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GAME 3: SAN DIEGO STATE 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 #25/RV CALIFORNIA vs. San Diego State RV SAN DIEGO STATE OVERALL: 2-0 • PAC-12: 0-0 GOLDEN BEARS (2-0) AZTECS (2-1) HOME: 2-0 • AWAY: 0-0 • NEUTRAL: 0-0 Date ...............Monday, Nov. 21 Time .................................8 p.m DATE OPPONENT TIME Venue ............. Golden 1 Center NOV. 3 CAL BAPTIST (EXH) W, 81-73 Location ......Sacramento, Calif. NOV. 11 SOUTH DAKOTA STATE W, 82-53 TV ....................Pac-12 Network NOV. 16 UC IRVINE W, 75-65 (OT) (Ted Robinson, Mike Montgomery) Nov. 21 vs. San Diego St.% (P12N) 8 p.m. Radio ..California Golden Bears NOV. 25 WYOMING (P12N) 8 P.M. Sports Network - KGO 810 AM NOV. 27 SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA (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 grinding out a tough overtime win sans three starters Wednesday night, California men’s DEC. 17 CAL POLY (P12N) 5 P.M. basketball hits the road for its first neutral-site contest of the season, a Monday night matchup with DEC. 21 VIRGINIA (ESPN2) 7 P.M. San Diego State. The Golden Bears and Aztecs meet at the brand new Golden 1 Center, home of the DEC. 30 ARIZONA* (ESPN2) 8 P.M. Sacramento Kings, in a doubleheader day of college hoops that features the first four NCAA teams to JAN. 1 ARIZONA ST.* (P12N) 7 P.M. christen the new arena. The action tips off at 8 p.m. following the UC Davis-Sacramento State game, Jan. 5 at UCLA* (ESPN/2) 6 p.m. which starts at 5:35 p.m. Jan. 8 at USC* (ESPNU) 7 p.m. JAN. 12 WASHINGTON* (FS1) 6 P.M. The Bears are coming off a 76-65 overtime victory against UC Irvine in which they battled back from a JAN. 14 WASHINGTON ST.* (P12N) 1 P.M. 13-point deficit without key players Ivan Rabb, Jabari Bird and Grant Mullins in the lineup. The triumph Jan. 19 at Oregon* (ESPN/2) 6 p.m. extended Cal’s home winning streak to 21 games, tied for the sixth-longest active streak in the coun- Jan. 21 at Oregon St.* (P12N) 7:30 p.m. try. The Bears are 3-6 in neutral-site contests in the Cuonzo Martin era. 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 at Golden1Center.com. The game FEB. 5 COLORADO* (ESPNU) 1:30 P.M. will be televised live on Pac-12 Network and online via Pac-12.com/live and the Pac-12 Now app, with Feb. 8 at Arizona St.* (ESPNU) 8 p.m. Feb. 11 at Arizona* (ESPN/2) TBD Ted Robinson (play-by-play) and Mike Montgomery (analyst) on the call. The California Golden Bears Feb. 17 at Stanford* (FS1) 7 p.m. Sports Network (KGO 810 AM) has the radio call from Todd McKim and Jay John. Follow the Bears on FEB. 22 OREGON* (ESPN2) 6 P.M. social media for a behind-the-scenes look at all the action at Facebook.com/CalMensBball and on FEB. 24 OREGON ST.* (FS1) 7 P.M. 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 With Ivan Rabb, Jabari Bird and Grant Mullins out against UC Irvine, Cal was missing % at Golden1 Center (Sacramento, Calif.) a combined 167 starts between the trio. The Bears’ actual starting five against the ^ Pearl Harbor Invitational (Honolulu, Hawaii) 167 Anteaters owned a combined 45 starts entering the game -- less than Mullins (78) and * Pac-12 Conference game Bird (55) each have in their individual careers. Home games in BOLD All times listed PT and subject to change Wednesday’s contest against UC Irvine marked the first game in more than five seasons that Cal made 30 or more free throws. The Bears went 30-42 from the charity stripe, including 15- THE BEAR FACTS 5 17 from Charlie Moore, for the first time since Feb. 5, 2011 vs. Arizona. With a 20.5 disparity, Cal ranks second in the country for rebounding margin after COACHING STAFF Head Coach ....... Cuonzo Martin (3rd season) averaging 47 rebounds per game while holding its opposition to 26.5 rpg. Only Utah Purdue, 2000 2nd ranks ahead of Cal with a +21 margin. Cal has outrebounded opponents 94-53 Record at Cal: 43-26 through two games. Career Record:167-108 (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) Moore topped Cal’s previous freshman scoring record of 33, set by Shareef Abdur-Rahim Assistant Coach .....Wyking Jones (2nd season) 38 against Northern Arizona on Nov. 25, 1995. Assistant Coach .......Tim O’Toole (1st season) TEAM INFORMATION Senior Stephen Domingo set career-highs in both points and rebounds against UC Irvine, 2015-16 Overall Record ...........................23-11 11 finishing just one board shy of his first career double-double. Domingo logged 11 points and 9 2015-16 Pac-12 Record (finish) .....12-6 (T3rd) rebounds in the effort. Starters Returning/Lost ..............................2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost .....................7/3 Facility ..................Walter A. Haas, Jr. Pavilion Cal trailed the Anteaters for 30:45 and as many as 13 points, overcoming the 30 45 deficit to send the game into overtime and ultimately win by 10 points, 75-65. Capacity .............................................. 11,858 : 2016-17 CALIFORNIA MEN’S BASKETBALL GAME 3: SAN DIEGO STATE QUICK FACTS BEAR NECESSITIES: CAL'S TOP STORYLINES GENERAL INFORMATION SCOUTING THE AZTECS Location: Berkeley, CA Last Meeting: Cal lost, 72-58, on Nov. 26, 2015 in a neutral-site game in Las Vegas, Nev. Founded: 1868 Series Record: San Diego State leads, 6-4 Enrollment: 38,204 SDSU 2016-17 Record: 2-1, 0-0 Mountain West Colors: Blue (282) & Gold (116) SDSU’s Last Game: Defeated San Diego Christian, 81-58 Nickname: Golden Bears • Trey Kell was tabbed Preseason All-Mountain West, and Jalen McDaniels was picked as the Preseason Mascot: Oski MW Co-Freshman of the Year. • Jeremy Hemsley leads the Aztecs with 20.7 points per game. Kell is second with 18.7 ppg. UNIVERSITY PERSONNEL • Dakarai Allen owns a team-best 18 boards and 7 blocks. Chancellor: Nicholas Dirks • Malik Pope, Max Hoetzel, Ben Perez, Matt Shrigley and Valentine Izundu did not play in the Aztec’s Director of Athletics: H. Michael Williams game against San Diego Christian. Senior Women’s Administrator: Jenny Si- • The Bears have faced the Aztecs just once in neutral territory, losing to San Diego State 72-58 in last mon-O’Neill year’s Las Vegas Invitational at the Orleans Arena. Conference: Pacific-12 • Cal has dropped three-straight to the Aztecs. COACHING STAFF A LOOK AT THE ALL-TIME SERIES: Head Coach: Cuonzo Martin (3rd season) 1939-40: W, 36-34 (A) Purdue, 2000 1940-41: L, 28-29 (H) Assoc. Head Coach: Tracy Webster (3rd season) 1941-42: L, 26-27 (A) Wisconsin, 1995 2004-05: W, 60-57 (A) Assistant Coach: Wyking Jones (2nd season) 2005-06: W, 82-64 (H) Loyola Marymount, 1995 2006-07: L, 79-86 (A) Assistant Coach: Tim O’Toole (1st season) 2007-08: W, 77-69 (H) 2010-11: L, 57-77 (H) Fairfield, 1987 2011-12: L, 63-64 (A) TEAM INFORMATION 2015-16: L, 58-72 (N) Starters Returning/Lost: 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 7/3 RETURN TO THE RANKINGS Facility: Walter A. Haas, Jr. Pavilion (11,858) Cal made its return to the Associated Press Top 25 Rankings on Nov. 14, appearing in the poll for the first NCAA Tournament Appearances: 19 time this season at No. 25. It marks Cal’s first ranking since March 14, 2016, when the team earned a 1946, 57, 58, 59, 60, 90, 93, 94, 96, 97, 2001, No. 23 ranking. The Bears were receiving votes in both the AP and USA Today Coaches’ poll to open the season. 02, 03, 06, 09, 10, 12, 13, 16 Best NCAA Tournament Showing: Champions (‘59) Best NIT Tournament Showing: Champions (‘99) LAST TIME OUT Cal defeated UC Irvine, 75-65, in a come-from-behind overtime triumph at Haas Pavilion. 2015-16 IN REVIEW • Charlie Moore scored a game-high 38 points to break Shareef Abdur-Rahim’s Cal freshman scoring 2015-16 Overall Record: 23-11 record off 33. Home: 18-0 | Away: 4-7 |Neutral: 1-4 • Stephen Domingo came one rebound short of his first collegiate double-double, notching a career-high 11 points and 9 rebounds. 2015-16 Pac-12 Record: 12-6/T-3rd • Kameron Rooks finished with a career-high 15 points. 2015-16 Pac-12 Tournament Finish: T3rd, Lost in • Roger Moute a Bidias set a personal-best 7 rebounds. the semifinals to Utah, 82-78 (OT) • The Bears came back from a 13-point deficit, 36-23, early in the second half, forcing overtime on Postseason: NCAA First Round Kameron Rooks’ tip-in with 22 seconds left in the second period.