The teams will duel for the second straight season, on Dec. 21 at the SAP Center
The Cal basketball team will face San Diego State for the second straight season when they square off Dec. 21 at the San Jose Tip-Off at the SAP Center.The Bears, beginning their second season under coach Mark Madsen, lost 76-67 in overtime to the Aztecs a year ago at the SoCal Showcase at San Juan Capistrano.Cal will have a largely new team this season after the departure of their top eight scorers from last year’s squad that went 13-19, including 9-11 in the final season of the Pac-12.
In 2023, the Aztecs made a historic run into the Final Four and the national championship game before losing to the Huskies.-- Nov. 21 vs. Air Force in the Cal Classic-- Dec. 3 at Missouri in the SEC/ACC ChallengeJeff Faraudo was a sports writer for Bay Area daily newspapers since he was 17 years old, and was the Oakland Tribune's Cal beat writer for 24 years. He covered eight Final Fours, four NBA Finals and four Summer Olympics.
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