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ASU Basketball: 2019 Pac-12 Week 14 Power Rankings

By Trevor Booth

TEMPE, ARIZONA - JANUARY 31: Romello White #23 reacts with teammate De'Quon Lake #32 of the Arizona State Sun Devils after the Sun Devils beat the Arizona Wildcats 95-88 in overtime of the the college basketball game at Wells Fargo Arena on January 31, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images)
TEMPE, ARIZONA - JANUARY 31: Romello White #23 reacts with teammate De'Quon Lake #32 of the Arizona State Sun Devils after the Sun Devils beat the Arizona Wildcats 95-88 in overtime of the the college basketball game at Wells Fargo Arena on January 31, 2019 in Tempe, Arizona. (Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 05: Justice Sueing #10 of the California Golden Bears drives toward the basket during the first half against the UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion on January 05, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 05: Justice Sueing #10 of the California Golden Bears drives toward the basket during the first half against the UCLA Bruins at Pauley Pavilion on January 05, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Katharine Lotze/Getty Images) /

12. California Golden Bears (5-16, 0-9 Pac-12) Last Week: 12

The California Golden Bears went off the deep end weeks ago. Now, coach Wyking Jones’ team is well-immersed in the depths of college basketball’s abyss.

Cal nearly escaped Haas Pavilion against Stanford on Saturday with its first Pac-12 win in hand. In the midst of a lost season, the win would’ve been a bright spot, the Golden Bears’ first since Dec. 21, as well as bragging rights over their rival.

Following two made free throws by sophomore guard Juhwan Harris-Dyson, Cal led by seven with just over six minutes to play. Momentum was on the Golden Bears side with their home crowd backing them.

Instead, Stanford eeked out a 84-81 win to keep Cal out of the win column since the turn of the calendar.

It’s no secret that Jones’ second season in Berkeley has been nothing short of a disaster. And though nine games remain on the schedule, the idea of his team finishing winless becomes less far fetched by the week.

The program only mustered two conference wins a season ago but is on track to surpass that if it fails to record a win over the final month. Two Pac-12 wins in a season is already a program-worst for the Golden Bears.

Should they lose the remaining nine games, a theoretical record of 5-25 would be the fewest wins in program history since the 1978-79 season. Cal will aim to pick up its first win in Oregon when it travels to face the Ducks and Beavers this week.

– Zach Pekale 

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