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 coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
2014–15 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 5 Arizona162 .889  344  .895
No. 25 Oregon135 .722  2610  .722
No. 19 Utah135 .722  269  .743
UCLA117 .611  2214  .611
Stanford99 .500  2413  .649
Arizona State99 .500  1816  .529
Oregon State810 .444  1714  .548
California711 .389  1815  .545
Colorado711 .389  1618  .471
Washington State711 .389  1318  .419
Washington513 .278  1615  .516
USC315 .167  1220  .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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