2019–20 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
2019–20 California Golden Bears men's basketball | |
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Record | 14–18 (7–11 Pac–12) |
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Home arena | Haas Pavilion (Capacity: 11,877) |
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No. 13 Oregon | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 9 | .710 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Note: The 2020 Pac-12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP poll |
The 2019–20 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Mark Fox'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.[1] They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They defeated Stanford in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament and were set to take on UCLA in the quarterfinals before the remainder of the Pac-12 Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Previous season
[edit]The Golden Bears finished the 2018–19 season with a record of 8–23, 3–15 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Colorado.
On March 24, Wyking Jones was fired. He finished with a 2-year record of 16–47 overall and 5–31 in the Pac-12.[2] Former Georgia and Nevada head coach Fox was hired on March 29.[3]
Off-season
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Darius McNeill | 1 | G | 6'3" | 182 | Sophomore | Houston, TX | Transferred to SMU |
Justice Sueing | 10 | F | 6'7" | 215 | Sophomore | Honolulu, HI | Transferred to Ohio State |
Roman Davis | 15 | F | 6'7" | 210 | RS Junior | Carson, CA | Transferred |
Connor Vanover | 23 | F/C | 7'3" | 225 | Freshman | Little Rock, AR | Transferred to Arkansas |
James Zhao | 35 | G | 6'3" | 184 | Freshman | Beijing, China | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
Incoming transfers
[edit]Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
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Kareem South | 10 | G | 6'2" | 185 | RS Senior | Toronto, ON | Transferred from Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. Will be eligible to play immediately since South graduated from Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. |
2019 recruiting class
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Joel Brown PG |
Toronto, ON | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 2, 2018 | |
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D. J. Thorpe C |
Austin, TX | Lake Travis High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 21, 2018 | |
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Dimitris Klonaras SG |
Thessaloniki, Greece | PAOK B.C. | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||
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Lars Thiemann C |
Leverkusen, Germany | Bayern Giants Leverkusen | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | N/A | ||
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Kuany Kuany PF |
Melbourne, Australia | Prolific Prep | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 9, 2019 | |
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2020 recruiting class
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Monty Bowser PF |
Oakland, CA | Bishop O'Dowd High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 9, 2019 | |
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Jalen Celestine SG |
Brookville, NY | Long Island Lutheran High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 5, 2019 | |
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Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 30, 2019* 7:00 pm |
Saint Martin's | W 98–75 | 23 – South | 7 – Kelly | 7 – Austin | Haas Pavilion (1,278) Berkeley, CA | |||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N |
Pepperdine | W 87–71 | 1–0 |
25 – Bradley | 10 – Tied | 3 – 3 Tied | Haas Pavilion (3,780) Berkeley, CA | ||||
November 12, 2019* 8:00 pm, P12N |
UNLV | W 79–75 OT | 2–0 |
23 – Bradley | 5 – Bradley | 2 – 4 Tied | Haas Pavilion (3,423) Berkeley, CA | ||||
November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N |
California Baptist 2K Empire Classic campus-site game |
W 82–62 | 3–0 |
23 – Anticevich | 9 – Anticevich | 4 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (4,115) Berkeley, CA | ||||
November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N |
Prairie View A&M 2K Empire Classic campus-site game |
W 54–50 | 4–0 |
16 – Bradley | 6 – Anticevich | 3 – Brown | Haas Pavilion (2,242) Berkeley, CA | ||||
November 21, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. No. 1 Duke 2K Empire Classic semifinal |
L 52–87 | 4–1 |
8 – South | 5 – Kelly | 3 – Brown | Madison Square Garden (12,606) New York, NY | ||||
November 22, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 |
vs. No. 22 Texas 2K Empire Classic 3rd place game |
L 45–62 | 4–2 |
22 – Bradley | 9 – Anticevich | 3 – Austin | Madison Square Garden (12,500) New York, NY | ||||
November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N |
UC Davis | W 72–66 | 5–2 |
19 – Bradley | 11 – Anticevich | 4 – South | Haas Pavilion (3,063) Berkeley, CA | ||||
December 4, 2019* 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
at San Francisco | L 64–76 | 5–3 |
20 – South | 6 – Austin | 3 – Brown | The Sobrato Center (3,006) San Francisco, CA | ||||
December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm |
at Santa Clara | L 52–71 | 5–4 |
14 – Bradley | 4 – Tied | 3 – South | Leavey Center (2,326) Santa Clara, CA | ||||
December 11, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N |
Fresno State | W 69–63 | 6–4 |
24 – Bradley | 6 – Kelly | 2 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (3,211) Berkeley, CA | ||||
December 14, 2019* 7:30 pm, P12N |
Saint Mary's | L 77–89 | 6–5 |
26 – Kelly | 4 – Tied | 5 – Bradley | Haas Pavilion (5,734) Berkeley, CA | ||||
December 21, 2019* 2:30 pm, P12N |
vs. Boston College Al Attles Classic |
L 60–64 | 6–6 |
21 – Bradley | 9 – Tied | 3 – South | Chase Center (6,209) San Francisco, CA | ||||
December 29, 2019* 3:00 pm, P12N |
Harvard | L 63–71 | 6–7 |
15 – Bradley | 7 – Kelly | 4 – Austin | Haas Pavilion (4,317) Berkeley, CA | ||||
Pac-12 regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Stanford | L 52–68 | 6–8 (0–1) |
16 – Anticevich | 10 – Anticevich | 2 – Brown | Maples Pavilion (3,691) Stanford, CA | ||||
January 9, 2020 7:30 pm, P12N |
Washington State | W 73–66 | 7–8 (1–1) |
26 – Bradley | 10 – Bradley | 4 – Bradley | Haas Pavilion (3,953) Berkeley, CA | ||||
January 11, 2020 5:00 pm, P12N |
Washington | W 61–58 OT | 8–8 (2–1) |
17 – Bradley | 7 – Anticevich | 3 – 3 tied | Haas Pavilion (4,660) Berkeley, CA | ||||
January 16, 2020 7:30 pm, P12N |
at USC | L 56–88 | 8–9 (2–2) |
13 – Bradley | 5 – 3 tied | 4 – Kelly | Galen Center (4,312) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 19, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
at UCLA | L 40–50 | 8–10 (2–3) |
17 – Bradley | 9 – Thorpe | 4 – Kelly | Pauley Pavilion (5,970) Los Angeles, CA | ||||
January 26, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPNU |
Stanford | W 52–50 | 9–10 (3–3) |
15 – Austin | 8 – Anticevich | 4 – Austin | Haas Pavilion (9,168) Berkeley, CA | ||||
January 30, 2020 6:00 pm, P12N |
No. 11 Oregon | L 72–77 | 9–11 (3–4) |
25 – Bradley | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (6,117) Berkeley, CA | ||||
February 1, 2020 1:00 pm, P12N |
Oregon State | W 69–67 | 10–11 (4–4) |
23 – Bradley | 11 – Anticevich | 11 – Anticevich | Haas Pavilion (6,322) Berkeley, CA | ||||
February 6, 2020 5:00 pm, P12N |
at No. 24 Colorado | L 65–71 | 10–12 (4–5) |
17 – Bradley | 7 – Kelly | 3 – Tied | CU Events Center (6,656) Boulder, CO | ||||
February 8, 2020 5:00 pm, P12N |
at Utah | L 45–60 | 10–13 (4–6) |
13 – Bradley | 8 – Kelly | 4 – Austin | Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,766) Salt Lake City, UT | ||||
February 13, 2020 7:30 pm, FS1 |
Arizona | L 52–68 | 10–14 (4–7) |
19 – Bradley | 9 – Kelly | 2 – 3 tied | Haas Pavilion (6,291) Berkeley, CA | ||||
February 16, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPNU |
Arizona State | L 75–80 | 10–15 (4–8) |
22 – Bradley | 9 – Kelly | 5 – Austin | Haas Pavilion (6,046) Berkeley, CA | ||||
February 19, 2020 7:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington State | W 66–57 | 11–15 (5–8) |
19 – Austin | 8 – Bradley | 4 – Brown | Beasley Coliseum (2,860) Pullman, WA | ||||
February 22, 2020 3:00 pm, P12N |
at Washington | L 52–87 | 11–16 (5–9) |
14 – Bradley | 6 – Anticevich | 2 – Kuany | Alaska Airlines Arena (8,873) Seattle, WA | ||||
February 27, 2020 6:00 pm, P12N |
No. 21 Colorado | W 78–62 | 12–16 (6–9) |
26 – Bradley | 6 – Bradley | 4 – Anticevich | Haas Pavilion (5,134) Berkeley, CA | ||||
February 29, 2020 3:00 pm, P12N |
Utah | W 86–79 OT | 13–16 (7–9) |
21 – Bradley | 9 – Kelly | 4 – Austin | Haas Pavilion (6,420) Berkeley, CA | ||||
March 5, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 13 Oregon | L 56–90 | 13–17 (7–10) |
15 – Bradley | 7 – Kelly | 3 – Austin | Matthew Knight Arena (7,651) Eugene, OR | ||||
March 7, 2020 1:30 pm, P12N |
at Oregon State | L 56–74 | 13–18 (7–11) |
18 – Austin | 10 – Kelly | 5 – Austin | Gill Coliseum (4,545) Corvallis, OR | ||||
Pac-12 tournament | |||||||||||
March 11, 2020 6:00 pm, P12N |
(10) | vs. (7) Stanford First round |
W 63–51 | 14–18 |
18 – Tied | 8 – Anticevich | 3 – Austin | T-Mobile Arena (7,452) Paradise, NV | |||
March 12, 2020 6:00 pm, P12N |
(10) | vs. (2) UCLA Quarterfinals |
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5] | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Men's College Basketball Preview: Who is the best in the Bay?". The Mercury News. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 24, 2019). "California fires coach Jones after 8-23 season". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "Mark Fox Named Men's Basketball Coach" (Press release). California Golden Bears. March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^ "2019–2020 Schedule". calbears.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
- ^ "2020 Pac-12 Tournament canceled Thursday amid coronavirus pandemic concerns".