Game Information
Presbyterian Blue Hose at California Golden Bears
Date: Tuesday, November 18, at 10 p.m.
Site: Berkeley, Calif. (Haas Pavilion)
Watch: ACCNX
Live Stats: Statbroadcast.com

PRESBYTERIAN
Record: 3-3
Last Game: November 16, 2025 – Sacramento State 64, Presbyterian 62
Head Coach: Quinton Ferrell (Presbyterian, 2007)
Record at PC: 65-125  (7^th Season)
Career Record: Same

CALIFORNIA
Record: 3-1
Last Game: November 13, 2025 – Kansas State 99, California 96
Head Coach: Mark Madsen (Stanford, 2000)
Record at California: 30-39 (3rd Season)
Career Record: 100-90 (7th season)
 
LAST TIME OUT –  Presbyterian lost a tightly contested game, 64-62, at Sacramento State on the road this past Sunday. Carl Parrish paced four Blue Hose double-figure scorers with 14 points. Jonah Pierce posted a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds. Jaylen Peterson and Triston Wilson rounded out Presbyterian's double-figure scorers with 10 points apiece.
 
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INSIDE THE STAT SHEET – Pierce leads the Blue Hose in scoring (15.3 ppg) and rebounding (10.8 rpg). Parrish is second on the team in scoring at 14.3 points per game while connecting on a team-high ten three-point field goals this season. Eight PC players have knocked down at least one three-point field goal this season. Peterson is second on the team in rebounding at 9.7 rebounds per contest. Sophomore guard Erik Taylor tops the Blue Hose with 20 assists. Pierce, Peterson, and Chidi Chiakwelu average over one block per game. As a team, Presbyterian is shooting 44.3 percent from the field while averaging 69.0 points per game.
 
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BIG SOUTH FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK - Chiakwelu was named Big South Conference Freshman of the Week this week (November 17). Chiakwelu is the 13th player in the program's history to earn the Big South Freshman of the Week award. Chiakwelu made three big blocks while scoring four crucial points in Presbyterian's road win at Georgia State (November 10). He recorded his first career double-figure scoring game with 11 points on 5-for-6 shooting from the field at South Carolina (November 12).
 
REGULAR SEASON TOURNAMENTS - For the fifth straight season, Presbyterian is playing in a tournament in the month of November with the Empire Classic in California. The Blue Hose played Sacramento State on Sunday. PC finishes Empire Classic play at California and UCLA. The Empire Classic will be the 14th regular-season tournament that PC has played in since moving to Division I in 2007-08.  Last season, the Blue Hose won the Axe'Em Classic title at Stephen F. Austin with wins over Stephen F. Austin, Youngstown State, and Monmouth. In the 2021-22 season, the Blue Hose claimed the University of New Orleans Classic title with wins over New Orleans, VMI, and Central Arkansas. In the 2023-24 season, the Blue Hose won two games with victories over North Florida and Northwestern State in the First Coast Classic at North Florida.
 
NEARLY RECORD BREAKING REBOUNDS TOTALS – Redshirt junior forward Jaylen Peterson grabbed 17 rebounds in the win over Bluefield (November 5). His 17 rebounds are tied for the fourth highest single game rebounds total in Presbyterian's DI era. The DI era record for rebounds in a game is 18. 
 
DOUBLE DIGIT BOARDS – Redshirt senior forward Jonah Pierce has grabbed double-figure rebounds in three of Presbyterian's first six games. He corralled 13 rebounds against Navy (November 3) and ETSU (November 8). He recorded 14 rebounds at Sacramento State (November 16).
 
PC COACH QUINTON FERRELL - Quinton Ferrell is in his seventh season as the head coach of his alma mater, Presbyterian College. Ferrell, a former Blue Hose team captain and a 2007 PC graduate, is one of 51 coaches in the NCAA Division I ranks who are coaching their alma mater.
 
PRESBYTERIAN-CALIFORNIA SERIES – Tuesday's game will be the first-ever meeting between Presbyterian and California.

CALIFORNIA – Former NBA player Mark Madsen is in his third season as the Cal head coach. This season, California has wins over CSU Bakersfield, Wright State, and Cal State Fullerton. Junior guard Dai Dai Ames leads Cal in scoring at 22.5 points per game. All five projected starters for Cal average double-figure points.