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Cal men's basketball head coach Mike Montgomery has agreed to a two year extension that'll keep him the California Golden Bears head coach through the 2015-16 season.

Cal basketball big man Richard Solomon is out for the season due to academic ineligibility.

Mike Montgomery had surgery to remove a bladder cancer polyp, and the Cal basketball head coach is now cancer-free.

Cal basketball has their first recruit for the 2012 class: Mike Montgomery has found 6'9" power forward/center Kaileb Rodriguez from Thunder Ridge in Highland Ranch, Colorado.

Cal men's basketball was placed on two years probation for making improper phone calls to recruits. Mike Montgomery and the California Golden Bears ARE still eligible to play in postseason tournaments during that probationary period.

Cal erased a 14 point first half deficit against the Oregon Ducks and won 81-71 behind great guard play of Jorge Gutierrez, Brandon Smith and Allen Crabbe. The California Golden Bears move back to .500 in the Pac-10 and have a chance to finish the season in fourth place.

Can Cal men's basketball continue to build on its offensive success in clutch situations with plays from Jorge Gutierrez, Allen Crabbe and Harper Kamp? Can their defense be revived by keeping Kamp and Sanders-Frison out of foul trouble, or will fatigue catch up to them?

Mike Montgomery and his California Golden Bears 2010-11 men's basketball team is a work in progress. While Cal is a very strong defensive squad with solid rebounding, their offense might be the worst in the Pac-10, and their strength of schedule has been brutal.

We discuss the first part of the 2010-11 Cal men's basketball season. Should the current walk-on Nigel Carter be starting over the talented but struggling Gary Franklin at the shooting guard spot?

Can Harper Kamp and Markhuri Sanders-Frison anchor the California Golden Bears men's basketball team in the paint with strong defense and rebounding?