Mark Madsen knows the situation he inherited when he was hired to take over a California men's basketball program coming off the worst season in school history.
Instead of focusing on the challenges, Madsen is jumping into the role with the same enthusiasm he had diving on the floor for loose balls as a player.
Cal went 38-87 during Fox's tenure, ending his final season on a 16-game losing streak. The Golden Bears haven't been to the NCAA Tournament since 2016 and haven't won a game in the tournament since 2013. It's been a whirlwind few weeks for Madsen. He coached Utah Valley to the NIT semifinals last week, interviewed and was hired by Cal, and had his fourth child when his wife, Hannah, delivered Anastasia on Sunday.
"It's going to be very hard. It's going to be difficult," said former Cal star forward Leon Powe."You come here and it's not an easy job, but somebody's got to do it. And if anybody is up to the task, it's Mark. He's really good at motivating people and bringing people together." He spent time in the NBA's developmental league and a year at Stanford before spending five seasons on the Lakers staff.
This is a homecoming for Madsen, who grew up a half-hour away in Danville and went to college across the bay at Stanford, where he had fierce battles with Cal against players such as Tony Gonzalez and Sean Lampley.
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