2024–25 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

2024–25 California Golden Bears women's basketball
2024–25 California Golden Bears women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Charmin Smith (6th season);
Associate head coach	Heidi Heintz (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Travon Bryant (2nd season); Jenny Huth (1st season); Eliza Pierre (4th season);
Home arena	Haas Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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]

2024–25 ACC women'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	–
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

The 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

Departures

California Departures
Name	Num.	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
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

Incoming Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
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

Source:^[7]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Gabrielle Abigor C	Walnut Creek, California	Berean Christian	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Gabrielle Abigor C	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
Sofia Bowes G	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
Lola Donez G	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
Kamryn Mafua G/F	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
Zahra King G	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 92
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:

Roster

2024–25 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Michelle Onyiah	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	GS	Eleanor Roosevelt	Eastvale, CA
G	2	Jayda Noble	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	GS	Mount Spokane Washington	Spokane, WA
G	3	Zahra King	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	Westtown	Brooklyn, NY
G	4	Kayla Williams	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	GS	Bishop Montgomery USC	Los Angeles, CA
G	5	Lola Donez	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Lahainaluna	Lahaina, HI
G	7	Marta Suárez	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	RS Sr	Joaquim Blume Institute Tennessee	Oviedo, Spain
G	10	Lulu Twidale	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	So	South West Metro Pirates	Sunshine Coast, Australia
G	12	Gisella Maul	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Cedar Park Texas	Cedar Park, TX
G/F	14	Kamryn Mafua	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Folsom	Folsom, CA
F	22	Claudia Langarita	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Sr	INS Joaquim Blume San Francisco	Barcelona, Spain
G	23	Anastasia Drosouni	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	So	Expaideftiria Fryganiotis	Thessaloniki, Greece
G	33	Ioanna Krimili	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	Aristotelio College San Francisco	Heraklion, Greece
C	33	Gabrielle Abigor	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	Fr	Berean Christian	Walnut Creek, CA
G	42	Sofia Bowes	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	San Ramon Valley	San Ramon, CA

Head coach

Charmin Smith (Stanford)

Assistant coach(es)

Heidi Heintz (UC Davis)
Travon Bryant (Missouri)
Jenny Huth (Colorado)
Eliza Pierre (California)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 19, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
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. Arizona Vanderbilt 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

Ranking movements
	Week
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

^ "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.

[1] "UC Berkeley To Join ACC For 2024-25 Academic Year". UC Berkeley. 2023-11-29. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

[2] Harper, Mitch (May 4, 2024). "BYU Women's Basketball Adds Former Utah, Cal Transfer". Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[3] "Women's Basketball Adds Ornela Muca". pepperdinewaves.com. Pepperdine University Athletics. June 10, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[4] Curtis, Jake (April 24, 2024). "Cal Women's Basketball: Bears Add Washington Transfer Jayda Noble". si.com. On SI. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[5] Baker, Jordan (May 5, 2024). "Kayla Williams signed with Cal Berkeley". KRON-TV. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[6] "Cal Signs Gisella Maul". calbears.com. University of California Berkley Athletics. May 23, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[7] "California Golden Bears". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[8] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". calbears.com. University of California Athletics. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

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