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GAME 4: WYOMING 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 RV CALIFORNIA vs. Wyoming WYOMING OVERALL: 2-1 • PAC-12: 0-0 GOLDEN BEARS (2-1) COWBOYS (3-1) HOME: 2-0 • AWAY: 0-0 • NEUTRAL: 0-1 Date ..................Friday, Nov. 25 Time .................................8 p.m DATE OPPONENT TIME Venue ..................Haas Pavilion NOV. 3 CAL BAPTIST (EXH) W, 81-73 Location ............Berkeley, Calif. NOV. 11 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W, 82-53 TV ....................Pac-12 Network NOV. 16 UC IRVINE W, 75-65 (OT) (Guy Haberman, Ben Braun) Nov. 21 vs. RV San Diego St.% L, 77-65 Radio .. California Golden Bears NOV. 25 WYOMING (P12N) 8 P.M. Sports Network - KGO 810 AM NOV. 27 SOUTHEAST ERN LA. (P12N) 5 P.M. (Todd McKim, Jay John) NOV. 30 LOUISIANA TECH (P12N) 6 P.M. Live Stats ............ CalBears.com DEC. 3 ALCORN STATE (P12N) 1 P.M. Dec. 6 vs. Princeton^ (FS1) TBD Dec. 7 vs. Seton Hall^ (FS1) TBD DEC. 10 UC DAVIS (P12N) 7:30 P.M. After a quick road trip north to welcome a new era of collegiate hoops to Sacramento’s Golden 1 DEC. 17 CAL POLY (P12N) 5 P.M. Center, California men’s basketball returns to the friendly confines of Haas Pavilion, where the Golden DEC. 21 VIRGINIA (ESPN2) 7 P.M. Bears have won 21 straight, to begin a four-game homestand this Friday against Wyoming. Tipoff is set DEC. 30 ARIZONA* (ESPN2) 8 P.M. for 8 p.m., live on Pac-12 Network. JAN. 1 ARIZONA ST.* (P12N) 7 P.M. Jan. 5 at UCLA* (ESPN/2) 6 p.m. Monday’s Sac Town showdown was highlighted by the return of AP Preseason All-American Ivan Rabb, Jan. 8 at USC* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. who made his debut coming off a preseason toe injury. Rabb shook off the rust with his 13th career JAN. 12 WASHINGTON* (FS1) 6 P.M. double-double, coming just two points shy of his career-high with 19 points on top of 11 rebounds. JAN. 14 WASHINGTON ST.* (P12N) 1 P.M. Jan. 19 at Oregon* (ESPN/2) 6 p.m. Cal is 18-2 in non-conference home games under head coach Cuonzo Martin and 59-5 on Pete Newell Jan. 21 at Oregon St.* (P12N) 7:30 p.m. Court vs. non-Pac-12 opponents since the start of the 2009-10 campaign. JAN. 29 STANFORD* (ESPNU) 5:30 P.M. FEB. 2 UTAH* (P12N) 6 P.M. HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION: Tickets for the game can be purchased in advance via CalBears.com or FEB. 5 COLORADO* (ESPNU) 1:30 P.M. by calling (800) 462-3277. The game will be televised live on Pac-12 Network and online via Pac-12. Feb. 8 at Arizona St.* (ESPNU) 8 p.m. Feb. 11 at Arizona* (ESPN/2) TBD com/live and the Pac-12 Now app, with Guy Haberman and Ben Braun on the call. The California Gold- Feb. 17 at Stanford* (FS1) 7 p.m. en Bears Sports Network (KGO 810 AM) has the radio call from Todd McKim and Jay John. Follow the FEB. 22 OREGON* (ESPN2) 6 P.M. Bears on social media for a behind-the-scenes look at all the action at Facebook.com/CalMensBball FEB. 24 OREGON ST.* (FS1) 7 P.M. and on Twitter and Instagram @CalMensBball. Mar. 2 at Utah* (ESPNU) 8 p.m. Mar. 4 at Colorado* (P12N) 11 a.m. FAST FACTS Mar. 8-11 at Pac-12 Tournament TBD % at Golden1 Center (Sacramento, Calif.) Cal ranks in the top 15 in the nation in four categories: rebound margin (6, 18.0), defensive ^ Pearl Harbor Invitational (Honolulu, Hawaii) 4 rebounds per game (8, 33.67), blocks per game (10, 7.0) and rebounds per game (11, 48.0). * Pac-12 Conference game Home games in BOLD Ivan Rabb’s 19 points in his season debut against San Diego State were just two points All times listed PT and subject to change 19 shy of his career-high. Rabb went 6-10 from the floor and 7-10 at the line, scoring 16 of his THE BEAR FACTS points after halftime. COACHING STAFF Charlie Moore is the first Cal freshman to earn Pac-12 Player of the Week laurels Head Coach ....... Cuonzo Martin (3rd season) 2004 since Leon Powe picked up the honor on Jan. 26, 2004. Purdue, 2000 Record at Cal: 43-27 Career Record:167-109 (7 seasons) Charlie Moore broke a more than 20-year-old record with his 38 points against UC Irvine. Assoc. Head Coach... Tracy Webster (3rd season) 38 Moore topped Cal’s previous freshman scoring record of 33, set by Shareef Abdur-Rahim Assistant Coach .....Wyking Jones (2nd season) against Northern Arizona on Nov. 25, 1995. Assistant Coach .......Tim O’Toole (1st season) Cal’s 21-game home-winning streak ranks as the seventh-longest active streak among TEAM INFORMATION major conference teams (Power 5, Big East, American). The run dates back to March 1, 2015-16 Overall Record ...........................23-11 21 2015 and trails only the record of 26, set from Dec. 27, 1958 to Dec. 16, 1960. 2015-16 Pac-12 Record (finish) .....12-6 (T3rd) Starters Returning/Lost ..............................2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost .....................7/3 Kingsley Okoroh pulled down a career-high nine rebounds against San Diego State, besting his Facility ..................Walter A. Haas, Jr. Pavilion 9 three-time high of six rebounds. Capacity .............................................. 11,858 2016-17 CALIFORNIA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 4: WYOMING QUICK FACTS BEAR NECESSITIES: CAL'S TOP STORYLINES GENERAL INFORMATION SCOUTING THE COWBOYS Location: Berkeley, CA Last Meeting: Cal won, 78-72 in overtime, in Laramie, Wyo. Founded: 1868 Series Record: Cal leads, 5-2 Enrollment: 38,204 Wyoming 2016-17 Record: 3-1, 0-0 Mountain West Colors: Blue (282) & Gold (116) Wyoming’s Last Game: Fell to Pacific, 73-65 Nickname: Golden Bears • Jason McManamen led all scorers in Wyoming’s game with Pacific with 23 points, including a perfect Mascot: Oski 16-16 mark at the line. Justin James also scored in double figures for the Cowboys (14) • McManamen is averaging 17 points in four starts, including an 87.5 (35-40) free throw clip. UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL • Justin James (14.3 ppg) and Alexander Aka Gorski (11.3) are also averaging points in the double digits. Chancellor: Nicholas Dirks • Hayden Dalton leads the Pokes with 7 rebounds per game. Director of Athletics: H. Michael Williams • The Cowboys are limiting opponents to 36.9 percent shooting from field goal range. Senior Women’s Administrator: Jenny Si- mon-O’Neill A LOOK AT THE ALL-TIME SERIES: Conference: Pacific-12 1962-63: W, 60-55 (H) 1964-65: L, 74-75 (H) COACHING STAFF 1970-71: L, 71-72 (A) Head Coach: Cuonzo Martin (3rd season) 1981-82: W, 77-75 OT (N) Purdue, 2000 2003-04: W, 80-55 (H) Assoc. Head Coach: Tracy Webster (3rd season) 2014-15: W, 45-42 (H) Wisconsin, 1995 2015-16: W, 78-72 OT (A) Assistant Coach: Wyking Jones (2nd season) Loyola Marymount, 1995 LAST TIME OUT Assistant Coach: Tim O’Toole (1st season) Cal dropped a 77-65 decision to San Diego State at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento Fairfield, 1987 • Cal battled back from a 17-point deficit at halftime, bringing the game within nine points at one point in the second half. TEAM INFORMATION • The Bears shot 32.1 percent in the game, including 23.1 percent (6-26) in the first half. Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 • Ivan Rabb made his season debut, scoring 19 points and adding 11 rebounds and two blocks. Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/3 • Charlie Moore also scored in double figures, chipping in 17 points. Facility: Walter A. Haas, Jr. Pavilion (11,858) • Kameron Rooks matched a career-high four blocks and pulled down nine rebounds. NCAA Tournament Appearances: 19 • Kingsley Okoroh set a career-high with nine boards. 1946, 57, 58, 59, 60, 90, 93, 94, 96, 97, 2001, • Jabari Bird missed his second game in a row due to a back injury. 02, 03, 06, 09, 10, 12, 13, 16 Best NCAA Tournament Showing: Champions (‘59) RABB’S RETURN Best NIT Tournament Showing: Champions (‘99) Highly heralded sophomore Ivan Rabb made his return to the Cal lineup for the first time this season against San Diego State, where he came off the bench and logged a team-high 30 minutes of action. 2015-16 IN REVIEW Though Rabb had just three points in the first half on a 3-5 performance at the charity stripe, he finished 2015-16 Overall Record: 23-11 the game only two points shy of his career-high total with 19 points. The AP Preseason All-American Home: 18-0 | Away: 4-7 |Neutral: 1-4 logged his 13th collegiate double-double with 11 rebounds on the night while adding two blocks, an 2015-16 Pac-12 Record: 12-6/T-3rd assist and a steal. Dating back to 2015-16, Rabb has a double-double in five of his last seven games. 2015-16 Pac-12 Tournament Finish: T3rd, Lost in the semifinals to Utah, 82-78 (OT) CHARLIE BUCKETS Postseason: NCAA First Round Charlie Moore scored 38 points to break Shareef Abdur-Rahim’s 20-year-old freshman scoring record en route to Cal’s 75-65 overtime victory against UC Irvine.