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2024–25 California Golden Bears men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record14–19 (6–14 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachAdam Mazarei
Assistant coaches
  • Amorrow Morgan
  • Matt Scherbenske
  • Jarred Jackson
  • Ken Moses
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
(Capacity: 11,858)
Seasons
2024–25 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 3 Duke † 19 – 1   .950 35 – 4   .897
No. 21 Louisville 18 – 2   .900 27 – 8   .771
No. 22 Clemson 18 – 2   .900 27 – 7   .794
Wake Forest 13 – 7   .650 21 – 11   .656
North Carolina 13 – 7   .650 23 – 14   .622
SMU 13 – 7   .650 24 – 11   .686
Stanford 11 – 9   .550 21 – 14   .600
Georgia Tech 10 – 10   .500 17 – 17   .500
Virginia 8 – 12   .400 15 – 17   .469
Virginia Tech 8 – 12   .400 13 – 19   .406
Florida State 8 – 12   .400 17 – 15   .531
Notre Dame 8 – 12   .400 15 – 18   .455
Pittsburgh 8 – 12   .400 17 – 15   .531
Syracuse 7 – 13   .350 14 – 19   .424
California 6 – 14   .300 14 – 19   .424
NC State 5 – 15   .250 12 – 19   .387
Boston College 4 – 16   .200 12 – 19   .387
Miami (FL) 3 – 17   .150 7 – 24   .226
† 2025 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

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

The Golden Bears started the season with victories over in-state foes Cal State Bakersfield and Cal Poly before traveling to Nashville, Tennessee to face Vanderbilt. The east coast trip proved to much for the Golden Bears as they lost 85–69. They returned to California to defeat cross-town foe USC 71–66. They hosted the Cal Classic, where they won all three games. They then made another trip to the eastern US where they lost 98–93 to Missouri as part of the ACC–SEC Challenge. They lost their ACC opener 89–81 against rivals Stanford. These two losses were part of a stretch where the team went 1–6. Their only victory was over Northwestern State. Other losses in the stretch included at twenty-third ranked San Diego State, and ACC losses against Pittsburgh and Clemson. The Golden Bears went 4–2 over their next six games, with losses to Virginia Tech and North Carolina. They defeated Miami in overtime, Virginia, NC State, and Florida State. The Golden Bears finished the season with a stretch of games where they went 2–9. Their only two wins were against NC State and Boston College. They lost to just two ranked teams over the stretch, third-ranked Duke and fourteenth-ranked Louisville. They also dropped games to rival Stanford, to Georgia Tech in overtime, and a final day four overtime loss to Notre Dame.

The Golden Bears finished the season 14–19 and 6–14 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the 2025 ACC tournament they defeated Virginia Tech in double-overtime in the First Round. In the Second Round, they faced rival Stanford for a third time during the season. They lost 78–73 to lose to their rivals three total times during the season. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

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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College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Kevin Armstrong II
F 		Minneapolis, Minnesota Breck School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg)  
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Jaden Goodall
F 		Anaheim, California Canyon 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 175 lb (79 kg)  
Recruit ratings: ESPN: 3/5 stars   (79)
Stephon Marbury II
G 		Purchase, New York DME Academy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Hugh Vandeweghe
F 		Los Angeles, California Loyola 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg)  
Recruit ratings: No ratings found
Jeremiah Wilkinson
G 		Powder Springs, Georgia McEchern 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Aug 30, 2023 
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.
  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.

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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Source:[20] [21]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024*
8:30 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Cal State Bakersfield W 86–73  1–0
  17 – Blacksher Jr.   6 – Tied   4 – Blacksher Jr.  Haas Pavilion (3,472)
Berkeley, CA
November 7, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Cal Poly W 91–73  2–0
  18 – Blacksher Jr.   11 – Dort   3 – Campbell  Haas Pavilion (3,203)
Berkeley, CA
November 13, 2024*
5:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Vanderbilt L 69–85  2–1
  17 – Stojaković   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 – Stojaković   7 – Tied   2 – Tied  Galen Center (5,466)
Los Angeles, CA
November 21, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Air Force
Cal Classic 		W 78–69  4–1
  23 – Wilkinson   6 – Tied   2 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (3,631)
Berkeley, CA
November 24, 2024*
1:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Sacramento State
Cal Classic 		W 83–77  5–1
  20 – Stojaković   6 – Tied   5 – Petraitis  Haas Pavilion (3,662)
Berkeley, CA
November 27, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Mercyhurst
Cal Classic 		W 81–55  6–1
  15 – Stojaković   9 – Sissoko   3 – Tucker  Haas Pavilion (2,093)
Berkeley, CA
December 3, 2024*
4:00 p.m., SECN 		at Missouri
ACC–SEC Challenge 		L 93–98  6–2
  26 – Stojaković   9 – Sissoko   8 – Blacksher Jr.  Mizzou Arena (9,791)
Columbia, MO
December 7, 2024
1:00 p.m., ACCN 		Stanford
Rivalry 		L 81–89  6–3
(0–1) 		 25 – Stojaković   8 – Tied   2 – Blacksher, Jr.  Haas Pavilion (6,089)
Berkeley, CA
December 10, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Cornell L 80–88  6–4
  21 – Ola-Joseph   8 – Tied   7 – Blacksher Jr.  Haas Pavilion (3,035)
Berkeley, CA
December 14, 2024*
12:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+ 		Northwestern State W 84–66  7–4
  31 – Stojaković   8 – Petraitis   4 – Stojaković  Haas Pavilion (2,916)
Berkeley, CA
December 21, 2024*
7:30 p.m., ACCN 		vs. No. 23 San Diego State
San Jose Tip-Off 		L 50–71  7–5
  13 – Wilkinson   11 – Sissoko   2 – Wilkinson  SAP Center 
San Jose, CA
January 1, 2025
11:00 a.m., ACCN 		at Pittsburgh L 74–86  7–6
(0–2) 		 24 – Wilkinson   6 – Wilkinson   4 – Blacksher Jr.  Petersen Events Center (7,177)
Pittsburgh, PA
January 4, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPN2 		at Clemson L 68–80  7–7
(0–3) 		 30 – Stojaković   5 – Tied   2 – Petraitis  Littlejohn Coliseum (7,660)
Clemson, SC
January 8, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Virginia W 75–61  8–7
(1–3) 		 23 – Stojaković   11 – Sissoko   3 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (3,696)
Berkeley, CA
January 11, 2025
3:00 p.m., ACCN 		Virginia Tech L 68–71  8–8
(1–4) 		 24 – Stojaković   10 – Petraitis   5 – Campbell  Haas Pavilion (4,003)
Berkeley, CA
January 15, 2025
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at North Carolina L 53–79  8–9
(1–5) 		 16 – Sissoko   8 – Sissoko   4 – Stojaković  Dean Smith Center (20,031)
Chapel Hill, NC
January 18, 2025
3:00 p.m., ACCN 		at NC State W 65–62  9–9
(2–5) 		 14 – Blacksher Jr.   9 – Petraitis   3 – Petraitis  Lenovo Center (12,881)
Raleigh
January 22, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		Florida State W 77–68  10–9
(3–5) 		 18 – Wilkinson   13 – Tied   4 – Petraitis  Haas Pavilion (3,082)
Berkeley, CA
January 25, 2025
5:30 p.m., ESPNU 		Miami W 98–94 OT 11–9
(4–5) 		 30 – Wilkinson   10 – Sissoko   4 – Campbell  Haas Pavilion (5,169)
Berkeley, CA
January 29, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at SMU L 65–76  11–10
(4–6) 		 18 – Petraitis   10 – Petraitis   4 – Wilkinson  Moody Coliseum (5,602)
Dallas, TX
February 1, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Syracuse L 66–75  11–11
(4–7) 		 20 – Tied   8 – Petraitis   2 – Petraitis  Haas Pavilion (5,203)
Berkeley, CA
February 5, 2025
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		NC State W 74–62  12–11
(5–7) 		 18 – Blackshear Jr.   13 – Sissoko   4 – Wilkinson  Haas Pavilion (3,139)
Berkeley, CA
February 8, 2025
2:00 p.m., ACCN 		Wake Forest L 66–76  12–12
(5–8) 		 21 – Wilkinson   10 – Sissoko   3 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (4,562)
Berkeley, CA
February 12, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 3 Duke L 57–78  12–13
(5–9) 		 21 – Wilkinson   7 – Ola-Joseph   3 – Tied  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
February 15, 2025
1:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Georgia Tech L 88–90 OT 12–14
(5–10) 		 25 – Wilkinson   11 – Sissoko   4 – Tied  McCamish Pavilion (4,648)
Atlanta, GA
February 22, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Stanford
Rivalry 		L 61–66  12–15
(5–11) 		 19 – Wilkinson   10 – Tied   1 – Tied  Maples Pavilion (6,510)
Stanford, CA
February 26, 2025
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		SMU L 77–81  12–16
(5–12) 		 20 – Wilkinson   8 – Sissoko   3 – Campbell  Haas Pavilion (4,133)
Berkeley, CA
March 1, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Boston College W 82–71  13–16
(6–12) 		 21 – Sissoko   15 – Sissoko   4 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (5,020)
Berkeley, CA
March 5, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at No. 14 Louisville L 68–85  13–17
(6–13) 		 22 – Blacksher Jr.   13 – Sissoko   3 – Blacksher Jr.  KFC Yum! Center (14,442)
Louisville, KY
March 8, 2025
1:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Notre Dame L 110–112 4OT 13–18
(6–14) 		 36 – Wilkinson   13 – Sissoko   5 – Blacksher Jr.  Joyce Center (5,683)
South Bend, IN
ACC tournament
March 11, 2025
1:30 p.m., ACCN 		(15) vs. (10) Virginia Tech
First round 		W 82–73 2OT 14–18
  29 – Stojaković   10 – Tied   2 – Tied  Spectrum Center (5,136)
Charlotte, NC
March 12, 2025
4:00 p.m., ESPN2 		(15) vs. (7) Stanford
Second round, rivalry 		L 73–78  14–19
  37 – Stojaković   10 – Campbell   4 – Tucker  Spectrum Center (6,620)
Charlotte, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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