California Golden Bears Athletics
Wednesday, December 7
Honolulu, HI
4:00 PM
California
vs
Seton Hall
Bears Duel Pirates In Pearl Harbor Invitational
12/6/2016 11:55 PM | Men's Basketball
Cal (7-1) vs. Seton Hall (6-2)
Wednesday, Dec. 7 | 4 PM PT | Bloch Arena | Honolulu. Hawai'i
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BERKELEY -- Seventy-five years to the day since Pearl Harbor was attacked, California men's basketball will pay homage to those who lost their lives and commemorate the anniversary of the attack with a duel against the Seton Hall Pirates Wednesday at 4 p.m. PT. The Golden Bears and Pirates tip off from Bloch Arena at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, live on Fox Sports 1.The Bears, alongside Princeton, Seton Hall and Hawai'i, are among the four teams who will serve to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the "date which will live in infamy." All four games televised on Fox Sports 1 will air live from Bloch, the historic venue that withstood the attack by Imperial Japan that left more than 2,400 dead and 1,200 wounded on Dec. 7, 1941.
Cal is 1-1 in neutral-site games this season. The Bears dropped a game to San Diego State, 77-65, at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento on Nov. 21 and defeated Princeton, 62-51, in yesterday's opening game of the Pearl Harbor Invitational.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION: The game will be televised live on Fox Sports 1. The California Golden Bears Sports Network has the radio call from Todd McKim and Jay John. Follow the Bears on social media for a behind-the-scenes look at all the action at Facebook.com/CalMensBball and on Twitter and Instagram @CalMensBball.
SCOUTING THE PIRATES
Last Meeting: In their lone meeting, the Bears downed the Pirates 81-76 on Dec. 8, 1973 at the Mountaineer Classic in Morgantown, W.V.Series Record: Cal leads, 1-0
Seton Hall's 2016-17 Record: 6-2
Seton Hall's Last Game: Defeated Hawai'i, 68-57, in the Pearl Harbor Invitational
• The Pirates are averaging 80.6 points per game, including four 90-point outings (vs. Fairleigh Dickinson, at Iowa, vs. Quinnipiac and vs. Columbia)
• Entering the Pearl Harbor Invitational, the Hall ranked 14th in the nation with a 50.6 field goal percentage.
• Four Pirate players are averagind double-figure scoring totals: Khadeen Carrington (20.8 points per game), Desi Rodgriguez (14.5 ppg), Myles Powell (13.4 ppg) and Angel Delgado (13.3 ppg).
• Delgado averages 10.8 boards per game.
• Seton Hall forced 18 turnovers against Hawai'i.
A LOOK AT THE ALL-TIME SERIES:
1973-74: W, 81-76 (N)
LAST TIME OUT
Cal's strong second half propelled the Bears past Princeton, 62-51, in the opening game of the Pearl Harbor Invitational• Cal tallied just 18 points in the first half, a season-low, but came back strong in the second half, shooting 66.7 percent (16-24) for a season-high 44 points.
• Jabari Bird made his return to the lineup for the first time since Nov. 11.
• Charlie Moore led with 15 points.
• Three other Bears scored in double figures -- Bird (13), Grant Mullins (11) and Sam Singer (11).
• Singer set a career-high for rebounds with seven boards.
• Ivan Rabb racked up 11 rebounds.
• Cal outrebounded Princeton 49-33.
UNCAGED BIRD
Jabari Bird made his return to the hardwood for the first time in six games, reemerging with 13 points and eight rebounds against Princeton. Prior to the contest, Bird's only other entry this season was in the season opener on Nov. 11, when he logged 14 points and pulled down six boards.KING OF THE BLOCK
Kingsley Okoroh is climbing up the Cal career record charts for his prowess in protecting the rim. Okoroh currently ranks eighth all-time with 85 career blocked shots.1. David Kravish (2012-15) -- 226
2. Michael Stewart (1994-97) -- 207
3. DeVon Hardin (2005-08) -- 132
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7. Brian Hendrick (1990-93) -- 98
8. Kingsley Okoroh (2014-present) -- 85
BEARS BUILD ON DEFENSIVE PROWESS
With defense as a staple of head coach Cuonzo Martin's program, California is once again emerging as a force on the floor, where the Bears rank among the nation's elite in five different categories. Entering the Pearl Harbor Invitational, Cal was 7th in defensive rebounds per game (31.57), with an +11.3 rebound margin over their opponents, good for sixth in the nation. Cal's field goal defense was also ninth in the nation as the Bears limited opponents to scoring just 35.8 percent of their shots, while the Blue & Gold ranked 20th for three point field goal defense (28.0 percent). The Bears opened the week averaging 44.00 total rebounds per game, putting them at 11th in the nation.RABB STAR
AP Preseason All-American is living up to his billing as of late after logging career-high point totals in back-to-back games. Rabb scored a new best 25 points in Cal's OT win over Louisiana Tech, then followed it up with a 26-point game against Alcorn State. He scored the 26 points on a 10-12 outing from the floor and 6-7 clip at the charity stripe in just 29 minutes.After returning from injury, Rabb posted a career-long four-game double-double streak and currently ranks 15th in the nation and third in the Pac-12 in double-doubles.
Rabb made his return to the Cal lineup for the first time this season against San Diego State, where he came off the bench and logged a team-high 30 minutes of action. Though Rabb had just three points in the first half on a 3-5 performance at the charity stripe, he finished the game only two points shy of his career-high total with 19 points.
Dating back to 2015-16, Rabb has a double-double in eight of his last 12 games. He is averaging 17.5 points and 10.3 rebounds.
KING'S COURT
Kingsley Okoroh is coming off a productive stretch that saw the junior center set career-highs in four games from Nov. 21 to Nov. 30. The Derby, England product started the string off by setting a personal-best rebound total of 9 against San Diego State, and followed the performance with a career-high 5 blocks against Wyoming on Friday. He capped off the week by matching both his career-best point (10) and rebound (9) totals and setting a new personal-best mark for assists with 3 against Southeastern Louisiana. Against Louisiana Tech, Okoroh set new career-high board (12) and assist (4) totals on top of matching his career-high blocks (5).Entering the Pearl Harbor Invitational, Okoroh checked in at 20th in the nation in blocks per game (2.86) and 21st for total blocks (20).
NEXT UP
California returns to Berkeley looking to match the program's longest homecourt winning streak at 26 consecutive wins. The Bears are set to defend Haas against UC Davis on Saturday at 7:30 p.m., live on Pac-12 Network.
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