2023–24 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
The 2023–24 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represent the University of California, Berkeley, in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This will be Mark Madsen's first year as head coach at California. The Golden Bears play their home games at Haas Pavilion as last season members of the Pac-12 Conference after 45 years before they will join the Atlantic Coast Conference in the 2024–25 season.
| 2023–24 California Golden Bears men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| Record | – (– Pac–12) |
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| Associate head coach | Adam Mazarei |
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| Home arena | Haas Pavilion (Capacity: 11,877) |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 USC | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 Pac-12 Tournament winner As of October 27, 2023 Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Golden Bears started the year losing their first 12 games, the worst for any Power Five team. They won three of their next four games, including two in conference play against Colorado and Stanford. The Golden Beas finished the year losing the last 15 in conference play and the first-round game in the conference tournament.
At the end of the year, Mark Fox was fired on March 9, 2023,[1] one day after losing their first-round game of the conference tournament.
Off-season
Departures
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| Marsalis Roberson | G | 6'6" | 200 | Sophomore | Oakland, CA | Transferred to UC Davis[2] |
| Joel Brown | G | 6'3" | 192 | Senior | Brampton, Ontario | Transferred to Iona[3] |
| Jarred Hyder | G | 6'3" | 185 | Senior | San Bernardino, CA | Transferred to Cal Poly[4] |
| Kuany Kuany | F | 6'9" | 200 | Senior | Melbourne, Australia | Transferred to VCU[5] |
| Lars Thiemann | C | 7'1" | 260 | Senior | Krefeld, Germany | Transferred to Loyola Marymount[6] |
| Obinna Anyanwu | F | 6'7" | 225 | Sophomore | San Diego, CA | Entered the Transfer Portal[7] |
| Sam Alajiki | F | 6'7" | 230 | Sophomore | Dundalk, Ireland | Transferred to Rice[8] |
| Dejuan Clayton | G | 6'2" | 190 | Graduate Student | Bowie, MD | Entered the Transfer Portal[9] |
Incoming Transfers
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Jaylon Tyson | F | 6'7" | 210 | Junior | Plano, TX | Transferred from Texas Tech[10] |
| Keonte Kennedy | G | 6'5" | 180 | Graduate Student | Austin, TX | Transferred from Memphis[11] |
| Fardaws Aimaq | F | 6'11" | 245 | Graduate Student | Vancouver, British Columbia | Transferred from Texas Tech[12] |
| Jalen Cone | G | 5'11" | 175 | Graduate Student | Walkertown, NC | Transferred from Northern Arizona[13] |
| Mike Meadows | G | 6'2" | 175 | Graduate Student | Hollywood, CA | Transferred from Portland[14] |
2023 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Rodney Brown G |
Temecula, CA | Rancho Christian School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 7, 2022 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
| Devin Curtis C |
Northridge, CA | Heritage Christian School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 9, 2022 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79 | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., P12N |
St. Thomas | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
| November 10, 2023* 8:00 p.m., P12N |
Pacific | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
| November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N |
Cal State Bakersfield SoCal Challenge campus site game |
Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
| November 16, 2023* 8:00 p.m., P12N |
Montana State | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
| November 20, 2023* 10:00 p.m., CBSSN |
vs. UTEP SoCal Challenge Surf Division semifinals |
The Pavilion at JSerra San Juan Capistrano, CA | |||||||||
| November 22, 2023* TBD, CBSSN |
vs. Bradley/Tulane SoCal Challenge Surf Division |
The Pavilion at JSerra San Juan Capistrano, CA | |||||||||
| November 25, 2023* TBD |
vs. San Diego State SoCal Showcase |
The Pavilion at JSerra San Juan Capistrano, CA | |||||||||
| December 2, 2023* 4:00 p.m., P12N |
Santa Clara | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
| December 9, 2023* 9:00 a.m., FS1 |
at Butler | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||||
| December 16, 2023* 4:30 p.m., SECN |
vs. Ole Miss Hall of Fame Series San Antonio |
Frost Bank Center San Antonio, TX | |||||||||
| December 20, 2023* 2:00 p.m., P12N |
UC San Diego | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
| Pac-12 regular season | |||||||||||
| December 29, 2023 7:30 p.m., P12N |
Arizona | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
| December 31, 2023 5:00 p.m., P12N |
Arizona State | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
| January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N |
at UCLA | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
| January 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N |
at USC | Galen Center Los Angeles, CA | |||||||||
| January 11, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 |
Colorado | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
| January 13, 2024 5:00 p.m., P12N |
at Oregon | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR | |||||||||
| January 18, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N |
Washington | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
| January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., P12N |
Washington State | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
| January 26, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1 |
Stanford Rivalry |
Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
| February 1, 2024 5:30 p.m., P12N |
at Arizona | McKale Center Tucson, AZ | |||||||||
| February 3, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N |
at Arizona State | Desert Financial Arena Tempe, AZ | |||||||||
| February 7, 2024 8:00 p.m., P12N |
UCLA | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
| February 10, 2024 2:30 p.m., FOX |
USC | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
| February 15, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N |
at Washington | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA | |||||||||
| February 17, 2024 5:00 p.m., P12N |
at Washington State | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA | |||||||||
| February 22, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N |
Oregon State | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
| February 24, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N |
Oregon | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
| February 28, 2024 5:00 p.m., P12N |
at Colorado | CU Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
| March 2, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N |
at Utah | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT | |||||||||
| March 7, 2024 TBD, TBD |
at Stanford Rivalry |
Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA | |||||||||
| Pac-12 tournament | |||||||||||
| March 2024 P12N |
vs. | T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. | |||||||||||
References
- Borzello, Jeff. "Cal fires men's basketball coach Mark Fox after four seasons". Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- Mico, JD. "UC Davis Men's Basketball Signs Cal Transfer, Marsalis Roberson". Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- Faraudo, Jeff. "Cal Basketball: Ex-Golden Bears Point Guard Joel Brown Heading to Iona". Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- Curtis, Jake. "Cal Basketball Transfer Jarred Hyder Joins Cal Poly". Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- Curtis, Jake. "Cal Transfer Kuany Kuany Commits to VCU". Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- Curtis, Jake. "Cal Transfer Lars Thiemann Commits to Loyola Marymount". Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- Curtis, Jake. "Pac-12 Basketball Transfers: Who's Out, Who's In So Far". Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- Andrzejewski, Tim. "Men's Basketball Adds Transfer Sam Alajiki". Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- Curtis, Jake. "Cal's DeJuan Clayton Enters Transfer Portal for 8th College Season". Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- "Texas Tech sharpshooter Jaylon Tyson transfers to Cal". Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- "Keonte Kennedy Signs With Golden Bears". Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- Faraudo, Jeff. "Cal Basketball: Mark Madsen Lands 1st Recruit - Ex-Utah Valley 6-11 Star Fardaws Aimaq". Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- Curtis, Jake. "Cal Adds Northern Arizona Transfer Jalen Cone". Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- Faraudo, Jeff. "Cal Basketball: Former Portland Guard Mike Meadows Set to Join Golden Bears". Retrieved June 30, 2023.
- "2023–2024 Schedule". calbears.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
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