2011–12 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

2011–12 California Golden Bears men's basketball

NCAA Tournament Midwest Region 12 Seed, First Round
Conference	Pacific-12 Conference
2011–12 record	24–10 (13–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike Montgomery
Assistant coach	Jay John
Assistant coach	Travis DeCuire
Assistant coach	John Montgomery
Home arena	Haas Pavilion

	Conf				Overall
2011–12 Pacific-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Washington	14	–	4	.778	24	–	11	.686
California	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Oregon	13	–	5	.722	24	–	10	.706
Arizona	12	–	6	.667	23	–	12	.657
Colorado †	11	–	7	.611	24	–	12	.667
UCLA	11	–	7	.611	19	–	14	.576
Stanford	10	–	8	.556	26	–	11	.703
Oregon State	7	–	11	.389	21	–	15	.583
Washington State	7	–	11	.389	19	–	18	.514
Arizona State	6	–	12	.333	10	–	21	.323
Utah	3	–	15	.167	6	–	25	.194
USC	1	–	17	.056	6	–	26	.188

† 2012 Pacific-12 Tournament winner As of March 8, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2011–12 college basketball season. This was head coach Mike Montgomery's 4th season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participate in the Pacific-12 Conference. They finished with a record of 24–10 overall, 13–5 in Pac-12 play. They lost in the semifinals of the 2012 Pacific-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to Colorado. They earn a 12th seed at the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament which they lost the first four in the first round by South Florida.

Roster^[1]

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
1	Justin Cobbs	6'2"	195	G	RS So.	Los Angeles, CA, U.S.	Minnesota
2	Jorge Gutierrez	6'3"	195	G	Sr.	Chihuahua, Mexico	Findlay Prep
3	Richard Solomon	6'10"	220	F	So.	Los Angeles, CA, U.S.	Price HS
10	Alex Rossi	6'6"	200	G	RS Fr.	Winnetka, IL, U.S.	New Trier HS
12	Brandon Smith	5'11"	185	G	Jr.	San Ramon, CA, U.S.	De La Salle HS
13	Raffi Chalian	5'11"	165	G	Fr.	Whittier, CA, U.S.	Sonora HS
14	Christian Behrens	6'9"	230	F	Fr.	Kent, WA, U.S.	Tahoma Sr. HS
15	Bak Bak	6'9"	225	F	Jr.	Sun Valley, CA, U.S.	Village Christian HS
20	Rob Filley	6'4"	195	G	Fr.	Santa Ana, CA, U.S.	Foothill HS
21	Jeff Powers	6'7"	220	G	So.	Clayton, CA, U.S.	Denver
22	Harper Kamp	6'8"	245	F	Sr.	Mesa, AZ, U.S.	Mountain View HS
23	Allen Crabbe	6'6"	205	G	So.	Los Angeles, CA, U.S.	Price HS
24	Ricky Kreklow	6'6"	220	G	So.	Columbia, MO, U.S.	Missouri
31	Emerson Murray	6'3"	195	G	So.	Vancouver, BC, CAN	St. George's School
34	Robert Thurman	6'10"	270	F	Jr.	North Edwards, CA, U.S.	Norwich
45	David Kravish	6'9"	210	F	Fr.	Lee's Summit, MO	Lee's Summit North HS

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Cal	Alma Mater (Year)
Mike Montgomery	Head Coach	4th	Colorado State (1976)
Jay John	Assistant Coach	4th	Arizona (1981)
Travis DeCuire	Assistant Coach	4th	Montana (1994)
John Montgomery	Assistant Coach	4th	Loyola Marymount (2007)
Gregg Gottlieb	Director of Basketball Operations	5th	UCLA (1995)

Schedule and results

Source^[2]

All times are Pacific

Date	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/01/2011*	#24	UC San Diego	W 88–53	–	Haas Pavilion (1,818)
Regular Season
11/11/2011*	#24	UC Irvine	W 77–56	1–0	Haas Pavilion (5,305)
11/13/2011*	#24	George Washington (Progressive CBE Classic I)	W 81–54	2–0	Haas Pavilion (6,709)
11/15/2011*	#23	Austin Peay (Progressive CBE Classic II)	W 72–55	3–0	Haas Pavilion (6,369)
11/21/2011*	#20	vs. Georgia (Progressive CBE Classic Semifinals)	W 70–46	4–0	Sprint Center (11,436)
11/22/2011*	#20	vs. #21 Missouri (Progressive CBE Classic Championship)	L 53–92	4–1	Sprint Center (10,747)
11/26/2011*	#20	Denver	W 80–59	5–1	Haas Pavilion (7,324)
11/28/2011*	#24	McNeese State	W 73–57	6–1	Haas Pavilion (6,407)
12/04/2011*	#24	at San Diego State	L 63–64	6–2	Viejas Arena (12,414)
12/07/2011*		San Jose State	W 81–36	7–2	Haas Pavilion (7,461)
12/11/2011*		Jackson State	W 73–46	8–2	Haas Pavilion (7,856)
12/16/2011*		Weber State	W 77–57	9–2	Haas Pavilion (7,987)
12/19/2011*		UC Santa Barbara	W 70–50	10–2	Haas Pavilion (9,876)
12/23/2011*		at #21 UNLV	L 68–85	10–3	Thomas & Mack Center (15,188)
12/29/2011		USC	W 53–49	11–3 (1–0)	Haas Pavilion (9,447)
12/31/2011		UCLA	W 85–69	12–3 (2–0)	Haas Pavilion (9,750)
01/05/2012		at Oregon State	L 85–92	12–4 (2–1)	Gill Coliseum (5,162)
01/08/2012		at Oregon	W 77–60	13–4 (3–1)	Matthew Knight Arena (7,415)
01/12/2012		Colorado	W 57–50	14–4 (4–1)	Haas Pavilion (7,577)
01/14/2012		Utah	W 81–45	15–4 (5–1)	Haas Pavilion (7,457)
01/19/2012		at Washington	W 69–66	16–4 (6–1)	Alaska Airlines Arena (9,591)
01/21/2012		at Washington State	L 75–77	16–5 (6–2)	Beasley Coliseum (5,013)
01/29/2012		Stanford	W 69–59	17–5 (7–2)	Haas Pavilion (11,877)
02/02/2012		Arizona	L 74–78	17–6 (7–3)	Haas Pavilion (9,690)
02/04/2012		Arizona State	W 68–47	18–6 (8–3)	Haas Pavilion (8,859)
02/09/2012		at USC	W 75–49	19–6 (9–3)	Galen Center (3,707)
02/11/2012		at UCLA	W 73–63	20–6 (10–3)	LA Sports Arena (9,001 )
02/16/2012		Oregon	W 86–83	21–6 (11–3)	Haas Pavilion (9,980 )
02/18/2012		Oregon State	W 77–63	22–6 (12–3)	Haas Pavilion (11,331 )
02/23/2012		at Utah	W 60–46	23–6 (13–3)	Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,426)
02/26/2012		at Colorado	L 57–70	23–7 (13–4)	Coors Events Center (11,043)
03/04/2012		at Stanford	L 70–75	23–8 (13–5)	Maples Pavilion (6,899)
2012 Pacific-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
03/08/2012		vs. Stanford (Quarterfinals)	W 77–71	24–8	Staples Center (9,317)
03/09/2012		vs. Colorado (Semifinals)	L 59–70	24–9	Staples Center (11,615)
2012 NCAA Tournament
03/14/2012*	#(12)	vs. #(12) South Florida (First Four)	L 54–65	24–10	UD Arena (7,218)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

Notes

March 5, 2012 – Senior guard Jorge Gutierrez was named the 2011–12 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Year and Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year.

References

↑ "Basketball – M – 2011–12 Roster". GoDucks.com. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
↑ "2011–12 Schedule". GoDucks.com. Retrieved 2011-10-11.

External links

CalBears.com

California Golden Bears men's basketball

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