Cal’s Ivan Rabb ‘more confident’ as vocal leader

With victory slipping out of reach at Sacramento’s Sleep Train Arena, Rabb directed his teammates to “just feed me down low.”

With two regular-season games left, Cal’s 6-foot-11 freshman has just recently grown comfortable again raising his voice on the court.

By the time he exited with 18 points and 10 rebounds, the likely NBA lottery pick was the target of a “one more year” chant from the student section.

“As a freshman, learning how to lead, it’s a process,” said head coach Cuonzo Martin, who has No. 25 Cal ranked in March for the first time since the 2002-03 season.

[...] I’ve always felt like if you can get those young guys to be vocal, lead from the backside, you have a chance to be really good.

Added guard Jordan Mathews: “To have a freshman who can talk to the other guys, it’s refreshing and something that’s really helped us these past couple of weeks.”



Because he is so selfless, he doesn’t have to be the center of attention,” Richie said, “but he’s getting used to it.