I have posted a Crystal Ball for Northern Arizona transfer Jalen Cone.

Averaged 17.6 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.5 assists this season.https://t.co/h469KLDv22

— Travis Branham (@TravisBranham_) April 9, 2023

SBGold said:

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HoopDreams said:

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Shocky1 said:

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how did the bears get to this position where we might have an epic dream team collection of 4 & 5 star ballers/friends who might potentially lead cal to the final 4?

monty recongized that while jay john (formerly lute olson's tactical right arm) is a strong technician and teacher that the bears recruiting needed a jump start particularly as monty is not going to attend 200 hs/aau games a year...as recruits seemingly expect coaches to attend every game, recruiting has become a young coach's game...so monty moved john to the asst ad for basketball development which freed up the bears to have 3 tireless and relentless road warriors on the recruiting trail: decuire, gottlieb and monty jr

next move was to promote travis decuire to associate head coach...imo decruire will be the next head bb coach at cal...should be noted that when bird called to commit he called decuire 1st and then monty...numerous recruits including both bird and matthews have mentioned their strong relationships with decuire

then monty hired the perfect graduate manager, theo robertson (played tenancious d/consumate team player/high achievement student)...young players/recruits have already gravitated toward this likely future asst coach

roster clearing with the transfers of murray and rossi who both could see the handwriting on the wall that they were never going to play any meaningful minutes on sweet 16 and better teams...it should be pointed out that both are hardworking kids and that that they left in good academic standing which means the apr hit for cal will be minimzed

sami not qualifying by a mile (or a kilometer for that matter) also opened up another spot

so the bears are now left with 12 scholly players on the roster (13 allowed by the ncaa) with bak bak, smith and the thurminator all graduating which means we currently have 4 schollys to offer for 2013

with the humble ringleader jabari bird and his dad carl in the fold, jordan matthews (interested in haas biz ad, dad is an asst coach at ucla/former usf hc) hopefully commiting this weekend during his official visit, marcus lee's mother (moms know best) favoring cal the most and the bears still in the running for sammy singer (over 30 ppg avg as a jr, nov 10th official visit), german export/import schilling, blue collar jones, hamilton and maybe brown (dad is the lakers hc) and of course the grand prize, aaron gordon, cal recruiting is in a potentially spectacular position for success

you think the powe, ubaka, kately, and mcguire class was comparable?...other than ayinde, the rest were marginal students (and this is not a knock on leon powe whose unsettled early years are a source of inspiration in beating the odds) and the inevitable transfers/nba departures ensued

bird has a gpa over 3.00 and matthews rocks a 3.55 gpa...lee has a 3.2 gpa with an interest in child psychology with english & history as his best subjects and considered duke, gordon had stanford on his list, singer has a 3.4 gpa at an academically tough hs and is also considering both stanford and harvard...monty and decuire are recruiting great student athletes, not just great basketball players like braun's earlier class

2014 is also shaping up with the early commit from amhaad rorie, a seatle pg who is blowing up on the national scene with a 25 ppg avg as only a soph and a heady 3.8 gpa

hopefully local 5 star ivan rabb from bishop o'dowd will decide to be the ringleader for the 2015 class

#1 ranked public university in the world-university of california, berekeley

dominoes baby#

tequila, back in the day, shocky wrote this initial post for cal's monster class which became a massive obsession/journey of a lifetime which resulted in a thread with 5,000,000+ views which is the largest thread in the history of college basketball message boards & resulted in me attending almost 150 consecutive games home (which is still a 1500 mile roundtrip from north scottsdale) & away in my duties as the director of recruiting/gameday energy that resulted in treasured relationships that will last a lifetime


https://bearinsider.com/forums/8/topics/11616/1

i honestly thought from the bottom of my heart that with our monster recruited starting line up of t-wall at the 1, the bird at the 2, jaylen brown at the 3, ivan rabb at the 4, caleb swanigan (a silent commit) at the 5 and j-mat as the best 6th man in the nation with kam & the king as strong back up post players that we wuz gonna win a national championship in berkeley

and then for reasons that are still not 100% clear to me cal's monster class wuz terminated which came as an unsettling shock/kick in the azz

https://instagr.am/p/CqnyFlzMVzR
but that's life, shocky got walked to his car & everyone moved on, cal basketball wuz 3-28 last season (yawn)



the shockster now got new priorities in life that are a matter of life & death



still tryna keep an open mind re: potentially falling in love again (the future is unknowable for all of us), the construction of coach madsen's staff will be absolutely critical to the trajectory of the program (listed in alphabetical order):

ben braun: would be receptive to discussions re: a role with the new staff

jaylen brown: next contract could be the nba's supermax payout of $290,000,000+, my yoga buddy will not actively support cal basketball until there is a new athletic director

justin labagh: the former cal walk-on is the winningest coach in the history of college basketball, very happy at san francisco city college (now with chair status) & thinks mark madsen is "a great guy, a great person"

jordan mathews: playing very well right now overseas, thinks he can move up another euro level to a bigger stage pursuing his hoop dreams

richard midgley: former bears sharpshooter is now a scout for the new jersey, would be receptive to discussing a potential position with the new staff

jordan mathews: playing very well right now overseas, thinks he can move up another euro level to a bigger stage pursuing his hoop dreams

leon powe: teams actively recruit against cal scaring players that "ur gonna flunk out in berkeley," leon as a former homeless kid living out of a car in oakland would be an absolute home run hire in speaking with moms on the recruiting trail that their sons can earn berkeley degrees

ivan rabb: the ncca created the 2 new development assistant coaching positions effective july 1st with the intent of getting former players to return to campus to earn their degrees, young ivee would be a perfect candidate to work with the bigs while finishing his last 2 years of academic work so he can hang his berkeley diploma next to his younger brother tamarik's diploma who went to a junior college before earning a coveted haas biz ad degree

jerome randle: offered a developmental coach position on the staff by coach madsen but cannot accept it at this time for non basketball related reasons, rome truly bleeds blue & gold

lou richie: the legendary bishop o'dowd head coach would be receptive to discussions with coach madsen, brian shaw has told him that mark wuz "the best teammate" in his nba career

theo robertson: interviewed with coach madsen, no decision yet

scott thom: the minnesota timberwolves performance coach would be a home run hire in returning him to the bay, a tireless worker that customizes his programs based upon the player's individual needs

ayinde ubaka: oakland's soul of mischief needs to finish off his berkeley degree

mr x: a former head coach who is older than madsen (47 years old) who will be hired as the associate head coach

this video kinda sums it all up, life is not linear, love u sweetie



the underdog (someone who rebels against reality then becomes the most dangerous person on earth#

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Ivan Rabb would be a home run hire

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I'll let out a primal scream if that hire occurs

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drizzlybear said:

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SBGold said:

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HoopDreams said:

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Shocky1 said:

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how did the bears get to this position where we might have an epic dream team collection of 4 & 5 star ballers/friends who might potentially lead cal to the final 4?

monty recongized that while jay john (formerly lute olson's tactical right arm) is a strong technician and teacher that the bears recruiting needed a jump start particularly as monty is not going to attend 200 hs/aau games a year...as recruits seemingly expect coaches to attend every game, recruiting has become a young coach's game...so monty moved john to the asst ad for basketball development which freed up the bears to have 3 tireless and relentless road warriors on the recruiting trail: decuire, gottlieb and monty jr

next move was to promote travis decuire to associate head coach...imo decruire will be the next head bb coach at cal...should be noted that when bird called to commit he called decuire 1st and then monty...numerous recruits including both bird and matthews have mentioned their strong relationships with decuire

then monty hired the perfect graduate manager, theo robertson (played tenancious d/consumate team player/high achievement student)...young players/recruits have already gravitated toward this likely future asst coach

roster clearing with the transfers of murray and rossi who both could see the handwriting on the wall that they were never going to play any meaningful minutes on sweet 16 and better teams...it should be pointed out that both are hardworking kids and that that they left in good academic standing which means the apr hit for cal will be minimzed

sami not qualifying by a mile (or a kilometer for that matter) also opened up another spot

so the bears are now left with 12 scholly players on the roster (13 allowed by the ncaa) with bak bak, smith and the thurminator all graduating which means we currently have 4 schollys to offer for 2013

with the humble ringleader jabari bird and his dad carl in the fold, jordan matthews (interested in haas biz ad, dad is an asst coach at ucla/former usf hc) hopefully commiting this weekend during his official visit, marcus lee's mother (moms know best) favoring cal the most and the bears still in the running for sammy singer (over 30 ppg avg as a jr, nov 10th official visit), german export/import schilling, blue collar jones, hamilton and maybe brown (dad is the lakers hc) and of course the grand prize, aaron gordon, cal recruiting is in a potentially spectacular position for success

you think the powe, ubaka, kately, and mcguire class was comparable?...other than ayinde, the rest were marginal students (and this is not a knock on leon powe whose unsettled early years are a source of inspiration in beating the odds) and the inevitable transfers/nba departures ensued

bird has a gpa over 3.00 and matthews rocks a 3.55 gpa...lee has a 3.2 gpa with an interest in child psychology with english & history as his best subjects and considered duke, gordon had stanford on his list, singer has a 3.4 gpa at an academically tough hs and is also considering both stanford and harvard...monty and decuire are recruiting great student athletes, not just great basketball players like braun's earlier class

2014 is also shaping up with the early commit from amhaad rorie, a seatle pg who is blowing up on the national scene with a 25 ppg avg as only a soph and a heady 3.8 gpa

hopefully local 5 star ivan rabb from bishop o'dowd will decide to be the ringleader for the 2015 class

#1 ranked public university in the world-university of california, berekeley

dominoes baby#

tequila, back in the day, shocky wrote this initial post for cal's monster class which became a massive obsession/journey of a lifetime which resulted in a thread with 5,000,000+ views which is the largest thread in the history of college basketball message boards & resulted in me attending almost 150 consecutive games home (which is still a 1500 mile roundtrip from north scottsdale) & away in my duties as the director of recruiting/gameday energy that resulted in treasured relationships that will last a lifetime


https://bearinsider.com/forums/8/topics/11616/1

i honestly thought from the bottom of my heart that with our monster recruited starting line up of t-wall at the 1, the bird at the 2, jaylen brown at the 3, ivan rabb at the 4, caleb swanigan (a silent commit) at the 5 and j-mat as the best 6th man in the nation with kam & the king as strong back up post players that we wuz gonna win a national championship in berkeley

and then for reasons that are still not 100% clear to me cal's monster class wuz terminated which came as an unsettling shock/kick in the azz

https://instagr.am/p/CqnyFlzMVzR
but that's life, shocky got walked to his car & everyone moved on, cal basketball wuz 3-28 last season (yawn)



the shockster now got new priorities in life that are a matter of life & death



still tryna keep an open mind re: potentially falling in love again (the future is unknowable for all of us), the construction of coach madsen's staff will be absolutely critical to the trajectory of the program (listed in alphabetical order):

ben braun: would be receptive to discussions re: a role with the new staff

jaylen brown: next contract could be the nba's supermax payout of $290,000,000+, my yoga buddy will not actively support cal basketball until there is a new athletic director

justin labagh: the former cal walk-on is the winningest coach in the history of college basketball, very happy at san francisco city college (now with chair status) & thinks mark madsen is "a great guy, a great person"

jordan mathews: playing very well right now overseas, thinks he can move up another euro level to a bigger stage pursuing his hoop dreams

richard midgley: former bears sharpshooter is now a scout for the new jersey, would be receptive to discussing a potential position with the new staff

jordan mathews: playing very well right now overseas, thinks he can move up another euro level to a bigger stage pursuing his hoop dreams

leon powe: teams actively recruit against cal scaring players that "ur gonna flunk out in berkeley," leon as a former homeless kid living out of a car in oakland would be an absolute home run hire in speaking with moms on the recruiting trail that their sons can earn berkeley degrees

ivan rabb: the ncca created the 2 new development assistant coaching positions effective july 1st with the intent of getting former players to return to campus to earn their degrees, young ivee would be a perfect candidate to work with the bigs while finishing his last 2 years of academic work so he can hang his berkeley diploma next to his younger brother tamarik's diploma who went to a junior college before earning a coveted haas biz ad degree

jerome randle: offered a developmental coach position on the staff by coach madsen but cannot accept it at this time for non basketball related reasons, rome truly bleeds blue & gold

lou richie: the legendary bishop o'dowd head coach would be receptive to discussions with coach madsen, brian shaw has told him that mark wuz "the best teammate" in his nba career

theo robertson: interviewed with coach madsen, no decision yet

scott thom: the minnesota timberwolves performance coach would be a home run hire in returning him to the bay, a tireless worker that customizes his programs based upon the player's individual needs

ayinde ubaka: oakland's soul of mischief needs to finish off his berkeley degree

mr x: a former head coach who is older than madsen (47 years old) who will be hired as the associate head coach

this video kinda sums it all up, life is not linear, love u sweetie



the underdog (someone who rebels against reality then becomes the most dangerous person on earth#

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Ivan Rabb would be a home run hire

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I'll let out a primal scream if that hire occurs

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I just have to share this but my son once let out a primal scream. We were in a hotel room at an AAU tournament and I came running into the room to see what happened. My then-12-year-old son said: "Jaylen Brown just signed with Cal." Then we all screamed.

And at that time, IIRC, Rabb had already signed with Cal (and we were still hoping to land another recruit who ultimately went to Purdue). So your post about Rabb and primal screams reminded me of that fun moment (even though it was actually about JB).

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CALiforniALUM said:

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Sure, two All Americans in one class is the definition of happiness, but then having to see how he used them was sad.

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CALiforniALUM said:

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It was a total flame out in the tourney(s) - NCAA and NIT - for Martin. Sorry, but if you are going to quote performance metrics you have to look at Martin's two first round exits as being emblematic of a pretty sad performance, particularly given the talent he had. I score Martin lower based on this fact alone - I wasn't happy about it and neither should you be happy about two first round loses with such quality players.

Braun on the other hand went farther with less over multiple years as head coach. Braun directed the Bears to more postseason appearances and more postseason victories than any coach in school history, including an NIT Championship. That is the kind of performance that makes me happy.

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ManBearLion123 said:

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Honestly, the Jaylen Brown commitment announcement is one of my "will always remember exactly where I was when it happened" memories (I know that's probably quite depressing to those not as obsessed with Cal basketball).

I was sitting in my car, waiting for my SO to come down from her apartment. I remember refreshing Twitter… not even thinking there was a chance he would commit to Cal (IIRC, all the last minute rumors were that it was between UK and Michigan).

I hit refresh and…a post from a national reporter announcing his commitment to Cal. I was stunned. I'm not ashamed to say I even teared up (again, I know how depressing that must seem to non Cal fans).

It just felt like the kind of moment that Cal always juuust misses out on. One of my all time favorite Cal memories tbh.

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CALiforniALUM said:

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It was a total flame out in the tourney(s) - NCAA and NIT - for Martin. Sorry, but if you are going to quote performance metrics you have to look at Martin's two first round exits as being emblematic of a pretty sad performance, particularly given the talent he had. I score Martin lower based on this fact alone - I wasn't happy about it and neither should you be happy about two first round loses with such quality players.

Braun on the other hand went farther with less over multiple years as head coach. Braun directed the Bears to more postseason appearances and more postseason victories than any coach in school history, including an NIT Championship. That is the kind of performance that makes me happy.

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No team can survive losing your starting back court (especially when your starting back court is good enough to play in the nba)

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CALiforniALUM said:

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It was a total flame out in the tourney(s) - NCAA and NIT - for Martin. Sorry, but if you are going to quote performance metrics you have to look at Martin's two first round exits as being emblematic of a pretty sad performance, particularly given the talent he had. I score Martin lower based on this fact alone - I wasn't happy about it and neither should you be happy about two first round loses with such quality players.

Braun on the other hand went farther with less over multiple years as head coach. Braun directed the Bears to more postseason appearances and more postseason victories than any coach in school history, including an NIT Championship. That is the kind of performance that makes me happy.

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bluesaxe said:

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CALiforniALUM said:

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It was a total flame out in the tourney(s) - NCAA and NIT - for Martin. Sorry, but if you are going to quote performance metrics you have to look at Martin's two first round exits as being emblematic of a pretty sad performance, particularly given the talent he had. I score Martin lower based on this fact alone - I wasn't happy about it and neither should you be happy about two first round loses with such quality players.

Braun on the other hand went farther with less over multiple years as head coach. Braun directed the Bears to more postseason appearances and more postseason victories than any coach in school history, including an NIT Championship. That is the kind of performance that makes me happy.

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Talking about that without acknowledging the circumstances surrounding the NCAA appearance and the week from hell preceding it is disingenuous.

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https://instagr.am/p/CcyaxRGPJjf
coach madsen is targeting shooters & scorers in rebuilding the roster, his #1 target at guard is explosive/dynamic jalen cone who is a portal transfer from northern arizona university that is projected to take an official visit to berkeley this month

jalen averaged 17.6 ppg with a lethal 40.0% on 3 pointers & 86.2% on free throws, as a true freshman at virginia tech the walkertown north carolina native shot an unreal 45.7% on 3 pointers

as a guest of my golf buddy mr silverleaf sun angel (runs the asu nil program) the shockster wuz on the floor last november watching the jacks play the sun devils in tempe, cone is a +1 athlete that wuz noticeably quicker than the ncca tournament asu guards...he is not 6', he is kinda a scoring guard in a point guard body's but his ability to create separation is elite



just got off the phone with another golf buddy of mine (my summer golf club is in flagstaff, 7000+ elevation) who is a skyjacks booster, say jalen is a high character academically focused young man that got a beautiful 4 year old daughter ivy faith cone, needless to say nil dollars will be a key factor in this recruitment which has nationwide offers including west coast interest from stanford, santa barbara & san diego state

https://instagr.am/p/CiQw9IqvC0u
jalen cone got the ability/upside to go off for 40+ points on gamedays, for a team that struggled to score 50 points per game last season that's kinda important...nau played utah valley twice last season, coach madsen is very aware of jalen's skillset & potential value to the 2023 california golden bears

get buckets#

the university of california, berkeley=#1 ranked public university in the world (a 50 year decision with the opportunity to build family generational wealth both on & off the court)

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jalen cone (far left on stage in foto) recruiting update: his official visit to berkeley will be april 20-22nd

https://instagr.am/p/CiVh28OPqxc

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Madsen is making things happen at Cal. Already brough in Fardaws Aimaq, who is a top frontcourt threat in the PAC-12 and now bring in a proven shooter in Jalen Cone. Both would have led California in scoring last season, pretty easily. https://t.co/W0KUn4fXLg

— Sean Paul (@SeanPaulCBB) April 11, 2023

North Texas transfer Tylor Perry tells me that he's already heard from:

Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Florida
Oklahoma
Ok State
Wake forest
UCF
Wichita State
Cal
Mississippi State
Minnesota

— Austin Massey (@austinmassey247) April 4, 2023

Utah State transfer Steven Ashworth has heard from the following schools, he tells me:
Creighton
Gonzaga
Florida
Oklahoma St
Colorado St
VCU
BYU
UCF
Washington
Washington St
Cal
SMU

Averaged 16, 3, and 4 on 43% 3PT last season. pic.twitter.com/RW1pfPTx80

— CBB Transfer Portal (@TransfersCBB) April 7, 2023

Tarleton State transfer Shamir Bogues tells us he's heard from:

Kansas State
Providence
Ole Miss
Mississippi State
Utah
TCU
UCF
Arizona State
Cal
Southern Indiana
Murray State
La Tech
SMU
Texas State
Bowling Green
UTEP
Jackson State
Utah Valley
UTRGV
GCU
South Dakota State
UIW

— Hoop Scoop Media™️ (@HoopScoopMedia) April 6, 2023

Since entering the transfer portal, Siena PG Javian McCollum has heard from:

Arkansas
Illinois
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Mississippi St.
Nebraska
USF
UCF
Georgetown
Butler
FSU
Cal Berkeley
Ole miss
FAU
Saint Louis
Colorado
Creighton

— NCAA Transfer Portal (@RivalsPortal) April 5, 2023

Georgetown transfer Bradley Ezewiro tells us he's heard from:

Memphis
Arizona State
Washington State
Oregon State
Cal
UAB
UNLV
GCU
Tulsa
Wyoming
St Bonaventure
Charlotte
Portland
Pacific
Sacramento State

Averaged 4.3PPG, 3.5RPG this past season

— Hoop Scoop Media™️ (@HoopScoopMedia) April 6, 2023