The California Golden Bears men’s basketball season doesn’t officially get underway until Pepperdine comes to town on November 5. However, Cal will host an exhibition against the Saint Martin’s Saints this Wednesday. New head coach Mark Fox landed several international recruits in Joel Brown (Canada), Dimitrios Klonaras (Greece), Lars Thiemann (Germany), and Kuany Kuany (Australia/South Sudan). He also secured graduate transfer Kareem South from Texas A&M-Corpus Christi as well as freshmen D.J. Thorpe and Logan Alters. However, the departures of Justice Sueing, Darius McNeill, and Connor Vanover have left some rather large shoes to fill.