The 2024–25 California Golden Bears women's basketball team will represent the University of California, Berkeley during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears will be led by sixth-year head coach Charmin Smith and will play their home games at Haas Pavilion. They will compete as first year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 0–0 (0–0 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Heidi Heintz (3rd season) |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Haas Pavilion |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 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 Rankings from AP poll |
Previous season
editThe Golden Bears finished the season 19–15, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As an eighth seed in the Pac-12 women's tournament they defeated Washington State in the First Round before falling to first-seed Stanford in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large invitation to the WNIT where they defeated Hawaii in the First Round before losing to Saint Joseph's in the Second Round.
Offseason
editDepartures
editName | Num. | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Leilani McIntosh | 1 | G | 5'5" | Graduate Student | Phoenix, Arizona | Graduated |
Ila Lane | 12 | F/C | 6'4" | Graduate Student | Moraga, California | Graduated |
Alma Elsnitz | 14 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Stockholm, Sweden | Graduated |
Kemery Martín | 15 | G | 6'0" | Junior | Sandy, Utah | Transferred to BYU[2] |
Mia Mastrov | 21 | G | 5'11" | Junior | Lafayette, California | Graduated |
McKayla Williams | 24 | G | 6'1" | Senior | Los Angeles, California | Graduated |
Ornela Muca | 31 | G | 5'7" | Senior | Athens, Greece | Transferred to Pepperdine[3] |
Incoming Transfers
editName | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Jayda Noble | 2 | G | 5'11" | Graduate Student | Spokane, Washington | Washington[4] |
Kayla Williams | 4 | G | 5'7" | Graduate Student | Los Angeles, California | USC[5] |
Gisella Maul | 12 | G | 5'11" | Sophomore | Cedar Park, Texas | Texas[6] |
Recruiting
editSource:[7]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Gabrielle Abigor C |
Walnut Creek, California | Berean Christian | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Sofia Bowes G |
San Ramon, California | San Ramon Valley | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Lola Donez G |
Lahaina, Hawaii | Lahainaluna | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Kamryn Mafua G/F |
Folsom, California | Folsom | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 | ||||||
Zahra King G |
Brooklyn, New York | Westtown | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: | ||||||
Sources: |
Roster
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Roster |
Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 31* TBA |
Vanguard | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 4* TBA, ACCNX |
Saint Mary's | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
November 7* TBA, ACCNX |
Idaho State | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
November 9* TBA |
at San Jose State | Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA | |||||||||
November 14* TBA |
at Gonzaga | McCarthey Athletic Center Spokane, WA | |||||||||
November 20* TBA, ACCNX |
Grambling State | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
November 22* TBA, ACCNX |
Auburn | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
November 26* TBA |
vs. Michigan State Acrisure Classic |
Acrisure Arena Palm Springs, CA | |||||||||
November 27* TBA |
vs. ArizonaVanderbilt Acrisure Classic |
Acrisure Arena Palm Springs, CA | |||||||||
December 5* TBA, ACCNX |
Alabama ACC–SEC Challenge |
Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
December 7* TBA |
at Pacific | Spanos Center Stockton, CA | |||||||||
December 15* TBA, ACCNX |
Austin Peay | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
December 21* TBA, ACCNX |
Fordham/Temple/Xavier Raising the B.A.R Invitational |
Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
December 22* TBA, ACCNX |
Fordham/Temple/Xavier Raising the B.A.R Invitational |
Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
ACC regular season | |||||||||||
ACCNX |
Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | ||||||||||
ACC Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
vs. | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, NC | ||||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. |
Source:[8]
Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Final |
AP | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches |
References
edit- ^ "UC Berkeley To Join ACC For 2024-25 Academic Year". UC Berkeley. 2023-11-29. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
- ^ Harper, Mitch (May 4, 2024). "BYU Women's Basketball Adds Former Utah, Cal Transfer". Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Ornela Muca". pepperdinewaves.com. Pepperdine University Athletics. June 10, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ Curtis, Jake (April 24, 2024). "Cal Women's Basketball: Bears Add Washington Transfer Jayda Noble". si.com. On SI. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ Baker, Jordan (May 5, 2024). "Kayla Williams signed with Cal Berkeley". KRON-TV. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "Cal Signs Gisella Maul". calbears.com. University of California Berkley Athletics. May 23, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "California Golden Bears". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
- ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". calbears.com. University of California Athletics. Retrieved August 19, 2024.