2022–23 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

2022–23 California Golden Bears men's basketball
2022–23 California Golden Bears men's basketball
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Record	3–29 (2–18 Pac–12)
Head coach	Mark Fox (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Andrew Francis; Chris Harriman; Marty Wilson;
Home arena	Haas Pavilion ; (Capacity: 11,877)
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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.

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

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

Departures

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

Source:^[6]

Incoming Transfers

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

Source:^[6]

2022 recruiting class

College recruiting information
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
Grant Newell SF	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
ND Okafor SF	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

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

Mark Fox (Eastern New Mexico)

Assistant coach(es)

Andrew Francis (Villanova)
Chris Harriman (Augusta State)
Marty Wilson (Pepperdine)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

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 78–81^OT	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.

Source:^[9]

References

^ "Cal fires Fox after 3-29 campaign in fourth year". ESPN.com. March 9, 2023. Retrieved June 5, 2023.
^ "Cal Makes Change In Men's Basketball Leadership".
^ 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.
^ Curtis, Jake. "Cal Guard Dimitrios Klonaras Enters Transfer Portal". Sports Illustrated Cal Bears News, Analysis and More. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ "Cal Basketball: Forward D.J. Thorpe Takes Medical Retirement". Sports Illustrated Cal Bears News, Analysis and More. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "California 2022 College Basketball Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved March 26, 2022.
^ 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.
^ "2022–2023 Schedule". calbears.com. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
^ "Pac-12 unveils men's basketball early Conference game dates for 2022–23". pac-12.com. Retrieved March 26, 2022.

[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.

[transfers-6] "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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v t e 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 NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Premo-Poretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championship in bolded italics