2014–15 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

2014–15 California Golden Bears men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record18–15 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
Seasons
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Arizona † 16 – 2   .889 34 – 4   .895
No. 25 Oregon 13 – 5   .722 26 – 10   .722
No. 19 Utah 13 – 5   .722 26 – 9   .743
UCLA 11 – 7   .611 22 – 14   .611
Stanford 9 – 9   .500 24 – 13   .649
Arizona State 9 – 9   .500 18 – 16   .529
Oregon State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 14   .548
California 7 – 11   .389 18 – 15   .545
Colorado 7 – 11   .389 16 – 18   .471
Washington State 7 – 11   .389 13 – 18   .419
Washington 5 – 13   .278 16 – 15   .516
USC 3 – 15   .167 12 – 20   .375
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Cuonzo Martin's first year as head coach at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 18–15, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament where they lost to Arizona.

Previous season

The 2013–14 California Golden Bears finished the season with an overall record of 21–14, and 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a five-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to Colorado. They received an at-large bid to the 2014 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Utah Valley in the first round and Arkansas in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to SMU.

On March 31, 2014, Head Coach Mike Montgomery announced his retirement from coaching.[1]

Off Season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Notes
Justin Cobbs 1 G 6’3” 190 Los Angeles, California RS Senior Graduated.
Ricky Kreklow 24 G 6’6” 210 Los Angeles, California RS Junior Transferred.
Jeff Powers 21 G 6’7” 235 Clayton, California RS Senior Graduated.
Richard Solomon 35 F 6'10" 235 Los Angeles, California Senior Graduated.

2014 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date


Kingsley Okoroh
C 		Watford, England Westwind Prep Academy 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Apr 15, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:2/5 stars
Brandon Chauca
PG 		Greenville, SC Shannon Forest Christian School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) May 30, 2014 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2014 California Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  • "2014 California Recruitment List". Scout.com. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  • "2014 California Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  • "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 23, 2013.

Roster

2014–15 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Dwight Tarwater 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Cornell University Knoxville, Tennessee
G 2 Sam Singer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 204 lb (93 kg) So Ransom Everglades School Miami, Florida
G 3 Tyrone Wallace 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Bakersfield High School Bakersfield, California
G 10 Brandon Chauca 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Shannon Forest Christian School Alexandria, Virginia
F 12 Roger Moute a Bidias 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So Notre Dame Prep Yaoundé, Cameroon
F 14 Christian Behrens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 226 lb (103 kg) RS Jr Tahoma Senior High School Maple Valley, Washington
C 22 Kingsley Okoroh 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Fr Westwind Preparatory Academy Derby, England
G 23 Jabari Bird 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Salesian High School Richmond, California
G 24 Jordan Mathews 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Santa Monica High School San Francisco, California
G 25 Nick Hamilton (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Westchester High School Los Angeles, California
G 31 Stephen Domingo Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Georgetown University San Francisco, California
F 42 Cole Welle (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Fr Aptos High School Aptos, California
C 44 Kameron Rooks Injured 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 261 lb (118 kg) So Mission Hills High School San Marcos, California
F 45 David Kravish 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Lee's Summit North High School Lee's Summit, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 09/19/2014

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Opponent Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct. 31*
7:00 p.m. 		Cal State East Bay W 94–50  –
  21 – Tied   9 – Okoroh   3 – Tied  Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
Nov. 6*
7:30 p.m., P12N 		Cal State San Marcos W 74–52  –
  13 – Tied   6 – Tied   6 – Singer  Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 14*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Alcorn State
2K Sports Classic 		W 91–57  1–0
  22 – Wallace   10 – Wallace   9 – Bird  Haas Pavilion (7,212)
Berkeley, CA
Nov. 16*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Kennesaw State
2K Sports Classic 		W 93–59  2–0
  18 – Wallace   9 – Wallace   7 – Wallace  Haas Pavilion (4,944)
Berkeley, CA
Nov. 20*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. No. 23 Syracuse
2K Sports Classic Semifinals 		W 73–59  3–0
  22 – Mathews   9 – Kravish   6 – Wallace  Madison Square Garden (11,541)
New York City, NY
Nov. 21*
4:00 p.m., ESPN2 		vs. No. 10 Texas
2K Sports Classic Championship 		L 55–71  3–1
  19 – Kravish   8 – Wallace   4 – Wallace  Madison Square Garden (11,255)
New York City, NY
Nov. 26*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Cal Poly W 72–52  4–1
  18 – Bird   9 – Behrens   5 – Wallace  Haas Pavilion (5,712)
Berkeley, CA
Nov. 30*
3:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Fresno State W 64–57  5–1
  21 – Wallace   10 – Wallace   6 – Singer  Save Mart Center (5,741)
Fresno, CA
Dec. 3*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Montana W 78–76 2OT 6–1
  22 – Wallace   15 – Wallace   6 – Chauca  Haas Pavilion (5,837)
Berkeley, CA
Dec. 7*
1:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Nevada W 63–56  7–1
  29 – Wallace   9 – Behrens   4 – Wallace  Lawlor Events Center (5,467)
Reno, NV
Dec. 10*
8:00 p.m., P12N 		Wyoming W 45–42  8–1
  17 – Wallace   8 – Tied   5 – Wallace  Haas Pavilion (6,648)
Berkeley, CA
Dec. 13*
5:30 p.m., P12N 		Princeton W 67–57  9–1
  23 – Wallace   8 – Wallace   4 – Singer  Haas Pavilion (7,459)
Berkeley, CA
Dec. 19*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Eastern Washington W 78–67  10–1
  21 – Wallace   11 – Wallace   3 – Wallace  Haas Pavilion (6,758)
Berkeley, CA
Dec. 22*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2 		No. 6 Wisconsin L 56–68  10–2
  17 – Wallace   7 – Wallace   2 – Wallace  Haas Pavilion (11,877)
Berkeley, CA
Dec. 28*
12:30 p.m., P12N 		CSU Bakersfield L 52–55  10–3
  17 – Wallace   10 – Kravish   3 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (6,902)
Berkeley, CA
Pac-12 regular season
Jan. 2
7:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 21 Washington W 81–75  11–3
(1–0) 		 31 – Mathews   10 – Kravish   4 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (8,005)
Berkeley, CA
Jan. 4
3:00 p.m., P12N 		Washington State L 66–69  11–4
(1–1) 		 24 – Mathews   10 – Kravish   6 – Wallace  Haas Pavilion (7,618)
Berkeley, CA
Jan. 7
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at USC L 57–71  11–5
(1–2) 		 21 – Wallace   7 – Kravish   3 – Tarwater  Galen Center (3,355)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 11
4:30 p.m., FS1 		at UCLA L 54–73  11–6
(1–3) 		 23 – Mathews   14 – Kravish   3 – Tied  Pauley Pavilion (11,093)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 14
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Stanford
Rivalry 		L 59–69  11–7
(1–4) 		 14 – Wallace   9 – Tied   3 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (8,819)
Berkeley, CA
Jan. 22
8:00 p.m., P12N 		Arizona State L 44–79  11–8
(1–5) 		 11 – Mathews   7 – Wallace   2 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (7,469)
Berkeley, CA
Jan. 24
7:30 p.m., P12N 		No. 7 Arizona L 50–73  11–9
(1–6) 		 16 – Tied   11 – Kravish   4 – Wallace  Haas Pavilion (11,877)
Berkeley, CA
Jan. 29
8:00 p.m., P12N 		at Washington State W 76–67  12–9
(2–6) 		 26 – Wallace   8 – Bird   3 – Chauca  Beasley Coliseum (2,957)
Pullman, WA
Feb. 1
12:00 p.m., P12N 		at Washington W 90–88  13–9
(3–6) 		 23 – Mathews   9 – Tied   5 – Singer  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,319)
Seattle, WA
Feb. 5
8:00 p.m., FS1 		USC W 70–69  14–9
(4–6) 		 18 – Wallace   8 – Kravish   5 – Bird  Haas Pavilion (9,326)
Berkeley, CA
Feb. 7
5:00 p.m., P12N 		UCLA W 64–62  15–9
(5–6) 		 16 – Bird   10 – Wallace   6 – Wallace  Haas Pavilion (10,853)
Berkeley, CA
Feb. 12
6:00 p.m., FS1 		at Colorado W 68–61  16–9
(6–6) 		 22 – Mathews   7 – Kravish   6 – Singer  Coors Events Center (9,017)
Boulder, CO
Feb. 15
5:30 p.m., ESPNU 		at No. 11 Utah L 61–76  16–10
(6–7) 		 26 – Wallace   7 – Wallace   3 – Singer  Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,159)
Salt Lake City, UT
Feb. 21
3:30 p.m., P12N 		at Stanford
Rivalry 		L 61–72  16–11
(6–8) 		 23 – Kravish   12 – Kravish   4 – Wallace  Maples Pavilion (6,177)
Stanford, CA
Feb. 25
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Oregon L 69–80  16–12
(6–9) 		 22 – Bird   7 – Wallace   5 – Wallace  Haas Pavilion (8,566)
Berkeley, CA
Mar. 1
12:00 p.m., P12N 		Oregon State
Senior Night 		W 73–56  17–12
(7–9) 		 17 – Mathews   13 – Kravish   7 – Wallace  Haas Pavilion (9,893)
Berkeley, CA
Mar. 5
6:00 p.m., ESPN 		at No. 5 Arizona L 60–99  17–13
(7–10) 		 16 – Wallace   10 – Behrens   3 – Wallace  McKale Center (14,655)
Tucson, AZ
Mar. 7
11:30 a.m., P12N 		at Arizona State L 70–74  17–14
(7–11) 		 23 – Wallace   7 – Tarwater   6 – Wallace  Wells Fargo Arena (5,619)
Tempe, AZ
Pac-12 tournament
Mar. 11
12:00 p.m., P12N 		vs. Washington State
First round 		W 84–59  18–14
  25 – Kravish   8 – Kravish   7 – Wallace  MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,024)
Paradise, NV
Mar. 12
12:00 p.m., P12N 		vs. No. 5 Arizona
Quarterfinals 		L 51–73  18–15
  19 – Wallace   12 – Kravish   5 – Wallace  MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cal's Mike Montgomery retiring". ESPN. Retrieved March 31, 2014.
  2. ^ "2013–14 Schedule". calbears.com. Retrieved September 22, 2013.