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.
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| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| Record | 3–29 (2–18 Pac–12) |
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| Home arena | Haas Pavilion (Capacity: 11,877) |
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| 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
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
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
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| 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
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| 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
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| 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 | ||||||
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Roster
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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.
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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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