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Don't forget Gregory Peck, Cal Crew team, and academy award winner, and Chris Pine who has gone where no-one has gone before, space, the final frontier.

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"The former Naismith Player of the Year in high school introduced the program to their first taste of national prominence". Uh, Pete Newell's ghost would like to have a word with you. We just gonna forget the title and runner up in '59 and '60?

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Mar 2Liked by Avinash Kunnath

The Jason Kidd era of Cal basketball was simply amazing. It was the most entertaining time for Cal basketball. And it was when Haas only held 6600. I remember being at the Stanford game on the Farm. We were sitting so high up in obstructed view seats that we had to take turns walking down the aisle to check the scoreboard. What memories though.

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Nice! They also knocked off an ACC team in the championship game. If I may quibble Haas Pavilion had its opening night in 1999.(still got the hat with the bear claw logo. Wore it to the Oregon game for good luck).

Though the 93/94 Bears are mostly remembered for Kidd and Murray the roster was stacked with talented players. Thanks to the power of internet search engines I dug up these favorites; Monte Buckley, Al Grigsby, KJ Roberts, Randy Duck, Ryan Jamison, Anwar McQueen.

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Rivera next AD?

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How about Rivera as Defensive Coordinator

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