BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) Mark Madsen knows the situation he inherited when he was hired to take over a California men's basketball program coming off the worst season in school history.

Instead of focusing on the challenges, Madsen is jumping into the role with the same enthusiasm he had diving on the floor for loose balls as a player.

"Having grown up here, I truly believe that Cal is a sleeping giant in terms of men’s basketball," Madsen said at his introductory news conference on Monday. “This is a sleeping giant. This is a program that can be a nationally ranked program year in and year out. That’s what I’m excited about.”