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2009-10 GOLDEN BEARS FACTS BEAR FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Location: Berkeley, CA 94720 Founded: 1868 2009-10 Golden Bears Roster ................................................ 2 Enrollment: 33,000 A Look at the Golden Bears .................................................3-4 Colors: Blue (282) & Gold (116) Opponent Scouting Report ..................................................... 5 Nickname: Golden Bears Golden Bear Notes ..............................................................6-9 Chancellor: Dr. Robert Birgeneau Updated California Records Lists .................................... 10-11 Athletic Director: Sandy Barbour 2010 NCAA Tournament Bracket .......................................... 12 Arena: Walter A. Haas Jr. Pavilion (11,877) Conference: Pacific-10 Cal vs. NCAA Tournament Field ........................................... 13 NCAA Tournament Appearances: 16 Cal in Postseason Play ....................................................14-15 1946, ’57, ’58, ’59, ’60, ’90, ’93, ’94, ’96, ’97, 2001, ’02, ’03, ’06, NCAA Tournament Records.............................................16-17 ’09, ’10 Head Coach Mike Montgomery .......................................18-20 NCAA Final Four Appearances: 3 Assistant Coaches ................................................................ 21 1946 (4th), 1959 (1st), 1960 (2nd) 2009-10 Player Profiles ...................................................22-32 2009-10 Regular Season Record: 23-10 2009-10 Pac-10 Record/Finish: 13-5/1st Pacific-10 Conference Final Standings & Honors ................ 33 2010 Pac-10 Tournament Finish: 2nd 2009-10 Statistics ............................................................34-38 The Last Time ..................................................................39-40 MEDIA RELATIONS 2009-10 Box Scores ........................................................41-49 STAFF 2009-10 California Broadcast Roster ................................... 50 Media Relations (BB Contact): Tim Miguel Cell Phone: (510) 326-9761 WE ARE CALIFORNIA [email protected] Tim Miguel E-mail: When referring to any California athletic team, please use PHOTO CREDITS either “California” or “Cal” to denote the institution and “Golden Bears” or “Bears” when indicating the mascot. Refrain from using Official photography services provided by Michael Pimentel, such names as UC Berkeley, California-Berkeley, Cal-Berkeley, Kelley Cox and John Todd of GoldenBearSports.com. Additional Cal State Berkeley. photography by Ray Barbour, among others. GOLDEN BEAR HONOREES JEROME RANDLE JORGE GUTIERREZ Pac-10 Player of the Year (coaches) Pac-10 All-Defensive (coaches) Pac-10 Player of the Year (CBSSports.com) Pac-10 Player of the Year (Sporting News) USBWA District IX Player of the Year All-Pac-10 (FoxSports.com) 4th-team All-American (Sporting News) 4th-team All-American (FoxSports.com) Pac-10 Player of the Week (Feb. 15) THEO ROBERTSON USBWA National Player of the Week (Feb. 15) 2nd-team All-Pac-10 (coaches) Pac-10 All-Tournament Team 2nd-team All-Pac-10 (Sporting News) Pac-10 All-Tournament Team PATRICK CHRISTOPHER 1st-team All-Pac-10 (coaches) 1st-team All-Pac-10 (Sporting News) USBWA All-District IX All-Pac-10 (CBSSports.com) MIKE MONTGOMERY All-Pac-10 (FoxSports.com) Pac-10 Coach of the Year (CBSSports.com) HM Pac-10 All-Defensive (coaches) Pac-10 Coach of the Year (Sporting News) Pac-10 Player of the Week (Dec. 14) JAMAL BOYKIN 2nd-team All-Pac-10 (coaches) Pac-10 Player of the Week (March 1) Pac-10 All-Tournament Team CalBears.com CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS 2009-10 Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament Guide 1 2009-10 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS ROSTER 2009-10 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS BACK ROW (left to right): Omondi Amoke, Markhuri Sanders-Frison, Jamal Boykin, Max Zhang, Robert Thurman, Bak Bak, Harper Kamp. FRONT ROW (left to right): Gregg Gottlieb, Mike Montgomery, Theo Robertson, D.J. Seeley, Jorge Gutierrez, Jerome Randle, Brandon Smith, Nigel Carter, Nikola Knezevic, Patrick Christopher, Jay John, Travis DeCuire. 2009-10 GOLDEN BEAR ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown/Previous School 0 Nigel Carter* G 6-4 205 So 1V Los Angeles, CA/Dorsey HS 1 D.J. Seeley G 6-4 195 So 1V Stockton, CA/Modesto Christian HS 2 Jorge Gutierrez G 6-3 195 So 1V Chihuahua, Mexico/Findlay College Prep 3 Jerome Randle G 5-10 172 Sr 3V Chicago, IL/Hales Franciscan HS 10 Jamal Boykin ^ F 6-8 240 Sr 2V Los Angeles, CA/Duke/Fairfax HS 12 Brandon Smith G 5-11 185 Fr HS San Ramon, CA/De La Salle HS 13 Nikola Knezevic ^ G 6-3 190 Sr 3V Belgrade, Serbia/Fifth Economy School 14 Max Zhang ^ C 7-3 240 So 1V Yantai, China/No. 4 Yantai HS 15 Bak Bak F 6-9 210 Fr HS Sun Valley, CA/Village Christian HS 21 Omondi Amoke ^ F 6-7 225 So 1V Oxnard, CA/Oxnard HS 23 Patrick Christopher G 6-5 220 Sr 3V Compton, CA/Dominguez HS 24 Theo Robertson ^ F 6-6 230 Sr 3V Pittsburg, CA/De La Salle HS 32 Robert Thurman * F 6-10 245 So Tr North Edwards, CA/Norwich University 43 Harper Kamp F 6-8 250 Jr 2V Mesa, AZ/Mountain View HS 45 Markhuri Sanders-Frison C 6-7 275 Jr TR Portland, OR/South Plains College *denotes walk-on ^denotes player has used redshirt season Head Coach: Mike Montgomery (Long Beach State ’68) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Record at Cal: 45-21 (2nd year) 592-265 (28th year) Omondi Amoke .............................oh-MOHN-dee ah-MOE-key Career Record: Jay John (Arizona ’81), Bak Bak ................................................................BAHK BAHK Assistant Coaches: Travis DeCuire (Montana ’94), Gregg Gottlieb (UCLA ’94) Jorge Gutierrez ............................... HOR-hay goo-tee-ERR-ez Barry Parsons Nikola Knezevic ........................NEE-koh-lah k-NEH-zhuh-vich Athletic Trainer: John Montgomery Markhuri Sanders-Frison ....................... Mar-KUR-ee FRY-son Director of Basketball Operations: Derrick Wrobel Max Zhang ....................................................................JAHNG Director of External Relations: Marlon Stewart Travis DeCuire .........................................................deh-CURE Video Coordinator: Equipment Manager: Brett Flores Administrative Assistant: Jenna Hall 2 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS 2009-10 Men's Basketball NCAA Tournament Guide CalBears.com A LOOK AT THE GOLDEN BEARS CALIFORNIA (23-10) TO MEET time (also 1994 when future NBA first-round picks Jason Kidd and Lamond Murray were on the roster), and Cal came through with LOUISVILLE IN NCAA FIRST ROUND the league title – a first for the Bears since Pete Newell’s squads NO. 8 SEED GOLDEN BEARS EARN won the last of four straight conference championships in 1960. In the process, current head coach Mike Montgomery became the TRIP TO JACKSONVILLE FOR MATCHUP first Cal coach – and just the fourth non-UCLA Pac-10 coach – to WITH NINTH-SEEDED CARDINALS enjoy back-to-back 20-win seasons in the first two years overseeing the program (Cal was 22-11 in 2008-09). Montgomery won his fifth #8 California Golden Bears (23-10, 13-5 Pac-10) vs. Pac-10 title this year, including four at Stanford, and recorded his #9 Louisville Cardinals (20-12, 11-7 Big East) 19th 20-win season overall. Friday, March 19, approximately 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT, The 2009-10 Bears are built around a pair of two-time first-team Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Fla. All-Pac-10 selections in senior guards Jerome Randle and Patrick Radio: KFRC (1550 AM) Christopher, as well as two All-Pac-10 second team picks, Theo TV: CBS Robertson and Jamal Boykin. Randle, the fifth player in school history to earn Pac-10 Player of the Year honors, is among the ith its first conference championship since 1960 in hand, conference’s best in a number of categories: scoring (4th, 18.7 ppg), California has earned its 16th bid to the NCAA Tournament assists (3rd, 4.4 apg), free throw shooting (1st, 93.5%) and three- and will face Louisville of the pointers (2nd, 2.7 per game). He ranks BigW East Conference in a first-round 2009-10 CAL RESULTS No. 1 on Cal's all-time scoring list with game Friday in Jacksonville, Fla. The 1,802 points, is only the third Bear to Golden Bears are seeded eighth in the 11-9 Murray State= (13, X) W, 75-70 notch at least 500 career assists and South Region, while the Cardinals are 11-11 Detroit= (13, X) W, 95-61 is the best free throw shooter ever at the ninth seed. 11-19 vs. Syracuse* (13, 25) L, 73-95 the school (88.1%). The winner of Friday’s contest will 11-20 vs. Ohio State* (13, 15) L, 70-76 Christopher rates in the Top 10 play the winner of the game between 11-24 Jacksonville W, 79-47 on several Cal career lists, as well, No. 1 seed Duke (29-5, 13-3) and either 11-29 Princeton W, 81-60 including points (4th, 1,681), field Arkansas-Pine Bluff (17-15, 4-4) or 12-2 at New Mexico L, 78-86 goals made (4th, 631), three-point field Winthrop (19-13, 12-6), who will meet 12-5 Iowa State& W, 82-63 goals made (4th, 161) and free throw in the play-in game. The regional semi- 12-9 at Pacific W, 79-54 percentage (6th, 81.6). In addition, he finals and final will be held in Houston, 12-22 at Kansas (X, 1) L, 69-84 has set the school record for games Texas, March 26 & 28, with the Final 12-28 Utah Valley^ W, 85-51 played at 132, having seen action in Four in Indianapolis April 3 & 5. 12-29 UC Santa Barbara^ W, 87-66 every contest while a Bear. The Bears have an all-time record 1-2 Stanford W, 92-66 Robertson, a three-year starter for of 18-15 in the NCAA Tournament, 1-6 UCLA L, 75-76 the Bears, has totaled more than 1,200 which includes the 1959 national 1-9 USC W, 67-59 points, giving Cal three 1,000-point championship and a runner-up finish 1-14 at Washington State W, 93-88 scorers for just the second time ever. in 1960. More recently, Cal reached 1-16 at Washington L, 69-84 Robertson leads the Pac-10 in three- the Sweet 16 in 1993 and ’97 and the 1-21 Oregon W, 89-57 point accuracy this season and is second round in both 2002 and ’03.