Men's Basketball

The Supreme Court of the United States, the British Monarchy and Cal basketball’s losing streak: It was actually the last of the three — not the institutions that are designed as bastions of stability in a fickle, volatile society — that remained constant over the last nine-and-a-half months.

Now that the Cardinals have defected from the exclusive club of winless Division I teams, it’s not a club anymore — it’s just Cal.

The Bears continue their nightmare season slide, falling to 0-11, in an 82-58 blowout loss to the Bulldogs.

With its total losses now reaching double digits, Cal is no longer just battling talent and skill gaps, but morale ones too.

With most Cal fans expecting a blowout loss, with a win out of the question, the Bears raised eyebrows with a surprisingly gutsy performance that, of course, still ended in defeat.

Arizona, a well-oiled machine that has churned out multiple 20+ point wins this season, knows exactly how to lay waste to inferior teams like Cal.

The Bears were better defensively tonight, but they could never click on the offensive end — no performance has been complete so far this season.

What started as a promising defensive showing ultimately ended with a second half meltdown. Cal’s mere 28% from the field made it nearly impossible for a victory.

The final two days of the Emerald Coast Classic in Niceville, Florida were anything but nice to the Bears.

If the opponents that Cal has faced have been above its paygrade, the Trojans are on a different level entirely.