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2024–25 California Golden Bears men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachAdam Mazarei
Assistant coaches
  • Amorrow Morgan
  • Matt Scherbenske
  • Jarred Jackson
  • Ken Moses
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
(Capacity: 11,877)
Seasons
2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Boston College 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
California 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Clemson 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Duke 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Florida State 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Georgia Tech 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Louisville 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Miami (FL) 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
North Carolina 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
NC State 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Notre Dame 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Pittsburgh 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
SMU 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Stanford 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Syracuse 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Virginia 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Virginia Tech 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
Wake Forest 0 – 0   – 0 – 0   –
† 2025 ACC tournament winner
As of March 24, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 California Golden Bears men's basketball team will represent the University of California, Berkeley, in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They will be led by head coach Mark Madsen, who will be in his second season as head coach. The Golden Bears will play their home games at Haas Pavilion first-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

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Main article: 2023–24 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

The Golden Bears finished 13–19 overall and 9–11 in conference play to finish in a three-way tie for sixth place. As the seventh seed in the Pac-12 tournament they lost in the first round to tenth-seed Stanford. They were not invited to a post-season tournament.

Off-season

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Fardaws Aimaq 0 F 6'11" 145 Graduate Student Vancouver, Canada Graduated
Rodney Brown Jr. 1 G 6'6" 180 Freshman Perris, California Transferred to Virginia Tech[1]
Monty Bowser 2 F 6'7" 195 Redshirt Junior Oakland, California Transferred to Northern Arizona[2]
Keonte Kennedy 3 C 6'5" 190 Graduate Student Austin, Texas Graduated
Grant Newell 14 F 6'9" 220 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois Transferred to North Texas[3]
Jalen Cone 15 G 5'11" 175 Graduate Student Walkertown, North Carolina Graduated
Jaylon Tyson 20 G 6'7" 215 Junior Allen, Texas Drafted 20th overall in the 2024 NBA draft[4]
ND Okafor 22 F 6'9" 235 Sophomore Dundalk, Ireland Transferred to Washington State[5]
Wrenn Robinson 30 G 6'2" 185 Redshirt Junior Oakland, California Entered transfer portal[6]
Jalen Celestine 32 G 6'7" 215 Redshirt Junior Ajax, Ontario Transferred to Baylor[7]
Devin Askew 55 G 6'3" 198 Senior Sacramento, California Transferred to Long Beach State[8]

Incoming Transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Joshua Ola-Joseph 1 F 6'7" 215 Junior Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Minnesota[9]
Andrej Stojaković 2 G 6'7" 205 Sophomore Carmichael, California Stanford[10]
DeJuan Campbell 3 G 6'2" 205 Junior Hampton, Virginia Western Carolina[11]
Spencer Mahoney 7 F 6'9" 230 Freshman New York, New York Washington State[12]
Jovan Blacksher Jr. 10 G 5'11" 165 Graduate Student Oakland, California Grand Canyon[13]
Mady Sissoko 12 C 6'9" 250 Graduate Student Bafoulabé, Mali Michigan State[14]
BJ Omot 20 F 6'8" 185 Junior Mankato, Minnesota North Dakota[15]
Christian Tucker 22 G 6'3" 178 Senior Chandler, Arizona UTSA[16]
Gus Larson 25 F 6'10" 215 Redshirt Junior New Canaan, Connecticut Penn[17]
Rytis Petraitis 31 F 6'7" 210 Junior Arlington, Texas Air Force[18]
Lee Dort 34 F 6'10" 245 Junior McKinney, Texas Vanderbilt[19]

2024 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kevin Armstrong II
F 		Minneapolis, Minnesota Breck School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jaden Goodall
F 		Anaheim, California Canyon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Stephon Marbury II
G 		Purchase, New York DME Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Hugh Vandeweghe
F 		Los Angeles, California Loyola 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jeremiah Wilkinson
G 		Powder Springs, Georgia McEchern 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 30, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2024 California Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2024–25 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jeremiah Wilkinson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr McEachern High School Powder Springs, GA
F 1 Joshua Ola-Joseph 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Compass Prep (AZ)
Minnesota 		Brooklyn Park, MN
G 2 Andrej Stojaković 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Jesuit
Stanford 		Carmichael, CA
G 3 DeJuan Campbell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Kecoughtan
Western Carolina 		Hampton, VA
F 7 Spencer Mahoney 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Red Rock Academy
Washington State 		New York, NY
F 9 Hugh Vandeweghe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Loyola Los Angeles, CA
G 10 Jovan Blacksher Jr. 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) GS Shadow Mountain
Grand Canyon 		Oakland, CA
C 12 Mady Sissoko 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS Wasatch Academy
Michigan State 		Bafoulabé, Mali
F 13 Devin Curtis 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Heritage Christian School Northridge, CA
G 14 Jack McCloskey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Mater Dei High School Santa Ana, CA
G 15 Kevin Armstrong II 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Breck School Minneapolis, MN
F 17 Jaden Goodall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Canyon Anaheim, CA
F 20 BJ Omot 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Mankato East
North Dakota 		Mankato, MN
G 22 Christian Tucker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Sr Gilbert Perry
UTSA 		Chandler, AZ
G 23 Matt Desler (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Bishop O'Dowd Oakland, CA
F 25 Gus Larson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Northfield Mount Hermon
Penn 		New Canaan, CT
G 30 Stephon Marbury II 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr DME Academy Purchase, NY
F 31 Rytis Petraitis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr USAFA Prep School
Air Force 		Arlington, TX
G 32 Jayden Karapetian (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Viewpoint School Woodland Hills, CA
G 33 Vladimir Pavlovic 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Hoosac School Herceg Novi, Montenegro
F 34 Lee Dort 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Greenhill School
Vanderbilt 		McKinney, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 3, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
December 3*
TBA 		Missouri
ACC–SEC Challenge 		      Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO
ACC tournament

vs.        Spectrum Center 
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Virginia Tech adds Cal transfer Rodney Brown Jr". roanoke.com. The Roanoke Times. April 15, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  2. ^ Curtis, Jake (June 11, 2024). "Cal transfer Monty Bowser Signs with North Arizona". si.com. ONSI. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  3. ^ "Former Pac-12 All-Conference Honoree Grant Newell Signs With UNT". meangreensports.com. North Texas University. May 8, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  4. ^ "Jaylon Tyson Taken With 20th Overall Pick of NBA Draft by Cavs". SI.com. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
  5. ^ Woods, Greg (May 13, 2024). "WSU men secure commitment from Cal transfer ND Okafor". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  6. ^ "Wrenn Robinson Timeline Events". 247sports.com. 247Sports. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  7. ^ "MBB Adds California Grad Transfer Celestine". baylorbears.com. Baylor University Athletics. May 16, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  8. ^ "Long Beach State basketball lands Cal transfer Devin Askew". Press-Telegram. May 6, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  9. ^ Jenkins, Brandon (April 20, 2024). "Minnesota transfer Josh Ola-Joseph has committed to California". 247sports.com. 247Sports. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  10. ^ Taylor, Cody (May 2, 2024). "Stanford freshman Andrej Stojaković commits to transfer to Cal". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  11. ^ "Cal Signs DeJuan (DJ) Campbell". calbears.com. University of California-Berkeley Athletics. April 29, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  12. ^ "Cal's Mark Madsen Announces Signing Of Washington State Transfer Spencer Mahoney". bcsnn.com. BCSNN. July 4, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  13. ^ "Jovan Blacksher Jr. Joins Golden Bears". calbears.com. University of California-Berkeley Athletics. July 1, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  14. ^ Chris Solari (April 29, 2024). "Michigan State basketball center Mady Sissoko transferring to California for final year". Detroit Free Press.
  15. ^ Sharpe, Abby (April 15, 2024). "Former UND forward B.J. Omot announces commitment to Cal Berkeley". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  16. ^ "Christian Tucker Transfers To Cal". calbears.com. University of California-Berkeley Athletics. May 3, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  17. ^ Wickramasinghe, Nethra (June 14, 2024). "Rising junior Gus Larson of Penn men's basketball announces transfer to UC Berkeley". thedp.com. The Daily Pennsylvanian. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  18. ^ Field, Carson (April 28, 2024). "California lands Air Force standout Rytis Petraitis in transfer portal". The Denver Gazette. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  19. ^ "Golden Bears Sign Lee Dort". calbears.com. University of California-Berkeley Athletics. May 1, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  20. ^ "2024–2025 Schedule". calbears.com. University of California. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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