2011–12 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

The 2011–12 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Montgomery's fourth season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and were members of the Pac-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 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament to Colorado. They earned a 12th seed at the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament which they lost in the First Four to South Florida.

2011–12 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record24–10 (13–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
Seasons
2011–12 Pac-12 Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Washington144 .7782411 .686
California135 .7222410 .706
Oregon135 .7222410 .706
Arizona126 .6672312 .657
Colorado117 .6112412 .667
UCLA117 .6111914 .576
Stanford108 .5562611 .703
Oregon State711 .3892115 .583
Washington State711 .3891918 .514
Arizona State612 .3331021 .323
Utah315 .167625 .194
USC117 .056626 .188
Conference tournament winner
As of March 8, 2012
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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#NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious Team(s)
1Justin Cobbs6'2"195GRS So.Los Angeles, CA, U.S.Minnesota
2Jorge Gutierrez6'3"195GSr.Chihuahua, MexicoFindlay Prep
3Richard Solomon6'10"220FSo.Los Angeles, CA, U.S.Price HS
10Alex Rossi6'6"200GRS Fr.Winnetka, IL, U.S.New Trier HS
12Brandon Smith5'11"185GJr.San Ramon, CA, U.S.De La Salle HS
13Raffi Chalian5'11"165GFr.Whittier, CA, U.S.Sonora HS
14Christian Behrens6'9"230FFr.Kent, WA, U.S.Tahoma Sr. HS
15Bak Bak6'9"225FJr.Sun Valley, CA, U.S.Village Christian HS
20Rob Filley6'4"195GFr.Santa Ana, CA, U.S.Foothill HS
21Jeff Powers6'7"220GSo.Clayton, CA, U.S.Denver
22Harper Kamp6'8"245FSr.Mesa, AZ, U.S.Mountain View HS
23Allen Crabbe6'6"205GSo.Los Angeles, CA, U.S.Price HS
24Ricky Kreklow6'6"220GSo.Columbia, MO, U.S.Missouri
31Emerson Murray6'3"195GSo.Vancouver, BC, CANSt. George's School
34Robert Thurman6'10"270FJr.North Edwards, CA, U.S.Norwich
45David Kravish6'9"210FFr.Lee's Summit, MOLee's Summit North HS

Coaching staff

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NamePositionYear at CalAlma Mater (Year)
Mike MontgomeryHead Coach4thColorado State (1976)
Jay JohnAssistant Coach4thArizona (1981)
Travis DeCuireAssistant Coach4thMontana (1994)
John MontgomeryAssistant Coach4thLoyola Marymount (2007)
Gregg GottliebDirector of Basketball Operations5thUCLA (1995)

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2011*
7:30 pm
No. 24 UC San DiegoW 88–53 
Haas Pavilion (1,818)
Berkeley, CA
Regular Season
11/11/2011*
7:30 pm
No. 24 UC IrvineW 77–56 1–0
Haas Pavilion (5,305)
Berkeley, CA
11/13/2011*
6:30 pm, ESPNU
No. 24 George Washington
Progressive CBE Classic I
W 81–54 2–0
Haas Pavilion (6,709)
Berkeley, CA
11/15/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 Austin Peay
Progressive CBE Classic II
W 72–55 3–0
Haas Pavilion (6,369)
Berkeley, CA
11/21/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20 vs. Georgia
Progressive CBE Classic Semifinals
W 70–46 4–0
Sprint Center (11,436)
Kansas City, MO
11/22/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 20 vs. No. 21 Missouri
Progressive CBE Classic Championship
L 53–92 4–1
Sprint Center (10,747)
Kansas City, MO
11/26/2011*
2:00 pm
No. 20 DenverW 80–59 5–1
Haas Pavilion (7,324)
Berkeley, CA
11/28/2011*
7:30 pm
No. 24 McNeese StateW 73–57 6–1
Haas Pavilion (6,407)
Berkeley, CA
12/04/2011*
2:00 pm, The Mtn.
No. 24 at San Diego StateL 63–64 6–2
Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
12/07/2011*
7:30 pm
San Jose StateW 81–36 7–2
Haas Pavilion (7,461)
Berkeley, CA
12/11/2011*
2:00 pm
Jackson StateW 73–46 8–2
Haas Pavilion (7,856)
Berkeley, CA
12/16/2011*
7:30 pm
Weber StateW 77–57 9–2
Haas Pavilion (7,987)
Berkeley, CA
12/19/2011*
7:30 pm
UC Santa BarbaraW 70–50 10–2
Haas Pavilion (9,876)
Berkeley, CA
12/23/2011*
2:00 pm, CBSSN
at No. 21 UNLVL 68–85 10–3
Thomas & Mack Center (15,188)
Paradise, NV
12/29/2011
6:00 pm, CSNCA
USCW 53–49 11–3 (1–0)
Haas Pavilion (9,447)
Berkeley, CA
12/31/2011
1:00 pm, FSN
UCLAW 85–69 12–3 (2–0)
Haas Pavilion (9,750)
Berkeley, CA
01/05/2012
7:00 pm
at Oregon StateL 85–92 12–4 (2–1)
Gill Coliseum (5,162)
Corvallis, OR
01/08/2012
4:30 pm, FSN
at OregonW 77–60 13–4 (3–1)
Matthew Knight Arena (7,415)
Eugene, OR
01/12/2012
8:00 pm, CSNCA
ColoradoW 57–50 14–4 (4–1)
Haas Pavilion (7,577)
Berkeley, CA
01/14/2012
7:30 pm, CSNCA
UtahW 81–45 15–4 (5–1)
Haas Pavilion (7,457)
Berkeley, CA
01/19/2012
5:30 pm
at WashingtonW 69–66 16–4 (6–1)
Alaska Airlines Arena (9,591)
Seattle, WA
01/21/2012
3:05 pm
at Washington StateL 75–77 16–5 (6–2)
Beasley Coliseum (5,013)
Pullman, WA
01/29/2012
5:30 pm, FSN
StanfordW 69–59 17–5 (7–2)
Haas Pavilion (11,877)
Berkeley, CA
02/02/2012
8:00 pm, FSN
ArizonaL 74–78 17–6 (7–3)
Haas Pavilion (9,690)
Berkeley, CA
02/04/2012
2:00 pm, CSNCA
Arizona StateW 68–47 18–6 (8–3)
Haas Pavilion (8,859)
Berkeley, CA
02/09/2012
7:30 pm
at USCW 75–49 19–6 (9–3)
Galen Center (3,707)
Los Angeles, CA
02/11/2012
1:00 pm, FSN
at UCLAW 73–63 20–6 (10–3)
LA Sports Arena (9,001 )
Los Angeles, CA
02/16/2012
7:30 pm, CSNCA
OregonW 86–83 21–6 (11–3)
Haas Pavilion (9,980 )
Berkeley, CA
02/18/2012
7:00 pm, CSNCA
Oregon StateW 77–63 22–6 (12–3)
Haas Pavilion (11,331 )
Berkeley, CA
02/23/2012
6:00 pm
at UtahW 60–46 23–6 (13–3)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,426)
Salt Lake City, UT
02/26/2012
2:30 pm, FSN
at ColoradoL 57–70 23–7 (13–4)
Coors Events Center (11,043)
Boulder, CO
03/04/2012
2:30 pm, FSN
at StanfordL 70–75 23–8 (13–5)
Maples Pavilion (6,899)
Stanford, CA
Pac-12 Tournament
03/08/2012
6:10 pm, FSN
(2) vs. (7) Stanford
Quarterfinals
W 77–71 24–8
Staples Center (9,317)
Los Angeles, CA
03/09/2012
8:40 pm, FSN
(2) vs. (6) Colorado
Semifinals
L 59–70 24–9
Staples Center (11,615)
Los Angeles, CA
NCAA Tournament
03/14/2012*
6:17 pm, truTV
(12) vs. (12) South Florida
First Four
L 54–65 24–10
UD Arena (7,218)
Dayton, OH
*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

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  • 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

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  1. ^ "Basketball – M – 2011–12 Roster". GoDucks.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  2. ^ "2011–12 Schedule". GoDucks.com. Archived from the original on May 27, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2011.
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