# 2007–08 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

The 2007–08 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Ben Braun's 12th season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participated in the Pacific-10 Conference.
The Golden Bears finished the season 17–16 and went 11–7 in Pac-10 play to finish in ninth place. They lost to UCLA in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 tournament. They received an invite to the 2008 National Invitation Tournament, where they were beaten by Ohio State in the second round. Coach Ben Braun was fired at the end of the season.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 14, 2007* | | Southern Miss | W 67–59 | 1–0 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| Nov 19, 2007* | | Nicholls State | W 74–62 | 2–0 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| Nov 24, 2007* | | San Diego State | W 77–69 | 3–0 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| Nov 28, 2007* | | at Nevada | W 74–68 | 4–0 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada |
| Dec 1, 2007* 6:00 p.m., FSN | | Missouri | W 86–72 | 5–0 | Haas Pavilion (7,115) Berkeley, California |
| Dec 5, 2007* | | Jackson State | W 117–74 | 6–0 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| Dec 9, 2007* 11:00 a.m., FSN Midwest | | at Kansas State | L 75–82 | 6–1 | Bramlage Coliseum (5,274) Manhattan, Kansas |
| Dec 20, 2007* | | Delaware State | W 74–57 | 7–1 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| Dec 22, 2007* | | Utah | L 65–67 | 7–2 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| Dec 28, 2007* | | Long Beach State | W 102–65 | 8–2 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| Dec 29, 2007* | | North Dakota State | W 86–72 | 9–2 | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| Pac-10 regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2008 7:30 pm | | No. 22 USC | W 92–82 | 10–2 (1–0) | Haas Pavilion (9,214) Berkeley, California |
| Jan 5, 2008 3:00 pm, FSN | | No. 5 UCLA | L 58–70 | 10–3 (1–1) | Haas Pavilion (11,877) Berkeley, California |
| Jan 10, 2008 6:00 pm | | at Oregon | L 70–79 | 10–4 (1–2) | McArthur Court (8,817) Eugene, Oregon |
| Jan 12, 2008 1:35 pm | | at Oregon State | W 69–59 | 11–4 (2–2) | Gill Coliseum (4,118) Corvallis, Oregon |
| Jan 17, 2008 7:30 pm | | No. 22 Arizona State | L 90–99 $^{2OT}$ | 11–5 (2–3) | Haas Pavilion (7,604) Berkeley, California |
| Jan 19, 2008 5:00 pm | | Arizona | L 75–79 | 11–6 (2–4) | Haas Pavilion (9,124) Berkeley, California |
| Jan 26, 2008 4:00 pm | | Stanford | L 77–82 | 11–7 (2–5) | Haas Pavilion (10,077) Berkeley, California |
| Jan 31, 2008 7:05 pm | | at No. 9 Washington State | W 69–64 | 12–7 (3–5) | Friel Court (8,810) Pullman, Washington |
| Feb 2, 2008 3:00 pm | | at Washington | W 79–75 | 13–7 (4–5) | Bank of America Arena (9,404) Seattle, Washington |
| Feb 7, 2008 7:30 pm | | Oregon State | W 81–76 | 14–7 (5–5) | Haas Pavilion (7,077) Berkeley, California |
| Feb 9, 2008 4:00 pm | | Oregon | L 70–92 | 14–8 (5–6) | Haas Pavilion (10,407) Berkeley, California |
| Feb 14, 2008 6:30 pm | | at Arizona | L 73–83 | 14–9 (5–7) | McKale Center (14,472) Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb 16, 2008 4:00 pm | | at Arizona State | W 76–73 | 15–9 (6–7) | Wells Fargo Arena (9,827) Tempe, Arizona |
| Feb 24, 2008 6:00 pm | | at Stanford | L 69–79 | 15–10 (6–8) | Maples Pavilion (7,329) Stanford, California |
| Feb 28, 2008 8:00 pm | | No. 22 Washington State | L 49–70 | 15–11 (6–9) | Haas Pavilion (8,282) Berkeley, California |
| Mar 1, 2008 3:00 pm | | Washington | L 84–87 | 15–12 (6–10) | Haas Pavilion (8,640) Berkeley, California |
| Mar 6, 2008 7:30 pm | | at USC | L 89–93 $^{OT}$ | 15–13 (6–12) | Galen Center (9,102) Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 8, 2008 12:30 pm, ABC | | at No. 3 UCLA | L 80–81 | 15–14 (6–12) | Pauley Pavilion (11,614) Los Angeles, California |
| Pac-10 tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 2008 6:00 pm, FSN | (9) | vs. (8) Washington | W 84–81 | 16–14 | Staples Center Los Angeles, California |
| Mar 13, 2008 2:30 pm | (9) | vs. (1) No. 3 UCLA | L 66–88 | 16–15 | Staples Center (17,194) Los Angeles, California |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| Mar 19, 2008* 8:00 pm | (4) | (5) New Mexico First round | W 68–66 | 17–15 | Haas Pavilion (1,906) Berkeley, California |
| Mar 24, 2008* 4:00 pm | (4) | at (1) Ohio State Second round | L 56–73 | 17–16 | St. John Arena (13,276) Columbus, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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