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Bob Albo (1952-54) - served as team captain as a senior ... named Cal's Most Inspirational Player in 1954 ... joined the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 2007 ... voted second-team All-Southern Division ... started at catcher on the baseball team ... after graduating, returned as an assistant coach for both basketball and baseball.
Matt Beeuwsaert (1988-89) - Cal's leading scorer (13.9 ppg) and rebounder (7.0 rpg) in 1988 ... a two-time winner of Cal's Best Defensive Player award.
Carl Bird (1975-76) - a 6-8 forward who led Cal in scoring with 15.2 ppg in 1976 ... shot a team-best 80.0% from the free throw line in 1975 ... Cal's co-MVP in 1976.
Al Buch (1957-59) - member of the 1959 NCAA championship team ... scored 18 points in Cal's semifinal victory over Cincinnati.
Monty Buckley (1992-95) - voted Cal's MVP as a senior in 1995 and was the team's Best Defensive Player in 1992 and '95 ... finished his career with 1,035 points ... averaged a team-high 16.1 ppg as a senior when he also paced the Bears in three-point and free throw shooting.
Dave Butler (1983-87) - the 14th-ranked scorer in Cal history with 1,291 points ... also No. 6 for career rebounds (814) ... voted first-team Pac-10 All-Academic in 1986 and '87 ... also a first-team Academic All-American in 1987 and a second-team choice in 1986 ... the 1983 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year ... Cal's Most Improved Player in 1983.
Geno Carlisle (1998-99) - selected Cal's co-MVP as a senior in 1999 ... led Cal in scoring with 15.9 ppg during the Bears' run to the 1999 NIT championship.
Michael Chavez (1980-83) - scored 1,162 points during his career ... fifth in school history with 140 career steals ... shot 84.3% from the free throw line, good for No. 2 on the Cal charts, and paced Cal at the line all four years ... the Bears' co-MVP in 1983.
Phil Chenier (1970-71) - named Cal's Most Improved Player in both 1970 and '71 ... selected first-team all-conference in 1971 ... one of the first players to declare early for the NBA Draft and was chosen in the first round by the Baltimore Bullets in 1971 ... inducted into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997 ... averaged 13.5 ppg and 3.6 apg for his career, including 16. ppg in 1971.
John Coughran (1971-73) - named team MVP in 1973 ... a two-time team captain who averaged 18.6 ppg as a junior ... scored 47 points at Utah State in 1972, which stood as the Cal single-game record for 25 years ... still owns the school mark with 21 field goals vs. USU ... ranks 20th in scoring (1,183 points) and 11th in rebounds (672) at Cal.
Bob Dalton (1958-59) - named Most Improved Player in 1959 when Cal won the NCAA title ... scored 15 points in the championship game vs. West Virginia ... a two-year starter at forward.
Billy Dreher (1991-92) - shot a school-record 50.0 percent from three-point range in 1991 (56-112) ... Cal's career three-point shooting record-holder (43.1%).
A.J. Diggs (2001-04) - set a Cal NCAA Tournament record with 6 steals vs. North Carolina State in 2003 ... named the team's co-Best Defensive Player twice ... had 8 steals at Cleveland State in 2002 to tie the Cal single-game record ... No. 3 all-time at Cal with 158 steals and had a high of 57 in 2003 ... joined the Bears as a walk-on.
Ryan Drew (1988-91) - owns the Cal record for three-pointers with 214 made (38.2%) ... member of the 1988 Pac-10 All-Freshman team ... a two-time recipient of the team's Most Inspirational Player award ... his 68 three-pointers made in 1990 still stands as the Cal record ... scored 1,086 points.
Randy Duck (1994-97) - two-year starter at guard ... member of three NCAA Tournament teams ... Cal's Most Inspirational Player in 1994 and Best Defensive Player in 1996 and '97 ... scored 1,003 career points ... fifth in school history with 153 three-pointers, including 60 as a senior ... averaged 12.3 ppg in 1997.
Francisco Elson (1998-99) - named Cal's Best Defensive Player in 1998 and Most Improved Player in 1999 ... starting center on Cal's 1999 NIT championship team ... made the winning basket in the NIT second round vs. DePaul ... ranks ninth in school history with 67 blocks, including 42 blocks in 1999.
Roy Fisher (1988-91) - ranks among Cal's all-time leaders in scoring (12th, 1,382 points), rebounding (10th, 697), assists (8th, 333) and steals (9th, 130) ... also shot 58.7% from the floor in 1989 ... Cal's Most Improved Player in 1988 ... a four-year starter at forward.
Denny Fitzpatrick (1958-59) - named MVP of Cal's 1959 NCAA championship team ... selected to the All-Final Four squad and first-team all-conference ... averaged 13.3 ppg as a senior ... scored a team-high 20 points vs. West Virginia in the NCAA title game ... set a school record by shooting 80.6% from the free throw line for his career (since broken).
Ryan Forehan-Kelly (1999-02) - a former walk-on who earned a scholarship for the Bears ... named first-team Pac-10 All-Academic in 2001 ... two-time winner of Cal's Best Defensive Player honor ... received the Coaches Award in 2002 ... No. 7 on Cal's career three-point percentage list (40.7%, 107-263)
Dennis Gates (1999-02) - a two-time first-team Pac-10 All-Academic selection ... earned his degree in three years and competed as a graduate student in education as a senior ... named Cal's Best Defensive Player in 2002 ... member of the 1999 NIT championship team and two NCAA Tournament squads.
Tony Gonzalez (1995-97) - shot 64.0% from the floor as a freshman, second highest in school history and a Cal freshman record ... scored 23 points vs. Villanova in the second round of the 1997 NCAA Tournament, helping the Bears to the Sweet 16 ... recipient of the team's Coaches Award in 1996 ... also a standout tight end in football.
Alfred Grigsby (1992-97) - No. 3 in school history with a 56.1 shooting percentage ... paced Cal in rebounding as a senior (6.1 rpg) ... had his No. 4 jersey retired for perseverance through injuries and was one of the first players granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA ... voted Cal's Most Inspirational Player four times ... helped two teams to the NCAA Sweet 16.
Bill Hagler (1949-51) - a three-year starter who averaged a team-best 13.3 ppg as a senior ... finished his career with 1,042 points become the second Cal player to reach 1,000 points ... twice named first-team All-Southern Division ... Cal's Most Inspirational Player in both 1949 and '51.
DeVon Hardin (2005-08) - Cal's co-Most Improved Player in 2006 ... his 132 blocks are second-best in school history ... had a high of 48 blocks in 2006 and led Cal in blocks three straight years ... 13th on Cal's all-time list with 649 rebounds and seventh in field goal shooting (51.7%).
Rickie Hawthorne (1973-76) - ranks ninth in school history with 1,413 points and 318 assists ... named team MVP in 1976 ... selected the team's Most Inspirational Player in 193 and '75 ... a four-year starter who averaged in double figures every season ... averaged 14.4 ppg for his career ... scored 37 points vs. USC, most ever for a Bear against the Trojans.
Butch Hays (1981-84) - a three-year starter at guard who served as team captain his senior season ... Cal's 1984 team MVP ... also Most Inspirational Player in 1981 and '83 ... 24th in school history with 1,145 points ... also second in steals and fifth in assists in the Cal record book ... led the Bears in assists all four years and in steals three times.
Brian Hendrick (1990-93) - first-team All-Pac-10 1991-93 ... inducted into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008 ... No. 7 all-time with 1,556 points and No. 3 all-time with 898 rebounds ... member of two NCAA Tournament teams, including the 1993 squad that advanced to the Sweet 16 ... named to the Pac-10 All-Freshman team when he averaged 14.9 ppg in 1990 ... two-time team MVP and voted Cal's top defender in 1990.
Bob Hogeboom (1945-47) - member of Cal's 1946 NCAA Final Four team ... voted first-team All-Southern Division as a junior ... a three-year starter who served as team captain in 1947.
Solomon Hughes (1999-02) - a three-year starter at center ... member of the 1999 NIT title team and two NCAA Tournament squads ... No. 2 in career field goal shooting (57.9%) ... No. 3 in career blocks with 122 ... Cal's Most Improved Player in 2000 and Most Inspirational Player in 2002.
Charles Johnson (1969-71) - captain of Cal's teams from 1969-71 ... averaged 13.9 ppg for his career, finishing with 1,025 points ... also paced the Bears in assists twice and pulled down more than 500 rebounds (7.0 rpg) ... named All-Pac-8 in 1969 ... elected to the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 1996 ... inducted into Pac-10 Hall of Honor in 2008.
Kevin Johnson (1984-87) - a two-time all-conference guard for the Bears who broke the school scoring record during his career, finishing with 1,655 points (now No. 3) ... also second in school history with 521 assists and fourth in steals with 155 ... scored at least 30 points three times ... a two-time team MVP ... member of the 1984 Pac-10 All-Freshman team ... a first-round NBA pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers ... had his Cal jersey retired in 1992 ... a member of the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame and the Pac-10 Hall of Honor ... had the first triple-double in school history.
Joe Kapp (1957-58) - member of Cal's 1957 and '58 NCAA Tournament teams ... inducted into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992 ... averaged 1.8 ppg for his career ... as a quarterback, led Cal to the Rose Bowl following the 1958 football season ... also served as head football coach from 1982-86.
Thomas Kilgore (1998-99) - a transfer who started two years at guard ... helped Cal to the 1999 NIT title ... Cal's co-MVP in 1999 ... had 55 steals as a senior (#6 in school history) ... also shot a team-high 38.7 percent from three-point range that year ... scored a high of 34 points at Washington State ... tossed in 14.2 ppg in 1999.
Shantay Legans (2000-02) - set a school record by shooting 89.5 percent from the free throw line in 2002 ... also made a Cal-record 36 consecutive free throws during the 2001-02 campaign ... sixth in school history with 139 three-pointers ... also seventh in assists (4.1 apg) and eighth in steals (131) ... a three-year starter at point guard ... member of two NCAA Tournament teams.
Dan Lufkin (1963-64) - shot 89.1% from the free throw line in 1963, which stood as the school season record for nearly 40 years ... captain of Cal's 1964 team when he averaged 8.7 ppg ... Cal's Most Improved Player in 1963 and '64.
O.C. "Cort" Majors (1918-20) - one of only 9 athletes in Cal history to letter in three different sports - basketball, football and track & field ... enshrined into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990 ... played guard in basketball ... later served as president of the Big C Society and president of the California Alumni Association.
Sean Marks (1995-98) - member of the 2000 New Zealand Olympic team ... Cal's Outstanding Student-Athlete in 1996 ... seventh all-time at Cal with 71 blocks ... led the Bears in rebounding as a senior (7.6 rpg).
Bill McClintock (1959-61) - member of Cal's 1959 NCAA title team, grabbing a team-high 10 rebounds in the final vs. West Virginia ... started at forward the next two seasons and was captain as a senior ... twice named first-team all-conference ... Cal's MVP as a senior ... career rebounding average of 8.7 rpg is 10th-best in school history ... averaged a double-double in 1961.
Prentice McGruder (1996-97) - point guard on two NCAA Tournament teams ... career assist average (4.6 apg) is third best in Cal history ... dished out 197 assists as a senior (6.4 per game) ... also had 59 steals in 1997 (#4 at Cal) ... received the team's Coaches Award in 1997.
Don McIntosh (1956-58) - 6-6 center average 11.7 ppg and 8.0 rpg to lead Bears in 1958 when they reached the NCAA Tournament regional final ... a first-team all-conference pick and team MVP in 1958.
Anwar McQueen (1994-97) - won the Coaches Award in 1996 and 1997 and team academic award in 1994, '95 and '96 ... had 52 steals as a senior in 1997, the seventh-highest total in school history.
Richard Midgley (2003-06) - scored 1,176 points, which ranks No. 22 at Cal ... No. 2 in school history with 183 three-pointers made ... shot 37.9% from three-point range (#9 at Cal) ... twice paced the Bears in steals ... member of the Pac-10 All-Freshman team in 2003 ... named Cal's Best Defensive Player in 2005.
Ray Murry (1976-77) - scored 41 points vs. Stanford in 1997, the most ever by a Bear in a home game ... shot a Cal-record 14-14 from the FT line vs. LSU ... led the Bears in scoring in 1977 with 17.4 ppg ... Cal's MVP in 1977.
Michael Pitts (1980-84) - finished his career with 1,044 points ... Cal's co-MVP in 1983 ... a three-year starter ... paced the Bears in scoring (14.4 ppg) and rebounding (6.1 rpg) in 1983 ... scored a then-freshman-record 354 points in 1980, averaging 13.1 ppg ... also averaged 7.3 rpg that year.
Bob Presley (1968-69) - averaged 18.9 ppg as a junior and 13.6 ppg as a senior ... grabbed a school-record 27 rebounds vs. St. Mary's in 1967 ... averaged a Cal-record 14.5 rpg in 1968, while his career rate of 12.8 rpg is also a school mark ... had a total of six 20-rebound games.
John Ricksen (1951-53) - first-team All-Southern Division in 1953 ... inducted into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999 ... also an NCAA quarterfinalist in tennis doubles.
Rupe Ricksen (1951-53) - inducted into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990 ... served as an assistant coach under Pete Newell from 1957-59, including Cal's NCAA title team in '59 ... also an NCAA quarterfinalist in tennis doubles.
Jackie Ridgle (1969-71) - Cal's career record-holder with 481 free throws made ... scored 1,343 points, No. 13 on the school list ... averaged 17.9 ppg and 8.8 rpg over three seasons ... averaged 20.0 ppg as a sophomore and led Cal in scoring three times ... had five 30-point games ... a two-time team MVP.
K.J. Roberts (1992-95) - ranks 10th in school history with 109 made three-point field goals ... his 127 assists as a freshman are third on Cal's rookie chart ... a two-year starter at guard ... paced Cal with 4.5 apg in 1992 ... also had a team-high 39 steals that year.
Earl Robinson (1956-58) - Cal's Most Inspirational Player in 1958 ... inducted into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988 ... member of the 1957 and 1958 NCAA teams that reached the regional finals ... earned All-Coast honors in both 1957 and '58 ... averaged 11.2 ppg for his career ... starting shortstop on Cal's NCAA champion baseball team in 1957 ... returned as an assistant basketball coach from 1963-65.
Gene Ransom (1976-78) - Cal's MVP in 1978 ... inducted into the Cal Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001 ... averaged 17.0 ppg in 1978 ... set a school record by playing 63.5 out of a possible 65 minutes in a five OT win over Oregon in 1977 ... scored 1,185 points, which ranks 19th in Cal history ... also fourth all-time with a 4.5 assist average ... had 133 steals, including 63 in 1978.
Tom Schneiderjohn (1976-79) - a three-year starter at center ... finished his career with a then-school-record 105 blocked shots ... his 36 blocks in 1977 stood as the Cal season record until 1994 ... led Cal with 7.7 rpg in 1977 ... voted Cal's Most Improved Player in 1977.
Joe Shipp (2000-03) - third on Cal's career list with 1,666 points ... also fourth with 157 three-pointers made ... set a Cal record with 9 three-pointers vs. Fresno State ... paced the Pac-10 with 20.4 ppg as a senior ... helped the Bears to three NCAA Tournaments ... first-team All-Pac-10 and an honorable mention All-American as a senior.
Kevin Singleton (1977-81) - a three-year starter for the Bears ... Cal's MVP in 1979 and Most Improved Player in 1978 ... scored 1,068 points ... led the Bears with 16.1 ppg in 1979 ... scored a high of 31 points vs. Arizona.
Dick Smith (1961-63) - served as captain of the 1962 Cal team ... Cal's MVP in 1963 ... the Bears' leading scorer in both 1962 (12.0 ppg) and 1963 (14.6 ppg).
Keith Smith (1987-90) - Cal's all-time assist leader with 546, who also rates among the Top 10 in points (1,398) and steals (129) ... also played in 128 games, more than any other Golden Bears ... Cal's MVP in both 1988 and 1990 ... a first-team All-Pac-10 choice in 1990 when he led Cal to its first NCAA Tournament in 30 years.
Michael Stewart (1994-97) - holds ever Cal blocked shot record - career (207), season (59) and game (7, three times) ... owns four of the top six season block totals at the school ... named Pac-10 All-Freshman in 1994 ... Cal's Best Defensive Player as a freshman and Most Improved Player as a senior ... career field goal rate of 51.0% is 10th in school history.
Amit Tamir (2002-04) - 6-10 forward was a first-team All-Pac-10 choice in 2003 and Pac-10 All-Freshman selection in 2002 ... also twice named first-team Pac-10 All-Academic ... named Cal's Outstanding Student-Athlete twice ... scored 1,055 points ... seventh at Cal with 136 three-pointers made, including 61 in '03 ... set a school mark for most three-pointers without a miss with five vs. Arizona State in 2003 ... shot 81.1% from the free throw line.
Leonard Taylor (1985-89) - a first-team All-Pac-10 choice in 1989 ... ranks sixth in Cal history with 1,608 points and seventh with 784 rebounds ... had consecutive 30-point games in December 1986 ... Pac-10 Freshman of the Year in 1985 ... team MVP in both 1985 and '89 ... also Most Inspirational Player in 1987 ... his 649 points in 1989 are most ever scored by a Cal senior.
Doug True (1977-80) - team MVP and All-Pac-10 choice in 1980 ... Most Inspirational Player in 1977 ... 17th in Cal history with 1,215 points ... also fifth in rebounds with 862 ... led Cal with 15.1 ppg and 9.1 rpg as a senior
Ansley Truitt (1970-72) - Cal's second all-time leading rebounder (940) who is also 11th in total points (1,384) ... all-conference and team MVP in 1972 ... also Most Improved Player in 1971 ... had 35 20-points games ... also grabbed at least 20 rebounds five times ... averaged at last 16 ppg all three years ... grabbed 13.2 rpg as a senior ... 382 rebounds in 1972 are a Cal season record.
Ayinde Ubaka (2004-07) - a first-team All-Pac-10 guard in 2006 ... named team MVP as a senior in 2007 ... selected to the Pac-10 All-Tournament team in '06 when he helped Cal to the final ... Cal's Most Improved Player in 2006 ... scored 1,194 points ... fourth in school history with 417 assists and third in three-pointers with 160 made ... set a school record with 1,156 minutes played in 2006.
Chris Washington (1984-87) - chosen Pac-10 All-Freshman in 1984 ... Cal's Most Improved Player in 1985 ... ranks 21st with 1,179 points ... also seventh all-time with 132 steals ... dished out 309 assists ... four-year starter at guard ... appeared in a school-record 120 consecutive games.
Brian Wethers (2000-03) - Cal's co-MVP and Best Defensive Player in 2003 ... ranks 15th with 1,239 points scored ... averaged 15.1 ppg as a senior when he also paced the team with 3.0 apg ... member of three NCAA Tournament teams ... had 27 points in an NCAA Tournament game vs. Oklahoma.
Jon Wheeler (1986-87) - led Cal from the FT line in 1987 (84.4%) ... started at forward on Cal's 1987 NIT team ... named Cal's Most Improved Player in '87 and Most Inspirational Player in 1985.
Dan Wolthers (1963-65) - No. 9 on Cal's career free throw list with 325 made ... led Cal in scoring in both 1964 (14.3 ppg) and 1965 (17.7 ppg) ... also paced the Bears with 7.7 rpg in 1965 when he was named team MVP.
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