2014–15 California Golden Bears men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2014–15
Team:California Golden Bears
Conference:Pac-12 Conference
Conference Link:Pac-12 Conference men's basketball
Short Conf:Pac-12
Record:18–15
Conf Record:7–11
Head Coach:Cuonzo Martin (1st year)
Asst Coach1:Jon Harris (1st year)
Asst Coach2:Tracy Webster (1st year)
Asst Coach3:Yanni Hufnagel (1st year)

The 2014–15 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Cuonzo Martin'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. They finished the season 18–15, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament where they lost to Arizona.

Previous season

The 2013–14 California Golden Bears finished the season with an overall record of 21–14, and 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a five-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to Colorado. They received an at-large bid to the 2014 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Utah Valley in the first round and Arkansas in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to SMU.

On March 31, 2014, Head Coach Mike Montgomery announced his retirement from coaching.[1]

Off Season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Notes
sortname1 G 6’3” 190 RS Senior Graduated.
sortnameRicky Kreklow 24 G 6’6” 210 RS Junior Transferred.
sortnameJeff Powers 21 G 6’7” 235 RS Senior Graduated.
sortname35 F 6'10" 235 Senior Graduated.

2014 recruiting class

Schedule

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See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Cal's Mike Montgomery retiring. ESPN. March 31, 2014.
  2. Web site: 2013–14 Schedule. calbears.com . 2013-09-22.