California men’s basketball head coach Mark Madsen has signed a two-year contract extension, Cal Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton announced Tuesday. Madsen, who was named the 19th head coach in program history last March, is in the first year of a five-year contract, and the two-year extension will take it to 2030. “Coach Madsen has made an incredible
Daily Dirt – 8/4/23
Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) A few things to wrap-up the first week of August… I have heard that Northern Kentucky has hired Isaac Wodajo – most likely as the Special Assistant to the Head Coach. Wodajo spent last season as the head coach at Wabash Valley College. He also served as a graduate assistant at
Moses named Assistant Basketball Coach at Cal
Ken Moses, who helped Mark Madsen lead Utah Valley to new heights last season, has joined the newly appointed California men’s basketball head coach’s staff as an assistant coach. In Moses’ one season on Madsen’s staff at Utah Valley, the Wolverines won a program-record 28 games and the outright 2022-23 Western Athletic Conference regular season
Scherbenske named Assistant Basketball Coach at Cal
Matt Scherbenske, a renowned recruiter who previously spent three seasons on the California men’s basketball staff under Mike Montgomery, was announced as an assistant coach by head coach Mark Madsen on Monday. Scherbenske returns to Berkeley after most recently serving as the Director of Recruiting for two seasons (2021-23) at Texas Tech. His efforts on the
Mazarei named Associate Head Coach at Cal
Adam Mazarei, who played an instrumental role in a turnaround at Vanderbilt and spent six successful seasons at the NBA level, has joined the California men’s basketball program as an associate head coach, head coach Mark Madsen announced. Mazarei, a Thousand Oaks, California native, returns to the West Coast after four seasons (2019-23) on staff at Vanderbilt under
Madsen named Head Basketball Coach at Cal
Mark Madsen, a two-time NBA champion with East Bay roots and a proven track record as both a college and professional coach, has been named the 19th head coach in California men’s basketball history, Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton announced Wednesday. Madsen will be formally introduced at a press conference at 1 p.m. PT on
Cal fires Head Basketball Coach Mark Fox
Mark Fox, who has served as California’s men’s basketball head coach for the past four seasons, will not return next year, Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton announced Thursday. Fox compiled a record of 38-87 with the Golden Bears, including a pair of wins over rival Stanford in the Pac-12 Tournament and engineering a six-win improvement
Cal Names Mark Fox Head Basketball Coach
Mark Fox, a veteran coach who has guided teams at Nevada and Georgia to multiple postseason berths during the course of his career, has been named head men’s basketball coach at the University of California, Berkeley, Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton announced Friday. Fox will formally be introduced at a press conference Monday at 10
Cal Fires Head Basketball Coach Wyking Jones
Wyking Jones, who has guided California men’s basketball for the past two seasons, will not return as head coach of the Golden Bears next year, Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton announced Sunday. In two seasons at the helm for the Bears, Jones posted a 16-47 record, which included back-to-back wins at Stanford, a marquee upset
OFFICIAL: Wyking Jones adds David Grace to Cal Basketball Staff
California men’s basketball has added a renowned recruiter and ace assistant to its coaching staff in David Grace, head coach Wyking Jones announced. One of the longest-tenured assistants in the Pac-12, Grace most recently completed five seasons at UCLA, and five seasons at Oregon State prior to that, along with stints at the University of
David Grace to be named assistant coach at Cal
David Grace will be named as an assistant basketball coach at Cal. He was unexpectedly fired earlier this week at UCLA by head coach Steve Alford. The hiring is expected to be announced shortly. Before coming to UCLA back in 2013, Grace had spent five seasons as an assistant at Oregon State. The 20-year Air
Former Pepperdine Head Coach Marty Wilson Named Assistant at Cal
The California men’s basketball staff is receiving another boost of veteran coaching presence with the addition of Marty Wilson, head coach Wyking Jones announced today. “I’m really excited to welcome Marty to our staff. His knowledge of the game, experience and energy is what excites me the most about being a part of what we