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 early-season tournaments to begin were the Puerto Rico Tip-Off and the Charleston Classic. The season ended with the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tour ...

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

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 23–11, 12–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for third place. They defeated Oregon State 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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