Table of Contents/Credits TABLE OF CONTENTS ON THE COVER Roster/Quick Facts ...... 2 As Cal celebrates the 100th season of Golden Bear men’s CAL EXPERIENCE basketball in 2008-09, the front and back covers highlight some Cal Basketball Experience...... 4-22 of the players and teams that have shaped Cal’s long history. 2008-09 SEASON OUTLOOK FRONT COVER Season Outlook ...... 24 Column 1 (from top at PLAYER PROFILES left): Brian Hendrick, Player Profi les ...... 28-50 Stu Watterson, Eddie Javius, Richard COACHING STAFF Chang, Solomon Head Coach Mike Montgomery ...... 52-55 Hughes, Mark Assistant Coaches ...... 56-58 McNamara, Anwar Support Staff ...... 59-60 McQueen. Column 2: Tom Schneiderjohn, 2008-09 OPPONENTS Ryan Anderson, Non-conference Opponents ...... 62-66 Michael Chavez, Pac-10 Opponents...... 67-71 Alfred Grigsby, Pete Pac-10 Tournament ...... 72 Newell, Jackie Ridgle, Billy Dreher. Column 2007-08 SEASON IN REVIEW 3: Shareef Abdur- Season Review...... 74-76 Rahim, Andy Wolfe, Team Statistics & Results ...... 77-81 Richard Midgley, Stan Pac-10 Statistics ...... 82-84 Morrison, Joe Shipp, Box Scores ...... 85-94 Hal Eifert, John Coughran.hran ColumnColumn 44:: CChrishris Washington,Washington Cort Majors, Ryan Drew, Lamond Murray, Bill McClintock, Ted CAL RECORDS Ohashi, Ayinde Ubaka. Column 5: Bob Presley, Amit Tamir, Jeff Team & Individual Records ...... 96-108 Thilgen, Leon Powe, John Ricksen, K.J. Roberts, Doug True. 1,000- Scorers ...... 109-111 Column 6: Michael Pitts, Michael Stewart, Leonard Taylor, Keith Top Individual Performances ...... 112-113 Smith, Rupe Ricksen, Gene Ransom, Ansley Truitt. Column Overtime Games ...... 114 7: , Earl Robinson, Merve Lafaille, , Records vs. Pac-10 Opponents...... 115 Bob Wendell, Bob Dalton, Bill Hagler. Column 8: Tom Lord, Wins, Losses & Streaks...... 116 Brian Wethers, Jack Grout, Al Buch, Charles Johnson, Ryan The Last Time ...... 117-118 Forehan-Kelly, Geno Carlisle. Column 9: Roy Fisher, Kevin CAL HISTORY Johnson, Dave Butler, Rickie Hawthorne, Denny Fitzpatrick, Francisco Elson, Nibs Price. Column 10: , Phil 1959 NCAA Champions...... 120 Chenier, , Dan Lufkin, Tony Gonzalez, LaVerne Corbin, NCAA Tournament Results ...... 121-127 Bob Hogeboom. NCAA Tournament Records ...... 128-129 1999 NIT Champions ...... 130 NIT Results ...... 131 BACK COVER Postseason Honors ...... 132-133 Column 1: Conor Team Awards ...... 134-135 Famulener, Carl Bird, 2009 NCAA Tournament ...... 136 1946 Final Four team, Lettermen ...... 137-140 Joe Kapp, Shantay Cal in the NBA ...... 141-142 Legans, 1999 NIT Cal Athletic Hall of Fame ...... 143 champions, Prentice Notable Cal Players ...... 144 McGruder, Matt Records vs. Opponents ...... 148-149 Beeuwsaert. Column Series Records ...... 150-155 2: Dan Wolthers, Larry Cal Coaches ...... 156 Friend, Jon Wheeler, Year-by-Year Results ...... 157-168 Bob Herwig, Taylor Douthit, Randy Duck. INSIDE CAL ATHLETICS Column 3: Kevin Campus Administration...... 170 Singleton, DeVon Athletics Administration ...... 171-172 Hardin, 1959 NCAA Haas Pavilion...... 174 champions, Bob Home Court Records ...... 175 McKeen, Dick Smith, Sports Medicine ...... 176 1960 NCAA runner-up Cal Head Coaches ...... 177 team, A.J. Diggs, Groverer KKlemmer.lemmer ColumnColumn 44:: SSeanean Marks,Marks 2007-08 Athletic Highlights ...... 178 Butch Hays, Monty Buckley, Dennis Gates, Bob Albo, Thomas Pac-10 Conference...... 179 Kilgore. Media Information ...... 180-184

CalBears.comm 2008-092008 CCALIFORNIAALIFORNIA GGOLDENOLDEN BBEARSEARS Men’s Basketball Media Guide 1 2008-09 Roster/Quick Facts BEAR FACTS Location: Berkeley, CA Founded: 1868 Enrollment: 34,953 Nickname: Golden Bears Colors: Blue (PMS 282) & Gold (PMS 116) Conference: Pacifi c-10 Chancellor: Dr. Robert Birgeneau Director of Athletics: Sandy Barbour Arena (Capacity): Walter A. Haas Jr. 2008-09 CALIFORNIA Pavilion (11,877) MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER Press Row Phone: (510) 642-3098 No.N Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School 2007-08 Overall Record: 17-16 0 Nican Robinson *^ G 5-10 185 Jr 1V Oakland, CA/UCLA/Oakland Tech HS 2007-08 Pac-10 Record/Finish: 6-12/9th 1 D.J. Seeley G 6-4 185 Fr HS Stockton, CA/Modesto Christian HS 2008 Postseason: NIT 2nd Round 2 Jorge Gutierrez G 6-3 185 Fr HS Chihuahua, Mexico/Findlay Lettermen Returning/Lost: 8/3 College Prep (NV) Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 3 G 5-10 160 Jr 2V , IL/Hales Franciscan HS Redshirts Returning: 4 10 Jamal Boykin ^ F 6-8 230 Jr 1V Los Angeles, CA/Duke/Fairfax HS Newcomers: 3 12 Nigel Carter * G 6-4 210 Fr HS Los Angeles, CA/Dorsey HS 13 Nikola Knezevic ^ G 6-3 185 Jr 2V Belgrade, Serbia/Fifth Economy BASKETBALL OFFICE School 125 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720 14 Max Zhang ^ C 7-3 225 Fr RS Yantai, China/No. 4 Yantai HS Phone: (510) 642-0515 21 Omondi Amoke ^ F 6-7 215 Fr RS Oxnard, CA/Oxnard HS Fax: (510) 642-6807 22 Eddie Miller* G 6-5 190 So 1V Antioch, CA/Antioch HS Head Coach: Mike Montgomery (Long 23 Patrick Christopher G 6-5 215 Jr 2V Compton, CA/Dominguez HS Beach State ’68) 24 Theo Robertson ^ F 6-6 225 Jr 2V Pittsburg, CA/De La Salle HS Record at Cal: 0-0 (1st year) 32 Taylor Harrison ^ C 6-10 250 So 1V San Clemente, CA/San Clemente HS Career Record: 547-244 (26 years) 33 Jordan Wilkes ^ C 7-0 225 Jr 2V Los Angeles, CA/Loyola HS Assistant Coach: Travis DeCuire 43 Harper Kamp F 6-8 255 So 1V Mesa, AZ/Mountain View HS (Montana ’94) Assistant Coach: Gregg Gottlieb Head Coach: Mike Montgomery (1st year) (UCLA ’94) Assistant Coaches: Travis DeCuire, Gregg Gottlieb, Jay John Assistant Coach: Jay John (Arizona ’81) Director of Operations: ^denotes player has used redshirt season John Montgomery *denotes walk-on Director of External Relations: Derrick Wrobel Administrative Assistant: Jenna Hall PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Video Coordinator: Marlon Stewart Omondi Amoke ...... oh-MOHN-dee ah-MOE-key Strength & Conditioning Coach: Jorge Gutierrez ...... HOR-hay goo-tee-ERR-ez Mike Blasquez Nikola Knezevic ...... NEE-koh-lah k-NEH-zhuh-vich Athletic Trainer: Barry Parsons Nican Robinson...... NY-can Max Zhang ...... JAHNG MEDIA RELATIONS Travis DeCuire ...... deh-CURE 349 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720 Phone: (510) 642-5363 Fax: (510) 643-7778 CREDITS CALIFORNIA GOLDEN Assistant Director/Media Relations The 2008-09 California men’s basketball BEARSB USAGE GUIDELINES (BB Contact): Scott Ball mmedia guide was written and edited by When referring to University of California Direct: (510) 643-1741 HHerb Benenson and Anton Malko. Editorial intercollegiatein athletic teams, please use Cell: (510) 334-0793 assistanceas by Scott Ball, Eric Dezendorf, CCalifornia or Golden Bears on fi rst refer- E-mail: [email protected] MMatt Sherman and Tim Durbin. Design by eence. Cal or Bears may be used on second Assistant Media Relations Director JohnJo Dunbar and Evan Kerr. Photography rreference.e Terms such as UC Berkeley, Cal- (BB Assistant): Anton Malko by John Todd, Michael Pimentel, Kelley BBerkeley, Berkeley and California-Berkeley Direct: (510) 642-7813 CCox, Mollie McClure, Ray Barbour and (o(or other similar variations) are incorrect E-mail: [email protected] TomTo Hauck, among others. Printing by UC aand should not be used in connection with PPrinting, Berkeley, Calif. CCal Athletics. Additional copies of the basketball media guguide may be purchased for $21.00 (in- ccludesl shipping and handling) through the CCal Athletic Ticket Offi ce, 2223 Fulton St., Berkeley,B CA 94720 or (800) GO BEARS. MakeM checks payable to UC Regents.

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evin Johnson helped Cal return to the national stage K by leading the Bears to Na- tional Invitation Tournament berths in 1986 and ’87 – the team’s fi rst post- season appearances since 1960. He completed his career as the school’s all-time leading scorer with 1,655 points and was the fi rst Cal player to have his jersey retired.

CalBears.comm 2008-092008 CCALIFORNIAALIFORNIA GGOLDENOLDEN BBEARSEARS MMen’sen’s BBasketballasketball MediaMedia GuideGuide 3 100TH SEASON Brian Hendrick 10made all 10 of ver the course of the 2008-09 campaign, Cal basketball will hishis fi eleldd goal attempts celebrate its 100th season of action on the hardwood. What vs. SSan Francisco on O follows on these four pages is a list of 100 different facts and Dec. 2, 1989 fi gures about the Golden Bears, highlighting many of the names and events that have shaped the program. KevinKevin Johnson’s jersey 11nnumber,umb the fi rst retired in school historhistory,y, was raised to the rafters on NNov. 221,1 11992992

Bears receiving fi rst- or second-team 12All-Pac-10 Academic honors since 1992, the most recent being Nikola Knezevic 1 in 2008 CaliforniaCalifforniia won thethhe 19591959 NCAA championship by one point over West Most consecutive home-court victories Virginia, 71-70 13in a season, set in 1954 and matched in 1960196

Most conference wins in a season in 14both 1957 and 1959

Number of head coaches in school 15history

Cal record for rebounds in an NCAA 16Tournament game, by Darrall Imhoff in the sesemifi nals vs. Cincinnati in 1959

Mark McNamara connected from the 17fi eld 17 times vs. Seattle Pacifi c on Dec. 22,2 1980 (17-18) The Bears were ranked NoNo. 2 in the 2nation by the AP on March 18, 1960 Jason’s Kidd had 18 assists at - highest in program history 18Stanford Jan. 20, 1994, to set Cal’s sinsingle-gamegle mark Final Fours reached by Cal – 1946, 1959 3and 1960 Most consecutive victories in a 19season by the Bears, from Dec. 12, Pac-10 Players of the Year at Cal – Jason 1959 untilu March 4, 1960 4Kidd (1994), Shareef Abdur-Rahim (1996), Ed Gray (1997) and Sean Lampley (2001) Appearances in the postseason – 14 20NCAA and 6 NIT selections Jason Kidd’s jersey number, retired Feb. 514, 2004 John Coughran hit 21 fi eld goals to 21set a Cal record against Utah State on Bob Presley grabbed 20 or more re- JJan.an. 31,3 1972 6bounds 6 times during the 1967-68 season Field goals scored by Cal in its fi rst 22NCAA Tournament game, a 50-44 win 7-3 Max Zhang is the tallest player over ColoradoC in 1946 7in Cal history Lamond Murray scored 20 or more School record for steals in a game, held 23points on 23 occasions during the 8jointly by Jason Kidd and A.J. Diggs 19931993-94-9 campaign

Joe Shipp drained 9 three-pointers vs. Number of Nobel Prizes won by Cal 9Fresno State for a school record on 24alumni Dec. 11, 2001

4 2008-099 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARSBEARS Men’s BasketballBa Media Guidee CalBears.comCalCalBB Cal’s margin vs. USC on 25March 9, 2006, is a single-game Pac- 10 Tournament record

Kevin Johnson set a Cal record with 2626 fi rst-half points vs. Stanford on Jan. 17, 1987

The highest number of rebounds ever 27corralled by a Cal player in a single game, set by Bob Presley vs. St. Mary’s on Leon Powe’se’s Dec. 6, 1967 4141 points vs.vs. Oregon on March 10,0, Most points scored by a Cal player 2006, is the last timeme 28in an NCAA Tournament game, by a Cal player broke thethe Lamond Murray vs. Duke in 1993 40-point mark

The lowest fi eld goal percentage 29allowed in a season by the Bears, set in 1951-52

Highest number of victories in a sea- 30son, set in 1946 (30-6)

Bob McKeen attempted 31 shots vs. 31UCLA on Feb. 19, 1955, a Cal home- court record TThehe hhiringiring of MikeMike MontgomeryMontMontgomery waswas 42one of 42 D-ID-I coaching changes durdur-- Number of Cal players to score at ing the offseason 32least 30 points in one game Cal won, 43-41, at Washington Ryan Anderson scored 33 points at 43State on Feb. 23, 2006, behind Leon 33Washington on Feb. 2, 2008, to earn Powe’s 21 points. National Player of the Week honors Jersey number worn by Michael Hal Eifert set a then-Cal record with 44Stewart, Cal’s all-time leading shot 34252 ponits while claiming fi rst-team blocker with 207 blocks All-America honors in 1934 Cal athletes have won 45 medals Cal attempted a single-game record 45in the last three Summer Olympics 3535 treys vs. UCLA on Feb. 20, 1993 ((2000, '04 and '08)

The number of Bears to break the Cal advanced to its fi rst Final Four in 361,000-point career scoring mark 461946, led by Andy Wolfe, who became entering 2008-09 CCal’s fi rst 1,000-point scorer in 1948

Rickie Hawthorne set the Cal mark for Points scored by John Coughran at most points vs. USC on Feb. 28, 1976 47Utah State on Jan. 31, 1972, which 37 sstood as the Cal record until 1997

Dick Tamberg scored 38 points vs. 38Stanford on Feb. 26, 1954, the only Highest single-game point total in Cal 30-point game of his career 48history, scored by Ed Gray at Wash- iington State on Feb. 22, 1997

Most Cal free throws made in a 39game, vs. Stanford on Jan. 19, 1985 The Bears dropped 49 fi eld goals on 49UC San Diego on Dec. 15, 1979 Largest margin of victory vs. Stan- 40ford, an 88-48 decision on March 1, Billy Dreher shot 50.0 percent from 1947 50three-point range (56-112) in 1990-91, tthe Cal single-season record

CalBears.comm 2008-092008 Men’s Basketball Media Guide 5 100TH SEASON Most combined pointspoints 65by two Cal playerss in one game, last by Ray Murryurry Lamond Murray scored in double (41) and Tom Schneiderjohnhn 51fi gures in 51 straight games be- (24) vs. Stanford on Marchh 5, tween Jan. 7, 1993, and the end of the 1993- 1977 94 season In 1966, Russ Critch-tch- Number of games won by head coach 66fi eld won the fi rst 52Jim Padgett, whose teams averaged of three straight team MVPP 77.9 ppg from 1969-72 awards

Number of Cal players, all-time, se- The Bears de- 53lected to Pac-10 all-conference teams 67feated UCLA, 67- 61, in the fi rst round of thee 2002 Pac-10 Tournament Highest margin of victory in a road 54game, coming vs. the Hilo All-Stars twice in February 1952 Cal set a single- game Pac-10 Points scored by the Bears in a 68 Tournament record by loss to Ohio State in the 1960 55 shooting 68.3 percent NCAA championship game, ending Cal’s against USC on March hopes for back-to-back national titles 10, 1988

The Bears pulled down 56 boards Charles John- in NCAA Tournament play vs. 56 son earned Cincinnati on March 20, 1959 69 All-Pac-8 honors in 1969 when he served as team Cal’s fi rst-half output against Jack- captain as a sophomore 57son State on Dec. 5, 2007 Mark McNa- Cal Hall of Famer Earl Robinson 70mara’s 70.2 58was the Bears’ Most Inspirational fi eld goal percentage, Player in 1958 set in 1981-82, is the single-season best in Michael Stewart set the freshman Cal history 59record for blocks in 1994 Guard Phil 71Chenier earned fi rst-team All- Pac-8 notice in 1971 before embarking on a long NBA career

Cal freshman record for three-pointers 60made, by Ryan Drew in 1988 Cal record for team rebounds in 72a conference game, set at Wash- Cal defeated Clemson, 61-60, to win ington State on Feb. 22, 1971 61the NIT championship in 1999 Winning percentage of Pete Conference games, including four 73Newell as Cal head coach (119- 62Pacifi c Coast Conference titles, won 44, .730) by head coach from 1955-60 In 1974, Connie White scored 34 Gene Ransom played a record 63.5 74points in a win over then-No. 10 63minutes in Cal’s 5OT contest vs. Arizona – the highest total ever for a Cal Oregon on Feb. 10, 1977 player against vs. the Wildcats

Most fi eld goals attempted against Number of games between Cal 64Cal in an NCAA Tournament game, by 75and USF, a series that began LSU on March 18, 1993 during the 1914-15 season

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Record for team percent- 77age (77.6), set in 2007-08

Jason 94Kidd nabbed 94 steals in 1993-94, No. 2 all-time; the year before, he set the single-season record with 110

Jackie Ridgle averaged 888.8 rpg during his career from 1969-71 Numbermber ofof overtime gamesgames in CalCal Pete Newell was inducted into the 95history (Bears(B are 46-49) 46 49) 78Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1978 Shareef Abdur-Rahim was named 96National Freshman of the Year in Down by 12 points with 15 minutes left, 11996 79Cal came back for a 79-71 win over Fresno State in fi rst-round action on March 10, 1999, en route to the NIT title Free throws made by Leonard Taylor 97in 1984-85, when he was named Pac- 110 Freshman of the Year Leon Powe’s three-game scoring total 80in 2006 is the best by a Cal player in the Pac-10 Tournament

Cal launched a school-record 81 fi eld 81goal attempts in NCAA Tourney play vs. BYU on March 15, 1957

Second-highest point total for Cal in 82NCAA Tournament play, achieved in Bob McKeen, holder of wins over Duke (1993) and Penn (2002) 89the Cal scoring record from 1955-87, was induced into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in The 1970-71 Bears averaged 83.9 1989 83points per game CCalal earned its fi rst NCAANCAA Guards Kevin Johnson and Chris 90Tournament berth in 30 84Washington were selected to the years with a spot in the 1990 fi eld Pac-10 All-Freshman squad in 1984 Points scored by Cal in Games played from 1951-53 by John 91a 2OT win over Oregon 85Ricksen, who was inducted into the Cal in the 2006 Pac-10 Tournament Hall of Fame with his twin brother, Rupe semifi nals Career blocked shots by 2008 Cal 98Hall of Fame inductee Brian Hendrick Points scored by the Bears in their Cal beat USC, 92-82, 86fi rst NCAA Tournament win under Pete 92to win its 2008 Pac-10 Haas Pavilion hosted its fi rst game in Newell, an 86-59 decision over BYU in 1957 opener 99November 1999

Kevin Johnson was chosen No. 7 In 1993, Cal reached the Cal’s largest margin of victory, 87overall by Cleveland in the 1987 93NCAA Tournament Sweet 100set vs. Pomona American Legion NBA Draft 16 with an 82-77 win over Duke (108-8), 1921-22

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SIMPLY THE BEST here is no other way to aptly describe America’s top public university. There is no T other way to describe one of the elite aca- demic settings in the world – especially one that also includes one of America’s most successful athletic departments. The University of California blends the best of all worlds. Overlooking the scenic San Francisco Bay and ranked as the nation’s top public university by the U.S. News and World Report, the fl agship cam- pus of the state of California also features an athletic program that annually fi nishes among the leaders in the Directors’ Cup standings, which rates the overall success of America’s athletic departments. Cal attracts what many believe to be the fi nest appli- cant pool in the United States. The university features a diverse student-body population. The University of California offers 300 degree programs, and 35 of the school’s 36 graduate programs are ranked among America’s top 10. Cal’s 35 programs among the top 10 is No. 1 among all universities in the country, as is its 32 “distinguished” programs, as rated by the National Research Council. The library is ranked third in the country, as judged by the Association of Research Libraries with 10 mil- lion volumes in 32 campus libraries. The faculty features seven Nobel Laureates, 130 members of the National Academy of Sciences, 28 MacArthur Fellows, 76 Fulbright Scholars, four Pulitzer Prize winners and more Guggenheim Fellows (357) than any other university in America.

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Universities With Highest Universities With The In the 2004 survey Number of Top 10 Highest Number of conducted by The 1 Graduate Programs 1“Distinguished Programs” 1Association of Research 1. CALIFORNIA 1. CALIFORNIA ...... 32 Libraries, California’s 2. Stanford 2. Stanford ...... 28 library was ranked No. 1 3. Harvard 3. Harvard ...... 25 among public schools and 4. Princeton 4. Princeton ...... 24 third overall, behind only 5. MIT 5. MIT ...... 20 Harvard and Yale.

TOP PUBLIC Nobel Laureates UNIVERSITIES 20 current and former 20 faculty members 1. CALIFORNIA 3000 2. Virginia ServiceService 3. UCLA Student-to-Faculty Ratio The University of California is the 4. Michigan 15-1 only school in the country to have 5. North Carolina produced more than 3,000 vol- Source: U.S. News and Degree Programs unteers since the inception of the World Report 351 Peace Corps in 1961.

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he San Fran- cisco Bay Area is T a major metropoli- tan area of approximate- ly six million people and one of the most scenic re- BBERKELEYERKELEY gions in the United States. The Bay Area includes the major cities of San Fran- cisco and Oakland, as well as Berkeley, home of the world-renowned University of California. Just south is the city of San Jose and the Silicon Valley, home to many of the world’s high- tech companies. The Bay Area also lies within easy driving distance of the high Sierra resorts of Lake Tahoe and Yosemite, the Monterey/ Carmel peninsula, the world -famous Napa wine coun- try, and the spectacular Mendocino Coast. resident population of about 740,000. San Francisco is situ- TOP CITIES IN Everyone knows “The ated on a 46.6 square-mile peninsula bounded on the west THE WORLD City” - San Francisco - from by the Pacifi c Ocean, on the north by the Golden Gate strait, countless photographs, and from north to east by the San Francisco Bay. The City 1. Sydney, Australia movies and television shows has been named the world’s top city twice and the top city in 2. San Francisco, CA that capture its magic. It is a the U.S. in 17 of the last 18 years by Condé Nast Traveler. 3. Florence, Italy city built on a series of more The San Francisco Bay is spanned by two 4. Cape Town, S. Africa than 40 hills, offering pan- landmarks, the Golden Gate and San Francis- 5. Rome, Italy oramic views of every kind. co-Oakland Bay bridges, and graced by four 6. Bangkok, Thailand The hub of a nine-county islands: Alcatraz, Angel, Yerba Buena and 7. New York City, NY complex and the fi nancial Treasure. The area is easily navigated by car, 8. Buenos Aires, Argentina and insurance capital of the BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit), bus or ferry, 9. Damascus, Syria world, San Francisco has a making it easily accessible to all. Charleston, SC Source: Condé Nast Traveler, 2007 Readers’ Choice Awards

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Located across the Bay Bridge from San Francisco, Sports fans can see it all in the Bay Area - professional Oakland is a city of 400,000, jam-packed with football (San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders), profes- exciting attractions, stimulating arts, and an ideal climate. sional basketball (), professional Oakland’s charm exceeds its man-made wonders, as its baseball (San Francisco Giants, Oakland Athletics), profes- tumbling hills, vast forests, hiking and riding trails, beautiful sional hockey (San Jose Sharks), and outstanding collegiate lakes and numerous parks provide a natural escape for those competition. who prefer nature over an urban environment. Berkeley, just a 12-mile drive from San Francisco, is Sources: S.F. Convention and Visitors Bureaus, Oakland situated on 18.8 square miles with a population of 103,000 Convention & Visitors Authority, Berkeley Convention and people. A study in contrasts, Berkeley is a small town with a Visitors Bureau, and the California Trade and Commerce big-city character. With its world-renowned university, global Agency. population and rich diversity of cultural arts, Berkeley refl ects and affects the rest of the country. WE’RE NO. 1! • Money magazine (2007) chose San Francisco as “the best place to live” among the 300 big- gest U.S. metropolitan areas. • A special report posted on Forbes.com (May 2008) ranked San Francisco as America’s “best city for the outdoors.” • San Francisco bested Seattle as the fi ttest of America’s most populous cities according to a report by the American College of Sports Medi- cine (May 2008). • Readers of Travel & Leisure magazine (2006) selected San Francisco as their favorite city in the world thanks to its “red-hot restaurant YYOSEMITEOSEMITE scene and booming economy.’’ • San Francisco is rated the No. 1 city in the NNATIONALATIONAL PPARKARK U.S. by Condé Nast Traveler (October 2007)

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his past April, Ryan Anderson and DeVon Hardin became the latest Golden Bears to be drafted by the NBA. Anderson became T Cal’s ninth fi rst-round pick, going to the New Jersey Nets at No. 21, while Hardin was taken in the second round by Seattle. Among those former Bears currently in the league are two-time Olympic gold medalist Jason Kidd of the Dallas Mavericks and Leon Powe, who won a world championship with the last season. Overall, fi ve Cal players have gone in the top 10 selections, starting with center Darrall Imhoff, a member of the Bears’ 1960 NCAA championship team who went to the New York Knicks with the third pick. The others are multi- time All-Star Kevin Johnson (seventh, 1987), Kidd (second, 1994), Lamond Murray (seventh, 1994) and Shareef Abdur-Rahim (third, 1996).

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PAC-10 PLAYERS Francisco Elson OF THE YEAR 1994 Jason Kidd 1996 Shareef Abdur-Rahim 1997 Ed Gray 2001 SHAREEF Sean Lampley JASON KIDD ABDUR-RAHIM ED GRAY SEAN LAMPLEY

ince the 1993-94 season, California has been well-represented on the Pac-10 honors list, with four different players having been 1994 1996 S named Pac-10 Player of the Year. In addition, over last 15 years, seven Golden Bears have captured the conference scoring title. During that same stretch, Cal has advanced to the postseason 10 times, reaching the NCAA Sweet 16 twice and winning an NIT championship.

PAC-10 SCORING CHAMPIONS 1994...... Lamond Murray (24.3 ppg) 1996...... Shareef Abdur-Rahim (21.1 ppg) 1997...... Ed Gray (24.8 ppg) 2001...... Sean Lampley (19.5 ppg) 2003...... Joe Shipp (20.4 ppg) LAMOND SHAREEF 2006...... Leon Powe (20.5 ppg) 2008...... Ryan Anderson (21.1 ppg) MURRAY ADDUR-RAHIM

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nside Haas Pavilion, California basketball I players have access to some of the fi nest facili- ties in the nation. In addition to the 11,877-seat arena, which has earned a well- deserved reputation for being a loud and diffi cult place for opponents to play, the building features a host of other amenities to support the overall student- athlete.

1166 2008-09 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDEE CCALBEARS.COMALB On the lower level, Golden Bears have access to a spacious, wood-paneled locker room that includes a player lounge, a dedicated computer resource area and a team meeting room that can be used for fi lm study. The weight room in Haas Pavilion was recently renovated and includes all new equipment, big screen televisions and computerized video pan- els where players can access and monitor their strength and conditioning plans and progress. Other highlights of the arena include a large and modernized sports medicine area, a student- athlete computer lab and a Club Room that can handle everything from gameday receptions to press conferences to daily training table. Athletic administration and coaches offi ces, as well as a team store, are also located inside the building.

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n the court, Golden Bears compete against the best that the NCAA has O to offer. And in the classroom, Cal student-athletes also challenge themselves on a daily basis, working with some of the brightest minds in the country at the nation’s No. 1 public university. For the basketball program, assistant coach Travis DeCuire oversees the aca- demic progress for the Cal team, ensuring that players strive to excel as much in their educational setting as they do in athletics. In addition, all players meet with academic advisor and former Golden Bear basketball player Cassidy Raher on a weekly basis to review coursework and assignments throughout the year.

Athletic Study Center Staff PAC-10 ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM MEMBERS ATHLETIC STUDY CENTER SINCE 2001 The Athletic Study Center, which is housed within the Divi- 2001...... Ryan Forehan-Kelly, 1st team sion of Undergraduate Education, is the tutorial and academic Dennis Gates, 1st team support program for the 900 student-athletes at Cal. Centrally Morgan Lingle, 1st team located in the Cesar Chavez Student Center, the program 2002...... Dennis Gates, 1st team provides a spacious and comfortable space for quiet study, 2003...... Amit Tamir, 1st team individual classrooms for tutorials, and a computer lab for 2004...... Amit Tamir, 1st team word processing and required course work. A.J. Diggs, 2nd team 2005...... Alex Pribble, 2nd team TUTORIAL PROGRAM 2006...... Alex Pribble, 1st team The tutorial program promotes and enhances students’ 2007...... Alex Pribble, 1st team academic skills and progress by providing individual tutoring, 2008...... Nikola Knezevic, 2nd team group workshops, study groups, credit courses and intensive special programs. The Athletic Study Center has 50-60 tutors on staff per semester to guarantee that students receive the best possible support. Tutorial sessions are also offered at night, enabling student-athletes to receive help after practices when they have more time to devote to studying.

ADVISING PROGRAM The advising program offers a broad range of services to meet the unique needs of student-athletes, including as- sistance in understanding and complying with university and NCAA requirements, developing time management skills and resolving personal issues unique to student-athletes.

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al basketball’s physical development program is de- signed to improve and develop the physical qualities C that are specifi c to basketball. Programs are tailored for each student-athlete based on position, physical profi le and style of play. Training is a year-round process that not only prepares players for the upcoming season, but also provides development throughout their careers at Cal. The year is broken down into training phases that build upon each other and provide optimal progress without the threat of burnout. Each student-athlete’s progress is moni- tored, recorded and assessed daily in order to ensure that goals are achieved. Equally as important, the intense training environment creates an atmosphere that develops teamwork and cohesiveness well before the season begins each fall. For us, it’s about creating a common sacrifi ce. We have a lot of individuals, but once they’re here, that becomes their commonality. We have created a high level of expectations and communication within the men’s basketball team. During 7 a.m. workouts over the summer, players had to come in early and function at a high level as a group. The bond that is created and the common sacrifi ce that comes along with that are the building blocks of bringing them together as a championship team. The work that they’re doing is not easy work; it’s not pretty. It’s a diffi cult opportunity for them to come together as a group. That’s when groups fi gure it out. When everything is good and it’s easy, anybody can get through that. You don’t need to rely on each other for that. When it’s diffi cult, and there’s a common expectation, that’s when teams have to bond, problem solve and be a unit. That’s the philosophy behind the demands we put on them, particularly over the summer. — Mike Blasquez, Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

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ervice back to the community is a big part of being a Golden Bear, and the men’s basketball team is an active participant. S Above, Cal players sign posters during their annual December trip to nearby Children’s Hospital Oakland. The other images show the Bears visiting Holy Rosary Elementary School in Antioch during Dr. Seuss Activity Day last February. Max Zhang, a native of China, even read “Green Eggs and Ham” in Mandarin to the students as Ryan Anderson looks on (bottom right).

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PROMINENT MEDIA EXPOSURE eing located in the nation’s sixth-largest media market B means California basketball plays its games on one of the larg- est stages in the country. Included within the borders of the Pacifi c-10 Conference are six of America’s top 25 television markets and some of the most prominent daily newspapers in the United States. In addition, the Bears receive regu- lar newspaper coverage throughout the Bay Area, with national print media also focusing their attention on the team. Among the TV networks to showcase Cal in recent years are ESPN, ESPN2, Fox Sports Net, Com- cast SportsNet, ABC and CBS.

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Terry McMillan - Author, “Waiting To Exhale,” “How Stella Got Her Groove Back” Robert McNamara - U.S. Secretary of Defense Mary T. Meagher - U.S. Olympic swimmer, winner of three gold medals Norman Mineta - U.S. Secretary of Shareef Abdur-Rahim - NBA All-Star, 2000 Don Fisher - Founder and Chairman of the Transportation U.S. Olympian Board, The Gap Gordon Moore - Co-founder, Intel Corp. Lisa Arce - Former pro beach volleyball star John Kenneth Galbraith - Economist Julia Morgan - Architect Steve Bartkowski - No. 1 overall NFL draft Tony Gonzalez - NFL All-Pro tight end Hardy Nickerson - NFL All-Pro linebacker pick in 1975 Walter A. Gordon - Governor of Virgin Is- Sadako Ogata - U.N. High Commissioner for Stephen Bechtel - Founder of world’s largest lands, U.S. District Court Judge Refugees constructional engineering fi rm Michele Granger - Olympic gold medalist, Gregory Peck - Actor, Academy Award winner, Zulfi kar Ali Bhutto - President, Islamic Repub- softball pitcher “To Kill a Mockingbird” lic of Pakistan Jennifer Granholm - Governor of Michigan Kenneth Pitzer - Chemist, president of Stan- Matt Biondi - Three-time Olympic swimmer, Andrew Grove - President and CEO, Intel ford University winner of eight gold medals Corporation Robert Raven - President, American Bar As- Rose Bird - Chief Justice, California Supreme Walter Haas Jr. - President, Levi Strauss & sociation Court Co.; owner of Oakland Athletics Helen Wills Moody Roark - Winner of eight W. Michael Blumenthal - U.S. Secretary of the Philip Habib - U.S. Special Envoy to Middle Wimbledon championships Treasury East Glenn Seaborg - Nuclear physicist, Nobel Jerry Brown - State Attorney General, former William R. Hearst Jr. - Newspaper publisher Prize winner, co-founder of Element 106 governor of California, former mayor of Marguerite Higgins - Journalist, Pulitzer Prize Margaret Rhea Seddon - Astronaut Oakland winner Michael Silver - Yahoo Sports columnist Thomas Cech - Chemist, Nobel Prize winner Susanna Hoffs - Lead singer of “The Bangles” William G. Simon - Director, FBI Peter Chernin - Chairman, 20th Century Fox Lance Ito - Superior Court Judge, presided Samuel Smith - President, Washington State Leroy Chiao - First Chinese-American astronaut over O.J. Simpson trial University Choon Kun Cho - President, Korean Airlines Ida Jackson - United Nations observer, Robert Gordon Sproul - President, University Rachelle Chong - Member, Federal Communi- founder local chapter of National Council of of California cations Commission Negro Women Leigh Steinberg - Lawyer, sports agent Beverly Cleary - Author, “Ramona the Pest” Jackie Jensen – 1958 American League MVP Michelle Tafoya - TV Sports Personality, Mon- Natalie Coughlin – Winner of 11 Olympic Kevin Johnson - NBA All-Star day Night Football sideline reporter medals in swimming Edgar F. Kaiser - Founder, Kaiser Permanente George Takei - Actor, Mr. Sulu on “Star Trek” Joan Didion - Author, “Play It as It Lays” Jeff Kent - 2000 National League MVP Roger Traynor - Chief Justice, California Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle - World War II Clark Kerr - Chancellor, UC Berkeley Supreme Court hero, Medal of Honor recipient Jason Kidd - NBA All-Star, U.S. Olympian Eugene Trefethen Jr. - President, Kaiser Adam Duritz - Lead singer, Counting Crows Maxine Hong Kingston - Author, 1997 Industries Maria Echaveste - Deputy Chief of Staff, National Humanities Medal Rex Walheim - Space Shuttle astronaut Clinton Administration Yuan T. Lee - Chemist, Nobel Prize winner Earl Warren - Chief Justice, U.S. Supreme Joy (Biefeld) Fawcett – Member of three U.S. Willard Libby - Scientist, discovered Carbon Court Olympic soccer teams 14, Nobel Prize winner Alice Waters - Chef, restaurateur, “Chez Tung Yen Lin - World-renown civic engineer Panisse” Jack London - Author, “The Call of Jann Wenner - Founder, “Rolling Stone” the Wild” magazine Wiley Manuel - First African-Amer- Lionel Wilson - First African-American mayor ican California State Supreme of Oakland Court Justice Pete Wilson - Governor of California Jerry Mathers - Actor, “Leave it to Dean Witter - Founder, Dean Witter Financial Beaver” Services Brian Maxwell - Founder, Power- Steve Wozniak - Co-founder, Apple Computer Bar Systems John A. McCone - Director of CIA, James D. Zellerbach - U.S. Ambassador to Atomic Energy Commission Italy

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