calbears.com photo: Cal Bears head coach Cuonzo Martin sets up the plays for the next set against Alcorn State last Saturday night at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley

The Cal Bears most recent win over Alcorn State on Saturday was Cal’s 24th consecutive home win at Haas Pavilion. Scheduling had a lot to do with that but it also means they ran the home slate in the Pac 12 last year which is very impressive because that comes with a victory over UCLA, Arizona, and also Oregon last year.

When you can beat nine out of the 11 opponents in the Pac 12 in your building on an annual basis that really speaks volumes for what your trying to do and last year in resulted in an NCAA bid for Cal. Scheduling is a big part of this and Alcorn State is not a powerful opponent, Louisiana Tech was from Conference USA and that was a wonderful game at Cal last Wednesday.

Morris Phillips does the Cal Bears basketball podcasts each week at http://www.sportsadioservice.com