Benson, Rod
Rod Benson
Staff Writer
Rod was a former Cal basketball player from 2002 to 2006 and a professional player in the NBA D-League and in international competition from 2006 to 2018. He is also a recently published author with his book, Different Dude. Rod has done blogs and podcasts with Bear Insider since 2023.
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The Rodcast: The Portal
Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 22 days ago by Rod Benson
In today's podcast, former Cal and professional center and Bear Insider commentator Rod Benson talks about Cal basketball's portal activity, including the addition of NBA legacy Jordan Pippen
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The Benson Blog: Cal Season in Review
Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 1 mo ago by Rod Benson
In today's Benson Blog, former Cal and professional center and Bear Insider commentator Rod Benson talks about the highs and lows of Cal's 2024-25 season
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The Rodcast: That Was a Special 3 games
Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 2 mo ago by Rod Benson
In today's podcast, former Cal and professional center and Bear Insider commentator Rod Benson talks about Cal's resurgence and gritty battles in the final three games of the season
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The Rodcast: More of the Same
Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 2 mo ago by Rod Benson
In today's podcast, former Cal and professional center and Bear Insider commentator Rod Benson talks about Cal's struggles wrapping up the regular season.
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The Rodcast: It's Winding Down
Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 2 mo ago by Rod Benson
In today's podcast, former Cal and professional center and Bear Insider commentator Rod Benson talks about Cal's season so far heading into the final games before the ACC tournament
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The Rodcast: Our Offense Needs Help
Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 2 mo ago by Rod Benson
In today's podcast, former Cal and professional center and Bear Insider commentator Rod Benson talks about Cal's most recent road trip, focusing on the Bears' OT loss at Georgia Tech on Saturday
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The Benson Blog: Cal Basketball GM
Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 3 mo ago by Rod Benson
In today's Benson Blog, former Cal and professional center and Bear Insider commentator Rod Benson talks about the idea of Cal Basketball hiring a GM and what the implications could be
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The Rodcast: Finding Balance
Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 3 mo ago by Rod Benson
In today's podcast, former Cal and professional center and Bear Insider commentator Rod Benson talks about Cal's loss to Syracuse and last night's win over NC State
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The Benson Blog - Will it Work?
Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 3 mo ago by Rod Benson
In today's Benson Blog, former Cal and professional center and Bear Insider commentator Rod Benson talks about the Bears' style of offense and defense
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The Rodcast: Cal Head Coach Mark Madsen
Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 3 mo ago by Rod Benson
In today's podcast, former Cal and professional center and Bear Insider commentator Rod Benson talks with Cal head coach Mark Madsen about the Bears' 3-game winning streak and more
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The Rodcast: Cal vs NC State Breakdown
Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 3 mo ago by Rod Benson
In today's podcast, former Cal and professional center and Bear Insider commentator Rod Benson talks about Cal's 65-62 road victory over NC State
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The Benson Blog: Checking In
Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 3 mo ago by Rod Benson
In today's Benson Blog, former Cal and professional center and Bear Insider commentator Rod Benson talks about
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The Rodcast: It's a Lot of Things
Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 4 mo ago by Rod Benson
In today's podcast, former Cal and professional center and Bear Insider commentator Rod Benson talks about Cal's recent struggles on the court entering ACC play
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The Rodcast: Cal-Stanford Breakdown
Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 4 mo ago by Rod Benson
In today's podcast, former Cal and professional center and Bear Insider commentator Rod Benson talks about Cal's loss at home to Stanford last week
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The Rodcast: Two Hours With Mendoza
Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 5 mo ago by Rod Benson
In today's podcast, former Cal and professional center and Bear Insider commentator Rod Benson talks about his conversation with Cal QB Fernando Mendoza about looking at and doing things in a different way at Cal
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The Rodcast: I'm Not Mad at It
Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 5 mo ago by Rod Benson
In today's podcast, former Cal and professional center and Bear Insider commentator Rod Benson talks about Cal's 98-93 loss to Missouri
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The Rodcast: The Greatest Drive Ever?
Cal Bears Football ⋅ 5 mo ago by Rod Benson
In today's quick podcast, former Cal and professional center and Bear Insider commentator Rod Benson talks about Cal's exciting 24-21 Big Game win over Stanford this afternoon and QB Fernando Mendoza's big 98-yard game-clinching TD drive
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The Rodcast - Cal vs USC Breakdown
Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 5 mo ago by Rod Benson
In today's podcast, former Cal and professional center and Bear Insider commentator Rod Benson talks about Cal's 71-66 win over USC in LA on Sunday
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The Rodcast: It Looked Unfair
Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 6 mo ago by Rod Benson
In today's podcast, former Cal and professional center and Bear Insider commentator Rod Benson talks about Cal's 2-0 start and riffs on the level of competition and Cal's talent advantage
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The Benson Blog - I Miss That Energy
Cal Bears Basketball ⋅ 6 mo ago by Rod Benson
In today's Benson Blog, former Cal and professional center and Bear Insider commentator Rod Benson talks about bringing the energy back to Cal sports with tonight's season opener at Haas Pavilion
 
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