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THURSDAY, JANUARY 28 • 8 P.M. PT • DESERT FINANCIAL ARENA • TEMPE, ARIZ. BROADCAST: FS1 • RADIO: KGO 810 AM • LIVE STATS: CALBEARS.COM CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS 7-10 2-8 MARK FOX -- OVERALL PAC-12 HEAD COACH RANK (AP) SCHEDULE HOME: 5-4 • AWAY: 1-6 • NEUTRAL: 1-0 • PAC-12: 2-8 ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME (PT)/RESULT 4-8 1-5 BOBBY HURLEY -- Nov. 25 Colorado State ^ CANCELED OVERALL PAC-12 HEAD COACH RANK (AP) Nov. 25 at Oregon State L, 63-71 Nov. 26 vs. Northwest ^ W, 86-61 NOV. 30 NICHOLLS STATE W, 60-49 DEC. 3 #25 ARIZONA STATE * L, 62-70 Dec. 6 at UCLA * L, 56-76 Dec. 9 at Pepperdine L, 62-74 FRONT PAGE NEWS DEC. 13 SAN FRANCISCO W, 72-70 DEC. 19 CSUN W, 87-56 THE OPENING TIP THE SERIES Dec. 22 at Boston College CANCELED » Cal makes a swing through the desert, starting with » Series: Arizona State leads, 46-41 DEC. 22 SEATTLE U W, 70-65 an 8 p.m. PT game at Arizona State on Jan. 28. » Record at ASU: 16-27 Dec. 31 at #21 Oregon * L, 69-82 » FS1 will carry the game with Kevin Burkhardt (PxP » Last Meeting: 62-70 loss at Cal, 12/3/20 Jan. 2 at Oregon State * L, 64-73 and Casey Jacobson (Analyst) on the call. » Last 10 Meetings: 4-6 JAN. 7 WASHINGTON STATE * L, 60-71 » Rich Cellini (PxP) & Todd McKim (analyst) will call » Most Points, Cal: 108, 1999-00 JAN. 9 WASHINGTON * W, 84-78 the game for the California Golden Bears Sports » Most Points, ASU: 111, 1999-00 Jan. 14 at Colorado * L, 60-89 Network on KGO 810 AM and via TuneIn. » Largest Margin, Cal: 30, 1956-57 Jan. 16 at Utah * W, 72-63 » Largest Margin, ASU: 36, 1978-79 JAN. 21 #24 UCLA * L, 57-61 TOP STORYLINES » Longest Cal win streak: 5, 2x; last: 09-10 to 11-12 JAN. 23 USC * L, 68-76 » Cal is aiming to split the season series with ASU » Longest ASU win streak: 7, 1982-83 to 1985-86 Jan. 28 at Arizona State * (FS1) 8 p.m. after losing a 62-70 contest in Berkeley on Dec. 3. » Current streak: 6, Arizona State Jan. 30 at Arizona * (Pac-12 Network) 2 p.m. » The Bears haven’t won in Tempe since Feb. 8, 2017. FEB. 4 STANFORD * (ESPN/2/U) 6 P.M. » Leading scorer Matt Bradley (17.1ppg) returned to Individual records vs. Arizona State: Feb. 7 at Stanford !* (FS1) 7 p.m. action on Jan. 23 vs. USC after missing five straight » Points: 36, Jackie Ridgle, Dec. 30, 1968 FEB. 11 UTAH * (Pac-12 Network) 3 P.M. games and seven of nine due to injury (ankle). » Rebounds: 18, Mark McNamara, Feb. 28, 1981 FEB. 13 COLORADO * (ESPN2/U) 7 P.M. » Cal had its whole roster available for the first time » FG: 12, Leonard Taylor, Jan. 5, 1989 Feb. 18 at Washington State * (Pac-12 Network) TBD this season on 1/23 vs. USC. » 3P: 6, Grant Mullins, Feb. 8, 2017 Feb. 20 at Washington * (ESPN/2/U) TBD FEB. 25 OREGON STATE * (Pac-12 Network) TBD » Grant Anticevich has dominated offensively over » FT: 20, Dave Butler, Feb. 26, 1987 FEB. 27 OREGON * (FS1) TBD the past three games, averaging 16.6 points on 61.2% Mar. 10-13 Pac-12 Tournament + TBD shooting. He tied the school record for most 3-pointers Last 10 meetings: made without a miss (5-for-5) for the second time in 1/21/16 W 75-70 Berkeley ^ - Neutral contest at Oregon State (Corvallis, Ore.) his career on Thursday vs. UCLA. 3/5/16 W 68-65 Tempe ! - Played at Kaiser Permanente Arena (Santa Cruz, Calif.) » Andre Kelly is shooting 67.7 percent (44-of-65) from 1/1/17 W 81-65 Berkeley * - Pac-12 Conference contest the field against Pac-12 opponents this season. 2/8/17 W 68-43 Tempe + - Neutral contest at T-Mobile Arena (Las Vegas, Nev.) » The Bears lead the Pac-12 with 128 3-pointers made 1/20/18 L 73-81 Berkeley BOLD - Home contest at Haas Pavilion | All times listed PT & subject to change this season. Grad transfers Makale Foreman (38) and 3/1/18 L 53-84 Tempe Ryan Betley (36) are 1-2 among Pac-12 players. 1/9/19 L 66-80 Berkeley LAST GAME’S STARTERS » Cal took the Pac-12 leaders UCLA and USC to the 2/24/19 L 59-69 Tempe wire in back-to-back games last week, losing by a 2/16/20 L 75-80 Berkeley MAKALE FOREMAN combined 12 points. 12/3/20 L 62-70 Berkeley 10.1 PPG - 1.7 RPG - 1.9 APG A WIN WOULD... » Be Cal’s first win in Tempe since 2/8/17. JARRED HYDER » Be the Bears’ second road win of the year. » Snap Cal’s six-game skid against ASU. 7.2 PPG - 1.6 RPG - 2.5 APG BY THE NUMBERS RYAN BETLEY 10.1 PPG - 3,9 RPG - 1.5 APG ST GRANT ANTICEVICH 1 5-5 70+ The Bears’ game vs. USC on Jan. 23 Per Stats Inc., Grant Anticevich is the fourth The Bears are 6-0 this season when 10.7 PPG - 4.7 RPG - 1.6 APG marked the first time all season that Pac-12 player in the last 25 seasons with scoring 70 or more points, most the entire Cal roster was available two career games of 5-for-5 or better from recently including Pac-12 victories at to play. Key faces (Bradley, 7 games; 3-point range, joining joining Arizona’s Utah on Jan. 16 and vs. Washington ANDRE KELLY Hyder, 7 games; Anticevich, 4 Gilbert Arenas, Stanford’s Jeremy Green & on Jan. 9. Cal also scored 70+ vs. 9.9 PPG - 5.8 RPG - 0.6 APG games) have all missed time. UCLA’s Aaron Holiday (two each). Northwest, USF, CSUN and Seattle U. Assistant Director, Athletic Communications (Men’s Basketball contact): Gerrit Van Genderen Cell: (510) 697-7235 // Email: [email protected] // 355 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720 CAL MEN’S BASKETBALL 2020-21 GAME NOTES QUICK FACTS TALE OF THE TAPE THE BASICS CAL CATEGORY ARIZONA STATE Location Berkeley, CA 7-10 (2-8 PAC-12) RECORD 4-8 (1-5 Pac-12) Founded 1868 67.8 SCORING AVERAGE 75.6 Enrollment 42,510 Colors Blue (282) & Gold (116) 45.0 (405-900) FIELD GOALS 43.1 (312-724) Nickname Golden Bears 34.2 (128-374) THREE-POINTERS 32.4 (94-290) Mascot Oski 66.9 (214-320) FREE THROWS 71.1 (189-266) Conference Pac-12 31.6 REBOUNDING AVERAGE 31.6 Facility Walter A. Haas, Jr. Pavilion (11,858) 12.8 ASSISTS AVERAGE 12.6 UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL 13.1 TURNOVER AVERAGE 11.1 Chancellor Carol Christ 5.3 STEAL AVERAGE 6.8 Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton 2.3 BLOCK AVERAGE 3.8 Senior Women’s Administrator Jenny Simon-O’Neill Sport Administrator Brian Mann COACHING STAFF WHAT TO KNOW Head Coach Mark Fox ABOUT THE SUN DEVILS SURE SHOT (Eastern New Mexico ‘91, Kansas ‘96) » Arizona State has lost six straight games dating back » With some of Cal’s primary offensive weapons missing Record at Cal: 21-28 (2nd season) to Dec. 16. During the skid, the Sun Devils have had three games throughout this season, Andre Kelly has emerged Career Record: 307-204 (16th season) games postponed as well. as a reliable scoring option for Cal. Assistant Coach Andrew Francis (2nd season) » Preseason All-American Remy Martin is averaging 17.4 » Kelly is third among Pac-12 players in overall Assistant Coach Chris Harriman (2nd season) points and 4.2 assists per game. FG% (60.5) and ranks first in conference-only FG% (67.7). Assistant Coach Marty Wilson (3rd season) » Arizona State guards Josh and Caleb Christopher are the » Since Cal returned to Pac-12 play on 12/31, Kelly is younger brothers of former Cal standout Patrick shooting 70.1 percent from the field (40-57). TEAM INFORMATION Christopher (2007-10), who ranks No. 3 all-time in » Kelly has scored in double figures seven times this Starters Returning/Lost 3/2 scoring (1,700 points) at Cal and helped lead the Bears season. He’s averaging 9.9 PPG. Letterwinners Returning/Lost 10/7 to their first conference title in 50 years in 2010. » Kelly also leads Cal with 5.8 rebounds per game. Newcomers 5 2019-20 Overall Record 14-18 ANTICEVICH HEATING UP SUCCESS IN OUR HAAS Home: 12-5 » Grant Anticevich is back on the court and providing a » Cal is 17-9 overall at Haas Pavilion under Mark Fox (2019-20 Road: 1-10 much-needed boost for the Bears after missing 4 games to present), with 7 of those wins coming in Pac-12 play. Netural 1-3 from Dec. 17-31 due to an emergency appendectomy. » Cal is 5-4 at home this season. Its most recent home win 2019-20 Pac-12 Record (Finish) 7-11 (10th) » Anticevich is averaging 16.6 PPG (19-for-31) & 4 RPG was vs. Washington on 1/9. The other four home wins 2019-20 Pac-12 Tournament Finish W, 63-51, Stanford over the past three games. came in non-conference action. 2019-20 Postseason Canceled, COVID-19 » Anticevich is shooting 50% from 3-point range » Cal’s 12 wins at home last season (2019-20) were its (11-for-22) in Pac-12 play.