# 2010–11 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

The 2010–11 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2010–11 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Montgomery's third season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participate in the Pacific-10 Conference. The Golden Bears finished the season 18–15, 10–8 in Pac-10 play. They lost to USC in the quarterfinals Pac-10 tournament. They were invited to the 2011 National Invitation Tournament before losing in the second round by Colorado.

## Roster

| # | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
| 0 | Nigel Carter | 6'4" | 205 | G | Jr. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Dorsey HS |
| 2 | Jorge Gutierrez | 6'3" | 195 | G | Jr. | Chihuahua, Mexico | Findlay Prep |
| 10 | Markhuri Sanders-Frison | 6'7" | 265 | C | Sr. | Portland, OR, U.S. | Jefferson HS South Plains |
| 12 | Brandon Smith | 5'11" | 185 | G | So. | San Ramon, CA, U.S. | De La Salle HS |
| 13 | Justin Cobbs | 6'2" | 195 | G | So. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Bishop Montgomery HS Minnesota |
| 15 | Bak Bak | 6'9" | 210 | F | So. | Sun Valley, CA, U.S. | Village Christian HS |
| 22 | Harper Kamp | 6'8" | 245 | F | Jr. | Mesa, AZ, U.S. | Mountain View HS |
| 23 | Allen Crabbe | 6'6" | 205 | G | Fr. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Price HS |
| 25 | Richard Solomon | 6'10" | 220 | F | Fr. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Price HS |
| 31 | Emerson Murray | 6'1" | 195 | G | Fr. | Vancouver, BC, CAN | St. George's School |
| 34 | Robert Thurman | 6'10" | 245 | F | Jr. | North Edwards, CA, U.S. | Desert HS Norwich |

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at Cal | Alma Mater (Year) |
| Mike Montgomery | Head Coach | 3rd | Colorado State (1976) |
| Jay John | Assistant Coach | 3rd | Arizona (1981) |
| Travis DeCuire | Assistant Coach | 3rd | Montana (1994) |
| Gregg Gottlieb | Assistant Coach | 4th | UCLA (1995) |
| John Montgomery | Director of Basketball Operations | 3rd | Loyola Marymount (2007) |

## Schedule and results

Source
* All times are Pacific
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/10/2010* 7:30pm | | Sonoma State | W 106–76 | – | Haas Pavilion (NA) Berkeley, CA |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/16/2010* 7:30pm | | Cal State Northridge | W 80–63 | 1–0 | Haas Pavilion (6,932) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/20/2010* 7:00pm | | New Mexico | W 89–64 | 2–0 | Haas Pavilion (7,158) Berkeley, CA |
| 11/25/2010* 6:00pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 21 Temple Old Spice Classic Quarterfinals | W 57–50 | 3–0 | HP Field House (2,973) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/26/2010* 2:00pm, ESPN2 | | vs. No. 15 Notre Dame Old Spice Classic Semifinals | L 44–57 | 3–1 | HP Field House (2,932) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 11/28/2010* 10:00am, ESPNU | | vs. Boston College Old Spice Classic 3rd place game | L 46–68 | 3–2 | HP Field House (2,231) Lake Buena Vista, FL |
| 12/01/2010* 7:00pm | | UC Davis | W 74–62 | 4–2 | Haas Pavilion (6,753) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/04/2010* 11:00am, FSN/CSNBA | | at Iowa State Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series | W 76–73 | 5–2 | Hilton Coliseum (13,284) Ames, IA |
| 12/08/2010* 7:30pm, CSNCA | | No. 14 San Diego State | L 57–77 | 5–3 | Haas Pavilion (9,426) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/12/2010* 2:00pm | | Southern Miss | L 78–80 | 5–4 | Haas Pavilion (8,137) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/18/2010* 2:00pm | | Cal Poly | W 51–41 | 6–4 | Haas Pavilion (7,262) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/24/2010* 8:00pm, FSN/CSNBA | | No. 3 Kansas | L 63–78 | 6–5 | Haas Pavilion (11,250) Berkeley, CA |
| 12/28/2010* 7:30pm | | Hartford | W 74–56 | 7–5 | Haas Pavilion (7,591) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/02/2011 5:00pm, CSNBA | | at Stanford | L 68–82 | 7–6 (0–1) | Maples Pavilion (6,281) Stanford, CA |
| 01/06/2011 7:30pm, FSN/CSNBA | | at Arizona | L 71–73 | 7–7 (0–2) | McKale Center (13,863) Tucson, AZ |
| 01/08/2011 11:30am, FSN/CSNBA | | at Arizona State | W 65–61 | 8–7 (1–2) | Wells Fargo Arena (6,586) Tempe, AZ |
| 01/13/2011 7:30pm | | Washington State | W 88–81 $^{OT}$ | 9–7 (2–2) | Haas Pavilion (6,903) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/16/2011 7:00pm, FSN/CSNBA | | No. 17 Washington | L 71–92 | 9–8 (2–3) | Haas Pavilion (8,649) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/20/2011 7:30pm | | at UCLA | L 84–86 | 9–9 (2–4) | Pauley Pavilion (8,650) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/22/2011 8:00pm, CSNBA+ | | at USC | W 68–66 | 10–9 (3–4) | Galen Center (5,124) Los Angeles, CA |
| 01/27/2011 8:00pm, FSN/CSNBA | | Oregon State | W 85–57 | 11–9 (4–4) | Haas Pavilion (6,996) Berkeley, CA |
| 01/29/2011 3:00pm, CSNCA | | Oregon | W 85–77 | 12–9 (5–4) | Haas Pavilion (8,629) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/03/2011 8:00pm, FSN/CSNBA | | Arizona State | W 66–62 | 13–9 (6–4) | Haas Pavilion (7,129) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/05/2011 5:00pm, CSNCA | | No. 21 Arizona | L 105–107 $^{3OT}$ | 13–10 (6–5) | Haas Pavilion (9,723) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/10/2011 6:00pm, FSNNW | | at Washington | L 77–109 | 13–11 (6–6) | Alaska Airlines Arena (9,883) Seattle, WA |
| 02/12/2011 7:00pm | | at Washington State | L 71–75 | 13–12 (6–7) | Beasley Coliseum (7,640) Pullman, WA |
| 02/17/2011 7:30pm | | USC | L 75–78 | 13–13 (6–8) | Haas Pavilion (7,743) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/20/2011 7:00pm, FSN/CSNBA | | UCLA | W 76–72 $^{OT}$ | 14–13 (7–8) | Haas Pavilion (9,688) Berkeley, CA |
| 02/24/2011 6:00pm, CSNCA | | at Oregon | W 81–71 | 15–13 (8–8) | Matthew Knight Arena (10,487) Eugene, OR |
| 02/26/2011 3:00pm, CSNCA | | at Oregon State | W 87–76 | 16–13 (9–8) | Gill Coliseum (6,741) Corvallis, OR |
| 03/05/2011 4:00pm, CSNCA | | Stanford | W 74–55 | 17–13 (10–8) | Haas Pavilion (9,752) Berkeley, CA |
| 2011 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2011 12:00pm, FSN | (5) | vs. (4) USC Quarterfinals | L 56–70 | 17–14 | Staples Center (10,782) Los Angeles, CA |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/16/2011* 6:00pm, ESPN2 | (4 C) | (5 C) Ole Miss First Round | W 77–74 | 18–14 | Haas Pavilion (2,350) Berkeley, CA |
| 03/18/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPNU | (4 C) | at (1 C) Colorado Second Round | L 72–89 | 18–15 | Coors Events Center (7,614) Boulder, CO |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. C=Colorado Bracket. ||||||