2009–10 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
2009–10 California Golden Bears men's basketball | |
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Pac-10 regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, Round of 32 | |
Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Record | 24–11 (13–5 Pac-10) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Haas Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner As of March 25, 2010 Rankings from AP Poll * Ineligible for conference tournament |
The 2009–10 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Montgomery's second 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 Division I men's basketball tournament, earning an 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.
Pre-season
[edit]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
[edit]# | Name | Height | Weight (lbs.) | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team(s) |
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0 | Nigel 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
[edit]Name | Position | Year at Cal | Alma Mater (Year) |
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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
[edit]Source[3]
- All times are Pacific
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/5/2009* 7:30pm |
No. 13 | Chico State | W 84–47 | Haas Pavilion (7,453) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/9/2009* 8:00pm, ESPNU |
No. 13 | Murray State Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic |
W 75–70 | 1–0 |
Haas Pavilion (7,603) Berkeley, CA | ||||||
11/11/2009* 8:00pm, ESPNU |
No. 13 | Detroit Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic |
W 95–61 | 2–0 |
Haas Pavilion (7,541) Berkeley, CA | ||||||
11/19/2009* 4:00pm, ESPN2 |
No. 13 | vs. Syracuse Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic |
L 73–95 | 2–1 |
Madison Square Garden (NA) New York, NY | ||||||
11/20/2009* 2:00pm, ESPN2 |
No. 13 | vs. No. 15 Ohio State Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic |
L 70–76 | 2–2 |
Madison Square Garden (15,552) New York, NY | ||||||
11/24/2009* 7:30pm |
Jacksonville | W 79–47 | 3–2 |
Haas Pavilion (9,672) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
11/29/2009* 2:00pm, CSNC |
Princeton | W 81–60 | 4–2 |
Haas Pavilion (8,919) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
12/2/2009* 6:00pm, CBSCS |
at New Mexico | L 78–86 | 4–3 |
The Pit (13,549) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
12/5/2009* 8:00pm, ESPNU |
Iowa State Big 12/Pac-10 Hardwood Series |
W 82–63 | 5–3 |
Haas Pavilion (9,845) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
12/9/2009* 7:00pm, Big West TV |
at Pacific | W 79–53 | 6–3 |
Stockton Arena (8,704) Stockton, CA | |||||||
12/22/2009* 6:00pm, ESPN2 |
at No. 1 Kansas | L 69–84 | 6–4 |
Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
12/28/2009* 7:30pm |
Utah Valley Colliers International Golden Bear Classic |
W 85–51 | 7–4 |
Haas Pavilion (8,450) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
12/29/2009 7:30pm, CSNC |
UC Santa Barbara Colliers International Golden Bear Classic |
W 87–66 | 8–4 |
Haas Pavilion (9,052) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
1/2/2010 4:00pm, CSNC |
Stanford | W 92–66 | 9–4 (1–0) |
Haas Pavilion (10,758) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
1/6/2010 7:30pm, FSN/CSNBA |
UCLA | L 75–76 OT | 9–5 (1–1) |
Haas Pavilion (10,005) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
1/9/2010 7:30pm, FSN/CSNBA |
USC | W 67–59 | 10–5 (2–1) |
Haas Pavilion (9,930) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
1/14/2010 7:00pm |
at Washington State | W 93–88 | 11–5 (3–1) |
Beasley Coliseum (8,277) Pullman, WA | |||||||
1/16/2010 11:30am, CSNBA |
at Washington | L 69–84 | 11–6 (3–2) |
Bank of America Arena (9,897) Seattle, WA | |||||||
1/21/2010 7:30pm, CSNBA |
Oregon | W 89–57 | 12–6 (4–2) |
Haas Pavilion (8,535) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
1/23/2010 11:00am, CBS |
Oregon State | W 65–61 | 13–6 (5–2) |
Haas Pavilion (8,666) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
1/26/2010 5:30pm, CSNC |
at Arizona State | W 78–70 | 14–6 (6–2) |
Wells Fargo Arena (8,416) Tempe, AZ | |||||||
1/31/2010 12:30pm, FSN/CSNBA |
at Arizona | L 72–76 | 14–7 (6–3) |
McKale Center (14,629) Tucson, AZ | |||||||
2/4/2010 7:30pm |
at USC | L 63–66 | 14–8 (6–4) |
Galen Center (7,412) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
2/6/2010 1:00pm, CBS |
at UCLA | W 72–58 | 15–8 (7–4) |
Pauley Pavilion (10,450) Los Angeles, CA | |||||||
2/11/2010 6:00pm, ESPN2 |
Washington | W 93–81 | 16–8 (8–4) |
Haas Pavilion (9,839) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
2/13/2010 1:00pm, FSN/CSNBA |
Washington State | W 86–70 | 17–8 (9–4) |
Haas Pavilion (9,536) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
2/18/2010 7:30pm, FSN/CSNBA |
at Oregon State | L 64–80 | 17–9 (9–5) |
Gill Coliseum (6,609) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
2/20/2010 3:00pm, CSNC |
at Oregon | W 64–49 | 18–9 (10–5) |
McArthur Court (8,099) Eugene, OR | |||||||
2/25/2010 6:00pm, ESPN2 |
Arizona | W 95–71 | 19–9 (11–5) |
Haas Pavilion ( 10,545) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
2/27/2010 12:00pm |
Arizona State | W 62–46 | 20–9 (12–5) |
Haas Pavilion (11,877) Berkeley, CA | |||||||
3/6/2010 3:00pm |
at Stanford | W 71–61 | 21–9 (13–5) |
Maples Pavilion (7,329) Stanford, CA | |||||||
2010 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament | |||||||||||
3/11/2010 2:30pm, FSN |
(1) | vs. (8) Oregon Quarterfinals |
W 90–74 | 22–9 |
Staples Center (12,125) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
3/12/2010 6:00pm, FSN |
(1) | vs. (5) UCLA Semifinals |
W 85–72 | 23–9 |
Staples Center (NA) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
3/13/2010 3:15pm, CBS |
(1) | vs. (3) Washington Finals |
L 75–79 | 23–10 |
Staples Center (15,851) Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
March 19 6:45pm, CBS |
(8) | vs. (9) Louisville First Round |
W 77–62 | 24–10 |
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (12,251) Jacksonville, FL | ||||||
March 21 2:15 pm, CBS |
(8) | vs. (1) No. 3 Duke Second Round |
L 53–68 | 24–11 |
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (12,547) Jacksonville, FL | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Notes
[edit]- 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]
Rankings
[edit]Week | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
AP | 13 | 13 | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | Not released |
Coaches | 12 | 12 | 23 | 25 | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | — | RV | — | RV | RV | RV |
*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.
References
[edit]- ^ "California Picked to Capture Pac-10 Men's Basketball Title in 2009-10". Pac-10.org. October 29, 2009. Archived from the original on November 1, 2009. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
- ^ "Basketball - M - 2009-10 Roster". GoDucks.com. Retrieved February 12, 2010.
- ^ "2009-10 Schedule". GoDucks.com. Retrieved February 12, 2009.
- ^ Tafur, Vittorio (March 9, 2010). "Randle is Pac-10's Player of the Year". Pac-10.org. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ "California beats UCLA 85-72 in Pac-10 semifinals". Pac-10.org. March 13, 2010. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2010.
- ^ Amoke suspended for rules violation, Associated Press, March 17, 2010