The 2015–16 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the

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in the

2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 13. The first tournament was the 2K Sports Classic and ended with the Final Four in Houston April 2–4. Practices officially began on October 2. Rule changes The followin ...

. This was

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's second year as head coach at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at

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as members of the Pac-12 Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated

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in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to

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. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to

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Previous season

The 2014–15 Cal Golden Bears finished the season with an overall record of 18–15, and 7–11 in conference play. They finished in eighth place in the conference and entered the Pac-12 tournament winning their first-round game against

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before losing in the quarterfinals to

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Off-season

Departures

2015 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule

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Ranking movement

References

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California Golden Bears men's basketball seasons

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