There are so many new faces in the Golden Bear basketball program that the following exercise is inexact by nature. More than half the current roster has never played a game for Cal, and even many of the returning players have appeared sparingly in college games. Several of the upperclassmen have only spent a year as a Cal player. Wyking Jones has already praised the leadership skills of guard Paris Austin, who transferred in from Boise State. However, he won’t be available for game action until 2018-19.
With all that said, here’s my attempt at an opening night starting lineup:
The man who would be King of the current roster is one of the only sure things about coach Wyking Jones’ team.