2016 – 17 California Golden Bears men 's basketball team represented the University Of California , Berkeley in the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . This was Cuonzo Martin 's third year as head coach at California . The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference . They finished the season 21 – 13 , 10 – 8 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for fifth place . They defeated Oregon State and Utah in Pac-12 Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Oregon . They were one of the last four teams not selected for the NCAA Tournament and thus received a No. 1 seed in the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Cal State Bakersfield
Pac-12 Tournament
2017 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 California Golden Bears men's basketball team