During today's press conference Monty gave an update on Jorge and MSF and gave a definitive answer about why Bak hasn't played since Pac-10 play opened.
No definitive news on the health status of either center Markhuri Sanders-Frison(back spasms) or sixth-man Jorge Gutierrez (sprained knee). Both are day-to-day this week, and questionable to play Thursday against Oregon, coach Mike Montgomery said. Both sat out practice Monday.
Sanders-Frison missed last Thursday’s game at Washington State, then played two days later at Washington. Gutierrez has been out the past four games, limiting the Bears’ backcourt rotation.
"He’s getting better," Montgomery said of Guiterrez. "We’re hoping we can get him in this week at some point."
While Frison-Sanders’ status may simply depend on how he feels Thursday, the Bears have been cautious with Gutierrez, who aggravated the same knee that underwent arthroscopic surgery last spring to clean up a torn meniscus. Hard to imagine the Bears will risk putting him on the floor until he’s feeling no pain, because they don’t want to face the possibility of a longer stretch without him.
Montgomery said point guard Jerome Randle’s right knee, which was stepped on late in the WSU game, is fine.
However, freshman forward Bak Bak has been ruled academically ineligible for the spring semester, meaning he is done for the season. He averaged 1.3 points in eight games and has not played in a Pac-10 contest.
After the jump football loses a recruit, Ted Miller leaves Cal out of the players of the decade, bball recruit Franklin Jr shines, and more.
Cal Football
- Buster Sports reviews the stability of the Pac-10 programs and puts Cal in its top category, rock solid (along with OSU and Oregon).
- Ted Miller posted his top-10 Pac-10 moments of the decade and the top-10 Pac-10 players of the decade. I was surprised no Cal players were on the list. We'll see if he includes Cal in his top-10 games of the decade tomorrow. Surely Cal has to be featured at least once with one of the great games like Cal-SC 2003, Cal-SC 2004, Cal-Oregon 2007, or Cal-Virginia Tech 2003.
- Wide receiver Josh Harper has decommitted from Cal and despite offers from schools like Oregon, Oregon St, and Washington, he chose to go to Fresno St.
- Cal signee Gary Franklin Jr had an impressive 17-point (with 4 threes) outing as no. 16 Mater Dei took down previously unbeaten DeMatha Catholic.
- Wilner shakes up the top spots of his Pac-10 power rankings as Cal falls to second. I can't argue too much with his rankings...no one has really stood out this season. Don't be surprised to see another shakeup after this week, as the LA schools take on the Washingtons.