BERKELEY, California -- As the head coach at Tennessee, Cuonzo Martin built a team centered on an aggressive defense, a system successful enough to take the Vols into last year’s Sweet Sixteen. So when Martin was announced as the Cal men’s basketball head coach in April, many fans hoped Martin’s style of play would help get the Bears get back to the NCAA tournament after a disappointing trip to the NIT.
At home at 7 p.m. on Friday, Cal will take on Alcorn State in the first game of the season and the 2K Classic. It will be the first real look at this new Bears team — a team that will be without last year’s stars, Justin Cobb and Richard Solomon.
“This year, coach Martin has kind of shaped all of our games to kind of just play as the game goes. His whole thing is ‘Don’t be good at one thing, be good at all things,’ ” said sophomore guard Jordan Mathews. “He tells us, ‘If you’re not going 100 (percent) all game, you’re coming right out.’”
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