2009–10 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

2009–10 California Golden Bears men's basketball
Pac-10 Regular Season Champions
NCAA, #8 South Region, Second Round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2009–10 record	24–11 (13–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Mike Montgomery
Assistant coach	Jay John
Assistant coach	Travis DeCuire
Assistant coach	Gregg Gottlieb
Home arena	Haas Pavilion
Seasons « 2008–09 2010–11 »

2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
y-California	13		5		.722			24		11		.686
Arizona State	12		6		.667			22		11		.667
†-Washington	11		7		.611			26		10		.722
Arizona	10		8		.556			16		15		.516
USC*	8		10		.444			16		14		.533
Oregon State	8		10		.444			14		18		.438
UCLA	8		10		.444			14		18		.438
Stanford	7		11		.389			14		17		.452
Oregon	7		11		.389			16		16		.500
Washington State	6		12		.333			16		15		.516
† 2010 Pacific-10 Tournament winner As of March 25 , 2010 • Rankings from AP Poll * Ineligible for conference tournament y-Clinched conference championship

The 2009–10 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Mike Montgomery's 2nd 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 24–11, 13–5 in Pac-10 play to win the regular season conference championship, their first regular season title since the 1959–60 season. They lost to Washington in the finals of the Pac-10 tournament. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a 8 seed in the South Region. They defeated 9 seed Louisville in the first round before falling to 1 seed and AP #3 Duke in the second round. The Blue Devils went on to claim their fourth national title.

Contents 1 Pre-season 2 Roster[2] 2.1 Coaching staff 3 Schedule and results 4 Notes 5 References 6 External links

Pre-season

In the Pac-10 preseason poll, released October 29 in Los Angeles, California during the Pac-10 media days California was selected to finish 1st in the conference.^[1]

Roster^[2]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
0	Nigle Carter	6'4"	205	G	So.	Los Angeles, CA, U.S.	Dorsey HS
1	D.J. Seeley	6'4"	195	G	So.	Stockton, CA, U.S.	Modesto Christian HS
2	Jorge Gutierrez	6'3"	195	G	So.	Chihuahua, Mexico	Findlay Prep
3	Jerome Randle	5'10"	172	G	Sr.	Chicago, IL, U.S.	Hales Franciscan HS
10	Jamal Boykin	6'8"	240	F	Sr.	Los Angeles, CA, U.S.	Fairfax High School HS Duke
12	Brandon Smith	5'11"	185	G	Fr.	San Ramon, CA, U.S.	De La Salle HS
13	Nikola Knezevic	6'3"	190	G	Sr.	Belgrade, Serbia	Fifth Economy School
14	Max Zhang	7'3"	240	C	So.	Yantai, Shandong China	No. 4 Yantai HS
15	Bak Bak	6'9"	210	F	Fr.	Sun Valley, CA, U.S.	Village Christian HS
21	Omondi Amoke	6'7"	225	F	So.	Oxnard, CA, U.S.	Oxnard
23	Patrick Christopher	6'5"	220	G	Sr.	Compton, CA, U.S.	Dominguez HS
24	Theo Robertson	6'6"	230	F	Sr.	Pittsburg, CA, U.S.	De La Salle HS
32	Robert Thurman	6'10"	245	F	So.	North Edwards, CA, U.S.	Desert HS Norwich
43	Harper Kamp	6'8"	250	F	Jr.	Mesa, AZ, U.S.	Mountain View HS
45	Markhuri Sanders-Frison	6'7"	275	C	Jr.	Portland, OR, U.S.	Jefferson HS South Plains

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Cal	Alma Mater (Year)
Mike Montgomery	Head Coach	2nd	Colorado State (1976)
Jay John	Assistant Coach	2nd	Arizona (1981)
Travis DeCuire	Assistant Coach	2nd	Montana (1994)
Gregg Gottlieb	Assistant Coach	3rd	UCLA (1995)
John Montgomery	Director of Basketball Operations	2nd	Loyola Marymount (2007)

Schedule and results

Source^[3]

• All times are Pacific

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
11/5/2009*	7:30pm	Chico State	#13	Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA		W 84–47	7,453
Regular Season
11/9/2009*	8:00pm	Murray State	#13	Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA (Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic)	ESPNU	W 75–70	7,603	1–0
11/11/2009*	8:00pm	Detroit	#13	Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA (Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic)	ESPNU	W 95–61	7,541	2–0
11/19/2009*	4:00pm	vs. Syracuse	#13	Madison Square Garden • New York, NY (Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic)	ESPN2	L 95–73	NA	2–1
11/20/2009*	2:00pm	vs. #15 Ohio State	#13	Madison Square Garden • New York, NY (Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic)	ESPN2	L 76–70	15,552	2–2
11/24/2009*	7:30pm	Jacksonville		Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA		W 79–47	9,672	3–2
11/29/2009*	2:00pm	Princeton		Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA	CSNC	W 81–60	8,919	4–2
12/2/2009*	6:00pm	at New Mexico		The Pit • Albuquerque, NM	CBSCS	L 86–78	13,549	4–3
12/5/2009*	8:00pm	Iowa State		Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA (Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series)	ESPNU	W 82–63	9,845	5–3
12/9/2009*	7:00pm	at Pacific		Stockton Arena • Stockton, CA	Big West TV	W 79–53	8,704	6–3
12/22/2009*	6:00pm	at #1 Kansas		Allen Fieldhouse • Lawrence, KS	ESPN2	L 84–69	16,300	6–4
12/28/2009*	7:30pm	Utah Valley		Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA (Colliers International Golden Bear Classic)		W 85–51	8,450	7–4
12/29/2009	7:30pm	UC Santa Barbara		Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA (Colliers International Golden Bear Classic)	CSNC	W 87–66	9,052	8–4
1/2/2010	4:00pm	Stanford		Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA	CSNC	W 92–66	10,758	9–4 (1–0)
1/6/2010	7:30pm	UCLA		Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA	FSN/CSNBA	L 76–75 OT	10,005	9–5 (1–1)
1/9/2010	7:30pm	USC		Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA	FSN/CSNBA	W 67–59	9,930	10–5 (2–1)
1/14/2010	7:00pm	at Washington State		Beasley Coliseum • Pullman, WA		W 93–88	8,277	11–5 (3–1)
1/16/2010	11:30am	at Washington		Bank of America Arena • Seattle, WA	CSNBA	L 84–69	9,897	11–6 (3–2)
1/21/2010	7:30pm	Oregon		Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA	CSNBA	W 89-57	8,535	12-6 (4-2)
1/23/2010	11:00am	Oregon State		Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA	CBS	W 65–61	8,666	13–6 (5–2)
1/26/2010	5:30pm	at Arizona State		Wells Fargo Arena • Tempe, AZ	CSNC	W 78–70	8,416	14–6 (6–2)
1/31/2010	12:30pm	at Arizona		McKale Center • Tucson, AZ	FSN/CSNBA	L 76–72	14,629	14–7 (6–3)
2/4/2010	7:30pm	at USC		Galen Center • Los Angeles, CA		L 66–63	7,412	14–8 (6–4)
2/6/2010	1:00pm	at UCLA		Pauley Pavilion • Los Angeles, CA	CBS	W 72–58	10,450	15–8 (7–4)
2/11/2010	6:00pm	Washington		Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA	ESPN2	W 93–81	9,839	16–8 (8–4)
2/13/2010	1:00pm	Washington State		Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA	FSN/CSNBA	W 86–70	9,536	17–8 (9–4)
2/18/2010	7:30pm	at Oregon State		Gill Coliseum • Corvallis, OR	FSN/CSNBA	L 80–64	6,609	17–9 (9–5)
2/20/2010	3:00pm	at Oregon		McArthur Court • Eugene, OR	CSNC	W 64–49	8,099	18–9 (10–5)
2/25/2010	6:00pm	Arizona		Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA	ESPN2	W 95–71	10,545	19–9 (11–5)
2/27/2010	12:00pm	Arizona State		Haas Pavilion • Berkeley, CA		W 62–46	11,877	20–9 (12–5)
3/6/2010	3:00pm	at Stanford		Maples Pavilion • Stanford, CA		W 71–61	7,329	21–9 (13–5)
2010 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
3/11/2010	2:30pm	vs. Oregon		Staples Center • Los Angeles, CA (Quarterfinals)	FSN	W 90 74	12,125	22–9
3/12/2010	6:00pm	vs. UCLA		Staples Center • Los Angeles, CA (Semifinals)	FSN	W 85–72	NA	23–9
3/13/2010	3:15pm	vs. Washington		Staples Center • Los Angeles, CA (Finals)	CBS	L 79–75	15,851	23–10
NCAA Tournament
March 19	6:45pm	vs. (9) Louisville	#8 seed	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena • Jacksonville, FL (First Round)	CBS	W 77–62	12,251	24–10
March 21	2:15 pm	vs. #3 (1) Duke	#8 seed	Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena • Jacksonville, FL (Second Round)	CBS	L 68–53	12,547	24–11
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Notes

• Point guard Jerome Randle was named the 2010 Pac-10 Player of the Year.^[4] He also became Cal's leading scorer on March 13, 2010 when Cal defeated UCLA 85-72 in the semifinals of the Pac-10 tournament, surpassing Sean Lampley with 1,790 career points.^[5]
• March 17, 2010 – Forward Omondi Amoke was suspended for violating team rules violation going into the NCAA tournament and did not play in the Bears' first round match against Louisville.^[6]

References

External links

• CalBears.com