Jason Kidd's decision to stay home and play basketball for Cal was the school's most impactful recruiting victory ever
As the Pac-12 Conference era comes to a close after more than a century, we count down the Top 50 moments involving Cal athletics.Jason Kidd had the world at his feet. Virtually every college basketball program in the country had courted him, and on signing day in November 1991, the point guard from St. Joseph’s High in Alameda was expected to among choose Kentucky, Kansas, Ohio State, Arizona or Arizona State. He picked Cal.
Ultimately, the Oakland native chose staying at home over the temptation of playing for a program with an elite profile. Kidd had spent time in the gym with his future Cal teammates and was comfortable with the talent around him. He also wanted to make his mark on his home turf. There were bumps in the road his freshman season, starting with a pair of embarrassing losses at a tournament at the Meadowlands in New Jersey, and eventually the controversial mid-season firing of coach Lou Campanelli.
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