2024–25 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

2024–25 California Golden Bears men's basketball
2024–25 California Golden Bears men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–1 (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 →

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

2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
Stanford	0	–	0	–	5	–	0	1.000
NC State	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
California	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Clemson	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Florida State	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
SMU	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Boston College	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
No. 12 Duke	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Virginia	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Louisville	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
No. 10 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	2	–	1	.667
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	3	–	2	.600
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500

† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of November 21, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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)
Kevin Armstrong II F	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)
Jaden Goodall F	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)
Stephon Marbury II G	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)
Hugh Vandeweghe F	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
Jeremiah Wilkinson G	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

Source:^[20] ^[21]

Date time, TV	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	W 86–73	1–0	17 – Blacksher Jr.	6 – Tied	4 – Blacksher Jr.	Haas Pavilion (3,472) Berkley, CA
November 7, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+	Cal Poly	W 91–73	2–0	18 – Blacksher Jr.	11 – Dort	3 – Campbell	Haas Pavilion (3,203) Berkley, CA
November 13, 2024* 5:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+	at Vanderbilt	L 69–85	2–1	17 – Stojakovic	10 – Dort	4 – Blacksher Jr.	Memorial Gymnasium (5,945) Nashville, TN
November 17, 2024* 6:30 p.m., BTN	at USC	W 71–66	3–1	20 – Stojakovic	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	Galen Center (5,466) Los Angeles, CA
November 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+	Air Force Cal Classic	W 78–69	4–1	23 – Wilkinson	6 – Tied	2 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (3,631) 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.

References

^ "Virginia Tech adds Cal transfer Rodney Brown Jr". roanoke.com. The Roanoke Times. April 15, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ Curtis, Jake (June 11, 2024). "Cal transfer Monty Bowser Signs with North Arizona". si.com. ONSI. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "Former Pac-12 All-Conference Honoree Grant Newell Signs With UNT". meangreensports.com. North Texas University. May 8, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "Jaylon Tyson Taken With 20th Overall Pick of NBA Draft by Cavs". SI.com. June 27, 2024. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
^ Woods, Greg (May 13, 2024). "WSU men secure commitment from Cal transfer ND Okafor". The Seattle Times. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "Wrenn Robinson Timeline Events". 247sports.com. 247Sports. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "MBB Adds California Grad Transfer Celestine". baylorbears.com. Baylor University Athletics. May 16, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "Long Beach State basketball lands Cal transfer Devin Askew". Press-Telegram. May 6, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ Jenkins, Brandon (April 20, 2024). "Minnesota transfer Josh Ola-Joseph has committed to California". 247sports.com. 247Sports. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ Taylor, Cody (May 2, 2024). "Stanford freshman Andrej Stojaković commits to transfer to Cal". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "Cal Signs DeJuan (DJ) Campbell". calbears.com. University of California-Berkeley Athletics. April 29, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "Cal's Mark Madsen Announces Signing Of Washington State Transfer Spencer Mahoney". bcsnn.com. BCSNN. July 4, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "Jovan Blacksher Jr. Joins Golden Bears". calbears.com. University of California-Berkeley Athletics. July 1, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ Chris Solari (April 29, 2024). "Michigan State basketball center Mady Sissoko transferring to California for final year". Detroit Free Press.
^ Sharpe, Abby (April 15, 2024). "Former UND forward B.J. Omot announces commitment to Cal Berkeley". Grand Forks Herald. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "Christian Tucker Transfers To Cal". calbears.com. University of California-Berkeley Athletics. May 3, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ 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.
^ Field, Carson (April 28, 2024). "California lands Air Force standout Rytis Petraitis in transfer portal". The Denver Gazette. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "Golden Bears Sign Lee Dort". calbears.com. University of California-Berkeley Athletics. May 1, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "2024–2025 Schedule". calbears.com. University of California. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
^ "2024–25 MBB Composite Schedule" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

[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.

[21] "2024–25 MBB Composite Schedule" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

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