Cal vs. Santa Clara

Monday, Nov. 26 | 6 PM PT | Haas Pavilion | Berkeley, Calif.
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After traveling more than 20,000 miles in a 20-day span, California men's basketball returns to the Golden State to continue its nonconference slate in home sweet Haas beginning Monday, Nov. 26. The Golden Bears host the Santa Clara Broncos at 6 p.m. on Pete Newell Court in Haas Pavilion, airing live on Pac-12 Networks.

Monday's game marks the beginning of a 12-game "home" stretch that keeps the Bears in California. The Bears will only travel as far as Los Angeles after logging more than 20,000 miles between Shanghai, China and Brooklyn, N.Y. -- the most travel by any NCAA team in the nonconference slate.

Cal is coming off two losses at the GotPrint.com Legends Classic presented by Old Trapper at Brooklyn's Barclays Center. The Bears fell to eventual tournament champion St. John's by just three points, 82-79, and then lost to Temple, 76-59, in the third-place game. Darius McNeill was named to the all-tournament team after averaging a team-high 16.5 points in his two outings in Brooklyn. He also led Cal in three-pointers (8) and steals (4). Paris Austin and Justice Sueing also averaged double-figure totals at the tournament, with Austin contributing 13.5 points and Sueing adding 11.5 points and 7.5 rebounds.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION: Monday's game on Pac-12 Networks features Mike Montgomery and Guy Haberman on the call. Todd McKim and Rich Cellini will have the action for the  California Golden Bears Sports Network on KGO 810 AM and via TuneIn. Live stats, broadcast info and more can be accessed via the Cal men's basketball schedule page. Fans can follow the Bears on social media via @CalMBball on Twitter and Instagram, and at Facebook.com/CalMBball.
 

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BY THE NUMBERS

16.5 - Darius McNeill was named to the Legends Classic all-tournament team after averaging 16.5 points in the two-game span in Brooklyn. He shot 53.3 percent (8-15) from beyond the arc and 52.2 percent (12-23) from the field.

2. 8 - Darius McNeill leads the Pac-12 with 2.8 three-pointers per game. He is 11-24 (.458) this season after leading the Bears in three-pointers last season.

4 - Four of California's five starters are averaging in double figures, led by Paris Austin's 16.3 point per game. Starters Justice Sueing (12.3 ppg), Darius McNeill (11.5) and Andre Kelly (10.3) are also contributing double-digit totals.

45.6 - The Bears are fourth nationally, and own a league-leading 45.6 percent three-point field goal percentage (26-57) through four games, with six different players contributing triples to date. Both Darius McNeill (11) and Matt Bradley (6) have chipped in five or more treys.

2001 - Though this is the 72nd all-time meeting between the Bears and the Broncos, Monday's matchup is the first between Santa Clara and Cal since Nov. 20, 2001. In that meeting, Cal notched a program-record 32 three-point field goal attempts.
 

SCOUTING THE BRONCOS

• Series Record: Cal leads, 43-28
• Last Meeting: The Bears topped the Broncos, 67-60, on Nov. 20, 2001
• Tahj Eaddy leads Santa Clara with 16.2 points per game in a team-high 33.8 minutes.
• Underclassmen Keshawn Justice (11.8 ppg) and Josip Vrankic (11.4) are also scoring in the double figures.
• Josh Martin paces the Broncos in rebounding at 6.2 rpg.
• KJ Feagin is a two-time All-WCC selection who averaged 17.5 points and 4.0 assists last season, but he suffered a broken bone against UC Irvine on Nov. 15 and is listed as out indefinitely.
• Santa Clara earned its first win of the season with a 71-63 victory over San Jose State. Eaddy led the Broncos with 23 points, Josip Vrankic poured in 18 and Henrik Jadersten added 17.
 

LAST TIME OUT

• The Result: Cal finished in fourth place at the GotPrint.com Legends Classic presented by Old Trapper after falling to Temple, 76-59.
• Four Bears scored in double figures, led by Darius McNeill's 12 points on 3-5 shooting from three-point range.
• Paris Austin, Andre Kelly and Matt Bradley contributed 10 points apiece.
• As a team, Cal shot 53.3 percent (8-15) from three-point range, with Bradley (2-3) and Jacobi Gordon (2-3) also recording multiple treys in addition to McNeill.
• Gordon's 8 points were a new career-high, and he added a team-high 6 rebounds.

NEXT UP

California visits Moraga, Calif. for the first time since Feb. 1988 to face the Gaels on Dec. 1 at 7 p.m., live on ESPNU.