The 2012–13 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Montgomery's fifth season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participated in the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 12–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to Utah. They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA tournament, where they defeated UNLV in the second round before losing in the third round to Syracuse.
Roster #NameHeightWeight (lbs.)PositionClassHometownPrevious team(s)1Justin Cobbs6'2"190GRS Jr.Los Angeles, CA, U.S.Minnesota3Tyrone Wallace6'4"186GFr.Bakersfield, CA, U.S.Bakersfield HS10Garrett Galvin6'4"198GFr.Del Mar, CA, U.S.Torrey Pines HS12Brandon Smith6'0"180GSr.San Ramon, CA, U.S.De La Salle HS14Christian Behrens6'9"225FSo.Maple Valley, WA, U.S.Tahoma Sr. HS15Bak Bak6'9"240FSr.Sun Valley, CA, U.S.Village Christian HS20Kahlil Johnson6'7"206FFr.Los Angeles, CA, U.S.Price HS21Jeff Powers6'7"223GRS Jr.Clayton, CA, U.S.Denver22Kaileb Rodriguez6'9"225FFr.Highlands Ranch, CO, U.S.ThunderRidge HS23Allen Crabbe6'6"210GJr.Los Angeles, CA, U.S.Price HS24Ricky Kreklow6'6"210GRS So.Columbia, MO, U.S.Missouri34Robert Thurman6'10"265FSr.North Edwards, CA, U.S.Norwich35Richard Solomon6'10"235FJr.Los Angeles, CA, U.S.Price HS41Geoffrey Frid7'1"235CFr.Carlsbad, CA, U.S.Impact Academy45David Kravish6'10"220FSo.Lee's Summit, MO, U.S.Lee's Summit North HS
Coaching staff Name Position Year at Cal Alma mater (year)Mike MontgomeryHead coach 4th Colorado State (1976)Gregg Gottlieb Assistant coach 6th UCLA (1995)Travis DeCuire Assistant coach 4th Montana (1994)John Montgomery Assistant coach 4th Loyola Marymount (2007)
Schedule and results
!colspan=9| Exhibition
!colspan=9| Regular season
!colspan=9| Pac-12 tournament
!colspan=9| NCAA tournament
Notes March 2013 – Senior guard Allen Crabbe was named the 2012–13 Pac-12 Men's Basketball Player of the Year.
References
External links CalBears.com