2011–12 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

The 2011–12 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Montgomery's fourth season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participate in the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with a record of 24–10 overall, 13–5 in Pac-12 play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2012 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to Colorado. They earn a 12th seed at the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament which they lost the first four in the first round by South Florida.

2011–12 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
2011–12 record24–10 (13–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
2011–12 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Washington144 .778  2411  .686
California135 .722  2410  .706
Oregon135 .722  2410  .706
Arizona126 .667  2312  .657
Colorado117 .611  2412  .667
UCLA117 .611  1914  .576
Stanford108 .556  2611  .703
Oregon State711 .389  2115  .583
Washington State711 .389  1918  .514
Arizona State612 .333  1021  .323
Utah315 .167  625  .194
USC117 .056  626  .188
2012 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of March 8, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

[1]

# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Justin Cobbs 6'2" 195 G RS So. Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Minnesota
2 Jorge Gutierrez 6'3" 195 G Sr. Chihuahua, Mexico Findlay Prep
3 Richard Solomon 6'10" 220 F So. Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Price HS
10 Alex Rossi 6'6" 200 G RS Fr. Winnetka, IL, U.S. New Trier HS
12 Brandon Smith 5'11" 185 G Jr. San Ramon, CA, U.S. De La Salle HS
13 Raffi Chalian 5'11" 165 G Fr. Whittier, CA, U.S. Sonora HS
14 Christian Behrens 6'9" 230 F Fr. Kent, WA, U.S. Tahoma Sr. HS
15 Bak Bak 6'9" 225 F Jr. Sun Valley, CA, U.S. Village Christian HS
20 Rob Filley 6'4" 195 G Fr. Santa Ana, CA, U.S. Foothill HS
21 Jeff Powers 6'7" 220 G So. Clayton, CA, U.S. Denver
22 Harper Kamp 6'8" 245 F Sr. Mesa, AZ, U.S. Mountain View HS
23 Allen Crabbe 6'6" 205 G So. Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Price HS
24 Ricky Kreklow 6'6" 220 G So. Columbia, MO, U.S. Missouri
31 Emerson Murray 6'3" 195 G So. Vancouver, BC, CAN St. George's School
34 Robert Thurman 6'10" 270 F Jr. North Edwards, CA, U.S. Norwich
45 David Kravish 6'9" 210 F Fr. Lee's Summit, MO Lee's Summit North HS

Coaching staff

NamePositionYear at CalAlma Mater (Year)
Mike MontgomeryHead Coach4thColorado State (1976)
Jay JohnAssistant Coach4thArizona (1981)
Travis DeCuireAssistant Coach4thMontana (1994)
John MontgomeryAssistant Coach4thLoyola Marymount (2007)
Gregg GottliebDirector of Basketball Operations5thUCLA (1995)

Schedule and results

Source[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2011*
7:30 pm
No. 24 UC San Diego W 88–53 
Haas Pavilion (1,818)
Berkeley, CA
Regular Season
11/11/2011*
7:30 pm
No. 24 UC Irvine W 77–56  1–0
Haas Pavilion (5,305)
Berkeley, CA
11/13/2011*
6:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 24 George Washington
Progressive CBE Classic I
W 81–54  2–0
Haas Pavilion (6,709)
Berkeley, CA
11/15/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 Austin Peay
Progressive CBE Classic II
W 72–55  3–0
Haas Pavilion (6,369)
Berkeley, CA
11/21/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20 vs. Georgia
Progressive CBE Classic Semifinals
W 70–46  4–0
Sprint Center (11,436)
Kansas City, MO
11/22/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20 vs. No. 21 Missouri
Progressive CBE Classic Championship
L 53–92  4–1
Sprint Center (10,747)
Kansas City, MO
11/26/2011*
2:00 pm
No. 20 Denver W 80–59  5–1
Haas Pavilion (7,324)
Berkeley, CA
11/28/2011*
7:30 pm
No. 24 McNeese State W 73–57  6–1
Haas Pavilion (6,407)
Berkeley, CA
12/04/2011*
2:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 24 at San Diego State L 63–64  6–2
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
12/07/2011*
7:30 pm
San Jose State W 81–36  7–2
Haas Pavilion (7,461)
Berkeley, CA
12/11/2011*
2:00 pm
Jackson State W 73–46  8–2
Haas Pavilion (7,856)
Berkeley, CA
12/16/2011*
7:30 pm
Weber State W 77–57  9–2
Haas Pavilion (7,987)
Berkeley, CA
12/19/2011*
7:30 pm
UC Santa Barbara W 70–50  10–2
Haas Pavilion (9,876)
Berkeley, CA
12/23/2011*
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 21 UNLV L 68–85  10–3
Thomas & Mack Center (15,188)
Paradise, NV
12/29/2011
6:00 pm, CSNCA
USC W 53–49  11–3 (1–0)
Haas Pavilion (9,447)
Berkeley, CA
12/31/2011
1:00 pm, FSN
UCLA W 85–69  12–3 (2–0)
Haas Pavilion (9,750)
Berkeley, CA
01/05/2012
7:00 pm
at Oregon State L 85–92  12–4 (2–1)
Gill Coliseum (5,162)
Corvallis, OR
01/08/2012
4:30 pm, FSN
at Oregon W 77–60  13–4 (3–1)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,415)
Eugene, OR
01/12/2012
8:00 pm, CSNCA
Colorado W 57–50  14–4 (4–1)
Haas Pavilion (7,577)
Berkeley, CA
01/14/2012
7:30 pm, CSNCA
Utah W 81–45  15–4 (5–1)
Haas Pavilion (7,457)
Berkeley, CA
01/19/2012
5:30 pm
at Washington W 69–66  16–4 (6–1)
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,591)
Seattle, WA
01/21/2012
3:05 pm
at Washington State L 75–77  16–5 (6–2)
Beasley Coliseum (5,013)
Pullman, WA
01/29/2012
5:30 pm, FSN
Stanford W 69–59  17–5 (7–2)
Haas Pavilion (11,877)
Berkeley, CA
02/02/2012
8:00 pm, FSN
Arizona L 74–78  17–6 (7–3)
Haas Pavilion (9,690)
Berkeley, CA
02/04/2012
2:00 pm, CSNCA
Arizona State W 68–47  18–6 (8–3)
Haas Pavilion (8,859)
Berkeley, CA
02/09/2012
7:30 pm
at USC W 75–49  19–6 (9–3)
Galen Center (3,707)
Los Angeles, CA
02/11/2012
1:00 pm, FSN
at UCLA W 73–63  20–6 (10–3)
LA Sports Arena (9,001 )
Los Angeles, CA
02/16/2012
7:30 pm, CSNCA
Oregon W 86–83  21–6 (11–3)
Haas Pavilion (9,980 )
Berkeley, CA
02/18/2012
7:00 pm, CSNCA
Oregon State W 77–63  22–6 (12–3)
Haas Pavilion (11,331 )
Berkeley, CA
02/23/2012
6:00 pm
at Utah W 60–46  23–6 (13–3)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,426)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/26/2012
2:30 pm, FSN
at Colorado L 57–70  23–7 (13–4)
Coors Events Center (11,043)
Boulder, CO
03/04/2012
2:30 pm, FSN
at Stanford L 70–75  23–8 (13–5)
Maples Pavilion (6,899)
Stanford, CA
2012 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/08/2012
6:10 pm, FSN
vs. Stanford
Quarterfinals
W 77–71  24–8
Staples Center (9,317)
Los Angeles, CA
03/09/2012
8:40 pm, FSN
vs. Colorado
Semifinals
L 59–70  24–9
Staples Center (11,615)
Los Angeles, CA
2012 NCAA Tournament
03/14/2012*
6:17 pm, truTV
No. (12) vs. No. (12) South Florida
First Four
L 54–65  24–10
UD Arena (7,218)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

Notes

  • March 5, 2012 – Senior guard Jorge Gutierrez was named the 2011–12 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Year and Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.

References

  1. "Basketball – M – 2011–12 Roster". GoDucks.com. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  2. "2011–12 Schedule". GoDucks.com. Retrieved 2011-10-11.
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