This week Cal’s Jabari Bird was the Pac 12 Player of the Week. Bird at Cal shot for a career 24 points against Oregon and then last Saturday against Oregon State Bird finished with 23. Michael talks about how big Bird’s contribution was and how the Bears were able to win three straight headed for the current road trip.

Cal head coach Cuonzo Martin also played a key part in the Bears being able to turn things around with his good coaching after dropping two on the previous road trip in Utah and Colorado. Home cooking was the best recipe for Cal and they took advantage of Stanford, Oregon and Oregon State. Their real test will be this week when they head to Washington on Thursday and Washington State University this Sunday.

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USA Today photo: Cal’s Jabari Bird acknowledges the crowd at Haas Pavilion