# 2018–19 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

The 2018–19 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Wyking Jones' second 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 8–23, 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, head coach Wyking Jones was fired. He finished with a 2-year record of 16–47 overall and 5–31 in the Pac-12. Former Georgia and Nevada head coach Mark Fox was hired to replace him on March 29.

## Previous season

The Golden Bears finished the 2017–18 season with a record of 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.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Austin McCullogh | 12 | G | 6'4" | 197 | Freshman | Portage, MI | Transferred to City College of San Francisco |
| Don Coleman | 14 | G | 6'3" | 193 | Junior | Augusta, GA | Transferred to South Alabama |
| Derek King | 20 | G | 6'3" | 198 | Senior | Shanghai, China | Graduated |
| Nick Hamilton | 21 | G | 6'3" | 201 | Senior | Inglewood, CA | Graduated |
| Kingsley Okoroh | 22 | C | 7'1" | 267 | Senior | Derby, England | Graduated |
| Marcus Lee | 24 | F | 6'11" | 225 | RS Senior | Antioch, CA | Graduated |
| Deschon Winston | 25 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Freshman | Lake Balboa, CA | Transferred to City College of San Francisco |
| Koko Jurdoghlian | 30 | G | 6'2" | 184 | Sophomore | La Cañada, CA | Left team |
| Cole Welle | 42 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Aptos, CA | Graduated |

### 2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jacobi Gordon #29 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 #20 SG | 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: ||||||
| Connor Vanover #43 C | Little Rock, AR | Findlay College Prep | 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) | 217 lb (98 kg) | Apr 12, 2018 |
| 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. ||||||

## Future recruits
### 2019 team recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Joel Brown PG | Toronto, ON | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 2, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| D. J. Thorpe C | Austin, TX | Lake Travis High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Sep 21, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: |||||||
| Dimitris Klonaras SG | Thessaloniki, Greece | PAOK B.C. | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Lars Thiemann C | Leverkusen, Germany | Bayern Giants Leverkusen | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | N/A | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A |||||||
| Kuany Kuany PF | Melbourne, Australia | Prolific Prep | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | May 9, 2019 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A 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: "2019 California Commits". Rivals.com. "2019 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 |||||||||
| October 30, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Cal State East Bay | W 82–62 | | 18 – Bradley | 7 – Tied | 8 – Austin | Haas Pavilion (3,568) Berkeley, CA |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2018* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Yale Pac-12 China Game | L 59–76 | 0–1 | 18 – Austin | 10 – Kelly | 2 – Tied | Baoshan Sports Centre (4,048) Shanghai, China |
| November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Hampton Legends Classic campus-site game | W 80–66 | 1–1 | 20 – Austin | 7 – Tied | 6 – Austin | Haas Pavilion (3,312) Berkeley, CA |
| November 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Detroit Mercy Legends Classic campus-site game | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| November 19, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. St. John's Legends Classic semifinals | L 79–82 | 1–2 | 21 – McNeill | 9 – Sueing | 2 – Tied | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| November 20, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Temple Legends Classic consolation | L 59–76 | 1–3 | 12 – McNeill | 6 – Tied | 4 – Austin | Barclays Center Brooklyn, NY |
| November 26, 2018* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Santa Clara | W 78–66 | 2–3 | 18 – Bradley | 6 – Sueing | 5 – Austin | Haas Pavilion (4,116) Berkeley, CA |
| December 1, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Saint Mary's | L 71–84 | 2–4 | 16 – Sueing | 6 – Kelly | 3 – Austin | McKeon Pavilion (3,500) Moraga, CA |
| December 5, 2018* 8:00 pm, P12N | | San Francisco | L 60–79 | 2–5 | 17 – Kelly | 9 – Kelly | 8 – Austin | Haas Pavilion (4,039) Berkeley, CA |
| December 8, 2018* 7:30 pm, P12N | | San Diego State | W 89–83 | 3–5 | 23 – Sueing | 6 – Anticevich | 9 – Austin | Haas Pavilion (5,268) Berkeley, CA |
| December 15, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Cal Poly | W 67–66 | 4–5 | 15 – Sueing | 7 – Sueing | 2 – Anticevich | Haas Pavilion (3,907) Berkeley, CA |
| December 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, Stadium | | at Fresno State | L 73–95 | 4–6 | 20 – Tied | 8 – Sueing | 6 – Austin | Save Mart Center (5,836) Fresno, CA |
| December 21, 2018* 7:00 pm, P12N | | San Jose State | W 88–80 | 5–6 | 22 – McNeill | 10 – Kelly | 11 – Austin | Haas Pavilion (3,443) Berkeley, CA |
| December 29, 2018* 5:00 pm, P12N | | Seattle | L 73–82 | 5–7 | 20 – Austin | 10 – Kelly | 2 – Austin | Haas Pavilion (4,104) Berkeley, CA |
| Pac-12 regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2019 7:00 pm, P12N | | at USC | L 73–82 | 5–8 (0–1) | 16 – Sueing | 11 – Sueing | 6 – Austin | Galen Center (3,371) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 5, 2019 1:00 pm, P12N | | at UCLA | L 83–98 | 5–9 (0–2) | 23 – McNeill | 9 – Sueing | 5 – Bradley | Pauley Pavilion (9,045) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 9, 2019 6:00 pm, P12N | | Arizona State | L 66–80 | 5–10 (0–3) | 19 – Bradley | 7 – Sueing | 3 – Harris-Dyson | Haas Pavilion (5,827) Berkeley, CA |
| January 12, 2019 7:30 pm, P12N | | Arizona | L 65–87 | 5–11 (0–4) | 27 – Sueing | 5 – Sueing | 2 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (7,868) Berkeley, CA |
| January 17, 2019 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | L 59–82 | 5–12 (0–5) | 15 – Sueing | 7 – Davis | 3 – Austin | Beasley Coliseum (2,130) Pullman, WA |
| January 19, 2019 2:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | L 52–71 | 5–13 (0–6) | 14 – Kelly | 8 – Sueing | 3 – Tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,225) Seattle, WA |
| January 24, 2019 8:00 pm, P12N | | Colorado | L 59–68 | 5–14 (0–7) | 13 – Austin | 4 – Bradley | 7 – Austin | Haas Pavilion (5,720) Berkeley, CA |
| January 26, 2019 5:00 pm, ESPNU | | Utah | L 64–82 | 5–15 (0–8) | 20 – Sueing | 7 – Sueing | 5 – Bradley | Haas Pavilion (6,218) Berkeley, CA |
| February 3, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPNU | | Stanford | L 81–84 | 5–16 (0–9) | 23 – Sueing | 7 – Sueing | 6 – Bradley | Haas Pavilion (7,840) Berkeley, CA |
| February 6, 2019 6:30 pm, FS1 | | at Oregon | L 62–73 | 5–17 (0–10) | 17 – Sueing | 5 – Sueing | 5 – Austin | Matthew Knight Arena (8,768) Eugene, OR |
| February 9, 2019 2:30 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | L 71–79 | 5–18 (0–11) | 16 – Sueing | 5 – Austin | 5 – Bradley | Gill Coliseum (5,122) Corvallis, OR |
| February 13, 2019 7:00 pm, P12N | | UCLA | L 67–75 $^{OT}$ | 5–19 (0–12) | 18 – McNeill | 7 – Sueing | 4 – Austin | Haas Pavilion (7,182) Berkeley, CA |
| February 16, 2019 5:00 pm, P12N | | USC | L 66–89 | 5–20 (0–13) | 17 – Sueing | 8 – Vanover | 3 – Sueing | Haas Pavilion (7,345) Berkeley, CA |
| February 21, 2019 6:00 pm, FS1 | | at Arizona | L 51–76 | 5–21 (0–14) | 18 – Sueing | 6 – Sueing | 2 – Austin | McKale Center (13,737) Tucson, AZ |
| February 24, 2019 3:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State | L 59–69 | 5–22 (0–15) | 23 – Bradley | 10 – Bradley | 4 – Sueing | Wells Fargo Arena (11,618) Tempe, AZ |
| February 28, 2019 8:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 25 Washington | W 76–73 | 6–22 (1–15) | 19 – McNeill | 8 – Sueing | 9 – Austin | Haas Pavilion (6,441) Berkeley, CA |
| March 2, 2019 4:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 76–69 | 7–22 (2–15) | 17 – McNeill | 6 – Austin | 6 – Bradley | Haas Pavilion (7,406) Berkeley, CA |
| March 7, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Stanford | W 64–59 | 8–22 (3–15) | 24 – Vanover | 10 – Sueing | 4 – Austin | Maples Pavilion (3,822) Stanford, CA |
| Pac-12 tournament |||||||||
| March 13, 2019 2:30 pm, P12N | (12) | vs. (5) Colorado First round | L 51–56 | 8–23 | 17 – Bradley | 5 – Bradley | 3 – Sueing | T-Mobile Arena (9,748) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||