California men's basketball is back at Haas Pavilion this week to face the Arizona schools for the first time this season. The weekend series begins Thursday when the Golden Bears welcome the Wildcats to Pete Newell Court for their annual Gold Out Game and a 7:30 p.m. tipoff, live on FS1.

California is 4-1 at home in league play this year, with the Bears' lone loss coming in a slim 77-72 defeat by No. 11 Oregon. Matt Bradley is averaging 21 points through those five games, and Paris Austin is averaging 13.0 points. Grant Anticevich averages 9.4 points and 6.8 rebounds at home against Pac-12 opponents.

PROMOTIONS: 
Thursday's game is Cal's annual Gold Out game. Fans are encouraged to wear gold in support of the Bears. The first 2,500 fans at Haas Pavilion will receive a commemorative Gold Out T-shirt.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION: 
Alex Faust and Steve Lavin have the call for the FS1 broadcast, which also airs online at www.FoxSportsGo.com and through the FoxSportsGo app. Rich Cellini and Todd McKim will deliver play-by-play and analysis for the California Golden Bears Sports Network on KGO 810 AM and via TuneIn. Live stats, broadcast info and links and more for each of Cal's games this season can be accessed via the Cal men's basketball schedule page on CalBears.com. 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

8 -- Andre Kelly's 8 rebounds at Utah were his most since recording a career-high 10 boards in the season opener against Pepperdine on Nov. 5.

13.0 -- Paris Austin is averaging 13 points in Cal's conference games inside Haas Pavilion. He has scored in double figures in six of the Bears' nine total league games.

2016 -- Cal's last win over Arizona -- home or away -- was a one-point victory over the then-No. 12 Wildcats, 74-73, in Haas on Jan. 23, 2016.

5&4 -- Kuany Kuany set new career-high totals in points (5) and rebounds (4) at Utah.
 

MORE NUMBERS TO KNOW

• Matt Bradley has reached double figures in all but one game this season (vs. Duke). He ranks 89th nationally with his 17.6 points per game.

• Bradley ranks among the top 100 players in the nation for his free throw shooting, including: free throw percentage (64th, 85.1) and free throws made (92nd, 97).

• Bradley's streak of eight consecutive games with two or more 3-pointers ended at Utah on Saturday. He went 1-5 from beyond the arc.

• Four Golden Bears have combined for a total of 11 20-point games this season: Matt Bradley (8 games), Grant Anticevich (1), Andre Kelly (1) and Kareem South (1). Bradley and Kelly's 26 points are team-highs this season.
 

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS

• Series Record: Arizona leads the series, 66-31
• Last Meeting: In the teams' lone meeting last year, Arizona topped Cal, 87-65, in Tucson on Jan. 12.
• Arizona's 2019-20 Record: 16-7, 6-4 Pac-12
• Arizona's Last Game: Arizona fell to UCLA in a rare loss at the McKale Center, 65-52. Zeke Nnaji (14 points) and Josh Green (11) were the lone Wildcats to score in double figures.
• Nnaji is averaging 16.2 points and 8.9 rebounds -- both team-highs. He leads the Pac-12 with 11 double-doubles.
• Nnaji's 60.1 shooting percentage is 20th nationally and second in league play.
• Nico Mannion is averaging 14.0 points and 5.5 assists per game. He is second in the Pac-12 in total assists (126) and 43rd nationally.
• Green is averaging 11.9 points and 4.5 rebounds.
• The Wildcats rank in the top 20 nationally in: assist tunover ratio (10th, 1.40), scoring margin (11th, 12.9) and fewest turnovers (20th, 260).
• Three of Arizona's four conference losses have come on the road. The Wildcats were swept at the Oregon Schools, including a 74-73 loss to Oregon in OT and an 82-65 loss in Corvallis, plus a 66-65 loss at Arizona State.

SERIES NOTES
Record at Cal: 18-27
Last 10 meetings: 1-9
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: 7, Arizona

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
 

LAST TIME OUT

The Result: Cal dropped a game at Utah, 60-45, on Saturday.
• Matt Bradley was the lone Bear to score in double figures with 13 points. He added 7 rebounds.
• Paris Austin matched a season-high 4 assists, but failed to score in double figures for the first time in five outings.
• Andre Kelly pulled down 8 rebounds, his most in Pac-12 play.
 • Joel Brown hit a 3-pointer for the second consecutive game. He is 2-2 from 3-point range in the last 2 games.
• Bradley failed to hit more than one 3-pointer, snapping a career-long 8-game streak in which he hit 2+ 3-pointers in each game.
• Utah scored 25 points off of 17 Cal turnovers, and tallied 10 steals.
 

NEXT UP

The Bears host Arizona State on Sunday to close this weekend's series against the Grand Canyon State schools. Tipoff is set for 3 p.m., broadcasting on ESPNU.