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	4–0 (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
California	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
No. 6 Notre Dame	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Clemson	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	–	3	–	0	1.000
Boston College	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
No. 14 Duke	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Florida State	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
Stanford	0	–	0	–	4	–	1	.800
No. 16 North Carolina	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Virginia	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
Wake Forest	0	–	0	–	3	–	1	.750
No. 25 Louisville	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
No. 20 NC State	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
Syracuse	0	–	0	–	2	–	2	.500
SMU	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400

† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of November 18, 2024 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^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	Vanguard	W 83–47	–	–	–	–	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Saint Mary's	W 90–58	1–0	24 – Twidale	8 – Suárez	6 – Williams	Haas Pavilion (1,231) Berkeley, CA
November 7, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX	Idaho State	W 88–36	2–0	18 – Krimili	8 – Onyiah	6 – Twidale	Haas Pavilion (5,066) Berkeley, CA
November 9, 2024* 1:00 p.m., MWSN	at San Jose State	W 82–53	3–0	18 – Krimili	10 – Onyiah	2 – Tied	Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,228) San Jose, CA
November 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Gonzaga	W 86–65	4–0	25 – Williams	6 – Onyiah	6 – Williams	McCarthey Athletic Center (5,060) Spokane, WA
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Grambling State						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
November 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Auburn						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
November 26, 2024* 11:00 a.m.	vs. Michigan State Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinal						Acrisure Arena Palm Springs, CA
November 27, 2024* TBA	vs. Arizona or Vanderbilt Acrisure Holiday Invitational						Acrisure Arena Palm Springs, CA
December 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX	Alabama ACC–SEC Challenge						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m.	at Pacific						Spanos Center Stockton, CA
December 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Stanford						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Austin Peay						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
December 21, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX	Fordham Raising the B.A.R Invitational						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
December 22, 2024* TBA, ACCNX	Temple/Xavier Raising the B.A.R Invitational						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
January 2, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Clemson						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 5, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCN	at SMU						Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	NC State						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Florida State						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
January 16, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCN	at Duke						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 19, 2025 11:00 a.m., ACCNX	at Wake Forest						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Stanford						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	North Carolina						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Pittsburgh						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
February 6, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCN	at Louisville						KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
February 9, 2025 11:00 a.m., ACCN	at Notre Dame						Purcell Pavilion Notre Dame, IN
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Boston College						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
February 16, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCNX	Syracuse						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
February 20, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Virginia						John Paul Jones Arena Charlottesville, VA
February 23, 2025 11:00 a.m., ACCN	at Virginia Tech						Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	Georgia Tech						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	Miami						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] ^[9]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	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	RV	—	—

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 Berkeley 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.
^ "2024-25 WBB Composite Schedule" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved September 24, 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 Berkeley 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.

[9] "2024-25 WBB Composite Schedule" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

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