California men's basketball wraps up its final week of regular-season home action starting Thursday against Colorado in the 10th annual Pete Newell Classic. The Bears tip off against the Buffs at 6 p.m. live on Pac-12 Networks in the annual contest which honors the legacy of Cal's Hall of Fame basketball coach.

This year, Cal recognizes Shareef Abdur-Rahim with the Pete Newell Career Achievement Award, presented annually to a Cal men's basketball alumnus who has distinguished himself in his career accomplishments. Abdur-Rahim, the 1996 Pac-10 Player of the Year and current NBA G League President, will be presented with the award in a special halftime ceremony. 

Cal will also recognize the 60th anniversary of Pete Newell's final season with the Bears, in which he helped his squad to a 28-2 record, conference championship and runner-up finish in the NCAA Tournament before guiding the United States to a gold medal in the 1960 Olympics in Rome. Coach Newell retired from coaching after the Olympics and served the next eight years as Cal's Director of Athletics.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION: 
Ben Braun and Ted Robinson have the call on the Pac-12 Networks, also available online at www.Pac-12.com/live or on the Pac-12 Now 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

49 -- In Cal's Evergreen State road trip, the Bears connected on 49 of 60 free throws. Cal shot 81.7 percent between the two games, and against Washington State the Bears shot a season-best 87.5 percent (21-24) at the stripe.

21&8 -- Pete Newell Career Achievement Award honoree Shareef Abdur-Rahim averaged 21.1 points and 8.4 rebounds in his lone season with the Bears, helping Cal to the NCAA Tournament and becoming the first freshman in Pac-10 history to earn both conference Freshman of the Year and Player of the Year honors in the same season.

63.2 -- In the last meeting with the Buffaloes, the Bears shot 63.2 percent (12-19) in the first half, their highest first-half percentage Pac-12 play this season. Cal shot 65.2 percent (15-23) in the first half against UC Davis on Nov. 26.

2/28 -- Cal's last win over an AP Top 25 team was nearly one year ago, when the Bears topped No. 25 and Pac-12 No. 1 seed Washington, 76-73, on Feb. 28, 2019.
 

MORE NUMBERS TO KNOW

• Matt Bradley has reached double figures in all but one game this season (vs. Duke). He ranks 92nd nationally with his 17.4 points per game.

• Cal has two players in the Top 100 in free throw shooting. Bradley is ranked for his free throw shooting percentage (60th, 85.0) and free throws made (87th, 113), and Paris Austin is 64th for his free throw percentage (84.9).

• Bradley has connected on at least one 3-pointer in each game of Pac-12 play (and at least two in 11 of the past 14 games). 

• Anticevich is the lone Bear to start in every single game this season.

• Four Golden Bears have combined for a total of 12 20-point games this season: Matt Bradley (9 games), Grant Anticevich (1), Andre Kelly (1) and Kareem South (1). Bradley and Kelly's 26 points are team-highs this season.
 

SCOUTING THE BUFFS

• Series Record: Colorado leads, 18-15
• Last Meeting: Colorado slipped past Cal, 71-65, on Feb. 6 in Boulder despite double-figure efforts from Matt Bradley (17 points), Paris Austin (15) and Andre Kelly (12). Tyler Bey had 21 points for the Buffs.
• Colorado's 2019-20 Record: 21-7, 10-5 Pac-12
• Colorado's Last Game: The Buffs fell to the Bruins, 70-63, at the CU Events Center in Boulder. McKinley Wright led all scorers with 20 points but UCLA got four double-digit scoring efforts to take the road victory.
• Wright paces the Buffs at 13.9 ppg, plus  5.2 assists per game.
• Bey is averaging a near double-double with 13.5 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. He leads the conference in both total rebounds (249) and defensive rebounds per game (7.19), with 11 total double-doubles.
• Colorado's 3-point FG percentage of 37.2 ranks 25th nationally, led by D'Shawn Schwartz's 49 3-pointers.
• Colorado leads the league in fewest fouls committed and fouls per game, and also ranks top 25 nationally in both categories.

SERIES NOTES
Record at Cal: 12-2
Last 10 meetings: 3-7
Most points, Cal: 98, 1974-75
Most points, Colorado: 89, 2010-11
Largest margin, Cal: 33, 1959-60
Largest margin, Colorado: 25, 1986-87
Longest Cal win streak: 3, 1945-46 to 1954-55
Longest Colorado win streak: 4, 2016-17 to present
Current Streak: 5, Colorado

RECORDS AGAINST COLORADO
Points: 22, Justin Cobbs, Jan. 27, 2013
Rebounds: 16, Richard Solomon, March 13, 2014
FG: 10, Justin Cobbs, Jan. 27, 2013
3P: 5, Charlie Moore, Feb. 5, 2017
5, Jordan Mathews, Jan. 1, 2016
FT: 8, Grant Mullins, Feb. 5, 2017
8, Jaylen Brown, Jan. 31, 2016
8, Justin Cobbs, twice, Feb. 26, 2012
and March 8, 2014
 

LAST TIME OUT

The Result: Washington topped Cal, 87-52, in Seattle on Saturday.
• Matt Bradley was the lone Bear to score in double figures with 14 points.
• Bradley made 2 3-pointers, and has now connected on at least one 3-pointer in every game of league play.
• Cal shot 16-16 at the free throw line in the first half and made its first 17 free throws before Grant Anticevich missed his second attempt at 15:02 in the second half.
• It was Washington's largest margin of victory in the all-time series. The Huskies' previous largest margin was 33 in a 106-73 romp over the Bears on March 3, 2005.
• Cal made only 11 field goals, a season-low by the Bears. Cal's previous low was 14 field goals made (14-49) at Santa Clara on Dec. 7. The Bears also shot a season-low 23.9 percent (11-46). Their previous low was 28.6 percent at Santa Clara.

 

NEXT UP

Cal hosts Utah in its regular-season home finale on Saturday at 3 p.m. The Golden Bears will honor Paris Austin, Jacob Orender, David Serge and Kareem South for Senior Day in a pre-game ceremony, followed by the action tipping off live on the Pac-12 Networks.