2015–16 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
2015–16 California Golden Bears men's basketball | |
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NCAA Tournament, First round | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 23 |
2015–16 record | 23–11 (12–6 Pac–12) |
Head coach | Cuonzo Martin (2nd year) |
Assistant coach | Tracy Webster |
Assistant coach | Yanni Hufnagel |
Assistant coach | Wyking Jones |
Home arena | Haas Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#5 Oregon † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 31 | – | 7 | .816 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#13 Utah | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#17 Arizona | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 25 | – | 9 | .735 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#23 California | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2015–16 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University Of California, Berkeley in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Cuonzo Martin's second year as head coach at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Oregon State in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Utah. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Hawaii.
Previous season
The 2014–15 Cal Golden Bears finished the season with an overall record of 18–15, and 7–11 in conference play. They finished in eighth place in the conference and entered the Pac-12 Tournament winning their first round game against Washington State before losing in the Quarterfinals to Arizona.
Off-season
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Dwight Tarwater | 1 | F | 6'6" | 230 | RS Senior | Knoxville, TN | Graduated |
Christian Behrens | 14 | SF | 6'8" | 226 | RS Junior | Maple Valley, WA | Graduated |
David Kravish | 45 | PF | 6'10" | 240 | Senior | Lee's Summit, MO | Graduated |
2015 Recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Ivan Rabb PF |
Oakland, CA | Bishop O'Dowd High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Apr 13, 2015 | |
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Jaylen Brown SF |
Marietta, GA | Joseph Wheeler High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | May 1, 2015 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Roman Davis SF |
Los Angeles, CA | Windward School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jul 1, 2015 | |
Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #3 Rivals: #7 247Sports: #7 ESPN: #5 | ||||||
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Schedule
Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (Attendance) City, State | |||
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Tour of Australia | |||||||||||
Aug. 15* 9:00 pm |
at Victoria Select | W 100–63 | |
17 – Brown | 10 – Rabb | 7 – Chauca | Frankston Basketball Stadium Frankston, Victoria | ||||
Aug. 18* 2:00 am |
at Frankston Blues | W 84–76 | |
19 – Brown | 7 – Tied | 4 – Wallace | Frankston Basketball Stadium Frankston, Victoria | ||||
Aug. 20* 12:00 am |
at Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence | W 94–86 | |
19 – Bird | 12 – Rabb | 3 – Brown | AIS Arena Canberra, ACT | ||||
Aug. 21* 1:00 am |
at Illawarra Hawks | L 99–110 OT | |
24 – Mathews | 10 – Rabb | 6 – Wallace | WIN Entertainment Centre Wollongong, NSW | ||||
Exhibition | |||||||||||
Nov. 9* 7:00 pm, P12N |
No. 14 | Carroll (MT) | W 93–58 | |
17 – Brown | 11 – Rabb | 9 – Singer | Haas Pavilion (8,613) Berkeley, CA | |||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov. 13* 8:30 pm, P12N |
No. 14 | Rice | W 97–65 | 1–0 |
20 – Wallace | 13 – Rabb | 8 – Wallace | Haas Pavilion (10,530) Berkeley, CA | |||
Nov. 16* 7:00 pm, P12N |
No. 15 | UC Santa Barbara | W 85–67 | 2–0 |
24 – Wallace | 7 – Tied | 6 – Wallace | Haas Pavilion (8,847) Berkeley, CA | |||
Nov. 20* 8:00 pm, P12N |
No. 15 | East Carolina Las Vegas Invitational |
W 70–62 | 3–0 |
20 – Wallace | 13 – Rabb | 4 – Singer | Haas Pavilion (8,658) Berkeley, CA | |||
Nov. 23* 8:00 pm, P12N |
No. 14 | Sam Houston State Las Vegas Invitational |
W 89–63 | 4–0 |
18 – Tied | 11 – Brown | 6 – Wallace | Haas Pavilion (8,492) Berkeley, CA | |||
Nov. 26* 9:00 pm, FS1 |
No. 14 | vs. San Diego State Las Vegas Invitational Semifinals |
L 58–72 | 4–1 |
18 – Rabb | 9 – Rabb | 3 – Wallace | Orleans Arena (N/A) Las Vegas, NV | |||
Nov. 27* 5:00 pm, FS1 |
No. 14 | vs. Richmond Las Vegas Invitational Consolation |
L 90–94 | 4–2 |
27 – Brown | 7 – Rabb | 3 – Bird | Orleans Arena (N/A) Las Vegas, NV | |||
Dec. 1* 7:00 pm, P12N |
Seattle | W 66–52 | 5–2 |
17 – Wallace | 11 – Wallace | 8 – Wallace | Haas Pavilion (9,423) Berkeley, CA | ||||
Dec. 5* 12:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Wyoming | W 78–72 OT | 6–2 |
23 – Wallace | 6 – Tied | 6 – Wallace | Arena-Auditorium (6,568) Laramie, WY | ||||
Dec. 9* 8:00 pm, P12N |
Incarnate Word | W 74–62 | 7–2 |
15 – Bird | 11 – Rabb | 8 – Wallace | Haas Pavilion (9,324) Berkeley, CA | ||||
Dec. 12* 12:30 pm, P12N |
Saint Mary's | W 63–59 | 8–2 |
15 – Rabb | 11 – Rabb | 3 – Wallace | Haas Pavilion (10,074) Berkeley, CA | ||||
Dec. 19* 4:00 pm, P12N |
Coppin State | W 84–51 | 9–2 |
13 – Tied | 9 – Tied | 5 – Brown | Haas Pavilion (9,347) Berkeley, CA | ||||
Dec. 22* 6:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
at No. 5 Virginia | L 62–63 OT | 9–3 |
18 – Brown | 12 – Rabb | 2 – Tied | John Paul Jones Arena (13,265) Charlottesville, VA | ||||
Dec. 28* 6:00 pm, P12N |
Davidson | W 86–60 | 10–3 |
22 – Mathews | 11 – Rabb | 4 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (10,384) Berkeley, CA | ||||
Pac-12 regular season | |||||||||||
Jan. 1 8:00 pm, P12N |
Colorado | W 79–65 | 11–3 (1–0) |
22 – Mathews | 11 – Brown | 8 – Wallace | Haas Pavilion (9,964) Berkeley, CA | ||||
Jan. 3 4:30 pm, P12N |
No. 21 Utah | W 71–58 | 12–3 (2–0) |
19 – Rabb | 10 – Rabb | 6 – Wallace | Haas Pavilion (10,188) Berkeley, CA | ||||
Jan. 6 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Oregon | L 65–68 | 12–4 (2–1) |
20 – Brown | 9 – Brown | 3 – Mathews | Matthew Knight Arena (6,948) Eugene, OR | ||||
Jan. 9 6:30 pm, P12N |
at Oregon State | L 71–77 | 12–5 (2–2) |
20 – Brown | 10 – Rabb | 6 – Wallace | Gill Coliseum (7,208) Corvallis, OR | ||||
Jan. 14 8:00 pm, FS1 |
at Stanford | L 71–77 | 12–6 (2–3) |
17 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 4 – Wallace | Maples Pavilion (5,023) Stanford, CA | ||||
Jan. 21 6:00 pm, FS1 |
Arizona State | W 75–70 | 13–6 (3–3) |
20 – Rabb | 8 – Tied | 8 – Singer | Haas Pavilion (9,096) Berkeley, CA | ||||
Jan. 23 5:30 pm, ESPN |
No. 12 Arizona | W 74–73 | 14–6 (4–3) |
28 – Mathews | 7 – Rooks | 7 – Brown | Haas Pavilion (11,858) Berkeley, CA | ||||
Jan. 27 8:00 pm, ESPNU |
at Utah | L 64–73 | 14–7 (4–4) |
27 – Brown | 12 – Rabb | 3 – Singer | Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,055) Salt Lake City, UT | ||||
Jan. 31 2:00 pm, FS1 |
at Colorado | L 62–70 | 14–8 (4–5) |
21 – Brown | 12 – Rooks | 2 – Tied | Coors Events Center (9,423) Boulder, CO | ||||
Feb. 6 1:00 pm, ESPN2 |
Stanford | W 76–61 | 15–8 (5–5) |
18 – Mathews | 12 – Rooks | 9 – Singer | Haas Pavilion (11,858) Berkeley, CA | ||||
Feb. 11 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 11 Oregon | W 83–63 | 16–8 (6–5) |
24 – Bird | 8 – Wallace | 11 – Singer | Haas Pavilion (10,628) Berkeley, CA | ||||
Feb. 13 3:30 pm, P12N |
Oregon State | W 83–71 | 17–8 (7–5) |
23 – Bird | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (10,906) Berkeley, CA | ||||
Feb. 18 8:00 pm, FS1 |
at Washington | W 78–75 | 18–8 (8–5) |
23 – Brown | 14 – Tied | 3 – Wallace | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,530) Seattle, WA | ||||
Feb. 21 5:30 pm, ESPNU |
at Washington State | W 80–62 | 19–8 (9–5) |
17 – Wallace | 7 – Rooks | 3 – Tied | Beasley Coliseum (3,203) Pullman, WA | ||||
Feb. 25 6:00 pm, ESPN2 |
UCLA | W 75–63 | 20–8 (10–5) |
20 – Bird | 10 – Tied | 6 – Wallace | Haas Pavilion (11,858) Berkeley, CA | ||||
Feb. 28 5:00 pm, FS1 |
USC | W 87–65 | 21–8 (11–5) |
18 – Tied | 10 – Rabb | 6 – Wallace | Haas Pavilion (11,858) Berkeley, CA | ||||
Mar. 3 6:00 pm, ESPN |
No. 25 | at No. 18 Arizona | L 61–64 | 21–9 (11–6) |
15 – Rabb | 13 – Rabb | 3 – Singer | McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ | |||
Mar. 5 5:00 pm, ESPN2 |
No. 25 | at Arizona State | W 68–65 | 22–9 (12–6) |
24 – Wallace | 6 – Brown | 5 – Wallace | Wells Fargo Arena (6,276) Tempe, AZ | |||
Pac-12 Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar. 10 8:30 pm, FS1 |
No. 24 | vs. Oregon State Quarterfinals |
W 76–68 | 23–9 |
21 – Rabb | 15 – Rabb | 10 – Wallace | MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV | |||
Mar. 11 8:30 pm, FS1 |
No. 24 | vs. No. 12 Utah Semifinals |
L 78–82 OT | 23–10 |
26 – Wallace | 6 – Wallace | 5 – Brown | MGM Grand Garden Arena (12,916) Paradise, NV | |||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar. 18* 11:00 am, TBS |
(4 S) No. 23 | vs. (13 S) Hawaii First round |
L 66–77 | 23–11 |
23 – Mathews | 12 – Rabb | 2 – Tied | Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena (11,736) Spokane, WA | |||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Ranking movement
Poll | Pre | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 | Post | Final |
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AP | 14 | 15 | 14 | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | NV | NV | NV | NV | NV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 23 | N/A |
Coaches | 14 | 14 | 13 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 24 | 23 | RV |
See also
2015–16 California Golden Bears women's basketball team