2024–25 California Golden Bears women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
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]
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
Incoming Transfers
Recruiting
Source:[ 7]
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Gabrielle Abigor C
Walnut Creek, California
Berean Christian
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
N/A
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
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
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
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
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 InstituteTennessee
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 BlumeSan 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 CollegeSan 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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: August 19, 2024
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
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., MW Network
at San Jose State
W 82–53
3–0
18 – Krimili
10 – Onyiah
2 –
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
W 86–63
5–0
19 – Twidale
7 – Ackerman
6 – Krimili
Haas Pavilion (1,153)Berkeley, CA
November 22, 2024 *6:00 p.m., ACCNX
Auburn
W 63–59
6–0
22 – Twidale
8 –
6 – Krimili
Haas Pavilion (1,341)Berkeley, CA
November 26, 2024 *11:00 a.m., TruTV
vs. Michigan State Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinal
L 72–78
6–1
20 – Twidale
11 – Suárez
5 – Krimili
Acrisure Arena (325)Palm Springs, CA
November 27, 2024 *11:00 a.m., TruTV
vs. Arizona Acrisure Holiday Invitational-Third Place Game
W 74–62
7–1
25 – Onyiah
13 – Onyiah
6 –
Acrisure Arena (315)Palm Springs, CA
December 5, 2024 *6:00 p.m., ESPNU
No. 19 Alabama ACC–SEC Challenge
W 69–65
8–1
21 – Williams
9 – Onyiah
6 – Suárez
Haas Pavilion (1,432)Berkeley, CA
December 7, 2024 *2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Pacific
W 74–66
9–1
22 – Krimili
5 –
6 – Williams
Spanos Center (819)Stockton, CA
December 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
Stanford
W 83–63
10–1 (1–0)
21 – Suárez
7 –
6 – Suárez
Haas Pavilion (3,189)Berkeley, CA
December 15, 2024 *2:00 p.m., ACCNX
Austin Peay
W 71–45
11–1
18 – Williams
8 – Williams
6 – Williams
Haas Pavilion (1,428)Berkeley, CA
December 21, 2024 *5:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 24
Fordham Raising the B.A.R Invitational semifinal
W 69–53
12–1
19 – Krimili
6 –
4 – Krimili
Haas Pavilion (1,856)Berkeley, CA
December 22, 2024 *5:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 24
Temple Raising the B.A.R Invitational championship game
W 89–63
13–1
20 –
7 –
5 – Williams
Haas Pavilion (1,912)Berkeley, CA
January 2, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 20
at Clemson
L 58–69
13–2 (1–1)
18 – Krimili
10 – Onyiah
4 – Williams
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,143)Clemson, SC
January 5, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 20
at SMU
W 81–66
14–2 (2–1)
19 – Suárez
6 – Suárez
7 – Williams
Moody Coliseum (1,323)University Park, TX
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 24
No. 21 NC State
W 78–71
15–2 (3–1)
17 – Suárez
12 – Suárez
6 – Williams
Haas Pavilion (1,874)Berkeley, CA
January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 24
Florida State
W 82–70
16–2 (4–1)
19 – Twidale
7 –
4 –
Haas Pavilion (2,311)Berkeley, CA
January 16, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCN
No. 18
at No. 16 Duke
L 38–72
16–3 (4–2)
8 – Williams
7 – Suárez
3 –
Cameron Indoor Stadium (2,428)Durham, NC
January 19, 2025 11:00 a.m., ACCNX
No. 18
at Wake Forest
W 67–55
17–3 (5–2)
16 – Suárez
10 – Onyiah
5 –
LJVM Coliseum (1,123)Winston-Salem, NC
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 22
at Stanford
W 75–72
18–3 (6–2)
18 – Williams
7 – Suárez
4 – Twidale
Maples Pavilion (3,599)Stanford, CA
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 19
No. 15 North Carolina
Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX
No. 19
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 movementsLegend: ██ 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 — — — — — RV 24 21 20 24 18 22 19 Coaches RV — — — — RV RV 24 23 25 18 21 18
References
^ "UC Berkeley To Join ACC For 2024-25 Academic Year" . UC Berkeley. November 29, 2023. 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 .
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