California Men's Basketball 2017 NIT Tournament Capsule

 

California Golden Bears

Pac-12 (21-12, 10-8)

 
Big Wins: 12/6 vs Princeton (62-51), 1/8 at USC (74-73), 2/2 Utah (77-75)
Bad Losses: 11/21 vs San Diego State (65-77), 2/17at Stanford (68-73), 3/2 at Utah (44-74)
Coach: Cuonzo Martin
 
Probable Starters:
Grant Mullins, Senior, Guard, 10.3 ppg, 1.9 apg
Jabari Bird, Senior, Guard, 14.3 ppg, 1.0 apg, 4.7 rpg
Charlie Moore, Freshman, Guard, 12.5 ppg, 3.6 apg
Ivan Rabb, Sophomore, Forward, 14.0 ppg, 10.5 rpg
Kingsley Okoroh, Junior, Center, 4.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.2 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Roger Moute A Bidias, Senior, Forward, 2.6 ppg, 1.8 rpg
Don Coleman, Sophomore, Guard, 3.7 ppg
Stephen Domingo, Senior, Guard, 2.3 ppg
Kameron Rooks, Junior, Center, 4.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg
Sam Singer, Senior, Guard, 4.6 ppg, 1.9 apg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 68.0 (289th in nation, 11th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 62.4 (14, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.5 (266, 12)
Field-Goal Defense: 39.4 (13, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.5 (254, 10)  
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.2 (260, 11)
Free-Throw Percentage: 65.7 (301, 11)
Rebound Margin: 7.1 (16, 2)
Assists Per Game: 12.2 (255, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.8 (135, 8)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2016    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Hawaii
2014    NIT      First Round win over Utah Valley
2014    NIT      Second Round win over Arkansas
2014    NIT      Regional Final loss to SMU
2013    NCAA Round of 64 win over UNLV
2013    NCAA Round of 32 loss to Syracuse
2012    NCAA Opening Round loss to South Florida
2011    NIT      First Round win over Mississippi
2011    NIT      Second Round loss to Colorado
2010    NCAA Round of 64 win over Louisville
2010    NCAA Round of 32 loss to Duke
2009    NCAA Round of 64 loss to Maryland
2008    NIT      First Round win over New Mexico
2008    NIT      Second Round loss to Ohio State
2006    NCAA Round of 64 loss to North Carolina State
 
*all team stats through 3/5