# 2011–12 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

The 2011–12 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Montgomery's fourth season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and were members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished with a record of 24–10 overall, 13–5 in Pac-12 play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2012 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament to Colorado. They earned a 12th seed at the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament which they lost in the First Four to South Florida.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 1 | Justin Cobbs | 6'2" | 195 | G | RS So. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Minnesota |
| 2 | Jorge Gutierrez | 6'3" | 195 | G | Sr. | Chihuahua, Mexico | Findlay Prep |
| 3 | Richard Solomon | 6'10" | 220 | F | So. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Price HS |
| 10 | Alex Rossi | 6'6" | 200 | G | RS Fr. | Winnetka, IL, U.S. | New Trier HS |
| 12 | Brandon Smith | 5'11" | 185 | G | Jr. | San Ramon, CA, U.S. | De La Salle HS |
| 13 | Raffi Chalian | 5'11" | 165 | G | Fr. | Whittier, CA, U.S. | Sonora HS |
| 14 | Christian Behrens | 6'9" | 230 | F | Fr. | Kent, WA, U.S. | Tahoma Sr. HS |
| 15 | Bak Bak | 6'9" | 225 | F | Jr. | Sun Valley, CA, U.S. | Village Christian HS |
| 20 | Rob Filley | 6'4" | 195 | G | Fr. | Santa Ana, CA, U.S. | Foothill HS |
| 21 | Jeff Powers | 6'7" | 220 | G | So. | Clayton, CA, U.S. | Denver |
| 22 | Harper Kamp | 6'8" | 245 | F | Sr. | Mesa, AZ, U.S. | Mountain View HS |
| 23 | Allen Crabbe | 6'6" | 205 | G | So. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Price HS |
| 24 | Ricky Kreklow | 6'6" | 220 | G | So. | Columbia, MO, U.S. | Missouri |
| 31 | Emerson Murray | 6'3" | 195 | G | So. | Vancouver, BC, CAN | St. George's School |
| 34 | Robert Thurman | 6'10" | 270 | F | Jr. | North Edwards, CA, U.S. | Norwich |
| 45 | David Kravish | 6'9" | 210 | F | Fr. | Lee's Summit, MO | Lee's Summit North HS |

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at Cal | Alma Mater (Year) |
| Mike Montgomery | Head Coach | 4th | Colorado State (1976) |
| Jay John | Assistant Coach | 4th | Arizona (1981) |
| Travis DeCuire | Assistant Coach | 4th | Montana (1994) |
| John Montgomery | Assistant Coach | 4th | Loyola Marymount (2007) |
| Gregg Gottlieb | Director of Basketball Operations | 5th | UCLA (1995) |

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Pacific
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/01/2011* 7:30 pm | No. 24 | UC San Diego | W 88–53 | – | Haas Pavilion (1,818) Berkeley, CA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/11/2011* 7:30 pm | No. 24 | UC Irvine | W 77–56 | 1–0 | Haas Pavilion (5,305) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/13/2011* 6:30 pm, ESPNU | No. 24 | George Washington Progressive CBE Classic I | W 81–54 | 2–0 | Haas Pavilion (6,709) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/15/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 23 | Austin Peay Progressive CBE Classic II | W 72–55 | 3–0 | Haas Pavilion (6,369) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/21/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 20 | vs. Georgia Progressive CBE Classic Semifinals | W 70–46 | 4–0 | Sprint Center (11,436) Kansas City, MO |
| 11/22/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 20 | vs. No. 21 Missouri Progressive CBE Classic Championship | L 53–92 | 4–1 | Sprint Center (10,747) Kansas City, MO |
| 11/26/2011* 2:00 pm | No. 20 | Denver | W 80–59 | 5–1 | Haas Pavilion (7,324) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/28/2011* 7:30 pm | No. 24 | McNeese State | W 73–57 | 6–1 | Haas Pavilion (6,407) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/04/2011* 2:00 pm, The Mtn. | No. 24 | at San Diego State | L 63–64 | 6–2 | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA |
| 12/07/2011* 7:30 pm | | San Jose State | W 81–36 | 7–2 | Haas Pavilion (7,461) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/11/2011* 2:00 pm | | Jackson State | W 73–46 | 8–2 | Haas Pavilion (7,856) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/16/2011* 7:30 pm | | Weber State | W 77–57 | 9–2 | Haas Pavilion (7,987) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/19/2011* 7:30 pm | | UC Santa Barbara | W 70–50 | 10–2 | Haas Pavilion (9,876) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/23/2011* 2:00 pm, CBSSN | | at No. 21 UNLV | L 68–85 | 10–3 | Thomas & Mack Center (15,188) Paradise, NV |
| 12/29/2011 6:00 pm, CSNCA | | USC | W 53–49 | 11–3 (1–0) | Haas Pavilion (9,447) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/31/2011 1:00 pm, FSN | | UCLA | W 85–69 | 12–3 (2–0) | Haas Pavilion (9,750) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/05/2012 7:00 pm | | at Oregon State | L 85–92 | 12–4 (2–1) | Gill Coliseum (5,162) Corvallis, OR |
| 01/08/2012 4:30 pm, FSN | | at Oregon | W 77–60 | 13–4 (3–1) | Matthew Knight Arena (7,415) Eugene, OR |
| 01/12/2012 8:00 pm, CSNCA | | Colorado | W 57–50 | 14–4 (4–1) | Haas Pavilion (7,577) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/14/2012 7:30 pm, CSNCA | | Utah | W 81–45 | 15–4 (5–1) | Haas Pavilion (7,457) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/19/2012 5:30 pm | | at Washington | W 69–66 | 16–4 (6–1) | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,591) Seattle, WA |
| 01/21/2012 3:05 pm | | at Washington State | L 75–77 | 16–5 (6–2) | Beasley Coliseum (5,013) Pullman, WA |
| 01/29/2012 5:30 pm, FSN | | Stanford | W 69–59 | 17–5 (7–2) | Haas Pavilion (11,877) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/02/2012 8:00 pm, FSN | | Arizona | L 74–78 | 17–6 (7–3) | Haas Pavilion (9,690) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/04/2012 2:00 pm, CSNCA | | Arizona State | W 68–47 | 18–6 (8–3) | Haas Pavilion (8,859) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/09/2012 7:30 pm | | at USC | W 75–49 | 19–6 (9–3) | Galen Center (3,707) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/11/2012 1:00 pm, FSN | | at UCLA | W 73–63 | 20–6 (10–3) | LA Sports Arena (9,001 ) Los Angeles, CA |
| 02/16/2012 7:30 pm, CSNCA | | Oregon | W 86–83 | 21–6 (11–3) | Haas Pavilion (9,980 ) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/18/2012 7:00 pm, CSNCA | | Oregon State | W 77–63 | 22–6 (12–3) | Haas Pavilion (11,331 ) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/23/2012 6:00 pm | | at Utah | W 60–46 | 23–6 (13–3) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,426) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 02/26/2012 2:30 pm, FSN | | at Colorado | L 57–70 | 23–7 (13–4) | Coors Events Center (11,043) Boulder, CO |
| 03/04/2012 2:30 pm, FSN | | at Stanford | L 70–75 | 23–8 (13–5) | Maples Pavilion (6,899) Stanford, CA |
| Pac-12 Tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2012 6:10 pm, FSN | (2) | vs. (7) Stanford Quarterfinals | W 77–71 | 24–8 | Staples Center (9,317) Los Angeles, CA |
| 03/09/2012 8:40 pm, FSN | (2) | vs. (6) Colorado Semifinals | L 59–70 | 24–9 | Staples Center (11,615) Los Angeles, CA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| 03/14/2012* 6:17 pm, truTV | (12) | vs. (12) South Florida First Four | L 54–65 | 24–10 | UD Arena (7,218) Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. ||||||