Cal Men's Basketball Preview: Bears host UCLA

can the bears bounce back from a top 10 team loss to beat a top 5 team?

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Regroup & reset. Back at it against #5 UCLA in #OurHaas Saturday night.

Date: Saturday January 8th, 2022 (5PM Pac-12 Networks)

Opponent: #5 UCLA Bruins

Record: 9-1 (Conference: 1-0)

Standings: 3rd in Pac-12

KenPom Ranking: #13

Opponent Team Stats: 82.6PPG/41.1RPG/16.7APG/5.8SPG/9.7TPG

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Key Players: 

• Johnny Juzang

  • Guard (6-foot-7/215lbs)

  • Junior

  • 16.7PPG/4.8RPG/2.0APG/2.0TPG

  • 43.7%-FG/36.8%-3PT/77.8%-FT

• Jaime Jaquez Jr.

  • Guard (6-foot-7/225lbs)

  • Junior

  • 14.1PPG/6.1RPG/2.2APG/1.1SPG/1.5TPG

  • 46.9%-FG/39.1%-3PT/68.4%-FT

• Jules Bernard

  • Guard (6-foot-7/210lbs)

  • Junior

  • 13.9PPG/4.3RPG/2.6APG

  • 48.0%-FG/45.7%-3PT/75.0%-FT

• Tyga Campbell

  • Guard (5-foot-11/180lbs)

  • Junior

  • 12.4PPG/2.7RPG/4.8APG/0.9TPG

  • 45.7%-FG/48.9%-3PT/85.7%-FT

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Expected Starting 5:

• Guard Tyger Campbell

• Guard Jaylen Clark

• Guard Johnny Juzang

• Guard Jaime Jaquez Jr.

• Center Myles Johnson

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The Bears have the second of a tough homestretch hosting the top 10 ranked UCLA Bruins. The Bruins have not played since mid-December and quickly scheduled a rematch against Long Beach State after their game with Stanford was postponed. The Bruins won 96-78. A point of concern for the Bruins would be star player Jaime Jaquez Jr. did not play in the second half after an ankle sprain knocked him out during the first half of the game. The Bears need their defense to carry against the #12 offense, according to KenPom and a top 10 3PT shooting team in the country. The UCLA roster is stacked with scorers across the lineup and with the depth they can get scoring in bunches from any position on the floor.

And if you missed there Bears’ last game against USC make sure to check out the recap.

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Cal’s Win Probability and Score according to KenPom: 24% (72-64 Loss)