# 2014–15 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

The 2014–15 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Cuonzo Martin's 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 18–15, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament where they lost to Arizona.

## Previous season

The 2013–14 California Golden Bears finished the season with an overall record of 21–14, and 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a five-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to Colorado. They received an at-large bid to the 2014 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Utah Valley in the first round and Arkansas in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to SMU.
On March 31, 2014, Head Coach Mike Montgomery announced his retirement from coaching.

## Off Season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Hometown | Year | Notes |
| Justin Cobbs | 1 | G | 6’3” | 190 | Los Angeles, California | RS Senior | Graduated. |
| Ricky Kreklow | 24 | G | 6’6” | 210 | Los Angeles, California | RS Junior | Transferred. |
| Jeff Powers | 21 | G | 6’7” | 235 | Clayton, California | RS Senior | Graduated. |
| Richard Solomon | 35 | F | 6'10" | 235 | Los Angeles, California | Senior | Graduated. |

### 2014 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Kingsley Okoroh C | Watford, England | Westwind Prep Academy | 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | Apr 15, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Brandon Chauca PG | Greenville, SC | Shannon Forest Christian School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | May 30, 2014 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 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: "2014 California Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 23, 2013. "2014 California Recruitment List". Scout.com. Retrieved March 23, 2013. "2014 California Recruiting Class". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 23, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved March 23, 2013. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 23, 2013. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||||
| Oct. 31* 7:00 p.m. | Cal State East Bay | W 94–50 | – | 21 – Tied | 9 – Okoroh | 3 – Tied | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| Nov. 6* 7:30 p.m., P12N | Cal State San Marcos | W 74–52 | – | 13 – Tied | 6 – Tied | 6 – Singer | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||||
| Nov. 14* 7:00 p.m., P12N | Alcorn State 2K Sports Classic | W 91–57 | 1–0 | 22 – Wallace | 10 – Wallace | 9 – Bird | Haas Pavilion (7,212) Berkeley, CA |
| Nov. 16* 7:00 p.m., P12N | Kennesaw State 2K Sports Classic | W 93–59 | 2–0 | 18 – Wallace | 9 – Wallace | 7 – Wallace | Haas Pavilion (4,944) Berkeley, CA |
| Nov. 20* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | vs. No. 23 Syracuse 2K Sports Classic Semifinals | W 73–59 | 3–0 | 22 – Mathews | 9 – Kravish | 6 – Wallace | Madison Square Garden (11,541) New York City, NY |
| Nov. 21* 4:00 p.m., ESPN2 | vs. No. 10 Texas 2K Sports Classic Championship | L 55–71 | 3–1 | 19 – Kravish | 8 – Wallace | 4 – Wallace | Madison Square Garden (11,255) New York City, NY |
| Nov. 26* 7:00 p.m., P12N | Cal Poly | W 72–52 | 4–1 | 18 – Bird | 9 – Behrens | 5 – Wallace | Haas Pavilion (5,712) Berkeley, CA |
| Nov. 30* 3:00 p.m., CBSSN | at Fresno State | W 64–57 | 5–1 | 21 – Wallace | 10 – Wallace | 6 – Singer | Save Mart Center (5,741) Fresno, CA |
| Dec. 3* 7:00 p.m., P12N | Montana | W 78–76 $^{2OT}$ | 6–1 | 22 – Wallace | 15 – Wallace | 6 – Chauca | Haas Pavilion (5,837) Berkeley, CA |
| Dec. 7* 1:00 p.m., CBSSN | at Nevada | W 63–56 | 7–1 | 29 – Wallace | 9 – Behrens | 4 – Wallace | Lawlor Events Center (5,467) Reno, NV |
| Dec. 10* 8:00 p.m., P12N | Wyoming | W 45–42 | 8–1 | 17 – Wallace | 8 – Tied | 5 – Wallace | Haas Pavilion (6,648) Berkeley, CA |
| Dec. 13* 5:30 p.m., P12N | Princeton | W 67–57 | 9–1 | 23 – Wallace | 8 – Wallace | 4 – Singer | Haas Pavilion (7,459) Berkeley, CA |
| Dec. 19* 7:00 p.m., P12N | Eastern Washington | W 78–67 | 10–1 | 21 – Wallace | 11 – Wallace | 3 – Wallace | Haas Pavilion (6,758) Berkeley, CA |
| Dec. 22* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 | No. 6 Wisconsin | L 56–68 | 10–2 | 17 – Wallace | 7 – Wallace | 2 – Wallace | Haas Pavilion (11,877) Berkeley, CA |
| Dec. 28* 12:30 p.m., P12N | CSU Bakersfield | L 52–55 | 10–3 | 17 – Wallace | 10 – Kravish | 3 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (6,902) Berkeley, CA |
| Pac-12 regular season ||||||||
| Jan. 2 7:00 p.m., P12N | No. 21 Washington | W 81–75 | 11–3 (1–0) | 31 – Mathews | 10 – Kravish | 4 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (8,005) Berkeley, CA |
| Jan. 4 3:00 p.m., P12N | Washington State | L 66–69 | 11–4 (1–1) | 24 – Mathews | 10 – Kravish | 6 – Wallace | Haas Pavilion (7,618) Berkeley, CA |
| Jan. 7 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | at USC | L 57–71 | 11–5 (1–2) | 21 – Wallace | 7 – Kravish | 3 – Tarwater | Galen Center (3,355) Los Angeles, CA |
| Jan. 11 4:30 p.m., FS1 | at UCLA | L 54–73 | 11–6 (1–3) | 23 – Mathews | 14 – Kravish | 3 – Tied | Pauley Pavilion (11,093) Los Angeles, CA |
| Jan. 14 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | Stanford Rivalry | L 59–69 | 11–7 (1–4) | 14 – Wallace | 9 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (8,819) Berkeley, CA |
| Jan. 22 8:00 p.m., P12N | Arizona State | L 44–79 | 11–8 (1–5) | 11 – Mathews | 7 – Wallace | 2 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (7,469) Berkeley, CA |
| Jan. 24 7:30 p.m., P12N | No. 7 Arizona | L 50–73 | 11–9 (1–6) | 16 – Tied | 11 – Kravish | 4 – Wallace | Haas Pavilion (11,877) Berkeley, CA |
| Jan. 29 8:00 p.m., P12N | at Washington State | W 76–67 | 12–9 (2–6) | 26 – Wallace | 8 – Bird | 3 – Chauca | Beasley Coliseum (2,957) Pullman, WA |
| Feb. 1 12:00 p.m., P12N | at Washington | W 90–88 | 13–9 (3–6) | 23 – Mathews | 9 – Tied | 5 – Singer | Alaska Airlines Arena (6,319) Seattle, WA |
| Feb. 5 8:00 p.m., FS1 | USC | W 70–69 | 14–9 (4–6) | 18 – Wallace | 8 – Kravish | 5 – Bird | Haas Pavilion (9,326) Berkeley, CA |
| Feb. 7 5:00 p.m., P12N | UCLA | W 64–62 | 15–9 (5–6) | 16 – Bird | 10 – Wallace | 6 – Wallace | Haas Pavilion (10,853) Berkeley, CA |
| Feb. 12 6:00 p.m., FS1 | at Colorado | W 68–61 | 16–9 (6–6) | 22 – Mathews | 7 – Kravish | 6 – Singer | Coors Events Center (9,017) Boulder, CO |
| Feb. 15 5:30 p.m., ESPNU | at No. 11 Utah | L 61–76 | 16–10 (6–7) | 26 – Wallace | 7 – Wallace | 3 – Singer | Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,159) Salt Lake City, UT |
| Feb. 21 3:30 p.m., P12N | at Stanford Rivalry | L 61–72 | 16–11 (6–8) | 23 – Kravish | 12 – Kravish | 4 – Wallace | Maples Pavilion (6,177) Stanford, CA |
| Feb. 25 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | Oregon | L 69–80 | 16–12 (6–9) | 22 – Bird | 7 – Wallace | 5 – Wallace | Haas Pavilion (8,566) Berkeley, CA |
| Mar. 1 12:00 p.m., P12N | Oregon State Senior Night | W 73–56 | 17–12 (7–9) | 17 – Mathews | 13 – Kravish | 7 – Wallace | Haas Pavilion (9,893) Berkeley, CA |
| Mar. 5 6:00 p.m., ESPN | at No. 5 Arizona | L 60–99 | 17–13 (7–10) | 16 – Wallace | 10 – Behrens | 3 – Wallace | McKale Center (14,655) Tucson, AZ |
| Mar. 7 11:30 a.m., P12N | at Arizona State | L 70–74 | 17–14 (7–11) | 23 – Wallace | 7 – Tarwater | 6 – Wallace | Wells Fargo Arena (5,619) Tempe, AZ |
| Pac-12 tournament ||||||||
| Mar. 11 12:00 p.m., P12N | vs. Washington State First round | W 84–59 | 18–14 | 25 – Kravish | 8 – Kravish | 7 – Wallace | MGM Grand Garden Arena (9,024) Paradise, NV |
| Mar. 12 12:00 p.m., P12N | vs. No. 5 Arizona Quarterfinals | L 51–73 | 18–15 | 19 – Wallace | 12 – Kravish | 5 – Wallace | MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||||
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