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
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	18–15 (7–11 Pac-12)
Head coach	Cuonzo Martin (1st year)
Assistant coaches	Jon Harris (1st year) Tracy Webster (1st year) Yanni Hufnagel (1st year)
Home arena	Haas Pavilion

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

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.

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:   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
	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
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  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  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 Cuonzo Martin Assistant coach(es) Tracy Webster Jon Harris Yanni Hufnagel Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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

See also

• 2014–15 California Golden Bears women's basketball team