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2022–23 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

The 2022–23 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley, in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Mark Fox's fourth year as head coach at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference. The team began the season with a record of 0–12, the worst in history for any Power Five team. They finished the season 3–29, 2–18 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place. They lost to Washington State in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament.

2022–23 California Golden Bears men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record3–29 (2–18 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
(Capacity: 11,877)
Seasons
2022–23 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 UCLA 18 – 2   .900 31 – 6   .838
No. 8 Arizona† 14 – 6   .700 28 – 7   .800
USC 14 – 6   .700 22 – 11   .667
Oregon 12 – 8   .600 21 – 15   .583
Arizona State 11 – 9   .550 23 – 13   .639
Washington State 11 – 9   .550 17 – 17   .500
Utah 10 – 10   .500 17 – 15   .531
Washington 8 – 12   .400 16 – 16   .500
Colorado 8 – 12   .400 18 – 17   .514
Stanford 7 – 13   .350 14 – 19   .424
Oregon State 5 – 15   .250 11 – 21   .344
California 2 – 18   .100 3 – 29   .094
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Head coach Mark Fox was fired on March 9, 2023.[1] He finished with a 38–87 record at Cal.[2] On April 3, the school named Utah Valley head coach and former Stanford player Mark Madsen the team's new head coach.[3]

Previous season

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The Golden Bears finished the 2021–22 season with a record of 12–20, 5–15 in Pac-12 play to finish in 10th place. They lost to Washington State in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament.

Off-season

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Departures

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Departures
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Dimitrios Klonaras G 6'6" 215 Junior Thessaloniki, Greece Elected to transfer;[4] transferred to Cal State East Bay
Andre Kelly G 6'9" 255 Senior Stockton, California Graduated and transferred to UC Santa Barbara
Logan Alters G 6'1" 185 Junior Miami, Florida Walk-on; transferred
D. J. Thrope F 6'9" 235 Junior Lake Travis, Texas Retired from basketball due an injury [5]
Blake Welle F 6'8" 213   Junior Santa Cruz, California Walk-on; not on the roster

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Incoming Transfers

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Incoming Transfers
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Devin Askew G 6'3" 195 Junior Sacramento, CA Texas
Dejuan Clayton G 6'2" 185 GS Senior Bowie, MD Hartford

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2022 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Grant Newell
SF 		Chicago, IL Whitney Young High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nov 10, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
ND Okafor
SF 		Dundalk, Ireland NBA Academy Latin America 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 21, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2022 California Commits". Rivals.com.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2022–23 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Marsalis Roberson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, California
G 1 Joel Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Brewster Academy Brampton, Ontario
F 2 Monty Bowser 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Bishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, California
G 3 Jarred Hyder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Fresno State San Bernardino, California
F 13 Kuany Kuany 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Prolific Prep Melbourne, Australia
F 14 Grant Newell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr IMG Academy (FL) Chicago, Illinois
F/C 21 Lars Thiemann 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Bayer Giants U19 Krefeld, Germany
F 22 ND Okafor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr NBA Academy Latin America Dundalk, Ireland
F 23 Obinna Anyanwu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Cathedral Catholic HS San Diego, California
F 24 Sam Alajiki 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So St. Benedict's Prep Dundalk, Ireland
G 32 Jalen Celestine 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Long Island Lutheran HS Ajax, Ontario
G 33 Dejuan Clayton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Hartford Bowie, Maryland
G 55 Devin Askew 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Texas Sacramento, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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The Golden Bears were the first men's basketball team from a power conference—defined for this purpose as a member of a Power Five conference or the Big East Conference—to start a season 0–7 in the last 40 years. Louisville would match this feat three days later.[7] Cal's record eventually dropped to 3–29.

Main source:[8]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022*
7:00 p.m. 		Chico State W 62–55 
 11 – Tied   10 – Thiemann   2 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (1,539)
Berkeley, CA
Regular season
November 7, 2022*
8:00 p.m., P12N 		UC Davis L 65–75  0–1
  19 – Askew   8 – Thiemann   4 – Askew  Haas Pavilion (3,128)
Berkeley, CA
November 11, 2022*
4:00 p.m., P12N 		Kansas State L 54–63  0–2
  17 – Askew   5 – Tied   5 – Brown  Haas Pavilion (3,607)
Berkeley, CA
November 15, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC San Diego L 62–64  0–3
  13 – Askew   5 – Tied   4 – Askew  RIMAC Arena (3,071)
San Diego, CA
November 18, 2022*
6:00 p.m., P12N 		Southern
Emerald Coast Classic Campus site game 		L 66–74  0–4
  21 – Askew   8 – Roberson   5 – Askew  Haas Pavilion (1,364)
Berkeley, CA
November 21, 2022*
8:00 p.m., P12N 		Texas State L 55–59  0–5
  17 – Askew   11 – Thiemann   4 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (1,211)
Berkeley, CA
November 25, 2022*
6:30 p.m., CBSSN 		vs. TCU
Emerald Coast Classic semifinal 		L 48–59  0–6
  12 – Tied   8 – Thiemann   3 – Askew  The Arena at NFSC (1,700)
Niceville, FL
November 26, 2022*
1:00 p.m., FloHoops 		vs. Clemson
Emerald Coast Classic 		L 59–67  0–7
  18 – Askew   5 – Thiemann   4 – Brown  The Arena at NFSC (1,100)
Niceville, FL
November 30, 2022
7:00 p.m., P12N 		USC L 51–66  0–8
(0–1) 		 23 – Askew   6 – Tied   2 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (3,648)
Berkeley, CA
December 4, 2022
2:00 p.m., P12N 		at No. 4 Arizona L 68–81  0–9
(0–2) 		 25 – Askew   5 – Tied   3 – Tied  McKale Center (14,352)
Tucson, AZ
December 7, 2022*
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Eastern Washington L 48–50  0–10
  16 – Thiemann   8 – Brown   5 – Brown  Haas Pavilion (1,297)
Berkeley, CA
December 10, 2022*
2:00 p.m., P12N 		Butler L 58–82  0–11
  17 – Tied   10 – Thiemann   3 – Brown  Haas Pavilion (2,040)
Berkeley, CA
December 18, 2022*
2:00 p.m., WCC Network 		at Santa Clara L 62–71  0–12
  13 – Brown   6 – Thiemann   6 – Brown  Leavey Center (1,290)
Santa Clara, CA
December 21, 2022*
4:00 p.m., P12N 		UT Arlington W 73–51  1–12
  17 – Tied   6 – Tied   4 – Kuany  Haas Pavilion (1,130)
Berkeley, CA
December 29, 2022
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Utah L 43–58  1–13
(0–3) 		 12 – Kuany   8 – Kuany   2 – Askew  Haas Pavilion (1,468)
Berkeley, CA
December 31, 2022
3:00 p.m., P12N 		Colorado W 80–76  2–13
(1–3) 		 21 – Brown   12 – Newell   3 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (1,253)
Berkeley, CA
January 6, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		Stanford W 92–70  3–13
(2–3) 		 26 – Clayton   5 – Kuany   6 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (3,648)
Berkeley, CA
January 11, 2023
8:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Washington State L 51–66  3–14
(2–4) 		 7 – Tied   7 – Thiemann   4 – Tied  Beasley Coliseum (3,208)
Pullman, WA
January 14, 2022
3:00 p.m., P12N 		at Washington L 78–81OT  3–15
(2–5) 		 21 – Newell   10 – Newell   5 – Brown  Alaska Airlines Arena (6,297)
Seattle, WA
January 18, 2023
7:00 p.m., P12N 		Oregon L 58–87  3–16
(2–6) 		 9 – Tied   7 – Thiemann   1 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (2,341)
Berkeley, CA
January 22, 2023
12:00 p.m., P12N 		Oregon State L 48–68  3–17
(2–7) 		 15 – Kuany   7 – Thiemann   7 – Askew  Haas Pavilion (2,072)
Berkeley, CA
January 28, 2023
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Stanford L 46–76  3–18
(2–8) 		 13 – Alajiki   9 – Alajiki   3 – Clayton  Maples Pavilion (5,112)
Stanford, CA
February 2, 2023
7:00 p.m., P12N 		at Colorado L 46–59  3–19
(2–9) 		 10 – Kuany   6 – Newell   3 – Brown  CU Events Center (6,712)
Boulder, CO
February 5, 2023
3:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Utah L 46–61  3–20
(2–10) 		 12 – Thiemann   7 – Kuany   2 – Tied  Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,731)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 9, 2023
8:00 p.m., P12N 		No. 4 Arizona L 62–85  3–21
(2–11) 		 12 – Alajiki   8 – Thiemann   5 – Brown  Haas Pavilion (3,289)
Berkeley, CA
February 11, 2023
5:00 p.m., P12N 		Arizona State L 62–70 OT 3–22
(2–12) 		 14 – Tied   8 – Kuany   7 – Brown  Haas Pavilion (2,088)
Berkeley, CA
February 16, 2023
8:00 p.m., FS1 		at USC L 60–97  3–23
(2–13) 		 13 – Bowser   5 – Kuany   3 – Bowser  Galen Center (3,698)
Los Angeles, CA
February 18, 2023
7:30 p.m., P12N 		at No. 4 UCLA L 43–78  3–24
(2–14) 		 14 – Kuany   6 – Newell   1 – Tied  Pauley Pavilion (13,659)
Los Angeles, CA
February 23, 2023
6:00 p.m., P12N 		Washington L 55–65  3–25
(2–15) 		 13 – Alajiki   8 – Kuany   4 – Kuany  Haas Pavilion (1,329)
Berkeley, CA
February 25, 2023
2:00 p.m., P12N 		Washington State L 57–63  3–26
(2–16) 		 13 – Brown   9 – Kuany   9 – Brown  Haas Pavilion (1,725)
Berkeley, CA
March 2, 2023
8:00 p.m., FS1 		at Oregon L 51–84  3–27
(2–17) 		 11 – Alajiki   3 – Tied   3 – Brown  Matthew Knight Arena (5,908)
Eugene, OR
March 4, 2023
5:00 p.m., P12N 		at Oregon State L 66–69  3–28
(2–18) 		 22 – Brown   4 – Tied   4 – Brown  Gill Coliseum (3,390)
Corvallis, OR
Pac-12 tournament
March 8, 2023
2:30 p.m., P12N 		(12) vs. (5) Washington State
First round 		L 52–69  3–29
  19 – Bowser   6 – Brown   4 – Brown  T-Mobile Arena (7,469)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "Cal fires Fox after 3-29 campaign in fourth year". ESPN.com. March 9, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Cal Makes Change In Men's Basketball Leadership".
  3. ^ Curtis, Jake (March 29, 2023). "Cal Announces Mark Madsen Hired as New Head Basketball Coach". Sports Illustrated Cal Bears News, Analysis and More. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
  4. ^ Curtis, Jake. "Cal Guard Dimitrios Klonaras Enters Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated Cal Bears News, Analysis and More. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  5. ^ "Cal Basketball: Forward D.J. Thorpe Takes Medical Retirement". Sports Illustrated Cal Bears News, Analysis and More. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "California 2022 College Basketball Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
  7. ^ Baer, Jack (November 29, 2022). "Louisville, Cal fall to 0–7, simultaneously post worst starts in major conference history". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  8. ^ "2022–2023 Schedule". calbears.com. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
  9. ^ "Pac-12 unveils men's basketball early Conference game dates for 2022–23". pac-12.com. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
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