# 2017–18 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

The 2017–18 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Wyking Jones 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 8–24, 2–16 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Stanford.

## Previous season

The Golden Bears finished the season 21–13, 10–8 in the conference. During the season, they were invited and participated in the Pearl Harbor Basketball Invitational in Honolulu, Hawaii. California defeated Princeton but lost to Seton Hall to earn 2nd place. In the postseason, the Golden Bears defeated Oregon State and Utah in Pac-12 tournament in Paradise, Nevada to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Oregon. California was invited and participated in the 2017 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Cal State Bakersfield; the Golden Bears hosted the match against the Roadrunners.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Stephen Domingo | G | 6'7" | 215 | RS Senior | San Francisco, CA | Graduated |
| Grant Mullins | G | 6'3" | 175 | RS Senior | Burlington, ON | Graduated |
| Jabari Bird | G | 6'6" | 198 | Senior | Vallejo, CA | Graduated; drafted to the Boston Celtics. |
| Roger Moute a Bidias | F | 6'6" | 210 | Senior | Yaoundé, CM | Graduated |
| Sam Singer | G | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Miami, FL | Graduated |
| Kameron Rooks | C | 7'1" | 265 | RS Junior | San Marcos, CA | Will graduate and transfer to San Diego State. |
| Brandon Chauca | G | 5'8" | 160 | Junior | Alexandria, VA | Left the team for personal reasons |
| Ivan Rabb | F | 6'10" | 220 | Sophomore | Oakland, CA | Declared for 2017 NBA draft; drafted to the Memphis Grizzlies. |
| Charlie Moore | G | 5'11" | 170 | Freshman | Chicago, IL | Elected to transfer to Kansas. |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Paris Austin | G | 6'0" | 175 | Junior | Oakland, CA | Transferred from Boise State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Austin will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Juhwan Harris-Dyson SF | Sherman Oaks, California | Heritage HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jul 13, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Trevin Knell SG | Woods Cross, Utah | Woods Cross HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 4, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 77 ||||||
| Justice Sueing SF | Santa Ana, California | Mater Dei HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Feb 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 ||||||
| Grant Anticevich PF | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | Newington HS | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Mar 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports: #48 ||||||
| 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: "2017 California Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 19, 2017. "2017 California Player Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 19, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 19, 2017. ||||||
School Offers by Recruit
* Juhwan Harris-Dyson: California & Utah
* Trevin Knell: Air Force, California, Montana, Rice, Robert Morris, San Diego, Santa Clara, Southern Utah, Utah State, Utah Valley, Washington State, Weber State, & Wyoming
* Justice Sueing: California, Hawaii, Saint Mary's, San Francisco, & Utah
* Grant Anticevich: California

## Future recruits
### 2018–19 team recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jacobi Gordon SF | Houston, TX | Global Learning Village | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | May 31, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Matt Bradley SF | San Bernardino, CA | Wasatch Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jun 1, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Andre Kelly PF | Stockton, CA | Lincoln High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Sep 3, 2017 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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: "2018 California Commits". Rivals.com. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| Nov 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Providence (MT) | W 81–52 | – | 20 – Coleman | 12 – Lee | 4 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (N/A) Berkeley, CA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| Nov 10* 9:00 pm, P12N | | UC Riverside | L 66–74 | 0–1 | 32 – Coleman | 18 – Okoroh | 2 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (7,083) Berkeley, CA |
| Nov 12* 1:00 pm, P12N | | Cal Poly | W 85–82 | 1–1 | 30 – Coleman | 11 – Lee | 4 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (6,405) Berkeley, CA |
| Nov 16* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Wofford | W 79–65 | 2–1 | 17 – Tied | 11 – Lee | 5 – Lee | Haas Pavilion (6,102) Berkeley, CA |
| Nov 20* 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 6 Wichita State Maui Invitational quarterfinals | L 82–92 | 2–2 | 35 – Coleman | 6 – Sueing | 4 – McNeill | Lahaina Civic Center (2,200) Maui, HI |
| Nov 21* 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. VCU Maui Invitational 2nd round consolation | L 69–83 | 2–3 | 21 – Coleman | 12 – Lee | 2 – 4 tied | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| Nov 22* 11:30 am, ESPNU | | vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational 7th place game | L 72–96 | 2–4 | 23 – Sueing | 7 – Sueing | 1 – 6 tied | Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI |
| Nov 28* 8:00 pm, P12N | | Cal State Northridge | W 83–63 | 3–4 | 22 – McNeill | 7 – Lee | 4 – Harris-Dyson | Haas Pavilion (6,177) Berkeley, CA |
| Dec 2* 8:00 pm, P12N | | Saint Mary's | L 63–74 | 3–5 | 23 – Lee | 6 – Lee | 4 – Coleman | Haas Pavilion (7,831) Berkeley, CA |
| Dec 6* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Central Arkansas | L 69–96 | 3–6 | 20 – Coleman | 9 – Harris-Dyson | 2 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (7,813) Berkeley, CA |
| Dec 9* 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at San Diego State | W 63–62 | 4–6 | 19 – Coleman | 10 – Okoroh | 5 – Coleman | Viejas Arena (11,381) San Diego, CA |
| Dec 16* 1:00 pm, P12N | | Cal State Fullerton | W 95–89 $^{OT}$ | 5–6 | 30 – McNeill | 12 – Lee | 6 – McNeill | Haas Pavilion (6,758) Berkeley, CA |
| Dec 19* 7:00 pm | | at Seattle | W 81–59 | 6–6 | 20 – McNeill | 6 – Tied | 6 – Coleman | KeyArena (2,418) Seattle, WA |
| Dec 21* 8:00 PM, P12N | | Portland State | L 81–106 | 6–7 | 19 – Coleman | 9 – Lee | 4 – Hamilton | Haas Pavilion (6,589) Berkeley, CA |
| Pac-12 regular season |||||||||
| Dec 30 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Stanford | W 77–74 | 7–7 (1–0) | 19 – Lee | 7 – Lee | 3 – Coleman | Maples Pavilion (4,293) Stanford, CA |
| Jan 4, 2018 7:30 pm, P12N | | USC | L 62–80 | 7–8 (1–1) | 15 – Sueing | 9 – Sueing | 3 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (6,915) Berkeley, CA |
| Jan 6 3:30 pm, P12N | | UCLA | L 84–107 | 7–9 (1–2) | 22 – Sueing | 15 – Lee | 4 – McNeill | Haas Pavilion (8,888) Berkeley, CA |
| Jan 11 8:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | L 56–66 | 7–10 (1–3) | 27 – Sueing | 8 – Sueing | 3 – Harris-Dyson | Alaska Airlines Arena (5,804) Seattle, WA |
| Jan 13 1:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | L 53–78 | 7–11 (1–4) | 14 – Sueing | 11 – Harris-Dyson | 2 – Tied | Beasley Coliseum (3,178) Pullman, WA |
| Jan 17 6:00 pm, P12N | | No. 14 Arizona | L 58–79 | 7–12 (1–5) | 19 – Sueing | 9 – Sueing | 2 – Okoroh | Haas Pavilion (7,721) Berkeley, CA |
| Jan 20 7:30 pm, P12N | | No. 16 Arizona State | L 73–81 | 7–13 (1–6) | 23 – Lee | 8 – Lee | 3 – Sueing | Haas Pavilion (8,107) Berkeley, CA |
| Jan 25 7:30 pm, FS1 | | at UCLA | L 57–70 | 7–14 (1–7) | 24 – Sueing | 13 – Okoroh | 5 – McNeil | Pauley Pavilion (8,028) Los Angeles, CA |
| Jan 28 1:00 pm, P12N | | at USC | L 59–77 | 7–15 (1–8) | 23 – Lee | 12 – Lee | 4 – Hamilton | Galen Center (6,144) Los Angeles, CA |
| Feb 1 6:00 pm, P12N | | Oregon | L 53–66 | 7–16 (1–9) | 16 – Coleman | 8 – Okoroh | 5 – McNeill | Haas Pavilion (7,531) Berkeley, CA |
| Feb 3 5:00 pm, P12N | | Oregon State | W 74–70 | 8–16 (2–9) | 16 – McNeill | 12 – Okoroh | 3 – McNeill | Haas Pavilion (8,581) Berkeley, CA |
| Feb 7 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Colorado | L 64–68 | 8–17 (2–10) | 12 – Tied | 12 – Lee | 2 – McNeill | Coors Events Center (6,385) Boulder, CO |
| Feb 10 6:30 pm, P12N | | at Utah | L 43–77 | 8–18 (2–11) | 10 – McNeill | 6 – McNeill | 1 – 7 tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,358) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Feb 18 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Stanford | L 73–77 | 8–19 (2–12) | 17 – Coleman | 9 – Lee | 4 – Coleman | Haas Pavilion (8,482) Berkeley, CA |
| Feb 22 8:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | L 76–78 | 8–20 (2–13) | 25 – Sueing | 9 – Harris-Dyson | 7 – Harris-Dyson | Haas Pavilion (6,552) Berkeley, CA |
| Feb 24 1:30 pm, P12N | | Washington | L 51–68 | 8–21 (2–14) | 17 – McNeill | 5 – Tied | 4 – Coleman | Haas Pavilion (7,851) Berkeley, CA |
| Mar 1 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Arizona State | L 53–84 | 8–22 (2–15) | 16 – Coleman | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Wells Fargo Arena (11,737) Tempe, AZ |
| Mar 3 3:30 pm, P12N | | at No. 19 Arizona | L 54–66 | 8–23 (2–16) | 17 – Sueing | 9 – Okoroh | 2 – Tied | McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ |
| Pac-12 tournament |||||||||
| March 7, 2018 2:30 pm, P12N | (12) | vs. (5) Stanford First round | L 58–76 | 8–24 | 19 – McNeill | 8 – Coleman | 2 – Sueing | T-Mobile Arena (8,619) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||