2012–13 California Golden Bears men's basketball team


The 2012–13 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Montgomery's fifth season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participated in the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to Utah. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament where they defeated UNLV in the second round before losing in the third round to Syracuse.

2012–13 California Golden Bears men's basketball
DirecTV Classic Champions
NCAA tournament, Round of 32
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record21–12 (12–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
Seasons
2012–13 Pac-12 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 UCLA 13 5   .722 25 10   .714
No. 25 Oregon 12 6   .667 28 9   .757
No. 21 Arizona 12 6   .667 27 8   .771
California 12 6   .667 21 12   .636
Colorado 10 8   .556 21 12   .636
Arizona State 9 9   .500 22 13   .629
Stanford 9 9   .500 19 15   .559
Washington 9 9   .500 18 16   .529
USC 9 9   .500 14 18   .438
Utah 5 13   .278 15 18   .455
Oregon State 4 14   .222 14 18   .438
Washington State 4 14   .222 13 19   .406
Conference tournament winner
As of March 23, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

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# Name Height Weight (lbs.) Position Class Hometown Previous Team(s)
1 Justin Cobbs 6'2" 190 G RS Jr. Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Minnesota
3 Tyrone Wallace 6'4" 186 G Fr. Bakersfield, CA, U.S. Bakersfield HS
10 Garrett Galvin 6'4" 198 G Fr. Del Mar, CA, U.S. Torrey Pines HS
12 Brandon Smith 6'0" 180 G Sr. San Ramon, CA, U.S. De La Salle HS
14 Christian Behrens 6'9" 225 F So. Maple Valley, WA, U.S. Tahoma Sr. HS
15 Bak Bak 6'9" 240 F Sr. Sun Valley, CA, U.S. Village Christian HS
20 Kahlil Johnson 6'7" 206 F Fr. Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Price HS
21 Jeff Powers 6'7" 223 G RS Jr. Clayton, CA, U.S. Denver
22 Kaileb Rodriguez 6'9" 225 F Fr. Highlands Ranch, CO, U.S. Thunder Ridge HS
23 Allen Crabbe 6'6" 210 G Jr. Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Price HS
24 Ricky Kreklow 6'6" 210 G RS So. Columbia, MO, U.S. Missouri
34 Robert Thurman 6'10" 265 F Sr. North Edwards, CA, U.S. Norwich
35 Richard Solomon 6'10" 235 F Jr. Los Angeles, CA, U.S. Price HS
41 Geoffrey Frid 7'1" 235 C Fr. Carlsbad, CA, U.S. Impact Academy
45 David Kravish 6'10" 220 F So. Lee's Summit, MO, U.S. Lee's Summit North HS

Coaching staff

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Name Position Year at Cal Alma Mater (Year)
Mike Montgomery Head Coach 4th Colorado State (1976)
Gregg Gottlieb Assistant Coach 6th UCLA (1995)
Travis DeCuire Assistant Coach 4th Montana (1994)
John Montgomery Assistant Coach 4th Loyola Marymount (2007)

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2012*
7:30 pm
San Francisco State W 89–80 
Haas Pavilion (4,840)
Berkeley, CA
Regular season
11/11/2012*
7:00 pm, P12N
Cal State Bakersfield W 78–65  1–0
Haas Pavilion (8,715)
Berkeley, CA
11/13/2012*
6:30 pm, P12N
Pepperdine W 79–62  2–0
Haas Pavilion (6,403)
Berkeley, CA
11/16/2012*
5:00 pm, RTRM
at Denver W 72–61  3–0
Magness Arena (4,337)
Denver, CO
11/22/2012*
8:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Drake
DIRECTV Classic Quarterfinals
W 73–70  4–0
Anaheim Convention Center (1,087)
Anaheim, CA
11/23/2012*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Georgia Tech
DIRECTV Classic semifinals
W 68–57  5–0
Anaheim Convention Center (1,627)
Anaheim, CA
11/25/2012*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. Pacific
DIRECTV Classic Championship
W 78–58  6–0
Anaheim Convention Center (2,527)
Anaheim, CA
12/02/2012*
1:00 pm, BTN
at Wisconsin L 56–81  6–1
Kohl Center (16,596)
Madison, WI
12/09/2012*
3:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 21 UNLV L 75–76  6–2
Haas Pavilion (8,724)
Berkeley, CA
12/15/2012*
8:00 pm, P12N
No. 16 Creighton L 64–74  6–3
Haas Pavilion (8,116)
Berkeley, CA
12/18/2012*
8:00 pm, P12N
UC Santa Barbara W 68–59  7–3
Haas Pavilion (6,489)
Berkeley, CA
12/22/2012*
2:00 pm, P12N
Prairie View A&M W 85–53  8–3
Haas Pavilion (5,427)
Berkeley, CA
12/29/2012*
5:00 pm, P12N
Harvard L 62–67  8–4
Haas Pavilion (8,334)
Berkeley, CA
01/03/2013
8:00 pm, FSN
at UCLA L 65–79  8–5 (0–1)
Pauley Pavilion (9,406)
Los Angeles, CA
01/05/2013
8:00 pm, FSN
at USC W 72–64  9–5 (1–1)
Galen Center (4,372)
Los Angeles, CA
01/09/2013
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Washington L 47–62  9–6 (1–2)
Haas Pavilion (6,856)
Berkeley, CA
01/12/2013
1:00 pm, P12N
Washington State W 67–54  10–6 (2–2)
Haas Pavilion (7,347)
Berkeley, CA
01/19/2013
1:30 pm, FSN
at Stanford L 59–69  10–7 (2–3)
Maples Pavilion (5,877)
Stanford, CA
01/24/2013
5:30 pm, P12N
at Utah W 62–57  11–7 (3–3)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (8,880)
Salt Lake City, UT
01/27/2013
12:30 pm, FSN
at Colorado L 71–81  11–8 (3–4)
Coors Events Center (10,132)
Boulder, CO
01/31/2013
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Oregon State W 71–68  12–8 (4–4)
Haas Pavilion (8,261)
Berkeley, CA
02/02/2013
1:30 pm, FSN
No. 10 Oregon W 58–54  13–8 (5–4)
Haas Pavilion (9,457)
Berkeley, CA
02/07/2013
6:30 pm, P12N
at Arizona State L 62–66  13–9 (5–5)
Wells Fargo Arena (6,010)
Tempe, AZ
02/10/2013
4:00 pm, P12N
at No. 7 Arizona W 77–69  14–9 (6–5)
McKale Center (14,545)
Tucson, AZ
02/14/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN2
UCLA W 76–63  15–9 (7–5)
Haas Pavilion (9,854)
Berkeley, CA
02/17/2013
7:00 pm, FSN
USC W 76–68  16–9 (8–5)
Haas Pavilion (9,127)
Berkeley, CA
02/21/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 23 Oregon W 48–46  17–9 (9–5)
Matthew Knight Arena (8,223)
Eugene, OR
02/23/2013
3:00 pm, P12N
at Oregon State W 60–59  18–9 (10–5)
Gill Coliseum (6,034)
Corvallis, OR
02/28/2013
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Utah W 64–46  19–9 (11–5)
Haas Pavilion (7,091)
Berkeley, CA
03/02/2013
2:00 pm, ESPNU
Colorado W 62–46  20–9 (12–5)
Haas Pavilion (10,679)
Berkeley, CA
03/06/2013
8:00 pm, ESPN2
Stanford L 70–83  20–10 (12–6)
Haas Pavilion (11,877)
Berkeley, CA
Pac-12 tournament
03/14/2013
6:00 pm, P12N
vs. Utah
Quarterfinals
L 69–79 OT 20–11
MGM Grand Garden Arena (10,566)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
03/21/2013*
4:45 pm, truTV
No. (12 E) vs. (5 E) UNLV
Second Round
W 64–61  21–11
HP Pavilion (17,997)
San Jose, CA
03/23/2013*
6:40 pm, TBS
No. (12 E) vs. (4 E) Syracuse
Third Round
L 60–66  21–12
HP Pavilion (18,030)
San Jose, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is Seed with Region E=East.

Notes

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  • March 2013 – Senior guard Allen Crabbe was named the 2012–13 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Year.

References

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  1. ^ "Basketball – M – 2012–13 Roster". GoDucks.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
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