The 2009–10 California Golden Bears

California Golden Bears

The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 29 varsity athletic programs and various club teams of the University of California, Berkeley...

 men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley

University of California, Berkeley

The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...

 in the 2009–10

2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season

The 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2009, and ended with the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament's championship game on April 5, 2010 on the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The opening round occurred on Tuesday, March 16, 2010, followed by first...

 college basketball

College basketball

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 season. This was head coach Mike Montgomery

Mike Montgomery

Mike Montgomery is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the California Golden Bears men's basketball team. He was also the men's basketball coach of at Stanford from 1986 to 2004 and at the University of Montana for eight seasons prior to coaching at Stanford...

's 2nd season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion

Haas Pavilion

The Walter A. Haas, Jr. Pavilion is the home of the University of California's men's and women's basketball, women's volleyball, and men's and women's gymnastics teams...

 and participate in the Pacific-10 Conference

2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball season

The 2009–10 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball season began with practices on October 17, 2009 and ended with the Pac-10 Tournament on March 10–13, 2010 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.-Pre-season:...

. The Golden Bears finished the season 24–11, 13–5 in Pac-10 play to win the regular season conference championship, their first regular season title since the 1959–60 season. They lost to Washington

2009–10 Washington Huskies men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington in the 2009–10 college basketball season. This was head coach Lorenzo Romar's 8th season at Washington. The Huskies played their home games at Bank of America Arena and are members of the Pacific-10...

 in the finals of the Pac-10 tournament

2010 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament

-Tournament notes:*Officials: Dick Cartmell, Scott Thornley, Michael Reed*Attendance: 15,851*Jerome Randle became Cal's leading scorer during the tournament when Cal defeated UCLA 85–72 in the semifinals, surpassing Sean Lampley with 1,790 career points and was perfect at the free-throw line , a...

. They received an at–large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament

The first and second round games were played at the following sites:*March 18 / 20*March 25 / 27*March 26 / 28Each regional winner advanced to the Final Four, held on April 3 and 5 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Lucas Oil Stadium, hosted by the Horizon League and Butler University, as per the NCAA's...

, earning a 8 seed in the South Region. They defeated 9 seed Louisville

2009–10 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team

__FORCETOC__The 2009–10 Louisville Cardinals men's basketball team represented the University of Louisville Cardinals in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by Rick Pitino in his ninth year at the school. Louisville is a member of the Big East Conference....

 in the first round before falling to 1 seed and AP #3 Duke

2009–10 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Duke University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski, the Blue Devils won the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, claiming the school's fourth national title.Duke led...

 in the second round. The Blue Devils went on to claim their fourth national title.

Pre-season

In the Pac-10 preseason poll, released October 29 in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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, California

California

California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

 during the Pac-10 media days California was selected to finish 1st in the conference.

Roster

#	Name	Height	Weight (lbs.)	Position	Class	Hometown	Previous Team(s)
0	Nigle Carter	6'4"	205	G	So.	Los Angeles, CA, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Dorsey HS Susan Miller Dorsey High School Susan Miller Dorsey High School is a high school located in Los Angeles, California.Dorsey is a part of the Los Angeles Unified School District. The school serves Baldwin Hills, Baldwin Village, Jefferson Park, Leimert Park, and portions of Crenshaw....
1	D.J. Seeley	6'4"	195	G	So.	Stockton, CA, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Modesto Christian HS
2	Jorge Gutierrez	6'3"	195	G	So.	Chihuahua, Mexico Mexico The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...	Findlay Prep
3	Jerome Randle Jerome Randle Jerome J. Randle is an American professional basketball player who currently plays for Türk Telekom B.K. in the Turkish Basketball League.- College career :...	5'10"	172	G	Sr.	Chicago, IL, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Hales Franciscan HS Hales Franciscan High School Hales Franciscan High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago.-Background:...
10	Jamal Boykin	6'8"	240	F	Sr.	Los Angeles, CA, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Fairfax High School HS Fairfax High School (Los Angeles) Fairfax High School is a Los Angeles Unified School District high school located in Los Angeles, USA, near the border of West Hollywood in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles... Duke Duke University Duke University is a private research university located in Durham, North Carolina, United States. Founded by Methodists and Quakers in the present day town of Trinity in 1838, the school moved to Durham in 1892. In 1924, tobacco industrialist James B...
12	Brandon Smith	5'11"	185	G	Fr.	San Ramon, CA, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	De La Salle HS De La Salle High School (Concord, California) De La Salle High School is a Roman Catholic Private school for boys in Concord, California, United States. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, the school was founded in 1965 as a Lasallian institution. De La Salle currently enrolls just over 1,000 students, and roughly 99% of each...
13	Nikola Knezevic	6'3"	190	G	Sr.	Belgrade Belgrade Belgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe... , Serbia Serbia Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...	Fifth Economy School
14	Max Zhang Zhang Zhaoxu Zhang Zhaoxu or Max Zhang is a Chinese basketball player. He currently plays for the Shanghai Sharks in the Chinese Basketball Association, having arrived from the University of California, Berkeley in 2010. He is also a member of the Chinese national basketball team-NCAA career:Zhang played...	7'3"	240	C Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...	So.	Yantai Yantai Yantai is a prefecture-level city in northeastern Shandong province, People's Republic of China. Located on the southern coast of the Bohai Sea and the eastern coast of the Laizhou Bay, Yantai borders the cities of Qingdao and Weihai to the southwest and east respectively.The largest fishing... , Shandong Shandong ' is a Province located on the eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. Shandong has played a major role in Chinese history from the beginning of Chinese civilization along the lower reaches of the Yellow River and served as a pivotal cultural and religious site for Taoism, Chinese...  China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...	No. 4 Yantai HS
15	Bak Bak	6'9"	210	F	Fr.	Sun Valley, CA, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Village Christian HS
21	Omondi Amoke	6'7"	225	F	So.	Oxnard, CA, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Oxnard Oxnard High School Oxnard High School, or OHS as it is commonly referred to, is a public four-year high school serving grades 9–12 in Oxnard, Ventura County, California, United States...
23	Patrick Christopher	6'5"	220	G	Sr.	Compton, CA, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Dominguez HS Dominguez High School Dominguez High School is a four-year secondary school located in Compton, California. It is part of the Compton Unified School District.The school's current principal is Rigoberto Roman...
24	Theo Robertson	6'6"	230	F	Sr.	Pittsburg, CA, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	De La Salle HS De La Salle High School (Concord, California) De La Salle High School is a Roman Catholic Private school for boys in Concord, California, United States. Located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland, the school was founded in 1965 as a Lasallian institution. De La Salle currently enrolls just over 1,000 students, and roughly 99% of each...
32	Robert Thurman	6'10"	245	F	So.	North Edwards, CA, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Desert HS Muroc Joint Unified School District Muroc Joint Unified School District is a public K-12 unified school system of approximately 2400 students, located in the Mojave Desert approximately northeast of Los Angeles. It was founded as an elementary school in 1911 at Edwards. Boron students were bussed to the air base for their... Norwich Norwich University Norwich University is a private university located in Northfield, Vermont . The university was founded in 1819 at Norwich, Vermont, as the American Literary, Scientific and Military Academy. It is the oldest of six Senior Military Colleges, and is recognized by the United States Department of...
43	Harper Kamp	6'8"	250	F	Jr.	Mesa, AZ, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Mountain View HS Mountain View High School (Mesa) Mountain View High School is a high school in Mesa, Arizona. It was established in 1976. It is known for its numerous athletic and academic accomplishments...
45	Markhuri Sanders-Frison	6'7"	275	C Center (basketball) The center, colloquially known as the five or the post, is one of the standard positions in a regulation basketball game. The center is normally the tallest player on the team, and often has a great deal of strength and body mass as well...	Jr.	Portland, OR, U.S. United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Jefferson HS South Plains South Plains College South Plains College is a community college located in Levelland, Texas. It operates satellite branches in Plainview and at the Reese Technology Center, formerly Reese Air Force Base, in Lubbock. SPC also has many classes in the Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center in Lubbock, as part of a...

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at Cal	Alma Mater Alma mater Alma mater , pronounced ), was used in ancient Rome as a title for various mother goddesses, especially Ceres or Cybele, and in Christianity for the Virgin Mary.-General term:...  (Year)
Mike Montgomery Mike Montgomery Mike Montgomery is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the California Golden Bears men's basketball team. He was also the men's basketball coach of at Stanford from 1986 to 2004 and at the University of Montana for eight seasons prior to coaching at Stanford...	Head Coach	2nd	Colorado State Colorado State University Colorado State University is a public research university located in Fort Collins, Colorado. The university is the state's land grant university, and the flagship university of the Colorado State University System.The enrollment is approximately 29,932 students, including resident and...  (1976)
Jay John Jay John Jay John is currently an assistant men's basketball coach for the California Golden Bears at the University of California, Berkeley. He was the former men's basketball head coach of the Oregon State Beavers at Oregon State University.-Early life:John's college basketball playing career was as a...	Assistant Coach	2nd	Arizona University of Arizona The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...  (1981)
Travis DeCuire	Assistant Coach	2nd	Montana (1994)
Gregg Gottlieb	Assistant Coach	3rd	UCLA University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...  (1995)
John Montgomery	Director of Basketball Operations	2nd	Loyola Marymount Loyola Marymount University Loyola Marymount University is a comprehensive co-educational private Roman Catholic university in the Jesuit and Marymount traditions located in Los Angeles, California, United States...  (2007)

Schedule and results

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