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"California men's basketball coach Mike Montgomery is scheduled for a surgical procedure Wednesday that will include a short recovery period away from the team." Should be back hopefully in time for the season. Looking forward to it!

University of California head men’s basketball coach Mike Montgomery has been reprimanded by the Pac-10 Conference for comments he made about the officiating following California’s games at Washington on Thursday, February 10, and at Washington State on Saturday, February 12, Commissioner Larry Scott announced today. For those wondering about the comments, here they are: "They don't care," Montgomery said about the Huskies. "They foul every time at every position and they aren't going to call it every time. So ultimately you are going to get worn down after a while. They are very physical because they are able to play nine guys throughout the game. They just do not care if they foul they are not going to let you get to the basket.

Jeff Goodman reports: "FOXSports.com has learned that California men's basketball coach Mike Montgomery and members of his coaching staff appeared in front of the NCAA's Committee on Infractions Friday in Indianapolis. According to multiple sources, the Golden Bears are being investigated for impermissible phone calls and have already self-imposed sanctions on the program." Here is the official statement on the matter, courtesy of Cal Athletics. "In 2008, as a result of normal review and monitoring procedures, the Cal Athletic Department discovered violations of NCAA by-laws that govern the frequency and number of phone calls that coaches are allowed to place to prospective student-athletes. Cal quickly self-reported the findings to the Pacific-10 Conference and the NCAA, and imposed sanctions on individuals employed by the men’s basketball program. Internal and external investigations have already concluded that the violations were not intentional. Because the NCAA Committee on Infractions is currently considering the final disposition of this case, we will have no further comment until a final decision is rendered."

Who's attending? Let us know in the comments so we can all say hi to one another Wednesday night! There's still plenty of time to RSVP for the event, make sure to do so before heading downtown to the park.

Mindi Bach and Brodie Brazil continue Comcast SportsNet's College Hoops Tip-Off Series with the Cal Bears as Coach Mike Montgomery and his team believe this '09-10 Bears team has a legitimate chance to win it all.

For Cal students only. I got an e-mail just now about this. It's just a simple survey. If you take it you are entered into a drawing where you can win a Montgomery signed basketball or Tedford signed football. Be sure to mention GOLD OUT at every opportunity. And plug this blog. I mentioned this blog twice!