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Fardaws Aimaq is always positive, even in a challenging season

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NOTHING ABOUT THIS season has been easy for Fardaws "Daws" Aimaq.

The leader of a California Golden Bears team that is rebuilding under first-year coach Mark Madsen has endured adversity on the court in a difficult season.

For one, he's playing for a team that has reached the NCAA tournament just once (2016) in the past 11 years. The Bears entered the week with a 8-12 record. They began the season losing 10 of their first 14 games, with half of those losses featuring opponents with sub-100 rankings on KenPom, including Pacific (345th).