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.
Previous season
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 G 215 San Francisco, CA Graduated G 175 Burlington, ON Graduated G 198 Vallejo, CA Graduated; drafted to the Boston Celtics F 210 Yaoundé, CM Graduated G 205 Miami, FL Graduated C 265 San Marcos, CA Will graduate and transfer to San Diego State G 160 Alexandria, VA Left the team for personal reasons F 220 Oakland, CA Declared for 2017 NBA draft; drafted to the Memphis Grizzlies G 170 Chicago, IL Elected to transfer to Kansas
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, he had to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Had two years of remaining eligibility.
2017 recruiting class
School offers by recruit
Juhwan Harris-Dyson: California & Utah Trevin Knell: Air Force, California, Montana, Rice, Robert Morris, San Diego, Santa Clara, Southern Utah, Utah State, Utah Valley, Washington State, Weber State, & Wyoming Justice Sueing: California, Hawaii, Saint Mary's, San Francisco, & Utah Grant Anticevich: California
Future recruits
2018–19 team recruits
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Pac-12 regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Pac-12 tournament
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