2009–10 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
The 2009–10 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Montgomery's second season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participate in the Pacific-10 Conference. The Golden Bears finished the season 24-11, 13-5 in Pac-10 play to win the regular season conference championship, their first regular season title since the 1959-60 season. They lost to Washington in the finals of the Pac-10 tournament. They received an at-large bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning an 8 seed in the South Region. They defeated 9 seed Louisville in the first round before falling to 1 seed and AP #3 Duke in the second round. The Blue Devils went on to claim their fourth national title.
Pre-season
In the Pac-10 preseason poll, released October 29 in Los Angeles, California during the Pac-10 media days California was selected to finish 1st in the conference.Roster
| # | Name | Height | Weight | Position | Class | Hometown | Previous Team |
| 0 | Nigel Carter | 6'4" | 205 | G | So. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Dorsey HS |
| 1 | D. J. Seeley | 6'4" | 195 | G | So. | Stockton, CA, U.S. | Modesto Christian HS |
| 2 | Jorge Gutierrez | 6'3" | 195 | G | So. | Chihuahua, Mexico | Findlay Prep |
| 3 | Jerome Randle | 5'10" | 172 | G | Sr. | Chicago, IL, U.S. | Hales Franciscan HS |
| 10 | Jamal Boykin | 6'8" | 240 | F | Sr. | Los Angeles, CA, U.S. | Fairfax High School HS Duke |
| 12 | Brandon Smith | 5'11" | 185 | G | Fr. | San Ramon, CA, U.S. | De La Salle HS |
| 13 | Nikola Knezevic | 6'3" | 190 | G | Sr. | Belgrade, Serbia | Fifth Economy School |
| 14 | Max Zhang | 7'3" | 240 | C | So. | Yantai, Shandong China | No. 4 Yantai HS |
| 15 | Bak Bak | 6'9" | 210 | F | Fr. | Sun Valley, CA, U.S. | Village Christian HS |
| 21 | Omondi Amoke | 6'7" | 225 | F | So. | Oxnard, CA, U.S. | Oxnard |
| 23 | Patrick Christopher | 6'5" | 220 | G | Sr. | Compton, CA, U.S. | Dominguez HS |
| 24 | Theo Robertson | 6'6" | 230 | F | Sr. | Pittsburg, CA, U.S. | De La Salle HS |
| 32 | Robert Thurman | 6'10" | 245 | F | So. | North Edwards, CA, U.S. | Desert HS Norwich |
| 43 | Harper Kamp | 6'8" | 250 | F | Jr. | Mesa, AZ, U.S. | Mountain View HS |
| 45 | Markhuri Sanders-Frison | 6'7" | 275 | C | Jr. | Portland, OR, U.S. | Jefferson HS South Plains |
Coaching staff
Schedule and results
Source- All times are Pacific
!colspan=9| Regular Season
!colspan=9| 2010 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
!colspan=9| NCAA Tournament
Rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.