Cal Bears head coach Mark Madsen addresses the media during his press introduction to Cal University Berkeley (Sports Illustrated file photo)

On the Cal Bears basketball podcast with Michael Wagaman:

#1 Wags, Cal Bears head coach Mark Madsen is really looking forward to his first season as head coach and the anticipation of his arrival has been nothing but positive.

#2 Madsen had a .579 winning percentage at Utah Valley and went to the post season before joining Cal. He had success in the post season and improved the Utah Valley program.

#3 Madsen was able to keep most of last Cal players and signed a top 10 class player.

#4 Michael, taking a look this coming fall analysts say that this Cal team could be .500 or better.

#5 Wags, talk about the Pac 12 losing the UCLA Bruins and USC Trojans. How will the loss of the Southern California teams impact the Pac 12?

Michael Wagaman does Cal Bears podcasts at http://www.sportsradioservice.com