2014–15 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

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.

2014–15 California Golden Bears men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2014–15 record18–15 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coachCuonzo Martin (1st year)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Arizona †16–2 .889  34–4  .895
No. 25 Oregon13–5 .722  26–10  .722
No. 19 Utah13–5 .722  26–9  .743
UCLA11–7 .611  22–14  .611
Stanford9–9 .500  24–13  .649
Arizona State9–9 .500  18–16  .529
Oregon State8–10 .444  17–14  .548
California7–11 .389  18–15  .545
Colorado7–11 .389  16–18  .471
Washington State7–11 .389  13–18  .419
Washington5–13 .278  16–15  .516
USC3–15 .167  12–20  .375
† Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

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
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightHometownYearNotes
Justin Cobbs1G6’3”190Los Angeles, CaliforniaRS SeniorGraduated.
Ricky Kreklow24G6’6”210Los Angeles, CaliforniaRS JuniorTransferred.
Jeff Powers21G6’7”235Clayton, CaliforniaRS SeniorGraduated.
Richard Solomon35F6'10"235Los Angeles, CaliforniaSeniorGraduated.

2014 Recruiting class
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    ESPN:
Brandon Chauca
PG		 Greenville, SC Shannon Forest Christian School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) May 30, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:    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
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 1 Dwight Tarwater 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrCornell University Knoxville, Tennessee
    G 2 Sam Singer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)204 lb (93 kg) SoRansom Everglades School Miami, Florida
    G 3 Tyrone Wallace 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrBakersfield High School Bakersfield, California
    G 10 Brandon Chauca 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrShannon Forest Christian School Alexandria, Virginia
    F 12 Roger Moute a Bidias 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)207 lb (94 kg) SoNotre Dame Prep Yaoundé, Cameroon
    F 14 Christian Behrens 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)226 lb (103 kg) RS JrTahoma Senior High School Maple Valley, Washington
    C 22 Kingsley Okoroh 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)254 lb (115 kg) FrWestwind Preparatory Academy Derby, England
    G 23 Jabari Bird 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)198 lb (90 kg) SoSalesian High School Richmond, California
    G 24 Jordan Mathews 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoSanta Monica High School San Francisco, California
    G 25 Nick Hamilton (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrWestchester High School Los Angeles, California
    G 31 Stephen Domingo  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) JrGeorgetown University San Francisco, California
    F 42 Cole Welle (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)204 lb (93 kg) FrAptos High School Aptos, California
    C 44 Kameron Rooks  7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)261 lb (118 kg) SoMission Hills High School San Marcos, California
    F 45 David Kravish 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)240 lb (109 kg) SrLee'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 2013-09-22.
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