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Cal Basketball: Bears Secure Another Commitment – Minnesota Forward Josh Ola-Joseph
Forward Josh Ola-Joseph, who started 42 consecutive games over two years at Minnesota, announced his commitment to play next season for Cal basketball.
A 6-foot-7, 215-pound junior-to-be averaged 10.4 points the first 20 games this season before sustaining a concussion. He played just 5 minutes per game the rest of the season.
Ola-Joseph is the fifth commitment coach Mark Madsen has secured out of the transfer portal since the end of the season, when all five Cal starters departed. Point guard Christian Tucker of Texas-San Antonio committed earlier Saturday. Madsen also received a recent commitment from junior college transfer Jeff Nwankwo, giving Cal six additions to the roster since the end of the 2023-24 season.
Ola-Joseph is a native of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, but played his senior high school season at Compass Prep in Arizona, where he was rated a 3-star prospect.
He averaged 7.5 points and 2.2 rebounds this season, including 17 points against Florida Gulf Coast and 15 vs. Iowa. He scored 17 against Rutgers a year ago when he produced 7.4 points and 2.7 rebounds as a freshman.
Ola-Joseph is a career 57-percent shooter, including nearly 61 percent this season. He converted 41 percent (13 of 32) from the 3-point arc this season.
He reportedly picked Cal after receiving interest from Nebraska, Oklahoma, Ole Miss and Texas Tech.
See how the bald eagle’s story shows its enduring symbolism
As the U.S. celebrates 250 years, the bald eagle endures as North America’s native sea eagle and national bird.
The common loon, Minnesota’s state bird, is more closely related to a penguin than a duck.
Despite loons predominantly living in the northern hemisphere and penguins mostly living in the southern hemisphere, researchers consider them to be genetic cousins. Taxonomic analyses placed them in an evolutionary cluster tracing back 40 million to 50 million years ago, along with herons and pelicans.
While loons and ducks share habitat on Minnesota lakes, they aren’t close relatives. Ducks are closer cousins to geese and swans.
After sharing a common ancestor, penguins and loons developed distinct characteristics. Loons can fly, but struggle to move on land; penguins can’t fly, but waddle on land. Penguins use flipper-like wings to swim; loons use webbed feet for underwater propulsion.
They have some similar features, however, including dense bones to help dive underwater and their tuxedo coloring.
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Fires in the past burned more frequently in western Canada, but recent years have seen that trend migrate eastward, with large fires now burning in Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic provinces, Prof Chasmer said, leading to more noticeable smoke in densely populated cities like Toronto and New York.
Minnesota United, the Liberia Lone Star National Football Team and SARX today announced that the international friendly against the Liberia National Team, scheduled for July 26, 2026, has been canceled.
While we were looking forward to welcoming the Liberia National Team and celebrating the strong ties between Minnesota’s Liberian community and our club, circumstances outside of our control have made it necessary to cancel the match. We appreciate the understanding of our supporters and wish the Liberia National Team all the best.
Fans who purchased tickets to the match will be refunded within approximately 3-10 business days.
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