REPORT: Cal Golden Bears likely to hire former Stanford star as new coach
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This would be quite a plot twist in Pac-12 basketball, and multiple reporters and outlets say it’s about to happen: The California Golden Bears are on the verge of hiring former Stanford star Mark Madsen as their next head basketball coach.
Madsen is still coaching this season, leading the Utah Valley Wolverines into Tuesday’s NIT semifinal round against the UAB Blazers. The Wisconsin Badgers play the North Texas Mean Green in the other semifinal.
Madsen has turned Utah Valley into a winning program. The Wolverines lost a heartbreaker in the WAC Tournament semifinals a few weeks ago. Had they not blown a big lead in that game, they would have played in the WAC Tournament final and had a chance to make the NCAA Tournament. Madsen is clearly an up-and-coming coach. Cal will be viewed in the college basketball industry as a school which made a quality hire if it can close the sale with Madsen, who was part of Stanford’s last Final Four team in 1998.
No official word from @CalMBBall – likely no sooner than Wednesday AM – but former Stanford star Mark Madsen seems likely to become the Bears' next coach.https://t.co/6ilLjO3QlO
— Jeff Faraudo (@JeffFaraudo) March 28, 2023
Sources: Barring an unforeseen set of circumstances, Utah Valley's Mark Madsen will be the next head coach at Cal. https://t.co/9hw7Ie3h5A
— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) March 28, 2023
