California
Last season: 8-24.
Nickname: Golden Bears.
Coach: Wyking Jones, second season.
Conference: Pac-12.
Who's gone: Marcus Lee, Kingsley Okoroh.
Who's back: Sophomore F Justice Sueing led the Golden Bears at 15.8 points per game last season and grabbed 5.7 rebounds during the conference season. He also made 48 steals as a freshman. PG Paris Austin will make his Cal debut after sitting out last season as a transfer from Boise State.
The Skinny: Cal opens the season in China against Yale on Nov. 9. The Golden Bears went 2-16 in Pac-12 play to finish last in the conference. The Bears lost seven players and are in rebuilding mode once more. Cal's embarrassing losses came to Division II Chaminade by 24 points, Central Arkansas by 27 and Portland State by 25.
Expectations: Las Vegas oddsmakers have Cal's chances of winning it all in the NCAA Tournament at 3,000-1.
