2017–18 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

The 2017–18 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Wyking Jones 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 8–24, 2–16 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament to Stanford.

2017–18 California Golden Bears men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	8–24 (2–16 Pac–12)
Head coach	Wyking Jones (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Tim O'Toole Theo Robertson Chris Walker
Home arena	Haas Pavilion (Capacity: 11,877)
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 12 Arizona †	14	–	4		.778			27	–	8		.771
USC	12	–	6		.667			24	–	12		.667
UCLA	11	–	7		.611			21	–	12		.636
Utah	11	–	7		.611			23	–	12		.657
Stanford	11	–	7		.611			19	–	16		.543
Oregon	10	–	8		.556			23	–	13		.639
Washington	10	–	8		.556			21	–	13		.618
Colorado	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Arizona State	8	–	10		.444			20	–	12		.625
Oregon State	7	–	11		.389			16	–	16		.500
Washington State	4	–	14		.222			12	–	19		.387
California	2	–	16		.111			8	–	24		.250
† Pac-12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

Main article: 2016–17 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

The Golden Bears finished the season 21–13, 10–8 in the conference. During the season, they were invited and participated in the Pearl Harbor Basketball Invitational in Honolulu, Hawaii. California defeated Princeton but lost to Seton Hall to earn 2nd place. In the postseason, the Golden Bears defeated Oregon State and Utah in Pac-12 tournament in Paradise, Nevada to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Oregon. California was invited and participated in the 2017 National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Cal State Bakersfield; the Golden Bears hosted the match against the Roadrunners.

Off-season

Departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
Stephen Domingo	G	6'7"	215	RS Senior	San Francisco, CA	Graduated
Grant Mullins	G	6'3"	175	RS Senior	Burlington, ON	Graduated
Jabari Bird	G	6'6"	198	Senior	Vallejo, CA	Graduated; drafted to the Boston Celtics.
Roger Moute a Bidias	F	6'6"	210	Senior	Yaoundé, CM	Graduated
Sam Singer	G	6'4"	205	Senior	Miami, FL	Graduated
Kameron Rooks	C	7'1"	265	RS Junior	San Marcos, CA	Will graduate and transfer to San Diego State.[1]
Brandon Chauca	G	5'8"	160	Junior	Alexandria, VA	Left the team for personal reasons
Ivan Rabb	F	6'10"	220	Sophomore	Oakland, CA	Declared for 2017 NBA draft; drafted to the Memphis Grizzlies.[2]
Charlie Moore	G	5'11"	170	Freshman	Chicago, IL	Elected to transfer to Kansas.[3]

Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Paris Austin	G	6'0"	175	Junior	Oakland, CA	Transferred from Boise State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Austin will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Juhwan Harris-Dyson SF	Sherman Oaks, California	Heritage HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jul 13, 2016
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (80)
Trevin Knell SG	Woods Cross, Utah	Woods Cross HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 4, 2016
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (77)
Justice Sueing SF	Santa Ana, California	Mater Dei HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Feb 1, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (82)
Grant Anticevich PF	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia	Newington HS	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Mar 1, 2017
	Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Overall recruit ranking:    247Sports: #48
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: "2017 California Basketball Commitment List". Rivals. Retrieved April 19, 2017. "2017 California Player Commits". ESPN. Retrieved April 19, 2017. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved April 19, 2017.

School Offers by Recruit

• Juhwan Harris-Dyson:^[4] California & Utah
• Trevin Knell:^[5] Air Force, California, Montana, Rice, Robert Morris, San Diego, Santa Clara, Southern Utah, Utah State, Utah Valley, Washington State, Weber State, & Wyoming
• Justice Sueing:^[6] California, Hawaii, Saint Mary's, San Francisco, & Utah
• Grant Anticevich:^[7] California

Future recruits

2018–19 team recruits

College recruiting information (2018)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jacobi Gordon SF	Houston, TX	Global Learning Village	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	May 31, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Matt Bradley SF	San Bernardino, CA	Wasatch Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 1, 2017
	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
	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.

Roster

2017–18 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jacob Orender (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lafayette Jacksonville Beach, Florida G 1 Darius McNeill 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Westfield HS Houston, Texas G 2 Juhwan Harris-Dyson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Fr Heritage Christian Northridge, California G 3 Paris Austin (I)  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Bishop O'Dowd HS/Boise State Oakland, California F 10 Justice Sueing 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Fr Mater Dei HS Honolulu, Hawaii G 12 Austin McCullough 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Portage Central HS Portage, Michigan G 13 Jules Erving (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Holy Innocents' Episcopal School Atlanta, Georgia G 14 Don Coleman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Jr Lawson State C.C. Augusta, Georgia F 15 Roman Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 204 lb (93 kg) RS So Windward HS Carson, California G 20 Derek King (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Sr Santa Teresa HS/Foothill College Shanghai, China G 21 Nick Hamilton (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Sr Westchester HS Inglewood, California C 22 Kingsley Okoroh 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 267 lb (121 kg) Sr Westwind Prep Derby, England F 24 Marcus Lee 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Kentucky Antioch, California G 25 Deschon Winston 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Birmingham HS Lake Balboa, California G 30 Koko Kurdoghlian (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 184 lb (83 kg) So La Cañada HS La Cañada, California F 34 Grant Anticevich 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 217 lb (98 kg) Fr Newington College Sydney, Australia F 42 Cole Welle (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Aptos HS Aptos, California	Head coach Wyking Jones (Loyola Marymount) Assistant coach(es) Tim O'Toole (Fairfield) Chris Walker (Villanova) Theo Robertson (California) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, P12N		Providence (MT)	W 81–52	–	20 – Coleman	12 – Lee	4 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (N/A) Berkeley, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10* 9:00 pm, P12N		UC Riverside	L 66–74	0–1	32 – Coleman	18 – Okoroh	2 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (7,083) Berkeley, CA
Nov 12* 1:00 pm, P12N		Cal Poly	W 85–82	1–1	30 – Coleman	11 – Lee	4 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (6,405) Berkeley, CA
Nov 16* 6:00 pm, P12N		Wofford	W 79–65	2–1	17 – Tied	11 – Lee	5 – Lee	Haas Pavilion (6,102) Berkeley, CA
Nov 20* 2:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. No. 6 Wichita State Maui Invitational quarterfinals	L 82–92	2–2	35 – Coleman	6 – Sueing	4 – McNeill	Lahaina Civic Center (2,200) Maui, HI
Nov 21* 1:00 pm, ESPN2		vs. VCU Maui Invitational 2nd round consolation	L 69–83	2–3	21 – Coleman	12 – Lee	2 – 4 tied	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
Nov 22* 11:30 am, ESPNU		vs. Chaminade Maui Invitational 7th place game	L 72–96	2–4	23 – Sueing	7 – Sueing	1 – 6 tied	Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Maui, HI
Nov 28* 8:00 pm, P12N		Cal State Northridge	W 83–63	3–4	22 – McNeill	7 – Lee	4 – Harris-Dyson	Haas Pavilion (6,177) Berkeley, CA
Dec 2* 8:00 pm, P12N		Saint Mary's	L 63–74	3–5	23 – Lee	6 – Lee	4 – Coleman	Haas Pavilion (7,831) Berkeley, CA
Dec 6* 7:00 pm, P12N		Central Arkansas	L 69–96	3–6	20 – Coleman	9 – Harris-Dyson	2 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (7,813) Berkeley, CA
Dec 9* 2:00 pm, CBSSN		at San Diego State	W 63–62	4–6	19 – Coleman	10 – Okoroh	5 – Coleman	Viejas Arena (11,381) San Diego, CA
Dec 16* 1:00 pm, P12N		Cal State Fullerton	W 95–89 OT	5–6	30 – McNeill	12 – Lee	6 – McNeill	Haas Pavilion (6,758) Berkeley, CA
Dec 19* 7:00 pm		at Seattle	W 81–59	6–6	20 – McNeill	6 – Tied	6 – Coleman	KeyArena (2,418) Seattle, WA
Dec 21* 8:00 PM, P12N		Portland State	L 81–106	6–7	19 – Coleman	9 – Lee	4 – Hamilton	Haas Pavilion (6,589) Berkeley, CA
Pac-12 regular season
Dec 30 7:00 pm, FS1		at Stanford	W 77–74	7–7 (1–0)	19 – Lee	7 – Lee	3 – Coleman	Maples Pavilion (4,293) Stanford, CA
Jan 4, 2018 7:30 pm, P12N		USC	L 62–80	7–8 (1–1)	15 – Sueing	9 – Sueing	3 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (6,915) Berkeley, CA
Jan 6 3:30 pm, P12N		UCLA	L 84–107	7–9 (1–2)	22 – Sueing	15 – Lee	4 – McNeill	Haas Pavilion (8,888) Berkeley, CA
Jan 11 8:00 pm, P12N		at Washington	L 56–66	7–10 (1–3)	27 – Sueing	8 – Sueing	3 – Harris-Dyson	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,804) Seattle, WA
Jan 13 1:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	L 53–78	7–11 (1–4)	14 – Sueing	11 – Harris-Dyson	2 – Tied	Beasley Coliseum (3,178) Pullman, WA
Jan 17 6:00 pm, P12N		No. 14 Arizona	L 58–79	7–12 (1–5)	19 – Sueing	9 – Sueing	2 – Okoroh	Haas Pavilion (7,721) Berkeley, CA
Jan 20 7:30 pm, P12N		No. 16 Arizona State	L 73–81	7–13 (1–6)	23 – Lee	8 – Lee	3 – Sueing	Haas Pavilion (8,107) Berkeley, CA
Jan 25 7:30 pm, FS1		at UCLA	L 57–70	7–14 (1–7)	24 – Sueing	13 – Okoroh	5 – McNeil	Pauley Pavilion (8,028) Los Angeles, CA
Jan 28 1:00 pm, P12N		at USC	L 59–77	7–15 (1–8)	23 – Lee	12 – Lee	4 – Hamilton	Galen Center (6,144) Los Angeles, CA
Feb 1 6:00 pm, P12N		Oregon	L 53–66	7–16 (1–9)	16 – Coleman	8 – Okoroh	5 – McNeill	Haas Pavilion (7,531) Berkeley, CA
Feb 3 5:00 pm, P12N		Oregon State	W 74–70	8–16 (2–9)	16 – McNeill	12 – Okoroh	3 – McNeill	Haas Pavilion (8,581) Berkeley, CA
Feb 7 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at Colorado	L 64–68	8–17 (2–10)	12 – Tied	12 – Lee	2 – McNeill	Coors Events Center (6,385) Boulder, CO
Feb 10 6:30 pm, P12N		at Utah	L 43–77	8–18 (2–11)	10 – McNeill	6 – McNeill	1 – 7 tied	Jon M. Huntsman Center (14,358) Salt Lake City, UT
Feb 18 5:00 pm, ESPNU		Stanford	L 73–77	8–19 (2–12)	17 – Coleman	9 – Lee	4 – Coleman	Haas Pavilion (8,482) Berkeley, CA
Feb 22 8:00 pm, P12N		Washington State	L 76–78	8–20 (2–13)	25 – Sueing	9 – Harris-Dyson	7 – Harris-Dyson	Haas Pavilion (6,552) Berkeley, CA
Feb 24 1:30 pm, P12N		Washington	L 51–68	8–21 (2–14)	17 – McNeill	5 – Tied	4 – Coleman	Haas Pavilion (7,851) Berkeley, CA
Mar 1 6:00 pm, ESPNU		at Arizona State	L 53–84	8–22 (2–15)	16 – Coleman	5 – Tied	2 – Tied	Wells Fargo Arena (11,737) Tempe, AZ
Mar 3 3:30 pm, P12N		at No. 19 Arizona	L 54–66	8–23 (2–16)	17 – Sueing	9 – Okoroh	2 – Tied	McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ
Pac-12 tournament
March 7, 2018 2:30 pm, P12N	(12)	vs. (5) Stanford First round	L 58–76	8–24	19 – McNeill	8 – Coleman	2 – Sueing	T-Mobile Arena (8,619) Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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