2008–09 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

The 2008–09 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Montgomery's first season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participated in the Pacific-10 Conference. The Golden Bears finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in Pac-10 play to finish in third place. They lost to USC in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 tournament. They received an at–large bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 7 seed in the West Region. They were beaten by 10 seed Maryland in the first round.

2008–09 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record22–11 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
Seasons
2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 15 Washington 14 4   .778 26 9   .743
No. 18 UCLA 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
No. 19 Arizona State 11 7   .611 25 10   .714
California 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
USC 9 9   .500 22 13   .629
Arizona 9 9   .500 21 14   .600
Washington State 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Oregon State 7 11   .389 18 18   .500
Stanford 6 12   .333 20 14   .588
Oregon 2 16   .111 8 23   .258
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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2008–09 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Jerome Randle 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Source[1][2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 15, 2008*
Pacific W 68–56  1–0
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Nov 18, 2008*
San Francisco W 87–74  2–0
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Nov 20, 2008*
Texas–Pan American W 85–58  3–0
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Nov 24, 2008*
North Carolina A&T W 82–47  4–0
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Nov 28, 2008*
at UNLV W 73–55  5–0
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, Nevada
Nov 29, 2008*
vs. Florida State L 77–80  5–1
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, Nevada
Dec 3, 2008*
DePaul W 77–67  6–1
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Dec 7, 2008*
at Missouri L 66–93  6–2
Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, Missouri
Dec 10, 2008*
at Utah W 72–69  7–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 20, 2008*
Nevada W 75–66  8–2
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Dec 22, 2008*
Colgate W 83–48  9–2
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Dec 27, 2008*
Dartmouth W 98–62  10–2
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Dec 28, 2008*
Portland W 81–61  11–2
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Pac-10 Regular Season
Jan 2, 2009
Arizona W 69–55  12–2
(1–0)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Jan 4, 2009
No. 17 Arizona State W 81–71  13–2
(2–0)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Jan 8, 2009
at Washington State W 57–50  14–2
(3–0)
Friel Court 
Pullman, Washington
Jan 10, 2009
at Washington W 88–85 3OT 15–2
(4–0)
Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
Jan 17, 2009
No. 22 at Stanford L 69–75  15–3
(4–1)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Jan 22, 2009
Oregon State L 65–69  15–4
(4–2)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Jan 24, 2009
Oregon W 76–69  16–4
(5–2)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Jan 29, 2009
at No. 17 UCLA L 66–81  16–5
(5–3)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 31, 2009
at USC L 62–73  16–6
(5–4)
Galen Center 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 5, 2009
No. 22 Washington W 86–71  17–6
(6–4)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Feb 7, 2009
Washington State W 71–63  18–6
(7–4)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Feb 14, 2009
Stanford W 82–75  19–6
(8–4)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Feb 19, 2009
at Oregon W 78–60  20–6
(9–4)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Feb 21, 2009
at Oregon State L 54–65  20–7
(9–5)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 26, 2009
USC W 81–78 OT 21–7
(10–5)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Feb 28, 2009
No. 22 UCLA L 68–72  21–8
(10–6)
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Mar 5, 2009
at Arizona W 83–77  22–8
(11–6)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 7, 2009
at No. 21 Arizona State L 66–83  22–9
(11–7)
Wells Fargo Arena 
Tempe, Arizona
Pac-10 tournament
Mar 12, 2009*
(3) vs. (6) USC
Quarterfinals
L 75–79  22–10
Staples Center 
Los Angeles, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 19, 2009*
(7 W) vs. (10 W) Maryland
First Round
L 71–84  22–11
Sprint Center 
Kansas City, Missouri
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Pacific.

Source[3]

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "2008-09 M Basketball Roster". University of California at Berkeley Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  2. ^ "2008–09 California Golden Bears Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "2008-09 M Basketball Schedule". University of California at Berkeley Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2021.
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