JONES TIM O’TOOLE CHRIS WALKER THEO ROBERTSON Forward, 6-8, 230, Sr., 3V Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Aptos, Calif. First Year Second Year First Year First Year Aptos HS

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