2008–09 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2008–09 California Golden Bears Basketball California Golden Bears logo.svg 125px Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 22–11 11–7 Mike Montgomery Jay John Travis DeCuire Gregg Gottlieb Haas Pavilion NCAA tournament first round The 2008–09 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Montgomery's first season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participated in the Pacific-10 Conference. The Golden Bears finished the season 22–11, 11–7 in Pac-10 play to finish in third place. They lost to USC in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 tournament. They received an at–large bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 7 seed in the West Region. They were beaten by 10 seed Maryland in the first round. Roster 2008 California Golden Bears y Nican Robinson 0 G 5 10 185 Jr y Oakland, California W D.J. Seeley 1 G 6 4 185 Fr Stockton, California y Jorge Gutiérrez 2 G 6 3 185 Fr Chihuahua, Mexico y basketball Jerome Randle 3 G 5 10 160 Jr Chicago, Illinois y Jamal Boykin 10 F 6 8 230 Jr y Los Angeles, California y Nigel Carter 12 G 6 4 210 Fr Los Angeles, California W Nikola Knezevic 13 G 6 3 185 Jr y Belgrade, Serbia Max Zhang 14 C 7 3 225 Fr y Yantai City, China y Zhang Zhaoxu Omondi Amoke 21 F 6 7 215 Fr y Oxnard, California Eddie Miller 22 G 6 5 190 So Antioch, California W Patrick Christopher 23 G 6 5 215 Jr Compton, California y Theo Robertson 24 F 6 6 225 Jr y Pittsburgh, California Taylor Harrison 32 C 6 10 220 So y San Clemente, California n Jordan Wilkes 33 C 7 0 225 Jr y Los Angeles, California Harper Kamp 43 F 6 8 255 So Mesa, Arizona Mike Montgomery Travis DeCuire Gregg Gottlieb Jay John https://calberk_ftp.sidearmsports.com/custompages/www.calbears.com/fls/30100/old_site/pdf/m-baskbl/0809-mbb-mg-intro.pdf 13 March 2025 Sourcehttps://calbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2008-09 2008-09 M Basketball Roster University of California at Berkeley Athletics August 28, 2021https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/california/2009.html 2008–09 California Golden Bears Roster and Stats Sports Reference August 28, 2021 Schedule and results yes |- !colspan=9 style=California Golden Bears| Non-conference regular season Nov 15, 2008 yes 2008 Pacific Tigers Pacific Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 68–56 1–0 Nov 18, 2008 yes 2008 San Francisco Dons San Francisco Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 87–74 2–0 Nov 20, 2008 yes 2008 Texas–Pan American Broncs Texas–Pan American Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 85–58 3–0 Nov 24, 2008 yes 2008 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 82–47 4–0 Nov 28, 2008 yes yes 2008 none UNLV Runnin' Rebels UNLV Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 73–55 5–0 Nov 29, 2008 yes yes Florida State Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada 77–80 5–1 Dec 3, 2008 yes 2008 DePaul Blue Demons DePaul Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California CSN California 77–67 6–1 Dec 7, 2008 yes yes Missouri Mizzou Arena Columbia, Missouri ESPNU 66–93 6–2 Dec 10, 2008 yes yes Utah Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 72–69 7–2 Dec 20, 2008 yes 2008 Nevada Wolf Pack Nevada Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California CSN Bay Area Plus 75–66 8–2 Dec 22, 2008 yes 2008 Colgate Raiders Colgate Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 83–48 9–2 Dec 27, 2008 yes 2008 Dartmouth Big Green Dartmouth Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 98–62 10–2 Dec 28, 2008 yes 2008 Portland Pilots Portland Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 81–61 11–2 |- !colspan=9 style=California Golden Bears| Pac-10 regular season Jan 2, 2009 Arizona Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California CSN California 69–55 12–2 1–0 Jan 4, 2009 Arizona State 17 Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California CSN California 81–71 13–2 2–0 Jan 8, 2009 yes Washington State Friel Court Pullman, Washington 57–50 14–2 3–0 Jan 10, 2009 yes Washington Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington CSN California 88–85 3OT 15–2 4–0 Jan 17, 2009 yes 22 Stanford Maples Pavilion Stanford, California CSN Bay Area 69–75 15–3 4–1 Jan 22, 2009 Oregon State Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 65–69 15–4 4–2 Jan 24, 2009 Oregon Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California CSN California 76–69 16–4 5–2 Jan 29, 2009 yes UCLA 17 Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California FSN 66–81 16–5 5–3 Jan 31, 2009 yes USC Galen Center Los Angeles, California FSN 62–73 16–6 5–4 Feb 5, 2009 Washington 22 Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California 86–71 17–6 6–4 Feb 7, 2009 Washington State Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California FSN 71–63 18–6 7–4 Feb 14, 2009 Stanford Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California FSN 82–75 19–6 8–4 Feb 19, 2009 yes Oregon McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon CSN California 78–60 20–6 9–4 Feb 21, 2009 yes Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 54–65 20–7 9–5 Feb 26, 2009 USC Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California CSN California 81–78 OT 21–7 10–5 Feb 28, 2009 UCLA 22 Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California ESPN 68–72 21–8 10–6 Mar 5, 2009 yes Arizona McKale Center Tucson, Arizona FSN 83–77 22–8 11–6 Mar 7, 2009 yes Arizona State 21 Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona CBS 66–83 22–9 11–7 |- !colspan=9 style=California Golden Bears| Pac-10 tournament Mar 12, 2009 yes yes 3 USC 6 Staples Center Los Angeles, California Quarterfinals FSN 75–79 22–10 |- !colspan=9 style=California Golden Bears| NCAA tournament Mar 19, 2009 yes yes 7 W Maryland 10 W Sprint Center Kansas City, Missouri First Round CBS 71–84 22–11 AP poll Pacific W West Sourcehttps://calbears.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2008-09 2008-09 M Basketball Schedule University of California at Berkeley Athletics August 28, 2021 Rankings 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 19 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV 22 RV RV NR RV RV RV RV RV NR Coaches 0 19 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV 22 RV RV NR RV RV RV RV RV NR References External links CalBears.com https://web.archive.org/web/20101224152752/http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-baskbl/cal-m-baskbl-body.html 2010-12-24 California California Category:California Golden Bears men's basketball seasons California Golden Bears men's b California Golden Bears men's b