2013–14 California Golden Bears men's basketball team


The 2013–14 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Montgomery's sixth and final season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participated in the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 21–14, 10–8 in Pac-12 play (which included a home victory against #1 ranked Arizona) 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.

2013–14 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record21–14 (10–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
Seasons
2013–14 Pac-12 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 4 Arizona 15 3   .833 33 5   .868
No. 20 UCLA 12 6   .667 28 9   .757
Oregon 10 8   .556 24 10   .706
Colorado 10 8   .556 23 12   .657
Arizona State 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Stanford 10 8   .556 23 13   .639
California 10 8   .556 21 14   .600
Utah 9 9   .500 21 12   .636
Washington 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Oregon State 8 10   .444 16 16   .500
Washington State 3 15   .167 10 21   .323
USC 2 16   .111 11 21   .344
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Off-season

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Robert Thurman 34 PF 6'10" 265 Senior North Edwards, CA Graduated.
Bak Bak 15 PF 6'9" 240 Senior Wau, SS Graduated.
Brandon Smith 12 PG 6'0" 180 Senior San Ramon, CA Graduated.
Allen Crabbe 23 SG 6'6" 197 Junior Los Angeles, CA Declared for 2013 NBA draft.[1]

Recruiting class

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Jabari Bird in the 2013 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jabari Bird
SG
Richmond, CA Salesian High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 5, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 89
Sam Singer
SG
Miami, FL Ransom Everglades School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 2, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Jordan Mathews
SG
Santa Monica, CA Santa Monica High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sep 9, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 74
Kameron Rooks
C
San Marcos, CA Mission Hills High School 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jan 1, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 70
Roger Moute a Bidias
SF
Fitchburg, MA Notre Dame Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) May 14, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 70
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:

  • "2013 Cal Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  • "2013 Cal Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  • "2013 Cal Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 24, 2013.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 24, 2013.

Roster

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2013–14 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Justin Cobbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Bishops Montgomery HS/Minnesota Los Angeles, CA
G 2 Sam Singer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Ransom Everglades School Miami, FL
G 3 Tyrone Wallace 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) So Bakersfield HS Bakersfield, CA
G 10 Garrett Galvin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Torrey Pines HS Del Mar, CA
F 12 Roger Moute a Bidias 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Notre Dame Prep Fitchburg, MA
F 14 Christian Behrens 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Tahoma HS Maple Valley, WA
G 15 Jordan Mathews 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Santa Monica HS Santa Monica, CA
G 21 Jeff Powers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 223 lb (101 kg) RS Sr De La Salle HS/Denver Clayton, CA
G 23 Jabari Bird 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Richmond HS Richmond, CA
G 24 Ricky Kreklow 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Rock Bridge HS/Missouri Columbia, MO
F 35 Richard Solomon 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Frederick Price HS Los Angeles, CA
C 44 Kameron Rooks 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Fr Mission Hills HS San Marcos, CA
F 45 David Kravish 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Jr Lee's Summit North HS Lee's Summit, MO
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 12/15/13

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct. 31*
7:00 p.m.
Humboldt State W 83–61 
 15  Mathews   9  Solomon   5  Singer  Haas Pavilion (4,616)
Berkeley, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 8*
9:00 p.m., P12N
Coppin State W 83–64  1–0
 20  Wallace   11  Kravish   7  Wallace  Haas Pavilion (8,249)
Berkeley, CA
Nov. 12*
8:00 p.m., P12N
Denver W 77–50  2–0
 16  Wallace   16  Solomon   6  Cobbs  Haas Pavilion (4,930)
Berkeley, CA
Nov. 15*
8:00 p.m., P12N
Oakland
Maui Invitational opening round
W 64–60  3–0
 24  Bird   17  Solomon   5  Cobbs  Haas Pavilion (4,975)
Berkeley, CA
Nov. 18*
8:00 p.m., P12N
Southern Utah W 75–47  4–0
 15  Wallace   8  Kravish   8  Cobbs  Haas Pavilion (5,224)
Berkeley, CA
Nov. 25*
12:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Arkansas
Maui Invitational First Round
W 85–77  5–0
 19  Kravish   15  Kravish   7  Cobbs  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
Nov. 26*
4:00 p.m., ESPN
vs. No. 8 Syracuse
Maui Invitational Semifinals
L 81–92  5–1
 18  Cobbs   7  Bird   8  Cobbs  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
Nov. 27*
4:30 p.m., ESPN2
vs. Dayton
Maui Invitational 3rd Place Game
L 64–82  5–2
 31  Cobbs   14  Kravish   2  Bird  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI
Dec. 2*
7:00 p.m., P12N
UC Irvine W 73–56  6–2
 19  Kravish   11  Wallace   9  Cobbs  Haas Pavilion (7,980)
Berkeley, CA
Dec. 6*
7:00 p.m.
at UC Santa Barbara L 65–72  6–3
 22  Mathews   11  Solomon   8  Cobbs  The Thunderdome (4,017)
Santa Barabara, CA
Dec. 10*
8:00 p.m., P12N
Nevada W 92–84  7–3
 16  Tied   8  Kravish   8  Cobbs  Haas Pavilion (8,679)
Berkeley, CA
Dec. 14*
3:00 pm, P12N
Fresno State W 67–56  8–3
 17  Solomon   14  Solomon   5  Wallace  Haas Pavilion (9,342)
Berkeley, CA
Dec. 22*
4:00 p.m., FS1
at Creighton L 54–68  8–4
 13  Cobbs   6  Solomon   4  Tied  CenturyLink Center (17,533)
Omaha, NE
Dec. 28*
3:00 p.m., P12N
Furman W 90–60  9–4
 18  Tied   12  Solomon   4  Tied  Haas Pavilion (9,143)
Berkeley, CA
Pac-12 regular season
Jan. 2
6:00 p.m., FS1
at Stanford
Rivalry
W 69–62  10–4
(1–0)
 20  Wallace   13  Solomon   5  Cobbs  Maples Pavilion (4,234)
Stanford, CA
Jan. 9
8:00 p.m., FS1
at No. 17 Oregon W 96–83  11–4
(2–0)
 32  Mathews   9  Solomon   11  Cobbs  Matthew Knight Arena (8,415)
Eugene, OR
Jan. 11
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Oregon State W 88–83  12–4
(3–0)
 20  Cobbs   8  Solomon   9  Cobbs  Gill Coliseum (5,125)
Corvallis, OR
Jan. 15
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Washington W 82–56  13–4
(4–0)
 14  Wallace   12  Solomon   6  Cobbs  Haas Pavilion (8,072)
Berkeley, CA
Jan. 18
1:00 p.m., P12N
Washington State W 76–55  14–4 (5–0)
 16  Cobbs   9  Solomon   7  Cobbs  Haas Pavilion (9,348)
Berkeley, CA
Jan. 22
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at USC L 69–77  14–5 (5–1)
 22  Cobbs   13  Solomon   6  Cobbs  Galen Center (3,523)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 26
5:00 p.m., ESPNU
at UCLA L 64–76  14–6 (5–2)
 18  Mathews   13  Solomon   3  Tied  Pauley Pavilion (10,344)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 29
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Arizona State L 79–89 OT 14–7 (5–3)
 21  Cobbs   13  Solomon   6  Solomon  Haas Pavilion (7,791)
Berkeley, CA
Feb. 1
7:30 p.m., P12N
No. 1 Arizona W 60–58  15–7 (6–3)
 19  Cobbs   11  Kravish   7  Cobbs  Haas Pavilion (11,877)
Berkeley, CA
Feb. 5
6:00 pm, ESPN2
Stanford
Rivalry
L 69–80  15–8 (6–4)
 24  Cobbs   9  Solomon   4  Cobbs  Haas Pavilion (9,115)
Berkeley, CA
Feb. 12
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Washington State W 80–76 OT 16–8 (7–4)
 22  Cobbs   11  Solomon   7  Cobbs  Beasley Coliseum (1,913)
Pullman, WA
Feb. 15
12:00 p.m., P12N
at Washington W 72–59  17–8 (8–4)
 20  Wallace   8  Wallace   7  Cobbs  Alaska Airlines Arena (7,124)
Seattle, WA
Feb. 19
7:30 p.m., P12N
No. 23 UCLA L 66–86  17–9 (8–5)
 16  Mathews   10  Kravish   7  Cobbs  Haas Pavilion (10,837)
Berkeley, CA
Feb. 23
5:00 pm, FS1
USC W 77–64  18–9 (9–5)
 22  Cobbs   10  Kravish   7  Cobbs  Haas Pavilion (9,687)
Berkeley, CA
Feb. 26
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
at No. 3 Arizona L 59–87  18–10 (9–6)
 12  Cobbs   7  Tied   2  Tied  McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
Mar. 1
3:00 p.m., P12N
at Arizona State L 60–78  18–11 (9–7)
 15  Cobbs   8  Tied   2  Tied  Wells Fargo Arena (8,313)
Tempe, AZ
Mar. 5
8:00 p.m., ESPNU
Utah L 59–63  18–12 (9–8)
 19  Solomon   14  Solomon   7  Cobbs  Haas Pavilion (8,267)
Berkeley, CA
Mar. 8
3:30 p.m., P12N
Colorado W 66–65 OT 19–12 (10–8)
 21  Cobbs   12  Tied   6  Kreklow  Haas Pavilion (9,422)
Berkeley, CA
Pac-12 tournament
Mar. 13
2:30 pm, P12N
vs. Colorado
Quarterfinals
L 56–59  19–13
 21  Cobbs   16  Solomon   5  Cobbs  MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916)
Paradise, NV
NIT
Mar. 19*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
No. (2) (7) Utah Valley
First round
W 77–64  20–13
 14  Kravish   10  Kravish   7  Cobbs  Haas Pavilion (1,670)
Berkeley, CA
Mar. 24*
8:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. (2) (3) Arkansas
Second round
W 75–64  21–13
 19  Bird   8  Tied   6  Cobbs  Haas Pavilion (2,518)
Berkeley, CA
Mar. 26*
6:00 p.m., ESPN2
No. (2) (1) SMU
Quarterfinals
L 65–67  21–14
 20  Bird   8  Kravish   7  Cobbs  Moody Coliseum (7,038)
University Park, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, (#) during NIT is seed within region. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "All-American Allen Crabbe Declares for NBA Draft - the University of California Official Athletic Site". Archived from the original on June 28, 2013. Retrieved June 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "2013–14 Schedule". calbears.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2013.
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