2023–24 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

2023–24 California Golden Bears men's basketball
2023–24 California Golden Bears men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	6–10 (2–3 Pac–12)
Head coach	Mark Madsen (1st season);
Associate head coach	Adam Mazarei
Assistant coaches	Amorrow Morgan; Matt Scherbenske;
Home arena	Haas Pavilion ; (Capacity: 11,877)

2023–24 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oregon	4	–	0	1.000	12	–	3	.800
Arizona State	4	–	1	.800	10	–	6	.625
No. 8 Arizona	3	–	1	.750	12	–	3	.800
Utah	3	–	2	.600	12	–	4	.750
Stanford	3	–	2	.600	8	–	7	.533
Colorado	2	–	3	.400	11	–	5	.688
Washington State	2	–	3	.400	11	–	5	.688
Washington	2	–	3	.400	10	–	6	.625
USC	2	–	3	.400	8	–	8	.500
California	2	–	3	.400	6	–	10	.375
Oregon State	1	–	4	.200	9	–	7	.563
UCLA	1	–	4	.200	6	–	10	.375

† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner As of January 12, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represents 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.

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

Departures
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for Departure
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

Incoming Transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rodney Brown G	Temecula, CA	Rancho Christian School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 7, 2022
Rodney Brown G	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
Devin Curtis C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 79
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: "2023 California Commits". Rivals.com. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Fardaws Aimaq	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	GS	Steveston-London Secondary School Texas Tech	Vancouver, British Columbia
G	1	Rodney Brown Jr.	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Rancho Christian School	Perris, CA
F	2	Monty Bowser	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	RS Jr	Bishop O'Dowd High School	Oakland, CA
G	3	Keonte Kennedy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	GS	Westlake High School Memphis Xavier	Austin, TX
G	12	Jack McCloskey	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Mater Dei High School	Santa Ana, CA
F	13	Devin Curtis	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Heritage Christian School	Northridge, CA
F	14	Grant Newell	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	IMG Academy (FL)	Chicago, IL
G	15	Jalen Cone	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Walkertown High School Northern Arizona Virginia Tech	Walkertown, NC
G	20	Jaylon Tyson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	John Paul II High School Texas Tech Texas	Plano, TX
F	22	ND Okafor	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	So	NBA Academy Latin America	Dundalk, Ireland
G	25	Mike Meadows	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	GS	Campbell Hall School Portland	Hollywood, CA
G	30	Wrenn Robinson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	St. Ignatius College Preparatory City College of San Francisco	Oakland, CA
G	32	Jalen Celestine	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Long Island Lutheran Middle and High School	Ajax, Ontario
G	55	Devin Askew	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Jr	Mater Dei High School Texas	Sacramento, CA

Head coach

Mark Madsen (Stanford)

Assistant coach(es)

Adam Mazarei (Redlands)
Amorrow Morgan (Idaho State)
Matt Scherbenske (Kentucky)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., P12N	St. Thomas (MN)	W 71–66	1–0	21 – Celestine	11 – Aimaq	2 – Askew	Haas Pavilion (3,066) Berkeley, CA
November 10, 2023* 8:00 p.m., P12N	Pacific	L 79–87	1–1	22 – Cone	11 – Tyson	3 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (3,195) Berkeley, CA
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N	Cal State Bakersfield SoCal Challenge campus site game	W 83–63	2–1	23 – Cone	12 – Tyson	7 – Tyson	Haas Pavilion (2,628) Berkeley, CA
November 16, 2023* 8:00 p.m., P12N	Montana State	L 60–63	2–2	27 – Tyson	12 – Aimaq	2 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (2,638) Berkeley, CA
November 20, 2023* 10:00 p.m., CBSSN	vs. UTEP SoCal Challenge Surf Division semifinals	L 72–75	2–3	18 – Aimaq	11 – Aimaq	2 – Tied	The Pavilion at JSerra (529) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 22, 2023* 9:30 p.m., CBSSN	vs. Tulane SoCal Challenge Surf Division 3rd place game	L 81–84	2–4	24 – Tyson	14 – Aimaq	5 – Tyson	The Pavilion at JSerra (312) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 25, 2023* 4:00 p.m., MWN	vs. San Diego State SoCal Showcase	L 67–76 ^OT	2–5	23 – Tyson	18 – Aimaq	5 – Cone	The Pavilion at JSerra (2,293) San Juan Capistrano, CA
December 2, 2023* 4:00 p.m., P12N	Santa Clara	W 84–69	3–5	26 – Cone	11 – Tyson	4 – Kennedy	Haas Pavilion (3,356) Berkeley, CA
December 9, 2023* 9:00 a.m., FS1	at Butler	L 90–97 ^2OT	3–6	24 – Aimaq	16 – Aimaq	7 – Tyson	Hinkle Fieldhouse (8,034) Indianapolis, IN
December 16, 2023* 4:30 p.m., SECN	vs. Ole Miss Hall of Fame Series San Antonio	L 78–88	3–7	22 – Tyson	12 – Aimaq	6 – Kennedy	Frost Bank Center (2,279) San Antonio, TX
December 20, 2023* 2:00 p.m., P12N	UC San Diego	W 71–67	4–7	19 – Aimaq	10 – Aimaq	5 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (2,516) Berkeley, CA
Pac-12 regular season
December 29, 2023 7:30 p.m., P12N	No. 4 Arizona	L 81–100	4–8 (0–1)	22 – Tyson	10 – Tyson	5 – Askew	Haas Pavilion (5,947) Berkeley, CA
December 31, 2023 5:00 p.m., P12N	Arizona State	L 69–71	4–9 (0–2)	20 – Tyson	14 – Aimaq	5 – Tyson	Haas Pavilion (2,429) Berkeley, CA
January 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N	at USC	L 74–82	4–10 (0–3)	23 – Tyson	8 – Aimaq	8 – Aimaq	Galen Center (4,603) Los Angeles, CA
January 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N	at UCLA	W 66–57	5–10 (1–3)	22 – Tyson	14 – Aimaq	3 – Tied	Pauley Pavilion (7,342) Los Angeles, CA
January 11, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN2	Colorado	W 82–78	6–10 (2–3)	30 – Tyson	10 – Aimaq	3 – Cone	Haas Pavilion (2,258) 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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[1] Borzello, Jeff. "Cal fires men's basketball coach Mark Fox after four seasons". Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[2] Mico, JD. "UC Davis Men's Basketball Signs Cal Transfer, Marsalis Roberson". Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[3] Faraudo, Jeff. "Cal Basketball: Ex-Golden Bears Point Guard Joel Brown Heading to Iona". Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[4] Curtis, Jake. "Cal Basketball Transfer Jarred Hyder Joins Cal Poly". Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[5] Curtis, Jake. "Cal Transfer Kuany Kuany Commits to VCU". Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[6] Curtis, Jake. "Cal Transfer Lars Thiemann Commits to Loyola Marymount". Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[7] Curtis, Jake. "Pac-12 Basketball Transfers: Who's Out, Who's In So Far". Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[8] Andrzejewski, Tim. "Men's Basketball Adds Transfer Sam Alajiki". Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[9] Curtis, Jake. "Cal's DeJuan Clayton Enters Transfer Portal for 8th College Season". Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[10] "Texas Tech sharpshooter Jaylon Tyson transfers to Cal". Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[11] "Keonte Kennedy Signs With Golden Bears". Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[12] Faraudo, Jeff. "Cal Basketball: Mark Madsen Lands 1st Recruit - Ex-Utah Valley 6-11 Star Fardaws Aimaq". Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[13] Curtis, Jake. "Cal Adds Northern Arizona Transfer Jalen Cone". Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[14] Faraudo, Jeff. "Cal Basketball: Former Portland Guard Mike Meadows Set to Join Golden Bears". Retrieved June 30, 2023.

[15] "2023–2024 Schedule". calbears.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

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California Golden Bears men's basketball
Venues	Original Harmon Gym (1907–1933) Oakland Civic Auditorium (alternate, 1914–1933) Oakland Coliseum-Arena (1997–1999) Haas Pavilion (1933–1997, 1999–present)
Culture & lore	The Bench Oski "Fight for California" "Big C"
People	Head coaches
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Premo-Poretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championship in bolded italics