The 2014–15 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Cuonzo Martin'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. They finished the season 18–15, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament, where they lost to Arizona.
Previous season The 2013–14 California Golden Bears finished the season with an overall record of 21–14, and 10–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a five-way tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to Colorado. They received an at-large bid to the 2014 National Invitation Tournament, where they defeated Utah Valley in the first round and Arkansas in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to SMU.
On March 31, 2014, Head Coach Mike Montgomery announced his retirement from coaching.
Off Season
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year Notes Justin Cobbs 1 G 6’3” 190 Los Angeles, California RS senior Graduated Ricky Kreklow 24 G 6’6” 210 Los Angeles, California RS junior Transferred Jeff Powers 21 G 6’7” 235 Clayton, California RS senior Graduated Richard Solomon 35 F 6'10" 235 Los Angeles, California Senior Graduated
2014 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=12 style="background:#010066; color:#FFCC33;"| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style="background:#010066; color:#FFCC33;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#010066;"| Pac-12 regular season
!colspan=12 style="background:#010066;"| Pac-12 tournament
Source
See also 2014–15 California Golden Bears women's basketball team
References