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Christian Tucker is the next member of Cal's roster to enter his name into the transfer portal. The senior from Mesa, Arizona played in all 33 games and was one of only three players to do so this season for the Bears. Tucker, who transferred to Cal last offseason from UTSA, averaged 1.7 points and 1 assist in those 33 appearances for Mark Madsen's team.

Tucker did make five starts during the 2024-25 season including the finale against Stanford in the ACC Tournament as he stepped into the starting lineup in place of the injured Jeremiah Wilkinson. The 6-foot-3, 180-pound guard played a season-high 37 minutes in that loss and and finished with a season-best 4 assists.

His season high on the scoring end came early in the year against Cal Poly as he contributed 8 points in the victory after hitting a couple 3-pointers. Tucker scored 7 points in the late-February matchup at home against SMU.

He is now the fourth member of Cal's roster to enter the transfer portal since it opened this week along with Wilkinson plus forwards BJ Omot and Joshua Ola-Joseph. Three of the four players who have entered the portal, including Tucker, only transferred to Cal last offseason.

It is shaping up to be another offseason of movement for Madsen and the Bears after they added 10 players from the portal last year.

I put together a little feature story on Trond Grizzell who is entering is final season at Cal. The fifth-year senior has a new number this spring and is hoping to add to his game as he returns to the Bears for one last season. Grizzell has earned plenty of praise from some of the new faces around the team for his work ethic and dedication to the craft. He could present Kyle Cefalo and Bryan Harsin with a unique weapon on the inside, and he's working towards becoming a complete threat for the Bears.

Cal has reached the midway point of spring football, and that wrapped up Saturday with Day 7 of work for the Bears. Saturday's practice served as the first scrimmage of the spring with a couple of extended team periods giving the players an opportunity to have their most game-like feel so far this spring. There were referees and the staff allowed drives to play out a bit more than we have seen on the other six days of practice. There were still some situations when the staff called plays dead early or brought the ball back to a certain spot on the field, but it was a good opportunity to see the progress of the team through the first half of the spring.

Justin Wilcox's team will have eight practices following time off for spring break this week when the group returns to the field March 31.

Practice 7 notes and observations

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Cal has announced three future nonconference games for the coming years Thursday. The Bears have set up a home-and-home series with San Jose State that will begin in Berkeley on Sept. 9, 2028 with the return coming a few years later on Sept. 13, 2031.

The Bears will also host Wagner in the first-ever meeting between the two programs on Sept. 19, 2026 to round out the nonconference slate for that season. Cal will also host UCLA and UNLV in 2026 with a road game at BYU also on the schedule for next year.

Here's Cal's upcoming future nonconference opponents as it stands now:

2025: at Oregon State, vs. Texas Southern, vs. Minnesota, at San Diego State
2026: vs. UCLA, at BYU, vs. Wagner, vs. UNLV
2027: at UCLA, vs. BYU
2028: vs. UCLA, vs. San Jose State, at Minnesota
2029: vs. Wisconsin, at Wyoming, at UCLA
2030: at Wisconsin
2031: at San Jose State
2032: vs. Wyoming

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From The Athletic:

Stanford fired football coach Troy Taylor on Tuesday, less than a week after an ESPN report revealed that Taylor had twice been the subject of third-party investigations into complaints from athletic department employees over hostile behavior.

Former Stanford star quarterback Andrew Luck, now the football program’s general manager, became Taylor’s direct supervisor upon taking the job last November and made the decision Tuesday to terminate Taylor after just two seasons on the job.


Not going to post the whole article out of respect to them...

it seems nobody cares about Cal Baseball, but FWIW, Oski tore the bark off the tree with a sweep of Stanford in Palo Alto over the weekend. Run ruled them Friday, Won by 9 on Saturday, and took the sweep in extra innings Sunday.

Stanford entered the weekend #14.

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Andrej Stojakovic posted this video to instagram this morning. The song playing is "Baby I'm back" which certainly makes it seem like he's announcing his return to the Bears.

Cal is midway through its second week of spring practice following Day 5 on the field at California Memorial Stadium Wednesday. The Bears will have two more practices before taking time off for spring break, but Wednesday's practice brought the first day in full pads. It also was the most balanced action that has been seen so far in spring from both the offense and defense.

Day 5 notes and observations

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Cal is nearing the midway point of spring practice following the sixth day of work on the field at California Memorial Stadium on Friday. The Bears had a couple extended team periods plus closed up the day with a competition as the team continues to work towards some spring scrimmages and spring break. There was plenty to see on Day 6 of spring ball, and I have some of the top notes and observations from Friday's work below.

Practice No. 6 notes and observations

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Back to back 3-9 seasons, two Big Game Ls, and now this, right as Spring Practices start and recruiting is in full swing! Cal couldn't have drawn it up any better!

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Cal Pro Day will take place Thursday, and the field work portion will be open to the public. ILB Teddye Buchanan, OLB Xavier Carlton, K Ryan Coe, DL Ricky Correia, OLB Cheikhsaliou Fall, DB Marcus Harris, DB Lu-Magia Hearns III, DB Matthew Littlejohn, DL Darius Long Jr., OL Rush Reimer, QB Chandler Rogers, OL T.J. Session, OL Victor Stoffel, DB Nohl Williams, P Lachlan Wilson and DB Craig Woodson are the players expected to participate Thursday.

The field work is set to begin around 10 a.m.

Day 3 of spring practice at Cal meant shoulder pads as the Bears were able to hit an important point in the spring as they closed out the first week of action at California Memorial Stadium. The pads going on meant a little more competition and energy for Saturday's practice, and it was the defense that stepped up with some impressive plays to close out Week 1.

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Just saw this tweet from Schefter:

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Cal has not had the type of season it wanted, but there have been bright spots for the Bears in Year 2 under Mark Madsen. Among the highlights of the season was the emergence of freshman guard Jeremiah Wilkinson who is now the second leading scorer for the Bears entering postseason play. Monday, the ACC revealed its postseason awards and Wilkins was named the ACC Sixth Man of the Year following his standout first season with the Bears.

Wilkinson did not start until the 19th game of the season, but he has been an important part of the rotation since the early going. In all, the Powder Springs, Georgia native has averaged 15.4 points in 31 games and 13 starts for Cal.

When leading scorer Andrej Stojakovic missed time with an injury, Wilkinson stepped up to become the top producer on offense for the Bears. He has scored in double figures in 25 games this season and has hit at least 20 points on 10 occasions.

Wilkinson is coming off his most productive performance in college after he scored a team-high 36 points in Saturday's four-overtime loss to Notre Dame. He has averaged 20.4 points since becoming a starter for the Bears.

The 6-foot-1 guard also earned a spot on the five-man ACC All-Rookie team and is the only player not from Duke or North Carolina to make the list. Cooper Flagg (Duke) Kon Knueppel (Duke), Khaman Maluach (Duke and Ian Jackson (UNC) round out the team.

In addition to Wilkinson's postseason accolades, Stojakovic earned an All-ACC honorable mention nod for his work this year in his first season with the Bears. The sophomore, who transferred from Stanford, led Cal in scoring during the regular season with an average of 16.8 points in 27 appearances.

Stojakovic missed a handful of games for the Bears while working through an injury but proved himself as a talented defender when returning to the lineup. He is second on the team with 1.3 blocks per game, fourth with 4.6 rebounds, tied for second with 1.8 assists as well.

Prior to his injury, Stojakovic was on fire as a scorer with nine games of at least 20 points including reaching the 30-point mark twice. He was stellar on defense late against Notre Dame and finished that loss with 6 blocks to go with 21 points.

The Bears hit the floor hoping to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive as they take part in the ACC Tournament on Tuesday. Cal, the No. 15 seed, will square off with 10th-seeded Virginia Tech in Charlotte in the opening round of the tournament. Tipoff is set for 1:30 p.m. PT.

Full list of ACC postseason awards

Player of the Year – Cooper Flagg, Fr., G/F, Duke
Defensive Player of the Year – Chucky Hepburn, Sr., G, Louisville
Rookie of the Year – Cooper Flagg, G/F, Duke
Most Improved Player – Donald Hand Jr., So., Boston College
Sixth Man of the Year – Jeremiah Wilkinson, Fr., G, California
Coach of the Year – Pat Kelsey, Louisville

2024-25 ALL-ACC TEAM
FIRST TEAM
Name, School, Points
Cooper Flagg, Duke, 400
Maxime Raynaud, Stanford, 392
Chucky Hepburn, Louisville, 364
Chase Hunter, Clemson, 328
Hunter Sallis, Wake Forest, 257

SECOND TEAM
RJ Davis, North Carolina, 241
Markus Burton, Notre Dame, 238
Ian Schieffelin, Clemson, 225
Kon Knueppel, Duke, 208
Jamir Watkins, Florida State, 150

THIRD TEAM
Terrence Edwards Jr., Louisville, 125
Tyrese Proctor, Duke, 72
Baye Ndongo, Georgia Tech, 72
Boopie Miller, SMU, 71
Jaland Lowe, Pitt, 62

HONORABLE MENTION
Matthew Cleveland, Miami, 49
Andrej Stojakovic, California, 48
Naithan George, Georgia Tech, 40
Isaac McKneely, Virginia, 38
J.J. Starling, Syracuse, 32
Donald Hand Jr., Boston College, 29
Cameron Hildreth, Wake Forest, 26
Khaman Maluach, Duke, 23
Viktor Lakhin, Clemson, 20
Eddie Lampkin, Syracuse, 19

Cal is now settling into a rhythm in spring practice, and Monday brought Day 4 on the field for the Bears as they continue to push through the first half of the schedule. The Bears' defense closed out the first week with a strong performance, and that momentum carried over into the second week of the spring.

Golden Bear Report was there for all of it and here are the top notes and observations from Monday's practice.

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The Cal women's basketball team is headed to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 8 seed in Spokane Regional 4. The Bears will square off with ninth-seeded Mississippi State on Saturday at Galen Center in Los Angeles. A win over the Bulldogs would likely match up Cal with No. 1 seed USC in the second round.

Mississippi State finished the season 21-11 and lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to rival Ole Miss after finishing 10th in the league during the regular season.

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I caught up with Julian Griffin over the weekend to discuss his move to Cal and get his early thoughts on the running back position. It was an enjoyable conversation and he shed some light on how the room will work under his watch. You can get a look at that one-on-one interview above.

Cal returned to the field Friday as the Bears push through their first week of spring practice. The weather was again not friendly as it was a cold and sometimes rainy practice for Justin Wilcox's team. Still, the two extended team periods provided some insight into the development of the group on both sides of the ball.

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Football is back! Cal held its first practice of the spring Wednesday and the rain stayed away just enough for the Bears to get in a full day of action. There were 12 team periods overall that included two team periods. The second team period went for 15 minutes giving me an opportunity to get a look at how the team is coming together this offseason.

Here are some quick notes about what stood out Wednesday on the first day of practice for the Bears.

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GAME INFO

Who: No. 15 Cal (14-18; last game: 82-73 2OT win over Virginia Tech) vs. No. 7 Stanford (19-12, last game: 68-48 loss to No. 14 Louisville)
When: 4:00 p.m. PT
Where: Charlotte, North Carolina | Spectrum Center
TV/streaming: ESPN2 | Kevin Brown (PxP), John Crispin (Analyst)
Radio: 810 AM | Justin Allegri (PxP)
All-time series: Cal leads 154-133
Odds: Stanford (-5.5), O/U (138.5) – via BetMGM

The Bears are back in action today as they square off with Stanford with a chance at the quarterfinals on the line in Charlotte. Follow along for updates and join the conversation as Cal takes on Stanford today in the second round of the ACC Tournament.

GAME INFO

Who: No. 15 Cal (13-18, 6-14 ACC; last game: 112-110 4OT loss to Notre Dame) vs. No. 10 Virginia Tech (13-18, 8-12; last game: 65-47 loss to Clemson)
When: 1:30 p.m. PT
Where: Charlotte, North Carolina | Spectrum Center
TV/streaming: ACC Network | Wes Durham (PxP), Cory Alexander (Analyst) & Jim Boeheim (Analyst)
Radio: 810 AM | Justin Allegri (PxP)
All-time series: Tied 1-1
Odds: Cal (-3.5), O/U (140.5) – via BetMGM