2024–25 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

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 as first-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

2024–25 California Golden Bears men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Mark Madsen (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Adam Mazarei
Assistant coaches	Amorrow Morgan Matt Scherbenske Jarred Jackson Ken Moses
Home arena	Haas Pavilion (Capacity: 11,858)
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	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		–
No. 7 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		–
No. 9 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

Previous season

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

Departures

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	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	Junior	Oakland, California	Entered transfer portal[6]
Jalen Celestine	32	G	6'7"	215	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

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	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

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:   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:   247Sports:
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

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 Mark Madsen (Stanford) Assistant coach(es) Adam Mazarei (Redlands) Amorrow Morgan (Idaho State) Matt Scherbenske (Kentucky) Jarred Jackson (Lander) Ken Moses (CSU Pueblo) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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
November 4, 2024* 8:30 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		Cal State Bakersfield						Haas Pavilion  Berkley, CA
November 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		Cal Poly						Haas Pavilion  Berkley, CA
November 13, 2024* 5:00 pm, SECN+		at Vanderbilt						Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, TN
November 17, 2024* 6:30 p.m., BTN		at USC						Galen Center  Los Angeles, CA
November 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		Air Force Cal Classic						Haas Pavilion  Berkley, CA
November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		Sacramento State Cal Classic						Haas Pavilion  Berkley, CA
November 27, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		Mercyhurst Cal Classic						Haas Pavilion  Berkley, CA
December 3, 2024* 4:00 p.m., SECN		at Missouri ACC–SEC Challenge						Mizzou Arena  Columbia, MO
December 7, 2024 1:00 p.m., ACCN		at Stanford Rivalry						Maples Pavilion  Stanford, CA
December 10, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		Cornell						Haas Pavilion  Berkley, CA
December 14, 2024* 12:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+		Northwestern State						Haas Pavilion  Berkley, CA
December 21, 2024* 7:30 pm, ACCN		vs. San Diego State San Jose Tip-Off						SAP Center  San Jose, CA
January 1, 2025 TBA, ACCN		at Pittsburgh						Petersen Events Center  Pittsburgh, PA
January 4, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN2		at Clemson						Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, SC
January 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		Virginia						Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
January 11, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCN		Virginia Tech						Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
January 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCN		at North Carolina						Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCN		at NC State						Lenovo Center  Raleigh
January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN		Florida State						Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
January 25, 2025 TBA, ESPN2/ESPNU		Miami						Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
January 29, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at SMU						Moody Coliseum  Dallas, TX
February 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2		Syracuse						Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
February 5, 2025 8:00 p.m., ACCN		NC State						Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN		Wake Forest						Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
February 12, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Duke						Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ACCN		at Georgia Tech						McCamish Pavilion  Atlanta, GA
February 22, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU		at Stanford						Maples Pavilion  Stanford, CA
February 26, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		SMU						Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
March 1, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU		Boston College						Haas Pavilion  Berkeley, CA
March 5, 2025 6:00 p.m., ACCN		at Louisville						KFC Yum! Center  Louisville, KY
March 8, 2025 TBA, ESPNU		at Notre Dame						Joyce Center  South Bend, IN
ACC tournament
		vs.						Spectrum Center  Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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