Cal (18-7, 9-4 Pac-12) at Stanford (12-13, 4-9 Pac-12)

Friday, Feb. 17 | 7 PM PT | Maples Pavilion | Stanford, Calif.

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California men's basketball turns its focus south to the Farm this week with a sweep of Stanford at stake on Friday. The Golden Bears face off against the Cardinal at 7 p.m. from Maples Pavilion, live on FS1 and KGO Radio.

A win at the Farm would give the Bears their first regular-season series sweep over the Cardinal since the 2009-10 season, when Cal went 24-11 and claimed the Pac-10 title. Cal won 92-66 in Berkeley and 71-61 at Stanford. The Bears have already clinched one regular-season sweep over a Pac-12 foe this season, taking both games from Arizona State, including a 68-43 triumph in Tempe, Ariz. last week.

Cal is coming off a five-point loss at No. 9 Arizona, where the Bears shot a season-high 91.7 percent (11-12) from the free throw line and Jabari Bird (19 points), Grant Mullins (13) and Kameron Rooks (10) all scored in double figures.  Bird and Mullins are among the four Bears averaging double-figure point totals across 13 games of Pac-12 play, with 13.9 points for Bird and 11.3 for Mullins. Ivan Rabb leads Cal with 14.8 points and 11.6 rebounds, and Charlie Moore adds an average of  11.2 points to the lineup.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION: Friday's contest will air live on Fox Sports 1, with play-by-play and color commentary from Justin Kutcher and Casey Jacobsen. The California Golden Bears Sports Network has the radio call from Todd McKim and Jay John on KGO 810 AM. Follow the Bears on social media for a behind-the-scenes look at Facebook.com/CalMensBball and on Twitter and Instagram @CalMensBball.

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SCOUTING THE CARDINAL

Last Meeting: California downed Stanford, 66-55, in Berkeley on Jan. 29
Series Record: Cal leads, 148-121
Stanford's 2016-17 Record: 12-13, 4-9 Pac-12
Stanford's Last Game: Arizona State rallied late to drop the Cardinal, 75-69, in Tempe.
• Ivan Rabb had 25 points and 13 rebounds in the last meeting with the Cardinal, and Jabari Bird added 17 points.
• Reid Travis, who missed four Pac-12 games with injury, leads the Cardinal with 16.4 points in league action.
• Michael Humphrey averages 11.7 points and a team-best 8.7 rebounds in Pac-12 play.
• Dorian Pickens is also scoring i nthe double figures with 11.1 points.
• The Cardinal are on a two-game losing skid and averaging 68.9 points while allowing Pac-12 foes 73.8 points.

CAL RECORDS AGAINST STANFORD
Points: 41, Ray Murry, March 5, 1977
Rebounds: 22, Ansley Truitt, Feb. 4, 1972
FG: 17, Dick Tamberg, Feb. 26, 1954
3P: 5, Kevin Johnson, Feb. 22, 1987
FT: 16, Jackie Ridgle, Jan. 17, 1969

SERIES NOTES
Record at Stanford: 75-72 
Last 10 meetings: 4-6
Most points, Cal: 101, 1976-77
Most points, Stanford: 101, 1999-00
Largest margin, Cal: 40, 1946-47
Largest margin, Stanford: 51, 1999-00
Longest Cal win streak: 14, 1924-25 to 1929-30
Longest Stanford win streak: 9, 1996-97 to 2000-01
Current Streak: 2, Cal

LAST TIME OUT

The Golden Bears dropped a hard-fought battle at No. 9 Arizona, 62-57
• Three Cal players scored in double figures, led by Jabari Bird's 19 and followed by 13 points from Grant Mullins and 10 from Kameron Rooks.
• Rooks added a game-high six rebounds.
• The Bears shot a season-high 91.7 percent (11-12) from the free throw line.
• Arizona led by as much as 11 before Cal cut the deficit within five with less than a minute remaining in the game.

HALLMARK SUCCESS IN FEBRUARY

Cuonzo Martin's squads have historically had strong success in the month before the madness begins, with Martin-coached teams going 37-13 in February over the past seven seasons. That includes stops at three different schools -- Cal, Tennessee and Missouri State. At Cal, the Bears are now 14-4 in February under Martin, including a 7-0 stretch last season. 

During the February 2016 run, Cal posted several impressive numbers - 80.3 ppg, a +10.6 rebounding margin and a +14.6 scoring margin. Only one of Cal's Feb. 2016 wins was by less than 12 points, and the Bears hit the 80-point barrier four times. This year, Cal is averaging 69.8 points, a +3.3 rebounding margin, +8.3 scoring margin and has two 75+ point games through four contests in the month of February.

LONG RANGER

Jabari Bird's perimeter shooting is among the best in program history. With five three-pointers at No. 11 Oregon, the senior moved into the top 10 in program history for three-point field goals made, and already ranks top 10 in three-pointer attempts. Bird has currently hit at least one three-pointer in a career-long 15 consecutive games and is 40-109 (36.7 percent) from beyond the arc in that span. In the record books, he checks in at:

Cal Career Three-Point Field Goals Made
1. Jerome Randle (2007-10) -- 252
2. Ryan Drew (1988-91) -- 214
3. Allen Crabbe (2011-13) -- 209
4. Jordan Mathews (2014-16) -- 201
5. Richard Midgley (2003-06) -- 183
6. Jabari Bird (2013-present) -- 168 
7. Patrick Christopher (2007-10) -- 164

Cal Career Three-Point Field Goals Attempted
1. Jerome Randle (2007-10) -- 622
2. Ryan Drew (1988-91) -- 560
3. Allen Crabbe (2011-13) -- 547
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7. Ayinde Ubaka (2004-07)........................ 474
8. Joe Shipp (2000-03)............................... 464
9. Jabari Bird (2013-present) -- 460 
10. Randy Duck (1994-97) -- 423

PARTY LIKE A BLOCK STAR

Kingsley Okoroh is climbing up the Cal career record charts for his prowess in protecting the rim. Okoroh has moved into No. 5 all-time with 122 career blocks. With 61 blocks this season, Okoroh has already surpassed his previous single-season high of 33 blocks across 34 games in 2015-16.

Cal Career Blocked Shots Leaders
1. David Kravish (2012-15) -- 226
2. Michael Stewart (1994-97) -- 207
3. DeVon Hardin (2005-08) -- 132
T4. Kingsley Okoroh (2014-present) -- 122 
T4. Solomon Hughes (1999-02) -- 122
6. Richard Solomon (2011-14) -- 119

Cal Single-Season Blocked Shots Leaders
1. David Kravish (2014) -- 73
2. David Kravish (2013) -- 63
3. Kingsley Okoroh (2017) --  61
4. Michael Stewart (1994) --  59

MULLINS IT OVER

Graduate transfer Grant Mullins has connected on at least two 3-pointers in each of his last nine games and is shooting 42.7 percent (50-117) from downtown this season, a mark that ranks among the Pac-12's leaders. Mullins is eighth for three-point field goal percentage and ninth for three-point field goals made (50) through all games. He ranks third in three-pointers made in Pac-12 games with 34. 

DOUBLE-DOUBLE STANDARDS

With nine double-doubles in 13 games of Pac-12 play, double-double point and rebound totals are making frequent appearances in Ivan Rabb's statline. Among active Pac-12 players, Rabb is now second in the conference in career double-doubles with 25, behind Washington State senior Josh Hawkinson. With his 25 double-doubles, Rabb has eclipsed Ryan Anderson (24) for career double-doubles among all Golden Bears in the last 20 seasons. He trails Sean Lampley (1st, 30) and Leon Powe (2nd, 29). 

BEARS BUILD ON DEFENSIVE PROWESS

With defense as a staple of head coach Cuonzo Martin's program, California has once again emerged as a force on the floor, where the Bears rank among the nation's elite. Cal is:
• 12th for scoring defense (62.2 ppg)
• 13th for field goal percentage defense (39.0 percent)
• 17th for rebound margin (7.2)
• 22nd in defensive rebounds per game (28.12)
• 25th for total rebounds per game (39.68)
• 27th for blocked shots per game (5.2)
• 29th for three-point field goal defense (31.2 percent)

RABBID PLAY

AP Preseason All-American Ivan Rabb is living up to his billing this season, averaging 14.7 points and 10.6 rebounds with 13 double-doubles this season, including nine in Pac-12 play. He ranks in the top 30 in the country in rebounds per game (12th, 10.6), defensive rebounds per game (13th, 7.57), double-doubles (19th, 13) and total rebounds (29th, 243).

Rabb started Pac-12 play with a string of three double-doubles -- all three coming with 15 or more rebounds -- including a career-best 20 boards at No. 4 UCLA. He became the first Golden Bear with 20+ boards since Leon Powe in March 2006. He has now recorded nine double-doubles in 13 Pac-12 contests.

In back-to-back games, Rabb scored a then-career-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. Rabb upped his career-high rebound total to 16 against 18th-ranked Arizona, and owns a team-best five double-doubles this season.

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. After returning from injury, Rabb posted a career-long four-game double-double streak.

THE KING'S COURT 

Okoroh's paint presence ranks among the best in the country, where he is top 20 in two categories. Okoroh is averaging 2.44 blocked shots per game, a total that ranks 20th the nation and 2nd in the Pac-12, and his 61 total blocks this season are 19th in NCAA action.

In a four-game stretch from Nov. 21 to Nov. 30, the Derby, England native set career-highs in each game. He 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. 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 boards (12) and assist (4) totals on top of matching his career-high blocks (5).

GLASS ACT

Ivan Rabb, who broke the Cal freshman rebounding record last season, has continued his stellar play on the glass as a sophomore. Rabb is averaging 10.6 rebounds per game and has been on a hot streak as of late with an 11.6 rebounding average in Pac-12 play. Rabb leads the conference in rebounds per game and and ranks second in both defensive rebounds per game (7.6) and offensive rebounds per game (3.0). In five of the 13 Pac-12 games this season, Rabb has pulled down 14 or more boards.  

MORE, MORE, MOORE

Charlie Moore is on the cusp of breaking into numerous categories among Cal's freshman records, including:

Total Points
1. Shareef Abdur-Rahim -- 590
2. Ryan Anderson -- 539
3. Jaylen Brown -- 498
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10. Tremaine Fowlkes -- 361
Charlie Moore -- 338

Field Goals Made
1. Shareef Abdur-Rahim -- 206
2. Ryan Anderson -- 189
3. Brian Hendrick -- 175
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10. Gene Ransom -- 136
Charlie Moore -- 111

Three-Point Field Goals Made
1. Allen Crabbe -- 62
2. Ryan Drew -- 60
3. Ryan Anderson -- 58
4. Shantay Legans -- 47
5. Richard Midgley -- 44
Charlie Moore -- 38

Free Throws Made
1. Shareef Abdur-Rahim -- 170
2. Jaylen Brown -- 142
3. Brian Hendrick -- 128
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10. Nick Vander Laan -- 85
Charlie Moore -- 78

Assists
1. Jason Kidd -- 222
2. Jelani Gardner -- 175
3. K.J. Roberts -- 127
4. Shantay Legans -- 121
5. Ayinde Ubaka -- 108
Charlie Moore -- 93

Steals
1. Jason Kidd -- 110
2. Shareef Abdur-Rahim -- 52
3. Shantay Legans -- 51
T4. Butch Hays -- 42
T4. Michael Chavez -- 42
Charlie Moore -- 30

NEXT UP

The Golden Bears are back at Haas to wrap up regular-season home action against the Oregon programs. First up, the Bears look to #GoldOutHaas against the Ducks on Wednesday, Feb. 22 at 6 p.m., live on ESPN2. Cal's regular-season home finale and senior day ceremony is set for Friday, Feb. 24 against Oregon State at 7 p.m. on Fox Sports 1.