2018–19 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

2018–19 California Golden Bears men's basketball
2018–19 California Golden Bears men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	8–23 (3–15 Pac–12)
Head coach	Wyking Jones (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Walker; Marty Wilson; David Grace;
Home arena	Haas Pavilion ; (Capacity: 11,877)
	Seasons ← 2017–18 2019–20 →

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.

ConferencePac-12 Conference

Record8–23 (3–15 Pac–12)

Headcoach

Wyking Jones (2nd season)

Assistant coaches

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2018–19 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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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]

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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

Name	Hometown	School	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
Jacobi Gordon #29 SF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Matt Bradley #20 SG	San Bernardino, CA	Wasatch Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 1, 2017
Matt Bradley #20 SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Connor Vanover #43 C	Little Rock, AR	Findlay College Prep	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	Apr 12, 2018
Connor Vanover #43 C	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Andre Kelly PF	Stockton, CA	Lincoln High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sep 3, 2017
Andre Kelly PF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.

College recruiting (2019)
Name	Hometown	School	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
Joel Brown PG	Recruit 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
D. J. Thorpe C	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dimitris Klonaras SG	Thessaloniki, Greece	PAOK B.C.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)
Dimitris Klonaras SG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Lars Thiemann C	Leverkusen, Germany	Bayern Giants Leverkusen	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	N/A
Lars Thiemann C	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kuany Kuany PF	Melbourne, Australia	Prolific Prep	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	May 9, 2019
Kuany Kuany PF	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.

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.

2018–19 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

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