Grant Newell

The only time since the turn of the century that Cal swept Stanford in basketball was the 2010 season. The Bears will look to break out the brooms once more in Palo Alto on Friday. Here’s to making history.

Although the blue and gold fell to Utah in an ugly performance, they were able to bounce back in a historic way over Colorado to ring in the new year right and pick up their second victory of the season.

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

The gulf in historical success between the two teams cannot be understated. Following Tuesday’s game, however, the Tritons have fully established recent superiority over the Bears.

A Kansas State three-pointer followed by a technical on coach Fox at the 12-minute mark seemed to be the blue and gold’s breaking point.

When the Bears tip off against Chico State Wednesday night, responsibilities will be completely reallocated compared to last season. Cal will need to establish and impose its new identity from the get-go if it hopes to grasp any chance of success this year.

Cal men’s basketball gives a glimpse into the future of the program with the additions of ND Okafor and Grant Newell to the 2022 recruiting class, two high-potential forwards who will hit the court next year.