2016–17 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NIT, First round
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record21–13 (10–8 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
2016–17 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 9 Oregon162 .889336  .846
No. 4 Arizona162 .889325  .865
No. 8 UCLA153 .833315  .861
Utah117 .6112012  .625
California108 .5562113  .618
USC108 .5562610  .722
Colorado810 .4441915  .559
Arizona State711 .3891518  .455
Stanford612 .3331417  .452
Washington State612 .3331318  .419
Washington216 .111922  .290
Oregon State117 .056527  .156
Pac-12 Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2016–17 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Cuonzo Martin's third 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 21–13, 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Oregon State and Utah in Pac-12 tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Oregon. They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA tournament and thus received a No. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Cal State Bakersfield.

On March 15, head coach Cuonzo Martin resigned to become the head coach at Missouri.[1] He finished at Cal with a three-year record of 62–39. On March 24, Cal promoted assistant coach Wyking Jones to head coach.[2]

Previous season

The Golden Bears finished the 2015–16 season with a record of 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.

Off-season

Departures

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Brenden GlapionG6'3"195RS Sr.San Francisco, CAGraduated
Nick KerrG6'3"180RS Sr.Rancho Santa Fe, CAGraduated
Jordan MathewsG6'4"203Jr.San Francisco, CAGraduated; transferred to Gonzaga[3]
Tyrone WallaceG6'5"205Sr.Bakersfield, CAGraduated; Declared for 2016 NBA draft
Jaylen BrownF6'7"225Fr.Marietta, GADeclared for 2016 NBA draft[4]

Incoming transfers

NamePos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Dontae ColemanG6'3"188So.Augusta, GAJunior college transfer from Lawson State Community College[5]
Grant MullinsG6'3"175Sr.Burlington, ONGraduate transfer from Columbia University.[6]
Marcus LeeF6'9"224Sr.Antioch, CATransfer from University of Kentucky.[7]

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Charlie Moore
PG
Chicago, IL Morgan Park HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg) May 18, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jemarl Baker
SG
Los Angeles, CA Theodore Roosevelt HS 6 ft 2.75 in (1.90 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Dec 31, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 85
Juhwan Harris-Dyson
SG
Northridge, CA Heritage Christian HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jul 13, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Trevin Knell
SG
Woods Cross, UT Woods Cross HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 4, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2016–17 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Ivan Rabb 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoBishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, California
G 2 Sam Singer 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrRansom Everglades HS Miami, Florida
G 3 Grant Mullins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SrColumbia Burlington, Ontario
G 10 Brandon Chauca 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)160 lb (73 kg) Jr22 Feet Academy Alexandria, Virginia
F 12 Roger Moute a Bidias 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrNotre Dame Prep Yaoundé, Cameroon
G 13 Charlie Moore 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrMorgan Park HS Chicago, Illinois
G 14 Don Coleman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)188 lb (85 kg) SoLawson State C.C. Augusta, Georgia
F 15 Marcus Lee Current redshirt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)224 lb (102 kg) SrKentucky Antioch, California
G 20 Derek King (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrSanta Teresa HS/Foothill College Shanghai, China
G 21 Nick Hamilton (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)192 lb (87 kg) JrWestchester HS Inglewood, California
C 22 Kingsley Okoroh 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)252 lb (114 kg) JrWestwind Prep Derby, England
G 23 Jabari Bird 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)198 lb (90 kg) SrSalesian HS Vallejo, California
F 25 Roman Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS FrWindward HS Carson, California
G 30 Koko Kurdoghlian (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)182 lb (83 kg) FrLa Cañada HS La Cañada, California
G 31 Stephen Domingo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS SrGeorgetown San Francisco, California
F 42 Cole Welle (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)228 lb (103 kg) JrAptos HS Aptos, California
C 44 Kameron Rooks 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)265 lb (120 kg) RS JrMission Hills HS San Marcos, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 12, 2016

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 3*
7:00 pm
California Baptist W 81–73 
 16  Tied  8  Rooks  4  Singer  Haas Pavilion (2,828)
Berkeley, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov. 11*
7:00 pm, P12N
South Dakota State W 82–58  1–0
 14  Tied  7  Tied  5  Tied  Haas Pavilion (7,782)
Berkeley, CA
Nov. 16*
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 25 UC Irvine W 75–65 OT 2–0
 38  Moore  9  Domingo  5  Singer  Haas Pavilion (8,104)
Berkeley, CA
Nov. 21*
8:00 pm, P12N
vs. San Diego State
Sacramento Showcase
L 65–77  2–1
 19  Rabb  11  Rabb  2  Tied  Golden 1 Center (10,104)
Sacramento, CA
Nov. 25*
8:00 pm, P12N
Wyoming W 71–61  3–1
 18  Moore  10  Rabb  6  Moore  Haas Pavilion (8,355)
Berkeley, CA
Nov. 27*
5:00 pm, P12N
Southeastern Louisiana
California Bears Classic
W 67–55  4–1
 22  Moore  10  Rabb  4  Moore  Haas Pavilion (8,387)
Berkeley, CA
Nov. 30*
6:00 pm, P12N
Louisiana Tech
California Bears Classic
W 68–59 OT 5–1
 25  Rabb  13  Rabb  4  Tied  Haas Pavilion (8,129)
Berkeley, CA
Dec. 3*
1:00 pm, P12N
Alcorn State
California Bears Classic
W 83–59  6–1
 26  Rabb  9  Okoroh  4  Moore  Haas Pavilion (8,257)
Berkeley, CA
Dec. 6*
4:00 pm, FS1
vs. Princeton
Pearl Harbor Basketball Invitational
W 62–51  7–1
 15  Moore  11  Rabb  3  Singer  Bloch Arena (4,024)
Honolulu, HI
Dec. 7*
4:00 pm, FS1
vs. Seton Hall
Pearl Harbor Basketball Invitational
L 57–60  7–2
 22  Bird  9  Bird  3  Moore  Bloch Arena (4,024)
Honolulu, HI
Dec. 10*
7:30 pm, P12N
UC Davis W 86–61  8–2
 22  Moore  5  Singer  6  Singer  Haas Pavilion (8,664)
Berkeley, CA
Dec. 17*
5:00 pm, P12N
Cal Poly W 81–55  9–2
 25  Bird  11  Okoroh  5  Tied  Haas Pavilion (9,698)
Berkeley, CA
Dec. 21*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 12 Virginia L 52–56  9–3
 15  Bird  12  Rabb  4  Moore  Haas Pavilion (11,092)
Berkeley, CA
Pac-12 regular season
Dec. 30
8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 18 Arizona L 62–67  9–4
(0–1)
 16  Rabb  16  Rabb  4  Moore  Haas Pavilion (10,844)
Berkeley, CA
Jan. 1
7:00 pm, P12N
Arizona State W 81–65  10–4
(1–1)
 20  Tied  15  Rabb  6  Moore  Haas Pavilion (8,776)
Berkeley, CA
Jan. 5
6:00 pm, ESPN
at No. 4 UCLA L 71–81  10–5
(1–2)
 19  Mullins  20  Rabb  2  Tied  Pauley Pavilion (13,659)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 8
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 25 USC W 74–73  11–5
(2–2)
 17  Rabb  8  Rabb  5  Mullins  Galen Center (5,528)
Los Angeles, CA
Jan. 12
6:00 pm, FS1
Washington W 69–59  12–5
(3–2)
 20  Rabb  14  Rabb  2  Bird  Haas Pavilion (9,093)
Berkeley, CA
Jan. 14
1:00 pm, P12N
Washington State W 58–54  13–5
(4–2)
 14  Rabb  12  Rabb  3  Rabb  Haas Pavilion (9,238)
Berkeley, CA
Jan. 19
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 11 Oregon L 63–86  13–6
(4–3)
 21  Bird  6  Moore  5  Moore  Matthew Knight Arena (10,010)
Eugene, OR
Jan. 21
7:30 pm, P12N
at Oregon State W 69–58  14–6
(5–3)
 18  Rabb  8  Tied  4  Moore  Gill Coliseum (4,945)
Corvallis, OR
Jan. 29
5:30 pm, ESPNU
Stanford W 66–55  15–6
(6–3)
 25  Rabb  13  Rabb  8  Moore  Haas Pavilion (11,877)
Berkeley, CA
Feb. 2
6:00 pm, P12N
Utah W 77–75 2OT 16–6
(7–3)
 26  Bird  14  Rabb  4  Moore  Haas Pavilion (9,246)
Berkeley, CA
Feb. 5
1:30 pm, ESPNU
Colorado W 77–66  17–6
(8–3)
 17  Moore  11  Rabb  8  Moore  Haas Pavilion (9,719)
Berkeley, CA
Feb. 8
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Arizona State W 68–43  18–6
(9–3)
 18  Mullins  11  Rabb  3  Tied  Wells Fargo Arena (5,107)
Tempe, AZ
Feb. 11
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 9 Arizona L 57–62  18–7
(9–4)
 19  Bird  6  Rooks  4  Singer  McKale Center (14,644)
Tucson, AZ
Feb. 17
7:00 pm, FS1
at Stanford L 68–73  18–8
(9–5)
 23  Bird  13  Rabb  6  Moore  Maples Pavilion (4,870)
Stanford, CA
Feb. 22
6:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 6 Oregon L 65–68  18–9
(9–6)
 20  Bird  12  Rabb  4  Tied  Haas Pavilion (10,759)
Berkeley, CA
Feb. 24
7:00 pm, FS1
Oregon State W 76–46  19–9
(10–6)
 16  Rabb  9  Rabb  5  Moore  Haas Pavilion (9,500)
Berkeley, CA
Mar. 2
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Utah L 44–74  19–10
(10–7)
 11  Mullins  8  Rabb  1  Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,876)
Salt Lake City, UT
Mar. 4
11:00 am, P12N
at Colorado L 46–54  19–11
(10–8)
 11  Tied  13  Rabb  2  Singer  Coors Events Center (8,392)
Boulder, CO
Pac-12 tournament
Mar 8, 2017
2:30 pm, P12N
(5) vs. (12) Oregon State
First Round
W 67–62  20–11
 20  Bird  13  Rabb  4  Moore  T-Mobile Arena (7,846)
Paradise, NV
Mar 9, 2017
2:30 pm, P12N
(5) vs. (4) Utah
Quarterfinals
W 78–75  21–11
 26  Bird  10  Okoroh  2  Tied  T-Mobile Arena (12,782)
Paradise, NV
Mar 10, 2017
6:00 pm, P12N
(5) vs. (1) No. 5 Oregon
Semifinals
L 65–73  21–12
 23  Mullins  9  Okoroh  4  Mullins  T-Mobile Arena (19,224)
Paradise, NV
NIT
Mar. 14, 2017*
8:15 pm, ESPN2
(1) (8) Cal State Bakersfield
First Round – California Bracket
L 66–73  21–13
 26  Coleman  7  Welle  4  Mullins  Haas Pavilion (1,778)
Berkeley, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Ranking movement

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes. NV=Received no votes.
PollPreWk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Wk 17Wk 18PostFinal
AP RV 25 RV RV RV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV NV RV NV NV NV N/A*
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV NV NV NV NV RV RV

Notes

  • March 24, 2017 – Wyking Jones was named the team's head coach

References

  1. "Cuonzo Martin resigns from Cal, reportedly off to Missouri".
  2. Tril, Chris (March 24, 2017). "Wyking Jones promoted to Cal men's basketball head coach". The Daily Californian. Berkeley. Retrieved July 18, 2017.
  3. "Cal's Jordan Mathews To Transfer To Gonzaga". June 23, 2016. Archived from the original on June 25, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2016.
  4. Letourneau, Connor (April 21, 2016). "Cal's Jaylen Brown declares for NBA draft". SFGate.com. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  5. Letourneau, Connor (March 5, 2016). "JUCO point guard Dontae Coleman commits to Cal". SFGate.com. Retrieved April 11, 2016.
  6. Borzello, Jeff (April 27, 2016). "Columbia grad transfer Grant Mullins chooses California". ESPN. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  7. Letourneau, Connor. "Kentucky transfer Marcus Lee commits to Cal". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved June 11, 2016.
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