Cal To Face Ole Miss At Home In NIT First Round Clash

by norcalnick on Mar 13, 2011 6:49 PM PDT in California Golden Bears Men's Basketball

The Bears have been selected as a 4 seed despite some concern because of a record number of NIT automatic qualifiers, and will face the Mississippi Rebels. The game will be held at Haas Pavilion at 6:00 pm PST this Wednesday, and will be aired live on ESPN2. You can find the entire NIT first round schedule here.

The Bears have arguably been placed in the most difficult NIT bracket, but it also creates some potentially exciting matchups. If Cal can get past Mississippi they would likely face soon-to-be Pac-12 conference mates Colorado, and if they progress even further they could end up playing just 20 minutes away from home in Moraga against the St. Mary's Gaels with a trip to New York on the line.

But for now the focus is on Ole Miss. The Rebels and/or Black Bears finished with a record of 20-13 in the SEC and have impressive home wins over Kentucky, Penn St. and Alabama, but have generally struggled on the road with a record of just 4-7 (Best road win: Arkansas?). That's good news for a Cal team with a solid record in Berkeley. The Rebels are led by 5'10'' senior point guard Chris Warren, and generally play excellent offensive basketball. Not a gimme matchup by any means, but the Bears will likely be favorites at home. Go Bears!

Tweet Comment 41 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

I'll be there sporting my wonderful Rally Comm. rugby!!

GO BEARS!!!!

CALIFORNIA ANGELS . . . ANAHEIM DUCKS . . . CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS

by AndyHogan14 on Mar 13, 2011 6:51 PM PDT reply actions

Listen Admiral Ackbar, you cannot contend with firepower of Jorge’s magnitude! Haas IS a trap!

by LeonPowe on Mar 13, 2011 6:52 PM PDT reply actions

We gotta be the favorites here.

Cal

by Thoroughbred on Mar 13, 2011 7:04 PM PDT reply actions

If we went on to play at St. Mary's

I’m def. gonna try to make that game.

*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.

by FrankCohen on Mar 13, 2011 7:05 PM PDT reply actions

Me too, I hope. Crossing my fingers that a) it happens and b) it’s on a weekend or friday night

The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS

by norcalnick on Mar 13, 2011 7:10 PM PDT up reply actions

Eh, looks like 3rd round games are automatically next Tuesday/Wednesday.

The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS

by norcalnick on Mar 13, 2011 7:13 PM PDT up reply actions

Can anyone tell me when Stanfurd plays?

by ACgiant97 on Mar 13, 2011 7:30 PM PDT reply actions

next year?

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Mar 13, 2011 7:45 PM PDT up reply actions 5 recs

Win.

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Mar 13, 2011 8:41 PM PDT up reply actions

NIT ticket information is up on calbears.com

HERE

Tickets for Cal’s opening-round game of the NIT are available for purchase starting Sunday night through the tickets link at CalBears.com. Fans may also call (800) GO BEARS or visit the Cal Athletic Ticket Office at 2223 Fulton St. during business hours. The ticket office is open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays.

Prices for the game are as follows:

Chairback Seats $50.00
Premium Bench Seats $40.00
Reserved Adult $25.00
Reserved Youth* $15.00
Cal Student $10.00
*12th grade and under

Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.

by Ohio Bear on Mar 13, 2011 8:04 PM PDT reply actions

I wonder what the student turnout is going to be

*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.

by FrankCohen on Mar 13, 2011 8:12 PM PDT up reply actions

wait

do i have to pay for cal student tickets if i already have season student passes?

Don't Tread on Me.

by THESeymoreBear on Mar 13, 2011 8:18 PM PDT up reply actions

Probably yes

That’s they way it’s been in the past.

Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.

by Ohio Bear on Mar 13, 2011 8:30 PM PDT up reply actions

yes

CGB's #1 Indian

by boomtho on Mar 13, 2011 10:51 PM PDT up reply actions

it's only $10

considering what everyone else has to pay……we get it easy, and we are awesome

Section TT 1996-2009
Newman Class 2010
UC Class of '14

"Our hearts shall sing and our voices ring for the dear old Blue and Gold!"

by Joe Bandsmen on Mar 14, 2011 3:13 AM PDT up reply actions

That evens out for the 12K you have to pay in tuition!

The internet's most successful troll!
www.CaliforniaGoldenBlogs.com

by TwistNHook on Mar 14, 2011 7:47 AM PDT up reply actions

Cal's NIT history

This is Cal’s 7th appearance in the NIT. Cal is 5-1 in NIT 1st round games.

1986
Loyola Marymount 80, Cal 75 – Berkeley, Calif.

1987
Cal 72, Cal State Fullerton 68 OT – Berkeley, Calif.
Cal 65, Oregon State 62 – Corvallis, Ore.
Arkansas-Little Rock 80, Cal 73 – Pine Bluff, Ark.

1989
Cal 73, Hawaii 57 – Berkeley, Calif.
Connecticut 73, Cal 72 – Hartford, Conn.

1999
Cal 79, Fresno State 71 – Oakland, Calif.
Cal 58, DePaul 57 – Rosemont, Ill.
Cal 71, Colorado State 62 – Oakland, Calif.
Cal 85, Oregon 69 – New York, N.Y.
Cal 61, Clemson 60 – New York, N.Y.

2000
Cal 70, Long Beach State 66 – Berkeley, Calif.
Cal 60, Georgetown 49 – Berkeley, Calif.
Wake Forest 76, Cal 59 – Greensboro, N.C.

2008
Cal 68, New Mexico 66 – Berkeley, Calif.
Ohio State 73, Cal 56 – Columbus, Ohio

Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.

by Ohio Bear on Mar 13, 2011 8:14 PM PDT reply actions

And 7-1 at home

The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS

by norcalnick on Mar 13, 2011 8:19 PM PDT up reply actions

2000 NIT CHAMPS!!!

Geno!

by LeonPowe on Mar 13, 2011 8:23 PM PDT up reply actions

er

1999!

by LeonPowe on Mar 13, 2011 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions

wasn’t it 1999?

by LEastCoastBears on Mar 13, 2011 8:24 PM PDT up reply actions

I think I still have my shirt around here somewhere.

1999 NIT champs! Woohoo! %)

Member of the Lost Tribe of Mooch

by katster on Mar 13, 2011 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions

I have mine somewhere too (probably Dublin, CA in my parents’ house)

by LeonPowe on Mar 13, 2011 8:26 PM PDT up reply actions

Me too!

And we have a pic of Geno shooting the winning FT…somewhere…

Old Toothwrangler

by Kodiak on Mar 13, 2011 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions

Happy to say I was in attendance for ’86, ’87, and ’89. And even though it was the NIT, Harmon was definitely rocking. Especially for that CSUF game … those guys were athletic as hell. That win was all just about wanting it.

I'm thinking of having a little party down in Newport.

by SoCal Oski on Mar 14, 2011 11:41 AM PDT up reply actions

I was at the ‘89 game. Harmon was definitely rockin’. Back then, we didn’t know what it was like to be in the NCAA tournament, so being in the NIT was fun.

The only thing I remember about the 1st round win vs. Hawaii was a moment in the second half when things got chippy between Leonard Taylor and Hawaii’s best player (a guy named Cross?).

Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.

by Ohio Bear on Mar 14, 2011 1:12 PM PDT up reply actions

Oregon accepted a bid to the CBI

That puts 6 Pac-10 teams (and 7 Pac-12 teams) in post-season play.

No word on ’Furd, who would be seemingly next in line. The CBI has not filled out yet – but the CIT (all mid-majors anyway) has

"I wish him nothing but pain in his silly travels especially if they wind up in my octagon. Clearly I have defeated this earthworm with my words — imagine what I would have done with my fire breathing fists."

by slims on Mar 13, 2011 8:29 PM PDT reply actions

Good to hear, good luck on your games. The Colorado game would be interesting to see

I'd rather be surfing.

by Pac 10 Alum on Mar 13, 2011 9:41 PM PDT up reply actions

I count:

NCAA:
Arizona
Washington
UCLA
USC

NIT:
California
Washington State
(Colorado)

CBI:
Oregon

That gives us 7 Pac-10 (8 Pac-12) in post season play.

Member of the Lost Tribe of Mooch

by katster on Mar 13, 2011 10:33 PM PDT up reply actions

Come on, do we really count the CBI as “postseason”? Yuck.

CGB: Wasting Your Potential, Your Time, & Your Life Since 2006.

http://www.californiagoldenblogs.com/

by BearStage on Mar 14, 2011 3:03 AM PDT up reply actions

Bay Area teams in post-season

NCAA:
None (first time in 20 years)

NIT:
St. Mary’s
California

CBI:
San Jose State

CIT:
San Francisco
Santa Clara

Staying home:
Stanford

Hahaha, though it wouldnt surprise me if Stanford had a CIT bid or something but declined it.

The Bear Will Not Quit, The Bear Will Not Die
CAL 34 - STAN 28

by Nik Jam on Mar 14, 2011 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions 1 recs

It would have been a great news, if it weren’t for the tragedies. That’s my #1 concern right now.
But this is still a good news, and lets win this tournament!

by JustBear on Mar 13, 2011 8:52 PM PDT reply actions

Are any other students having trouble getting tickets on the ATO’s website?

by iheartmonty on Mar 13, 2011 10:02 PM PDT reply actions

NIT ticket demand is through the roof!

The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS

by norcalnick on Mar 13, 2011 10:32 PM PDT up reply actions

For FrankCohen, since you often ask for "material" on the opposition

It’s old (from 2008-2009), but here go you.

Ole Miss Coach Andy Kennedy

A newly released police video shows Mississippi basketball coach Andy Kennedy pleading with an officer before his arrest on an assault charge.

“I’m begging you … this is a major deal, man,” Kennedy told police.

He added: “This is going to be a national incident, sir.”

Kennedy was arrested in downtown Cincinnati on Dec. 18 after a taxi driver said Kennedy hit him and used racial slurs.

“You turn on me one more time, I’m going to start making some more charges. Do you understand me?” an unidentified police officer told Kennedy.

Kennedy told an officer that he was formerly the University of Cincinnati head coach and was in town to play “Louisville and Rick Pitino” on national television. The officer told Kennedy he didn’t want to talk with him.

Kennedy later pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.

Yes, I am an Old Blue. Now get off my lawn.

by Ohio Bear on Mar 14, 2011 7:11 AM PDT reply actions

Thank you, good sir.

*Insert something witty here*. Oh, and Stanfurd Sucks.

by FrankCohen on Mar 14, 2011 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions

Do the actions of the coach count toward Fulmer Cup points?

I'm thinking of having a little party down in Newport.

by SoCal Oski on Mar 14, 2011 11:43 AM PDT up reply actions

Keep this in mind.

Our coach is not afraid to pick a fight with you.

Ole Miss- Undefeated in partying since 1848.

by Wild Rebel on Mar 14, 2011 3:32 PM PDT up reply actions

Comments For This Post Are Closed

FanPosts

Community blog posts and discussion.

Recommended FanPosts

Recent FanPosts

+ New FanPost All FanPosts >

Golden Bears Football Schedule

Fresno St.	Sat 09/03	W 36 - 21
@ Colorado The Ralphie Report	Sat 09/10	W 36 - 33
Presbyterian	Sat 09/17	W 63 - 12
@ Washington UW Dawg Pound	Sat 09/24	L 23 - 31
@ Oregon Addicted To Quack	Thu 10/06	L 15 - 43
USC Conquest Chronicles	Thu 10/13	L 9 - 30
Utah Block U	Sat 10/22	W 34 - 10
@ UCLA Bruins Nation	Sat 10/29	L 14 - 31
Washington St. CougCenter	Sat 11/05	W 30 - 7
Oregon St. Building The Dam	Sat 11/12	W 23 - 6
@ Stanford Rule Of Tree	Sat 11/19	L 28 - 31
@ Arizona St. House Of Sparky	Fri 11/25	W 47 - 38
@ Texas Burnt Orange Nation	Wed 12/28	L 10 - 21