Cal’s matchup with UCLA will air on ESPN with Ben Braun and Chris Sylvester. Fans can also watch Justin Allegri and Theo Robertson on 810 AM Cal Bears Sports Network Radio broadcasts and The Varsity App.
final action
Cal picked up its fifth win at Haas Pavilion after another 90-point win as the Golden Bears topped Sacramento State 91–67 on November 21. Chris Bell’s 21 points, Cal had four Bears in double figures for the fourth time this season and improved to 5–1 overall.
Cal mounted a 22–2 rally to stay ahead of the Hornets in the first half and take a 47–33 lead at halftime. The Bears were shooting 48.6 percent from the floor to Sacramento State’s 35.5 percent, and Cal sank nine 3-pointers in those first 20 minutes to help extend the lead. The rebounding margin was narrow, with the Hornets leading 19–18. The Bears stepped up their attempts in the second half, shooting 50.8 percent overall while hitting a season-high 15 threes on the night. The Hornets still held a 43-42 edge on the boards, but shot just 26.9 percent overall from the floor.
Chris Bell’s Maximum 21 points in the game and 16 points in each Dai Dai Aims And justin pippen and from 14 John CamdenWho hit four 3-pointers for the Bears. Milos Ilic led the way for Cal on the boards with a season-high nine rebounds. cal senior ritis petritis He also left his mark tonight by scoring his 1,000th career point. Sacramento State was led by Brandon Gardner’s 19 points, while Mark Lavrenov added 14 and Prophet Johnson added 12 points and 11 rebounds for a Hornets double-double.
– On his first basket of the game, ritis petritis Scored his 1,000th career point.
– With the most points in the game, 21 Chris Bell Scored in double figures for the fifth consecutive game and recorded his second 20-point game as a Bear.
– Bell, justin pippen (16 points), Dai Dai Aims (16) and John Camden (14) Reached double figures for the fifth time this season.
– Pippen’s 16 points tonight took his career to a new high.
– Milos Ilic had a season-high nine rebounds.
– TT Carr set new career highs with seven points and two 3-pointers.
– Cal’s 15 threes matched its season high and were one of the program records last hit in 2022-23.
– Cal tied its season high of nine Bears scoring in a game.
– Cal’s 50.8 percent shooting attempts were its fourth 50+ game of the season.
– This was the third time this season that Cal scored 90+ points in a game (93 vs. Cal State Fullerton, 96 at Kansas State and 91 tonight vs. Sacramento State).
lighting up small apples
Cal overcame a 25-point deficit with the help of a hot 3-point outing in the second half, but fell just short of host Kansas State in a 99–96 loss to the Wildcats on November 13 in Manhattan, Kansas. Chris Bell sank seven of Cal’s 15 threes on the night – including five in the last five minutes of the game – and Dai Dai Aims The Golden Bears added their five to the Wild One to mark their first road test of the season.
K-State won by three points, shooting 64.4 percent overall with nine 3-pointers. Cal finished 56.5 percent overall with 15 threes and outrebounded its hosts 26-25. Both teams also had 17 assists each, while K-State was 14 of 21 from the free-throw line and Cal was 11 of 14 from the stripe.
Chris Bell Led all scorers for the Bears with 27 points and once again got into double figures. Dai Dai Aims (25 marks) with justin pippen (14) and lee dort (10).
K-State was paced by PJ Haggerty’s 23 points along with Khamari McGriff’s 21, Nate Johnson’s 20 and David Castillo’s 16 points.
– TT Carr scored his first points as a Bear when he went 2-for-2 from the free-throw line in the first half and finished with six total points.
– Carr also set career highs with six rebounds and five assists.
, nolan dorsey Hit his first 3-pointer as a Bear with his strikeout in the first half.
, dhiaukui maniel dut Recorded a career-high three blocks.
, Chris Bell Made a season-high seven 3-pointers – one less than his career high.
, Dai Dai Aims Scored a season-high 25 points and equaled his career high of seven assists.
– Ames also recorded a career-high five steals.
– For the second consecutive game, Ames missed only one 3-pointer (6 of 7 vs. CSF, 5 of 6 at K-State).
– Ames did not miss a free throw for the third consecutive game
, John Camden Had a season-high three assists.
– Ames (25) and Pippen (14) have both scored in double figures in all four games this season.
– Meniel Dutt scored his first points as a Bear with a basket in the second half and recorded the first steal of his career.
– Cal recorded a season-high 21 assists
– Cal had four players score in double figures for the fourth straight game.
– With 93 points against Cal State Fullerton and 96 points at K-State, Cal has recorded back-to-back games with 90+ points for the first time since 2014.
balanced bear
All five Cal starters have averaged double figures through the first five games of the year.
Dai Dai Aims (18.8 ppg), Chris Bell (15.7), John Camden (14.8) and justin pippen (12.8) Has scored in double figures in five of Cal’s six games this season lee dort (10.5) has done this three times.
Babysitter all day
Dai Dai Aims Cal leads Cal in scoring with 18.8 points per game thanks to 11 of 13 attempts from 3-point range in a two-game span against Cal State Fullerton and Kansas State. He is leading the team by making 17 threes so far.
Bell ringer
Chris Bell Helped Kansas State turn a 17-point deficit into a six-point margin with 37 seconds remaining by hitting five 3-pointers in four minutes of play. The Bears fell to a 99–96 loss, although Bell finished with a season-high 27 points on 7-of-9 shooting from 3-point range. He has now had three 20-point outings as a Bear.
move the ball
Cal has dished out 20+ assists in three different games this season. justin pippen Is the Bears’ top distributor with 5.33 assists per game, including a career-high seven assists in Cal’s season opener against CSUB.
first time out
In Cal’s season opener, seven newcomers scored their first points as the Bears: Dai Dai Aims (18 points), Chris Bell (5), John Camden (22), nolan dorsey (2), Milos Ilic (4), Mantas Kokanas (2) and justin pippen (15).
– Sophomore, in his second season at Cal BJ fissure And stephon marbury ii The two checked in for their first official court time as the Bears vs. CSUB.
-Also moved his Cal debut to November 3rd dhiaukui maniel dut and true newcomers luke butler And TT Care.
– Cal’s season-opening win was the 300th win recorded by the Bears at Haas Pavilion.
hot start
Cal’s 3-0 start in 2025-26 was the first since the 2019-20 season when the Bears opened 4-0.
The Bears recorded 90+ points in back-to-back games – the first time Cal has done so since 2014 – versus Cal State Fullerton and Kansas State.
Cal scored a season-high 96 points on 53.6% shooting from 3-point range along with a season-best 56.5% shooting loss at Kansas State.
Cal has shot over 50 percent in four games this season, and has gone 3-1 in those games.
After a 91-point effort against Sacramento State, Cal has three 90+ games this season.
Century Club
Cal’s 93–65 win over Cal State Fullerton on November 10 mark madsen100th win of his career as a head coach.
acc experience
As Cal enters its second season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the Bears have a few players who have already logged hours as members of the ACC before arriving in Berkeley. Dai Dai Aims Comes to Cal after one season at Virginia, and Chris Bell Joined the Bears after three seasons at Syracuse.
career climber
except for mark madsen100th win of head-coaching career and Ritis petritis’ Having already collected his 1,000th career point this season, several more Bears remain to reach the milestone in their collegiate careers this season. (Entering totals for November 25 game vs. UCLA)
sr f Chris Bell – 985 career points
GS C Milos Ilic – 496 career rebounds | 842 career points
new team
court mark madsen Cal has a bunch of new talent on board for his third season at the helm of the program. Of the 13 newcomers to the roster, nine are transfers and four are true freshmen.
long play
Six of Cal’s nine transfer additions are post players who increase the Bears’ size in the frontcourt. Standing at 6-foot-7 Chris Bell up to 7 feet dhiaukui maniel dutThe group checks in at an average of 6-foot-9.
Go back for more information
Cal returns three Bears who saw time in the starting lineup last season – F ritis petritis (29 starts), G DeJuan Campbell (16) and F lee dort (1).
tv time
Cal is off to its second season in the Atlantic Coast Conference with 19 televised trials. All 18 of the Golden Bears’ ACC regular season games, along with a non-conference contest against UCLA at the Chase Center, will be televised as part of the Empire Classic.
In total, Cal will play four times on ESPN’s family of networks – ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU – as well as 15 games on the ACC Network. Cal’s 11 non-conference home games will stream on ACCNX.
championship rings
mark madsen One of four NCAA Division I head coaches who won an NBA title during his playing career. Madsen is the only one of four coaches to have won two NBA titles, both coming in 2001 and 2002 with the Los Angeles Lakers.
Name (School) NBA Title
Speedy Claxton (Hofstra) 2003, San Antonio
mark madsen (Cal) 2001, ’02 (Los Angeles Lakers)
Darrell Walker (Little Rock) 1993, Chicago
Mo Williams (Jackson State) 2016, Cleveland
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