Report: Cal fired HC Wyking Jones, is targeting Jason Kidd to replace him

Following a brutal 2018-19 season that saw Wyking Jones lead the Cal Bears men’s basketball team to a 8-23 record, the head coach has been fired.

John Canzano of The Oregonian reported the move on Sunday, noting Jones will be bought out of his contract and that Berkeley is going to target Jason Kidd to become Jones’ replacement.

Source: Cal has fired men’s basketball coach Wyking Jones.

Came after a meeting on campus mid-day today. He will be bought out of the remainder of his contract.
— John Canzano (@johncanzanobft) March 24, 2019

(Cont.) Cal’s primary target, I'm told by a campus source, is expected to be Jason Kidd … as next men's basketball coach in Berkeley.
— John Canzano (@johncanzanobft) March 24, 2019

Kidd, of course, is a Cal Berkeley legend. He played for the Bears from 1992-94 and had his No. 5 jersey retired in 2004.

Additionally, Kidd has plenty of head coaching experience since retiring from the NBA back in 2013. He was the head coach of the Brooklyn Nets from 2013-14 and then coached the Milwaukee Bucks from 2014-18.

If Cal is going to land Kidd, however, the school might just have some competition from a certain NBA team in Southern California.