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California Golden Bears fires men’s basketball coach Wyking Jones

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By Anthony Caruso III | Publisher

California Golden Bears have fired men’s basketball head coach Wyking Jones on Sunday. He was the team’s basketball leader the past two seasons.

In two seasons, he had a 16-47 record. They also were 5-31 in Pac-12 play.

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A national search has begun to find his replacement.

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“I am grateful to Wyking for his unflagging dedication and commitment to our program during his tenure at Cal, both as a head coach and as an assistant coach,” Director of Athletics Jim Knowlton said. “I have witnessed – and respected – his strong work ethic, commitment to the University’s mission and, perhaps most importantly, his extraordinary care and concern for our student-athletes.

“This was a difficult decision to make and comes after a deliberate and holistic review of our men’s basketball program. As always, we were guided by the best interests of our student-athletes, as well as the values and objectives of Cal Athletics and our University. As we quickly turn toward our search for a new head coach for our men’s basketball program, I am certain that we will attract a strong, talented and highly qualified pool of candidates. I am confident that we will find someone who will help lead us on a path to being exceptional.”

This past season, the Golden Bears had an 8-23 record overall. In addition, they had a woeful 3-15 Pac-12 Conference record.

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Their season ended when the team lost 56-51 to the Colorado Buffaloes in the first-round of the Pac-12 Conference Tournament.

In his first season at the school, Jones guided California to an 8-24 record. They also were 2-16 within the Pac-12 Conference.

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Anthony Caruso III
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Anthony Caruso III is the Publisher of The Capital Sports Report. He has been in the Journalism field since August 2002. Since that time, Mr. Caruso has covered many marquee events. This includes 13 Heisman Trophy ceremonies, 2 Little World Series events, and one Army-Navy College Football game.
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