Who: Cal (1-0; last game: 86-73 win over CSUB) vs. Cal Poly (0-1; last game: 86-78 loss to San Francisco)

When: 7:00 p.m. PT

Where: Haas Pavilion | Berkeley, California

TV/streaming: ACCNX | Roxy Bernstein (PxP) & Ben Braun (Analyst)

Radio: 810 AM | Justin Allegri (PxP)

All-time series: Cal leads 6-1

Odds: Cal (-14.5), O/U (160.5) – via BetMGM

Entering this season, Cal men’s basketball had a lot of questions to answer. Who’s going to start? Who’s going to close? Who’s the primary go-to guy? What do the Bears have on their bench? Who’s Mark Madsen going to trust?

And while we are only one game into a very long college basketball season, the Bears' victory over Cal State Bakersfield illuminates some of the murkiness and enigmas that make up this Cal team built almost entirely out of transfers and incoming freshmen. Here are three surprises from the blue and gold’s first game.