Cal Golden Bears basketball is off to its best start in nine seasons

December 3, 2025

By Jeff Faraudo, California Golden Bears on SI: Cal basketball is off to its best start since 2016-17 after a 79-72 victory over Utah at Haas Pavilion on Tuesday night.

That 7-1 opening dash is as far as coach Mark Madsen wants to take things right now.

“Utah’s a great basketball team and they’re playing really well right now,” he said. “We’ve got a lot of tough games still left on our (non-conference) schedule. I don’t want to get ahead of ourselves here.

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Dai Dai Ames, Justin Pippen Power Cal to its Best Start in Nine Seasons

Dai Dai Ames scored 25 points, including six free throws in the final 50.3 seconds, and Justin Pippen added 23 as Cal beat Utah 79-72 on Haas Pavilion on Tuesda

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