Cal Opens Men’s Basketball Season With 115 Points and Five Double-Figure Scorers
Cal men’s basketball beat Adams State 115-86 in its season opener at Haas Pavilion on Monday. Cal Athletics confirmed five Bears scored in double figures, while The Daily Californian reported that 12 players scored.
By the Bay Area Brief staff · Edited by Seamus McKenna · · 2 min read
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Cal men’s basketball beat Adams State 115-86 in its season opener at Haas Pavilion on Monday. Cal Athletics confirmed five Bears scored in double figures, while The Daily Californian reported that 12 players scored.
Michael Cooper led the team with 24 points off the bench, including six 3-pointers. Pittsburgh transfer Nojus Indrusaitis added a career-high 20 points on 7-for-11 shooting. Jake Wilkins and Jordan Ross each scored 12.
The Bears shot 60.6%, recorded 25 assists against eight turnovers and got 45 points from the bench, according to The Daily Californian. Coach Mark Madsen called the performance “unselfish basketball.” The game offered an early look at a rebuilt roster against a Division II opponent.
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Cal men’s basketball opens its season Monday, Nov. 2, at 5 p.m. at Haas Pavilion against Division II Adams State. It is the first meeting between the schools. Coach Mark Madsen begins his fourth season with nine newcomers, including Pitt transfer Nojus Indrusaitis. Forward Lee Dort is day-to-day with an ankle sprain.
Cal was picked 15th of 18 in the ACC preseason men's basketball poll. Mark Madsen's Bears return one starter, Lee Dort, and open Nov. 2 against Adams State at Haas Pavilion.
Santa Clara's men's basketball team opens the 2026-27 season Monday night at the Leavey Center against Towson, the first game ever between the two programs. The Broncos come in as the West Coast Conference favorite, with nine of 10 first-place votes in the preseason coaches poll.
Six Bay Area men's basketball teams open at home on Monday, Nov. 2. Saint Mary's starts the Mickey McConnell era against Illinois State, preseason WCC favorite Santa Clara hosts Towson, and USF, Cal, Stanford and San José State also play.
The University of San Francisco opens its men's basketball season against Radford at 7 p.m. Monday at War Memorial Gym at the Sobrato Center. Chris Gerlufsen starts his fifth year as head coach with 14 newcomers on the roster, tied for the most in Division I, and a team that has won every opener he has coached.
