2018–19 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

2018–19 California Golden Bears men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record8–23 (3–15 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
(Capacity: 11,877)
Seasons
2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Washington 15 3   .833 27 9   .750
Arizona State 12 6   .667 23 11   .676
Utah 11 7   .611 17 14   .548
Oregon State 10 8   .556 18 13   .581
Colorado 10 8   .556 23 13   .639
Oregon 10 8   .556 25 13   .658
UCLA 9 9   .500 17 16   .515
USC 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Arizona 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Stanford 8 10   .444 15 16   .484
Washington State 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
California 3 15   .167 8 23   .258
Pac-12 Conference tournament winner

The 2018–19 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Wyking Jones' 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 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, head coach Wyking Jones was fired. He finished with a 2-year record of 16–47 overall and 5–31 in the Pac-12.[1] Former Georgia and Nevada head coach Mark Fox was hired to replace him on March 29.[2]

Previous season

The Golden Bears finished the 2017–18 season with a record of 8–24, 2–16 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Stanford.

Off-season

Departures

Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Austin McCullogh 12 G 6'4" 197 Freshman Portage, MI Transferred to City College of San Francisco
Don Coleman 14 G 6'3" 193 Junior Augusta, GA Transferred to South Alabama
Derek King 20 G 6'3" 198 Senior Shanghai, China Graduated
Nick Hamilton 21 G 6'3" 201 Senior Inglewood, CA Graduated
Kingsley Okoroh 22 C 7'1" 267 Senior Derby, England Graduated
Marcus Lee 24 F 6'11" 225 RS Senior Antioch, CA Graduated
Deschon Winston 25 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Lake Balboa, CA Transferred to City College of San Francisco
Koko Jurdoghlian 30 G 6'2" 184 Sophomore La Cañada, CA Left team
Cole Welle 42 F 6'8" 230 Senior Aptos, CA Graduated

2018 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jacobi Gordon
#29 SF
Houston, TX Global Learning Village 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 31, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Matt Bradley
#20 SG
San Bernardino, CA Wasatch Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 1, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Connor Vanover
#43 C
Little Rock, AR Findlay College Prep 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Apr 12, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Andre Kelly
PF
Stockton, CA Lincoln High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sep 3, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPNN/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:

  • "2018 California Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Future recruits

2019 team recruits

College recruiting information (2019)
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 
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 
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)  
Star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPNN/A
Lars Thiemann
C
Leverkusen, Germany Bayern Giants Leverkusen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) N/A  
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/A
Kuany Kuany
PF
Melbourne, Australia Prolific Prep 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) May 9, 2019 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPNN/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

2018–19 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jacob Orender (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr Lafayette Jacksonville Beach, Florida
G 1 Darius McNeill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Westfield HS Houston, Texas
G 2 Juhwan Harris-Dyson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 203 lb (92 kg) So Heritage Christian Northridge, California
G 3 Paris Austin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Bishop O'Dowd HS/Boise State Oakland, California
F 10 Justice Sueing 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Mater Dei HS Honolulu, Hawaii
G 13 Jules Erving (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Holy Innocents' Episcopal School Atlanta, Georgia
F 15 Roman Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Windward HS Carson, California
G 20 Matt Bradley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Wasatch Academy San Bernardino, California
G 21 David Serge (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Oaks Christian Newbury Park, California
F 22 Andre Kelly 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Fr Lincoln HS Stockton, California
F/C 23 Connor Vanover 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Findlay Prep Little Rock, Arkansas
F 24 Jacobi Gordon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Aspire Academy Houston, Texas
F 34 Grant Anticevich 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Newington College Sydney, Australia
G 35 James Zhao (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 184 lb (83 kg) Fr Dulwich College Beijing Beijing, China
F 42 Blake Welle (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Fr Aptos HS Santa Cruz, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2018*
7:00 pm
Cal State East Bay W 82–62 
 18  Bradley   7  Tied   8  Austin  Haas Pavilion (3,568)
Berkeley, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2018*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Yale
Pac-12 China Game
L 59–76  0–1
 18  Austin   10  Kelly   2  Tied  Baoshan Sports Centre (4,048)
Shanghai, China
November 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
Hampton
Legends Classic campus-site game
W 80–66  1–1
 20  Austin   7  Tied   6  Austin  Haas Pavilion (3,312)
Berkeley, CA
November 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
Detroit Mercy
Legends Classic campus-site game
Cancelled[3] Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
November 19, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. St. John's
Legends Classic semifinals
L 79–82  1–2
 21  McNeill   9  Sueing   2   Tied  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
November 20, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Temple
Legends Classic consolation
L 59–76  1–3
 12  McNeill   6  Tied   4  Austin  Barclays Center 
Brooklyn, NY
November 26, 2018*
6:00 pm, P12N
Santa Clara W 78–66  2–3
 18  Bradley   6  Sueing   5  Austin  Haas Pavilion (4,116)
Berkeley, CA
December 1, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Saint Mary's L 71–84  2–4
 16  Sueing   6  Kelly   3  Austin  McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
December 5, 2018*
8:00 pm, P12N
San Francisco L 60–79  2–5
 17  Kelly   9  Kelly   8  Austin  Haas Pavilion (4,039)
Berkeley, CA
December 8, 2018*
7:30 pm, P12N
San Diego State W 89–83  3–5
 23  Sueing   6  Anticevich   9  Austin  Haas Pavilion (5,268)
Berkeley, CA
December 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
Cal Poly W 67–66  4–5
 15  Sueing   7  Sueing   2  Anticevich  Haas Pavilion (3,907)
Berkeley, CA
December 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, Stadium
at Fresno State L 73–95  4–6
 20  Tied   8  Sueing   6  Austin  Save Mart Center (5,836)
Fresno, CA
December 21, 2018*
7:00 pm, P12N
San Jose State W 88–80  5–6
 22  McNeill   10  Kelly   11  Austin  Haas Pavilion (3,443)
Berkeley, CA
December 29, 2018*
5:00 pm, P12N
Seattle L 73–82  5–7
 20  Austin   10  Kelly   2  Austin  Haas Pavilion (4,104)
Berkeley, CA
Pac-12 regular season
January 3, 2019
7:00 pm, P12N
at USC L 73–82  5–8
(0–1)
 16  Sueing   11  Sueing   6  Austin  Galen Center (3,371)
Los Angeles, CA
January 5, 2019
1:00 pm, P12N
at UCLA L 83–98  5–9
(0–2)
 23  McNeill   9  Sueing   5  Bradley  Pauley Pavilion (9,045)
Los Angeles, CA
January 9, 2019
6:00 pm, P12N
Arizona State L 66–80  5–10
(0–3)
 19  Bradley   7  Sueing   3  Harris-Dyson  Haas Pavilion (5,827)
Berkeley, CA
January 12, 2019
7:30 pm, P12N
Arizona L 65–87  5–11
(0–4)
 27  Sueing   5  Sueing   2  Tied  Haas Pavilion (7,868)
Berkeley, CA
January 17, 2019
7:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 59–82  5–12
(0–5)
 15  Sueing   7  Davis   3  Austin  Beasley Coliseum (2,130)
Pullman, WA
January 19, 2019
2:00 pm, P12N
at Washington L 52–71  5–13
(0–6)
 14  Kelly   8  Sueing   3  Tied  Alaska Airlines Arena (9,225)
Seattle, WA
January 24, 2019
8:00 pm, P12N
Colorado L 59–68  5–14
(0–7)
 13  Austin   4  Bradley   7  Austin  Haas Pavilion (5,720)
Berkeley, CA
January 26, 2019
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Utah L 64–82  5–15
(0–8)
 20  Sueing   7  Sueing   5  Bradley  Haas Pavilion (6,218)
Berkeley, CA
February 3, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPNU
Stanford L 81–84  5–16
(0–9)
 23  Sueing   7  Sueing   6  Bradley  Haas Pavilion (7,840)
Berkeley, CA
February 6, 2019
6:30 pm, FS1
at Oregon L 62–73  5–17
(0–10)
 17  Sueing   5  Sueing   5  Austin  Matthew Knight Arena (8,768)
Eugene, OR
February 9, 2019
2:30 pm, P12N
at Oregon State L 71–79  5–18
(0–11)
 16  Sueing   5  Austin   5  Bradley  Gill Coliseum (5,122)
Corvallis, OR
February 13, 2019
7:00 pm, P12N
UCLA L 67–75 OT 5–19
(0–12)
 18  McNeill   7  Sueing   4  Austin  Haas Pavilion (7,182)
Berkeley, CA
February 16, 2019
5:00 pm, P12N
USC L 66–89  5–20
(0–13)
 17  Sueing   8  Vanover   3  Sueing  Haas Pavilion (7,345)
Berkeley, CA
February 21, 2019
6:00 pm, FS1
at Arizona L 51–76  5–21
(0–14)
 18  Sueing   6  Sueing   2  Austin  McKale Center (13,737)
Tucson, AZ
February 24, 2019
3:00 pm, P12N
at Arizona State L 59–69  5–22
(0–15)
 23  Bradley   10  Bradley   4  Sueing  Wells Fargo Arena (11,618)
Tempe, AZ
February 28, 2019
8:00 pm, FS1
No. 25 Washington W 76–73  6–22
(1–15)
 19  McNeill   8  Sueing   9  Austin  Haas Pavilion (6,441)
Berkeley, CA
March 2, 2019
4:00 pm, P12N
Washington State W 76–69  7–22
(2–15)
 17  McNeill   6  Austin   6  Bradley  Haas Pavilion (7,406)
Berkeley, CA
March 7, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPNU
at Stanford W 64–59  8–22
(3–15)
 24  Vanover   10  Sueing   4  Austin  Maples Pavilion (3,822)
Stanford, CA
Pac-12 tournament
March 13, 2019
2:30 pm, P12N
(12) vs. (5) Colorado
First round
L 51–56  8–23
 17  Bradley   5  Bradley   3  Sueing  T-Mobile Arena (9,748)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

  1. ^ Borzello, Jeff (March 24, 2019). "California fires coach Jones after 8-23 season". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  2. ^ "Mark Fox Named Men's Basketball Coach" (Press release). California Golden Bears. March 29, 2019. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball Game At Cal Cancelled Due To Poor Air Quality". University of Detroit Mercy Athletics.