2022–23 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

The 2022–23 California Golden Bears women's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears, led by fourth year head coach Charmin Smith, played their home games at Haas Pavilion and competed as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

2022–23 California Golden Bears women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record13–17 (4–14 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Paul Reed
  • Heidi Heintz
  • Eliza Pierre
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
Seasons
2022–23 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Utah153 .833275 .844
No. 5 Stanford153 .833296 .829
No. 21 Colorado135 .722259 .735
No. 14 UCLA117 .6112710 .730
No. 25 Arizona117 .6112210 .688
USC117 .6112110 .677
No. 23 Washington State99 .5002311 .676
Oregon711 .3892015 .571
Washington711 .3891915 .559
California414 .2221317 .433
Oregon State414 .2221318 .419
Arizona State117 .056820 .286
2023 Pac-12 Tournament winner
As of July 3, 2024
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Golden Bears finished the season 11–13, 2–12 in Pac-12 play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Pac-12 women's tournament to Utah.

Roster

2022–23 California Golden Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F0Michelle Onyiah6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)JrEleanor RooseveltEastvale, CA
G1Leilani McIntosh5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)SrXavier College PrepPhoenix, AZ
G2Amaya Bonner6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)FrSanta CruzFremont, CA
G4Karisma Ortiz6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)GSArchbishop Mitty
Texas
San Jose, CA
F5Claudia Langarita6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)SoINS Joaquim Blume
San Francisco
Barcelona, Spain
F12Jadyn Bush5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)GSBishop Blanchet
Harvard
Federal Way, WA
G14Alma Elsnitz5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)JrLulea BasketgymnasiumStockholm, Sweden
G15Kemery Martín6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)RS SoCorner CanyonSandy, UT
G21Mia Mastrov5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)SoMiramonteLafayette, CA
F24Evelien Lutje Schipholt6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)SrCaland LyceumThe Hague, The Netherlands
G30Jayda Curry5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)SoCentennialCorona, CA
G31Ornela Muca5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)JrAmerican Community School of AthensAthens, Greece
C32Sela Heide6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)JrMount SiNorth Bend, WA
F33Sirena Tuitele6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)SrPleasant Valley
Colorado
Chico, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
VanguardW 80–58 
 30  Curry  10  Onyiah  6  Tied Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
4:00 p.m.
Cal State NorthridgeW 86–56 1–0
 18  Lutje Schipholt  9  Tuitele  3  Tied Haas Pavilion (724)
Berkeley, CA
November 12, 2022*
1:00 p.m., NBC
vs. No. 9 Notre Dame
Citi Shamrock Classic
L 79–90 1–1
 24  Curry  6  Lutje Schipholt  5  Tied Enterprise Center (4,212)
St. Louis, MO
November 16, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
IdahoW 84–71 2–1
 19  Martín  9  McIntosh  6  McIntosh Haas Pavilion (1,023)
Berkeley, CA
November 20, 2022*
1:00 p.m., WCC Network
at Saint Mary'sW 69–66 3–1
 18  McIntosh  7  Tuitele  3  Tied University Credit Union Pavilion (636)
Moraga, CA
November 25, 2022*
6:30 p.m., WCC Network
at Loyola Marymount
LMU Thanksgiving Classic
W 68–49 4–1
 16  Tied  7  Lutje Schipholt  3  Ortiz Gersten Pavilion (483)
Los Angeles, CA
November 26, 2022*
3:30 p.m.
vs. Montana
LMU Thanksgiving Classic
W 65–44 5–1
 18  Martín  8  Martín  5  Ortiz Gersten Pavilion 
Los Angeles, CA
December 3, 2022*
11:00 a.m.
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Raising the B.A.R. Invitational
W 84–51 6–1
 19  Curry  10  Curry  7  Curry Haas Pavilion (894)
Berkeley, CA
December 4, 2022*
1:00 p.m.
SMU
Raising the B.A.R. Invitational
L 56–70 6–2
 15  Curry  9  Lutje Schipholt  7  Tied Haas Pavilion (894)
Berkeley, CA
December 10, 2022*
8:00 p.m., P12N
PacificW 83–66 7–2
 21  Martín  7  Tied  5  Curry Haas Pavilion (678)
Berkeley, CA
December 16, 2022*
7:00 p.m.
UC San DiegoW 75–61 8–2
 22  Curry  11  Onyiah  4  Martín Haas Pavilion (655)
Berkeley, CA
December 18, 2022*
2:00 p.m., P12N
Florida A&M
Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series
W 88–58 9–2
 19  Curry  8  Tuitele  5  Ortiz Haas Pavilion (671)
Berkeley, CA
Pac-12 regular season
December 23, 2022
12:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 2 StanfordL 69–90 9–3
(0–1)
 20  Curry  4  Tied  4  Lutje Schipholt Maples Pavilion (3,970)
Stanford, CA
December 31, 2022
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 18 ArizonaL 56–63 9–4
(0–2)
 13  Curry  9  Lutje Schipholt  4  Curry Haas Pavilion (605)
Berkeley, CA
January 2, 2023
12:00 p.m., P12N
Arizona StateW 74–61 10–4
(1–2)
 16  Onyiah  11  Onyiah  8  McIntosh Haas Pavilion (842)
Berkeley, CA
January 8, 2023
4:00 p.m., P12N
No. 2 StanfordL 56–60 10–5
(1–3)
 19  McIntosh  8  Martin  4  Martin Haas Pavilion (3,442)
Berkeley, CA
January 13, 2023
7:00 p.m., P12N
at USCL 43–63 10–6
(1–4)
 14  Lutje Schipholt  7  Onyiah  5  McIntosh Galen Center (1,031)
Los Angeles, CA
January 15, 2023
12:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 8 UCLAL 70–87 10–7
(1–5)
 23  Martin  7  Tuitele  4  McIntosh Pauley Pavilion (4,317)
Los Angeles, CA
January 20, 2023
11:30 a.m., P12N
No. 24 ColoradoL 66–73 10–8
(1–6)
 17  Lutje Schipholt  8  Onyiah  6  McIntosh Haas Pavilion (2,394)
Berkeley, CA
January 22, 2023
4:00 p.m., P12N
No. 8 UtahL 62–87 10–9
(1–7)
 15  Curry  4  Tied  8  Curry Haas Pavilion (1,332)
Berkeley, CA
January 27, 2023
7:00 p.m., P12N
OregonL 73–78 11–9
(2–7)
 13  Tied  8  Onyiah  8  Curry Haas Pavilion (1,005)
Berkeley, CA
January 29, 2023
1:00 p.m., P12N
Oregon StateW 64–62 11–10
(2–8)
 21  Curry  7  Onyiah  7  McIntosh Haas Pavilion (1,017)
Berkeley, CA
February 3, 2023
7:00 p.m., P12N
at WashingtonL 54–70 11–11
(2–9)
 19  Lutje Schipholt  7  Lutje Schipholt  4  Curry Alaska Airlines Arena (3,496)
Seattle, WA
February 5, 2023
12:00 p.m., P12N
at Washington StateL 60–70 11–12
(2–10)
 11  Martín  9  Martín  4  Curry Beasley Coliseum (1,345)
Pullman, WA
February 10, 2023
6:00 p.m., P12N
at Arizona StateW 72–61 12–12
(3–10)
 21  Curry  7  Martin  4  Tied Desert Financial Arena (2,185)
Tempe, AZ
February 12, 2023
11:00 a.m., P12N
at No. 17 ArizonaL 57–80 12–13
(3–11)
 15  Curry  8  Onyiah  6  Curry McKale Center (7,268)
Tucson, AZ
February 17, 2023
6:00 p.m., P12N
No. 16 UCLAL 54–67 12–14
(3–12)
 15  Curry  5  Tied  4  Tied Haas Pavilion (1,606)
Berkeley, CA
February 19, 2023
1:00 p.m., P12N
No. 25 USCW 81–78 OT13–14
(4–12)
 27  Curry  9  Onyiah  5  McIntosh Haas Pavilion (1,932)
Berkeley, CA
February 23, 2023
4:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 8 UtahL 79–101 13–15
(4–13)
 28  Curry  6  Onyiah  6  McIntosh Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,755)
Salt Lake City, UT
February 25, 2023
11:00 a.m., P12N
at No. 21 ColoradoL 69–95 13–16
(4–14)
 26  Curry  6  Tuitele  6  Ortiz CU Events Center (3,452)
Boulder, CO
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 1, 2023
6:00 p.m., P12N
(10) vs. (7) Washington State
First Round
L 49-61 13-17
 16  Curry  8  Onyiah  3  Ortiz Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[1]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP*Not released
Coaches*^

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches did not release a week 2 poll.

See also

2022–23 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

Notes

References