# 2012–13 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

The 2012–13 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Montgomery's fifth season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participated in the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to Utah. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they defeated UNLV in the second round before losing in the third round to Syracuse.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 1 | Justin Cobbs | 6'2" | 190 | G | RS Jr. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Minnesota |
| 3 | Tyrone Wallace | 6'4" | 186 | G | Fr. | Bakersfield, CA, U.S. | Bakersfield HS |
| 10 | Garrett Galvin | 6'4" | 198 | G | Fr. | Del Mar, CA, U.S. | Torrey Pines HS |
| 12 | Brandon Smith | 6'0" | 180 | G | Sr. | San Ramon, CA, U.S. | De La Salle HS |
| 14 | Christian Behrens | 6'9" | 225 | F | So. | Maple Valley, WA, U.S. | Tahoma Sr. HS |
| 15 | Bak Bak | 6'9" | 240 | F | Sr. | Sun Valley, CA, U.S. | Village Christian HS |
| 20 | Kahlil Johnson | 6'7" | 206 | F | Fr. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Price HS |
| 21 | Jeff Powers | 6'7" | 223 | G | RS Jr. | Clayton, CA, U.S. | Denver |
| 22 | Kaileb Rodriguez | 6'9" | 225 | F | Fr. | Highlands Ranch, CO, U.S. | Thunder Ridge HS |
| 23 | Allen Crabbe | 6'6" | 210 | G | Jr. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Price HS |
| 24 | Ricky Kreklow | 6'6" | 210 | G | RS So. | Columbia, MO, U.S. | Missouri |
| 34 | Robert Thurman | 6'10" | 265 | F | Sr. | North Edwards, CA, U.S. | Norwich |
| 35 | Richard Solomon | 6'10" | 235 | F | Jr. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Price HS |
| 41 | Geoffrey Frid | 7'1" | 235 | C | Fr. | Carlsbad, CA, U.S. | Impact Academy |
| 45 | David Kravish | 6'10" | 220 | F | So. | Lee's Summit, MO, U.S. | Lee's Summit North HS |

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at Cal | Alma Mater (Year) |
| Mike Montgomery | Head Coach | 4th | Colorado State (1976) |
| Gregg Gottlieb | Assistant Coach | 6th | UCLA (1995) |
| Travis DeCuire | Assistant Coach | 4th | Montana (1994) |
| John Montgomery | Assistant Coach | 4th | Loyola Marymount (2007) |

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/06/2012* 7:30 pm | | San Francisco State | W 89–80 | – | Haas Pavilion (4,840) Berkeley, CA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2012* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Cal State Bakersfield | W 78–65 | 1–0 | Haas Pavilion (8,715) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/13/2012* 6:30 pm, P12N | | Pepperdine | W 79–62 | 2–0 | Haas Pavilion (6,403) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/16/2012* 5:00 pm, RTRM | | at Denver | W 72–61 | 3–0 | Magness Arena (4,337) Denver, CO |
| 11/22/2012* 8:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Drake DIRECTV Classic Quarterfinals | W 73–70 | 4–0 | Anaheim Convention Center (1,087) Anaheim, CA |
| 11/23/2012* 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Georgia Tech DIRECTV Classic semifinals | W 68–57 | 5–0 | Anaheim Convention Center (1,627) Anaheim, CA |
| 11/25/2012* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Pacific DIRECTV Classic Championship | W 78–58 | 6–0 | Anaheim Convention Center (2,527) Anaheim, CA |
| 12/02/2012* 1:00 pm, BTN | | at Wisconsin | L 56–81 | 6–1 | Kohl Center (16,596) Madison, WI |
| 12/09/2012* 3:00 pm, ESPNU | | No. 21 UNLV | L 75–76 | 6–2 | Haas Pavilion (8,724) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/15/2012* 8:00 pm, P12N | | No. 16 Creighton | L 64–74 | 6–3 | Haas Pavilion (8,116) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/18/2012* 8:00 pm, P12N | | UC Santa Barbara | W 68–59 | 7–3 | Haas Pavilion (6,489) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/22/2012* 2:00 pm, P12N | | Prairie View A&M | W 85–53 | 8–3 | Haas Pavilion (5,427) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/29/2012* 5:00 pm, P12N | | Harvard | L 62–67 | 8–4 | Haas Pavilion (8,334) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/03/2013 8:00 pm, FSN | | at UCLA | L 65–79 | 8–5 (0–1) | Pauley Pavilion (9,406) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/05/2013 8:00 pm, FSN | | at USC | W 72–64 | 9–5 (1–1) | Galen Center (4,372) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/09/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Washington | L 47–62 | 9–6 (1–2) | Haas Pavilion (6,856) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/12/2013 1:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | W 67–54 | 10–6 (2–2) | Haas Pavilion (7,347) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/19/2013 1:30 pm, FSN | | at Stanford | L 59–69 | 10–7 (2–3) | Maples Pavilion (5,877) Stanford, CA |
| 01/24/2013 5:30 pm, P12N | | at Utah | W 62–57 | 11–7 (3–3) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,880) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 01/27/2013 12:30 pm, FSN | | at Colorado | L 71–81 | 11–8 (3–4) | Coors Events Center (10,132) Boulder, CO |
| 01/31/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Oregon State | W 71–68 | 12–8 (4–4) | Haas Pavilion (8,261) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/02/2013 1:30 pm, FSN | | No. 10 Oregon | W 58–54 | 13–8 (5–4) | Haas Pavilion (9,457) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/07/2013 6:30 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State | L 62–66 | 13–9 (5–5) | Wells Fargo Arena (6,010) Tempe, AZ |
| 02/10/2013 4:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 7 Arizona | W 77–69 | 14–9 (6–5) | McKale Center (14,545) Tucson, AZ |
| 02/14/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | UCLA | W 76–63 | 15–9 (7–5) | Haas Pavilion (9,854) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/17/2013 7:00 pm, FSN | | USC | W 76–68 | 16–9 (8–5) | Haas Pavilion (9,127) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/21/2013 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at No. 23 Oregon | W 48–46 | 17–9 (9–5) | Matthew Knight Arena (8,223) Eugene, OR |
| 02/23/2013 3:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | W 60–59 | 18–9 (10–5) | Gill Coliseum (6,034) Corvallis, OR |
| 02/28/2013 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | Utah | W 64–46 | 19–9 (11–5) | Haas Pavilion (7,091) Berkeley, CA |
| 03/02/2013 2:00 pm, ESPNU | | Colorado | W 62–46 | 20–9 (12–5) | Haas Pavilion (10,679) Berkeley, CA |
| 03/06/2013 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Stanford | L 70–83 | 20–10 (12–6) | Haas Pavilion (11,877) Berkeley, CA |
| Pac-12 tournament ||||||
| 03/14/2013 6:00 pm, P12N | | vs. Utah Quarterfinals | L 69–79 $^{OT}$ | 20–11 | MGM Grand Garden Arena (10,566) Paradise, NV |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/21/2013* 4:45 pm, truTV | No. (12 E) | vs. (5 E) UNLV Second Round | W 64–61 | 21–11 | HP Pavilion (17,997) San Jose, CA |
| 03/23/2013* 6:40 pm, TBS | No. (12 E) | vs. (4 E) Syracuse Third Round | L 60–66 | 21–12 | HP Pavilion (18,030) San Jose, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region E=East. ||||||