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and there's ernie kent. he's the all-time winningest coach in oregon history. with 235.ic life -- our acura starting lineup for the california golden bears. jamal boykin a senior. there's mike montgomery. he had 590 and 20 this year. >> don: ernie kent loves this pacific life pac-10 tournament. his teams always seem to rise up. i would like to see where cal is emotionally. they're already in the ncaa tournament. >> you and i were at the fitness center at the hotel earlier today. all of the golden bears were there as well, getting ready. kind of their walk-through as they got ready for this game. >> don: 2:30 or so tip. they were in there stretching. got a chance to talk to theo robertson. >> there's pac-10 player of the year jerome randle, scoring, he's within 30 of the all-time scoring mark. >> don: jerome randle, his ability to get to the rim at his size. 5'8". he's known for his three-point shooting. lot of time faking it. >> this is longmire. he's played well lately. he hooks it in. >> don: some academic things midway through the season. he closed the season with 17

one thing about ernie kent, he's always emphasized this tournament. been really important to him. mike montgomery was never a big fan of it but ernie has always emphasized it. >> don: and you can tell. last year they came off a 2-16 year and he mentioned it in a sound byte we used earlier. he embraces it. he likes it. he likes coming down here. he had success this year. he swept the l.a. schools in the regular season. no surprise that oregon's got a lead here in this one tonight. >> barry: ken bones will take a time-out trying to get his ship rited because it just has not been. we had a chance to sit down and chat with ernie kent about his senior leader, tajuan porter who has given him everything tonight. here's what he said. >> all he's done at his four years in oregon would be the lead. he got us back to the tournament the next year. these two down years and he'll end up one of the greatest scorers in the history of university of oregon and years. retty impressive his f a 36 freshman. tajuan porter. his next one will tie stottlemyer for the record. t

the oregon ducks have a lot to play for with ernie kent saying he won't be back so it's an importantme and definitely, we can try to get thee teams into the tournament this year. >> you think three from the pac-10 deserve to the to go tournament? >> i think if it holds true to form and washington and arizona state play each other on friday night in that semifinal, the winner of the game definitely gets in and the other one can sneak in because most of the mid major and low major conference tournaments have played true to form. >> washington with a preseason favorite to win the pac-10. they've got a lot to play for. also, cal and arizona state, they want a better seed in the ncaa tournament. they make their case here this week. our first game, oregon taking on washington state. the ducks have within 3 of 4. can they make it three in a row against the cougars? we're counting you down to tipoff here at the staples center. action coming up in a few moments. this is the pacific life pac-10 tournament. i beli re slive i'm sorry i ruour oh no you st gearnnd your. you d it easou k who do ynk