California men's basketball wraps up its first regular season under
Wyking Jones with a ranked foe on the road in the No. 19 Arizona Wildcats. The Golden Bears' finale is set for 3:30 p.m. PT/4:30 p.m. MT from the McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz., airing live on the Pac-12 Networks and KGO 810 AM.
The Bears look to finish strong with their first win over a ranked opponent this season, while individually several players are eyeing new season record marks.
Darius McNeill remains three three-point field goals away from setting a new program freshman record at 63, which would break Allen Crabbe's 2011 record.
Justice Sueing continues to lead the Bears in scoring in Pac-12 play, and with 417 points this season ranks sixth in the freshman record books. Sueing needs just nine more points to tie
Ivan Rabb at fifth, and in the top five would be among storied company such as Jaylen Brown, Ryan Anderson and Shareef Abdur-Rahim. Sueing has scored in double figures in all but two games of league action this year. As a team, Cal reached the 200-steals mark for the first time in 15 years, swiping nine against Arizona State to bring this year's total to 208.
The Bears have not come away with a win from Tucson since 2012-13, when Cal upset then-No. 7 Arizona 77-69. The Wildcats have clinched a share of the Pac-12 title and are coming off a 75-67 victory over Stanford.
HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION:Â
JB Long and Don MacLean will have the action live from Tucson on the Pac-12 Networks. The broadcast is also available to stream on www.Pac-12.com/live and via the Pac-12 Now App. The California Golden Bears Sports Network will offer play-by-play and analysis, as well as post-game interviews, from Todd McKim and
Jay John live on KGO 810 AM. Live stats, full broadcast details and more can be accessed via the Cal men's basketball schedule page on CalBears.com, and fans can follow the Bears on social media via @CalMBball on Twitter and Instagram, and at Facebook.com/CalMBball.
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SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
Last Meeting: Arizona left Berkeley with a 79-58 victory on Jan. 17
•
Justice Sueing led Cal with 19 points.
•
Don Coleman (11 points) and
Kingsley Okoroh (10) also scored in double figures.
• The Bears recorded 14 steals, including three apiece by
Marcus Lee,
Juhwan Harris-Dyson and Coleman.
Series Record: Arizona leads, 63-31
Arizona's 2017-18 Record: 23-7, 13-4 Pac-12
Arizona's Last Game: Outlasted Stanford, 75-67, in Tucson on Thursday
• Deandre Ayton continues to lead the Wildcats by averaging a double-double with 19.8 points and 10.9 rebounds in Pac-12 play.
• Three other Wildcats are scoring in double figures in league action -- Allonzo Trier (18.1), Dusan Ristic (13.9) and Rawle Alkins (13.0).
• Ayton and Trier both rank in the conference's top 3 in scoring.
• The Wildcats' 80.2 points per game in Pac-12 play are second in the conference, while they lead with a 50.8 percent field goal percentage.
• Arizona is 4-1 in its last five outings, with the lone loss coming at Oregon in overtime, 98-93.
CAL RECORDS AGAINST ARIZONA
Points: 34, Connie White, Dec. 27, 1974
Rebounds: 22, Mark McNamara, Jan. 30, 1982
FG: 16, Connie White, Dec. 27, 1974
3P: 8, Jerome Randle, March 5, 2009
FT: 11, Butch Hays, Jan. 30, 1982
SERIES NOTES
Record at Arizona: 11-33
Last 10 meetings: 2-8
Most points, Cal: 105, 2010-11
Most points, UA: 107, 2010-11
Largest margin, Cal: 44, 1958-59
Largest margin, UA: 46, 2001-02
Longest Cal win streak: 5, 1935-36 to 1958-59
Longest UA win streak: 10, 1999-00 to 2003-04
Current Streak: 4, ArizonaÂ
LAST TIME OUT
The Bears struggled against the Sun Devils, 84-53
• Two Bears scored in double figures --
Don Coleman (16) and
Justice Sueing (13).
• Sueing scored 10 of his 13 points after halftime.
• Cal went 0-18 from three-point rage, just the second time this season that the Bears failed to make a single three-pointer.
• Cal tallied nine steals.
•
Austin McCullough recorded the first points of his Golden Bear career with a perfect 2-2 clip at the free-throw line.
A CALIFORNIA WIN WOULD...
• Be Cal's first victory over a Top 25 opponent since Jan. 8, 2017 (74-73 vs. No. 25 USC in Los Angeles).
• Also be Cal's first victory over a Top 25 team on the road since the Jan. 8, 2017 meeting with USC.
• Be head coach
Wyking Jones' first win over a ranked opponent.
• Give the Bears a 1-3 record over ranked opponents this season.
IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS
As a team, Cal ranks in the nation's top 30 for:
• Blocked Shots  per Game -- 30th, 4.8
• Offensive Rebounds per Game -- 10th, 13.37
• Total Blocks -- 27th, 145
Individually, Cal student-athletes rank in the Top 50 for:
• Blocked Shots Per Game --
Kingsley Okoroh (44th, 1.97)
• Free Throw Attempts --
Don Coleman (45th, 188)
• Offensive Rebounds Per Game --
Marcus Lee (36th, 3.10)
• Total Blocks --
Kingsley Okoroh (41st, 59)Â
KING OF THE BLOCK
With two blocks against Washington,
Kingsley Okoroh reached a new career milestone, moving into the top 10 among the Pac-12's career leaders for blocked shots. Okoroh is in sole possession of 10th on the conference's all-time list with 194 career blocks. He also ranks 10th among the NCAA's active career leaders.
The 7-1 Okoroh has tied the Cal single-game record for blocked shots twice this season, recording 7 blocks against UC Riverside and against Portland State. He tied the number set by Michael Stewart (1994-97), which Stewart recorded thrice in his Golden Bear career. Okoroh is currently ranked third among Cal's career leaders. Stewart ranks second with 207 blocks, and David Kravish (2012-15) leads with 226 career blocked shots.
STEAL CITY
California men's basketball is on pace to finish with its best steals per game mark in more than a decade, with the Bears currently 91st in the country with 6.9 spg. With 208 total steals, Cal is 94th in the country and has 200 takeaways for the first time since the 2002-03 season. Cal last finished a season averaging 6.0 or more steals per game in 2003-04 (6.2), capping off the year with 173 steals. Prior to the 15-season drought, which ended on Mach 1 when Cal logged nine steals against Arizona State to reach 208 total, the Bears had tallied 200 or more steals for 12 consecutive seasons, a span which included three head coaches -- Lou Campanelli, Todd Bozeman and Ben Braun.
ROOKIES IN THE RECORD BOOK
California's rookies are fast approaching some of the program's freshman-record totals. Among them:
THREE-POINT FG MADE
1. Â Â Â Allen Crabbe (2011)Â Â Â 62
2. Â Â Â
Darius McNeill (2018)Â Â Â 60Â
   Ryan Drew (1968)   60
4. Â Â Â Ryan Anderson (2007)Â Â Â 58
5. Â Â Â Shantay Legans (2000)Â Â Â 47
6. Â Â Â
Charlie Moore (2017)Â Â Â 45
...
  Â
Justice Sueing   41
POINTS
1. Â Â Â Shareef Abdur-Rahim (1996)Â Â Â 590
2. Â Â Â Ryan Anderson (2007)Â Â Â 539
3.   Jaylen Brown (2016)   498
4.   Brian Hendrick (1990)   478
5.  Â
Ivan Rabb (2016)Â Â Â 426
6.  Â
Justice Sueing (2018)Â Â Â 417Â
7.  Â
Charlie Moore (2017)Â Â Â 414
   Allen Crabbe (2011)   414
FIELD GOALS MADE
1. Â Â Â Shareef Abdur-Rahim (1996)Â Â Â 206
2.   Ryan Anderson (2007)   189
3.   Brian Hendrick (1990)   175
4.   Jaylen Brown (2016)   163
5.  Â
Ivan Rabb (2016)Â Â Â 161
6.   Lamond Murray (1992)   152
7.  Â
Justice Sueing (2018)Â Â Â 146Â
8.   Leon Powe (2004)   142
STEALS
1. Â Â Â Jason Kidd (1993)Â Â Â 110
2. Â Â Â Shareef Abdur-Rahim (1996)Â Â Â 52
3. Â Â Â Shantay Legans (2000)Â Â Â 51
4.  Â
Justice Sueing (2018)Â Â Â 47
5.   Butch Hays (1981)   42
   Michael Chavez (1980)   42
...
  Â
Darius McNeill   35
  Â
Juhwan Harris-Dyson   33
FREE THROWS MADE
1. Â Â Â Shareef Abdur-Rahim (1996)Â Â Â 170
2.   Jaylen Brown (2016)   142
3.   Brian Hendrick (1990)   128
...
9.   Tremaine Fowlkes (1995)   94
10.   Jason Kidd (1993)   88
..
  Â
Justice Sueing (2018)Â Â Â 84
SNEAKING UP THE SEASON RECORDS
Along with setting freshman records, the Cal squad is also making its way up several categories in the single-season records:
THREE-POINT FG MADE
1. Â Â Â Jerome Randle (2010)Â Â Â 92
2.   Jordan Mathews (2016)   89
3.   Allen Crabbe (2012)   83
...
8.  Â
Jabari Bird (2017)Â Â Â 65
T9.   Allen Crabbe (2013)   64
   Ryan Anderson (2008)   64
   Bill Elleby (1992)   64
...
  Â
Darius McNeill (2018)Â Â Â 60
STEALS
1. Â Â Â Jason Kidd (1993)Â Â Â 110
2. Â Â Â Jason Kidd (1994)Â Â Â 94
3.   Gene Ransom (1978)   63
...
8.   Jorge Gutierrez (2011)   54
T9.   Anwar McQueen (1997)   52
   Shareef Abdur-Rahim (1996)   52
...
  Â
Justice Sueing (2018)Â Â Â 47
  Â
Don Coleman   41
BLOCKED SHOTS
1. Â Â Â
Kingsley Okoroh (2017)Â Â Â 74
2.   David Kravish (2014)   73
3.   David Kravish (2013)   63
4.  Â
Kingsley Okoroh   59Â
   Michael Stewart (1994)   59
6.   Michael Stewart (1997)   56
7.   Jamal Sampson (2002)   54
8.  Â
Marcus Lee   51
T9.   David Kravish (2015)   49
   Michael Stewart (1995)   49
NEXT UP
The Bears are set for postseason action, heading to Las Vegas, Nev. for the 2018 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Tournament. The Bears will face the No. 5 seed, to be announced Sunday, in Game No. 2 of the tournament, beginning at 2:30 p.m. from T-Mobile Arena.