2019–20 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

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.

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)
Seasons
2019–20 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 13 Oregon 13 5   .722 24 7   .774
UCLA 12 6   .667 19 12   .613
USC 11 7   .611 22 9   .710
Arizona State 11 7   .611 20 11   .645
Arizona 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Colorado 10 8   .556 21 11   .656
Stanford 9 9   .500 20 12   .625
Oregon State 7 11   .389 18 13   .581
Utah 7 11   .389 16 15   .516
California 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Washington State 6 12   .333 16 16   .500
Washington 5 13   .278 15 17   .469
Note: The 2020 Pac-12 Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Darius McNeill 1 G 6'3" 182 Sophomore Houston, TX Transferred to SMU
Justice Sueing 10 F 6'7" 215 Sophomore Honolulu, HI Transferred to Ohio State
Roman Davis 15 F 6'7" 210 RS Junior Carson, CA Transferred
Connor Vanover 23 F/C 7'3" 225 Freshman Little Rock, AR Transferred to Arkansas
James Zhao 35 G 6'3" 184 Freshman Beijing, China Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons

Incoming transfers

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Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Kareem South 10 G 6'2" 185 RS Senior Toronto, ON Transferred from Texas A&M–Corpus Christi. Will be eligible to play immediately since South graduated from Texas A&M–Corpus Christi.

2019 recruiting class

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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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Dimitris Klonaras
SG
Thessaloniki, Greece PAOK B.C. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247Sports:     ESPNN/A
Lars Thiemann
C
Leverkusen, Germany Bayern Giants Leverkusen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) N/A  
Recruiting 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 
Recruiting 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:

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

2020 recruiting class

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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:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPNN/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:    Rivals:    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

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2019–20 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jacob Orender (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) RS Sr Lafayette Jacksonville Beach, Florida
G 1 Joel Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Brampton, Ontario
G 2 Juhwan Harris-Dyson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg) Jr Heritage Christian Northridge, California
G 3 Paris Austin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Boise State Oakland, California
G 10 Kareem South 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Toronto, Ontario
F 12 Kuany Kuany 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Fr Prolific Prep Melbourne, Australia
F 13 Jules Erving (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Holy Innocents' Episcopal School Atlanta, Georgia
F 15 Grant Anticevich 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Newington College Sydney, Australia
G 20 Matt Bradley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Wasatch Academy San Bernardino, California
F/C 21 Lars Thiemann 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 248 lb (112 kg) Fr Bayer Giants U19 Krefeld, Germany
F 22 Andre Kelly 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Lincoln HS Stockton, California
G 23 David Serge (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Oaks Christian Newbury Park, California
F 24 Jacobi Gordon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 216 lb (98 kg) So Aspire Academy Houston, Texas
G 25 Logan Alters 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr NSU University School Miami, Florida
F 33 D. J. Thorpe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Lake Travis HS Lake Travis, Texas
G 34 Dimitrios Klonaras 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr P.A.O.K. BC Thessaloniki, Greece
F 42 Blake Welle (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) So 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

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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

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  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".