Cal basketball debuts a new California state themed court at Haas Pavilion

What do you think of the new-look Pete Newell Court?

The California Golden Bears have been doing some remodelling in preparation for their move to the ACC. And they have a new look on their basketball court—the state of California now is the major highlight at center court.

Here’s a look at the live rebuild on Instagram (click here or below to view the reel).

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This redesign appears to be an interesting pivot to lean more into the original identity of the university as the state’s flagship, the University of California. It feels like a compromise between the usually separate Cal athletic and Berkeley academic brands. Nationalizing awareness that Cal and UC Berkeley are the same institution should be a top priority for the university in the decades to come.

The old look of the court featured a large Cal script.

Before that, there was the famous growling bear.

Cal fans, thoughts on the new Pete Newell basketball court?