2012 – 13 California Golden Bears men 's basketball team represented the University of California , Berkeley in the 2012 – 13 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . This was head coach Mike Montgomery 's fifth season at California . The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participated in the Pac-12 Conference . They finished the season 21 – 12 , 12 – 6 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three way tie for second place . They lost in the quarterfinals of the Pac-12 Tournament to Utah . They received an at-large bid to the 2013 NCAA Tournament where they defeated UNLV in the second round before losing in the third round to Syracuse
Pac-12 Tournament
2013 Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2012–13 California Golden Bears men's basketball team