Mark Madsen has been hired as head coach of Cal.

Madsen has been head coach of Utah Valley for the past three seasons.

Madsen spent six seasons as an assistant coach with the Los Angeles Lakers. 

After being a two-time all-conference selection at Stanford, Madsen was a first round pick by the Los Angeles Lakers in 2000. 

Madsen was long perceived as the favorite to take over at his alma mater, but Stanford has opted to keep Jerod Haase the past two seasons despite the team's struggles. 

Cal fired Mark Fox after a 3-29 season.