2019–20 California Golden Bears men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record14–18 (7–11 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
(Capacity: 11,877)
2019–20 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 13 Oregon13–5 .72224–7  .774
UCLA12–6 .66719–12  .613
USC11–7 .61122–9  .710
Arizona State11–7 .61120–11  .645
Arizona10–8 .55621–11  .656
Colorado10–8 .55621–11  .656
Stanford9–9 .50020–12  .625
Oregon State7–11 .38918–13  .581
Utah7–11 .38916–15  .516
California7–11 .38914–18  .438
Washington State6–12 .33316–16  .500
Washington5–13 .27815–17  .469
Note: The 2020 Pac-12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Mark Fox's first year as head coach at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference.[1] They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They defeated Stanford in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament and were set to take on UCLA in the quarterfinals before the remainder of the Pac-12 Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Golden Bears finished the 2018–19 season with a record of 8–23, 3–15 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Colorado.

On March 24, Wyking Jones was fired. He finished with a 2-year record of 16–47 overall and 5–31 in the Pac-12.[2] Former Georgia and Nevada head coach Fox was hired on March 29.[3]

Off-season

Departures

NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Darius McNeill1G6'3"182SophomoreHouston, TXTransferred to SMU
Justice Sueing10F6'7"215SophomoreHonolulu, HITransferred to Ohio State
Roman Davis15F6'7"210RS JuniorCarson, CATransferred
Connor Vanover23F/C7'3"225FreshmanLittle Rock, ARTransferred to Arkansas
James Zhao35G6'3"184FreshmanBeijing, ChinaWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons

Incoming transfers

NameNumPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
Kareem South10G6'2"185RS SeniorToronto, ONTransferred from Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. Will be eligible to play immediately since South graduated from Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.

2019 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joel Brown
PG		 Toronto, ON Brewster Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 2, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
D. J. Thorpe
C		 Austin, TX Lake Travis High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 21, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Dimitris Klonaras
SG		 Thessaloniki, Greece PAOK B.C. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Lars Thiemann
C		 Leverkusen, Germany Bayern Giants Leverkusen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Kuany Kuany
PF		 Melbourne, Australia Prolific Prep 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 9, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
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:

  • "2019 California Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for 2020 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Monty Bowser
PF		 Oakland, CA Bishop O'Dowd High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Oct 9, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Jalen Celestine
SG		 Brookville, NY Long Island Lutheran High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 5, 2019 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
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

2019–20 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jacob Orender (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)178 lb (81 kg) RS SrLafayette Jacksonville Beach, Florida
G 1 Joel Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)192 lb (87 kg) FrBrewster Academy Brampton, Ontario
G 2 Juhwan Harris-Dyson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)204 lb (93 kg) JrHeritage Christian Northridge, California
G 3 Paris Austin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrBoise State Oakland, California
G 10 Kareem South 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrTexas A&M–Corpus Christi Toronto, Ontario
F 12 Kuany Kuany 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)194 lb (88 kg) FrProlific Prep Melbourne, Australia
F 13 Jules Erving (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)208 lb (94 kg) JrHoly Innocents' Episcopal School Atlanta, Georgia
F 15 Grant Anticevich 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrNewington College Sydney, Australia
G 20 Matt Bradley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoWasatch Academy San Bernardino, California
F/C 21 Lars Thiemann 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)248 lb (112 kg) FrBayer Giants U19 Krefeld, Germany
F 22 Andre Kelly 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)255 lb (116 kg) SoLincoln HS Stockton, California
G 23 David Serge (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrOaks Christian Newbury Park, California
F 24 Jacobi Gordon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)216 lb (98 kg) SoAspire Academy Houston, Texas
G 25 Logan Alters 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrNSU University School Miami, Florida
F 33 D. J. Thorpe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrLake Travis HS Lake Travis, Texas
G 34 Dimitrios Klonaras 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrP.A.O.K. BC Thessaloniki, Greece
F 42 Blake Welle (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)213 lb (97 kg) SoAptos HS Santa Cruz, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

[4]

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Saint Martin's W 98–75 
 23 – South  7 – Kelly  7 – Austin  Haas Pavilion (1,278)
Berkeley, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N		 Pepperdine W 87–71  1–0
  25 – Bradley  10 – Tied  3 – 3 Tied  Haas Pavilion (3,780)
Berkeley, CA
November 12, 2019*
8:00 pm, P12N		 UNLV W 79–75 OT 2–0
  23 – Bradley  5 – Bradley  2 – 4 Tied  Haas Pavilion (3,423)
Berkeley, CA
November 15, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N		 California Baptist
2K Empire Classic campus-site game		 W 82–62  3–0
  23 – Anticevich  9 – Anticevich  4 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (4,115)
Berkeley, CA
November 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N		 Prairie View A&M
2K Empire Classic campus-site game		 W 54–50  4–0
  16 – Bradley  6 – Anticevich  3 – Brown  Haas Pavilion (2,242)
Berkeley, CA
November 21, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN2		 vs. No. 1 Duke
2K Empire Classic semifinal		 L 52–87  4–1
  8 – South  5 – Kelly  3 – Brown  Madison Square Garden (12,606)
New York, NY
November 22, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN2		 vs. No. 22 Texas
2K Empire Classic 3rd place game		 L 45–62  4–2
  22 – Bradley  9 – Anticevich  3 – Austin  Madison Square Garden (12,500)
New York, NY
November 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N		 UC Davis W 72–66  5–2
  19 – Bradley  11 – Anticevich  4 – South  Haas Pavilion (3,063)
Berkeley, CA
December 4, 2019*
8:00 pm, CBSSN		 at San Francisco L 64–76  5–3
  20 – South  6 – Austin  3 – Brown  The Sobrato Center (3,006)
San Francisco, CA
December 7, 2019*
2:00 pm		 at Santa Clara L 52–71  5–4
  14 – Bradley  4 – Tied  3 – South  Leavey Center (2,326)
Santa Clara, CA
December 11, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N		 Fresno State W 69–63  6–4
  24 – Bradley  6 – Kelly  2 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (3,211)
Berkeley, CA
December 14, 2019*
7:30 pm, P12N		 Saint Mary's L 77–89  6–5
  26 – Kelly  4 – Tied  5 – Bradley  Haas Pavilion (5,734)
Berkeley, CA
December 21, 2019*
2:30 pm, P12N		 vs. Boston College
Al Attles Classic		 L 60–64  6–6
  21 – Bradley  9 – Tied  3 – South  Chase Center (6,209)
San Francisco, CA
December 29, 2019*
3:00 pm, P12N		 Harvard L 63–71  6–7
  15 – Bradley  7 – Kelly  4 – Austin  Haas Pavilion (4,317)
Berkeley, CA
Pac-12 regular season
January 2, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2		 at Stanford L 52–68  6–8
(0–1)		  16 – Anticevich  10 – Anticevich  2 – Brown  Maples Pavilion (3,691)
Stanford, CA
January 9, 2020
7:30 pm, P12N		 Washington State W 73–66  7–8
(1–1)		  26 – Bradley  10 – Bradley  4 – Bradley  Haas Pavilion (3,953)
Berkeley, CA
January 11, 2020
5:00 pm, P12N		 Washington W 61–58 OT 8–8
(2–1)		  17 – Bradley  7 – Anticevich  3 – 3 tied  Haas Pavilion (4,660)
Berkeley, CA
January 16, 2020
7:30 pm, P12N		 at USC L 56–88  8–9
(2–2)		  13 – Bradley  5 – 3 tied  4 – Kelly  Galen Center (4,312)
Los Angeles, CA
January 19, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPNU		 at UCLA L 40–50  8–10
(2–3)		  17 – Bradley  9 – Thorpe  4 – Kelly  Pauley Pavilion (5,970)
Los Angeles, CA
January 26, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPNU		 Stanford W 52–50  9–10
(3–3)		  15 – Austin  8 – Anticevich  4 – Austin  Haas Pavilion (9,168)
Berkeley, CA
January 30, 2020
6:00 pm, P12N		 No. 11 Oregon L 72–77  9–11
(3–4)		  25 – Bradley  5 – Tied  3 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (6,117)
Berkeley, CA
February 1, 2020
1:00 pm, P12N		 Oregon State W 69–67  10–11
(4–4)		  23 – Bradley  11 – Anticevich  11 – Anticevich  Haas Pavilion (6,322)
Berkeley, CA
February 6, 2020
5:00 pm, P12N		 at No. 24 Colorado L 65–71  10–12
(4–5)		  17 – Bradley  7 – Kelly  3 – Tied  CU Events Center (6,656)
Boulder, CO
February 8, 2020
5:00 pm, P12N		 at Utah L 45–60  10–13
(4–6)		  13 – Bradley  8 – Kelly  4 – Austin  Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,766)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 13, 2020
7:30 pm, FS1		 Arizona L 52–68  10–14
(4–7)		  19 – Bradley  9 – Kelly  2 – 3 tied  Haas Pavilion (6,291)
Berkeley, CA
February 16, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPNU		 Arizona State L 75–80  10–15
(4–8)		  22 – Bradley  9 – Kelly  5 – Austin  Haas Pavilion (6,046)
Berkeley, CA
February 19, 2020
7:00 pm, P12N		 at Washington State W 66–57  11–15
(5–8)		  19 – Austin  8 – Bradley  4 – Brown  Beasley Coliseum (2,860)
Pullman, WA
February 22, 2020
3:00 pm, P12N		 at Washington L 52–87  11–16
(5–9)		  14 – Bradley  6 – Anticevich  2 – Kuany  Alaska Airlines Arena (8,873)
Seattle, WA
February 27, 2020
6:00 pm, P12N		 No. 21 Colorado W 78–62  12–16
(6–9)		  26 – Bradley  6 – Bradley  4 – Anticevich  Haas Pavilion (5,134)
Berkeley, CA
February 29, 2020
3:00 pm, P12N		 Utah W 86–79 OT 13–16
(7–9)		  21 – Bradley  9 – Kelly  4 – Austin  Haas Pavilion (6,420)
Berkeley, CA
March 5, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN2		 at No. 13 Oregon L 56–90  13–17
(7–10)		  15 – Bradley  7 – Kelly  3 – Austin  Matthew Knight Arena (7,651)
Eugene, OR
March 7, 2020
1:30 pm, P12N		 at Oregon State L 56–74  13–18
(7–11)		  18 – Austin  10 – Kelly  5 – Austin  Gill Coliseum (4,545)
Corvallis, OR
Pac-12 tournament
March 11, 2020
6:00 pm, P12N		 (10) vs. (7) Stanford
First round		 W 63–51  14–18
  18 – Tied  8 – Anticevich  3 – Austin  T-Mobile Arena (7,452)
Paradise, NV
March 12, 2020
6:00 pm, P12N		 (10) vs. (2) UCLA
Quarterfinals		 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[5] T-Mobile Arena
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. ↑ "Men's College Basketball Preview: Who is the best in the Bay?". The Mercury News. November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  2. ↑ Borzello, Jeff (March 24, 2019). "California fires coach Jones after 8-23 season". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Mark Fox Named Men's Basketball Coach" (Press release). California Golden Bears. March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  4. ↑ "2019–2020 Schedule". calbears.com. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  5. ↑ "2020 Pac-12 Tournament canceled Thursday amid coronavirus pandemic concerns".
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