2025–26 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

2025–26 California Golden Bears men's basketball
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record12–1 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachAdam Mazarei
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
(Capacity: 11,858)
2025–26 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
California 0 – 0   – 12 – 1   .923
No. 12 North Carolina 0 – 0   – 12 – 1   .923
No. 6 Duke 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917
No. 21 Virginia 0 – 0   – 11 – 1   .917
Miami (FL) 0 – 0   – 11 – 2   .846
Virginia Tech 0 – 0   – 11 – 2   .846
No. 16 Louisville 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833
SMU 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833
Stanford 0 – 0   – 10 – 2   .833
Clemson 0 – 0   – 10 – 3   .769
NC State 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692
Notre Dame 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692
Syracuse 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692
Wake Forest 0 – 0   – 9 – 4   .692
Georgia Tech 0 – 0   – 8 – 4   .667
Pittsburgh 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538
Florida State 0 – 0   – 7 – 6   .538
Boston College 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500
† 2026 ACC tournament winner
As of December 22, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025–26 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represents the University of California, Berkeley, in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Golden Bears are led by Mark Madsen in his third season as head coach, and play their home games at Haas Pavilion as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2024–25 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

The Golden Bears finished the season 14–19 and 6–14 in ACC play to finish in fifteenth place. As the fifteenth seed in the 2025 ACC tournament they defeated Virginia Tech in double-overtime in the First Round. In the Second Round, they faced rival Stanford for a third time during the season. They lost 78–73 to lose to their rivals three total times during the season. They were not invited to the NCAA tournament or the NIT.

Off-season

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Jeremiah Wilkinson 0 G 6'1" 175 Freshman Powder Springs, Georgia Transferred to Georgia[1]
Joshua Ola-Joseph 1 G 6'7" 215 Junior Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Transferred to Loyola-Chicago[2]
Andrej Stojaković 2 G 6'7" 205 Sophomore Carmichael, California Transferred to Illinois[3]
Spencer Mahoney 7 F 6'9" 230 Freshman New York, New York Transferred to Temple[4]
Jovan Blackshear Jr. 10 G 5'11" 165 Graduate Student Los Angeles, California Graduated
Mady Sissoko 12 C 6'9" 250 Graduate Student Bafoulabé, Mali Graduated, signed with Pallacanestro Trieste
Devin Curtis 13 F 6'11" 210 Sophomore Northridge, California Transferred to Southern Indiana[5]
Jack McCloskey 14 G 6'4" 180 Sophomore Santa Ana, California —
Kevin Armstrong II 15 G 6'6" 210 Freshman Minneapolis, Minnesota —
Jaden Goodall 17 F 6'6" 175 Freshman Anaheim, California Transferred to San Jose State[6]
BJ Omot 20 F 6'8" 185 Junior Mankato, Minnesota Transferred to Minnesota[7]
Christian Tucker 22 G 6'3" 178 Senior Chandler, Arizona Entered transfer portal[8]
Matt Desler 23 G 6'1" 180 Senior Oakland, California Graduated
Jayden Karapetian 32 G 6'2" 170 Sophomore Woodland Hills, California —
Vladimir Pavlovic 33 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Herceg Novi, Montenegro Transferred to Mercyhurst[9]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
John Camden 2 F 6'8" 220 Graduate Student Downingtown, Pennsylvania Delaware[10]
Dai Dai Ames 7 G 6'2" 180 Junior Chicago, Illinois Virginia[11]
Milos Ilic 8 C 6'10" 240 Graduate Student Gornji Milanovac, Serbia Loyola (MD)[12]
Justin Pippen 10 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore Los Angeles, California Michigan[13]
Dhiaukuei Manyiel Dut 12 F 7'0" 210 Sophomore Rumbek, South Sudan Georgia State[14]
Mantas Kocanas 17 C 6'11" 240 Sophomore Karčiupis, Lithuania Florida Atlantic[15]
Nolan Dorsey 21 G 6'5" 210 Graduate Student Knightdale, North Carolina Campbell[16]
Chris Bell 22 F 6'7" 195 Senior Concord, California Syracuse[17]
Sammie Yeanay 23 F 6'8" 240 Sophomore Gainesville, Florida Grand Canyon[18]

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Luke Butler
G 		Austin, Texas Westlake High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Semetri Carr
G 		Mill Valley, California Redwood High School 3 ft 0 in (0.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sep 14, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (82)
Jorell Clark
G 		Palo Alto, California Palo Alto High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (NR)
Jovani Ruff
G 		Long Beach, California Long Beach Poly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jun 5, 2024 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    (81)
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 54    Rivals: 87    ESPN: NR
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "California Golden Bears". Rivals. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  • "California Golden Bears". ESPN. Retrieved October 24, 2025.
  • "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 24, 2025.

Roster

2025–26 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jovani Ruff 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Long Beach Poly Long Beach, CA
G 1 Dejuan Campbell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Kecoughtan
Western Carolina 		Hampton, VA
F 2 John Camden 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Brewster Academy
Delaware 		Downingtown, PA
G 3 Semetri Carr 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Redwood High School Mill Valley, CA
G 6 Jorell Clark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Palo Alto High School Palo Alto, CA
G 7 Dai Dai Ames 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Kenwood Academy
Virginia 		Chicago, IL
C 8 Milos Ilic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS Hoosac School
Loyola (MD) 		Gornji Milanovac, Serbia
G 10 Justin Pippen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Sierra Canyon
Michigan 		Los Angeles, CA
F 12 Dhiaukuei Manyiel Dut 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Greenforest McCalep
Georgia State 		Rumbek, South Sudan
G 15 Luke Butler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Westlake High School Austin, TX
C 17 Mantas Kocanas 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Varpo Gymnasium
Florida Atlantic 		Karčiupis, Lithuania
G 21 Nolan Dorsey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) GS Millbrook High School
Campbell 		Knightdale, NC
F 22 Chris Bell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Wasatch Academy
Syracuse 		Concord, CA
F 23 Sammie Yeanay 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So AZ Compass Prep School
Grand Canyon 		Gainesville, FL
G 26 BJ Fisher 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Redwood High School Ross, CA
G 30 Stephon Marbury II 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr DME Academy Purchase, NY
F 31 Rytis Petraitis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr USAFA Prep School
Air Force 		Arlington, TX
F 34 Lee Dort 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Greenhill School
Vanderbilt 		Dallas, TX
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 15, 2025

Schedule and results

Source:[19]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Cal State Bakersfield W 87–60  1–0
  22 – Camden   9 – Dort   7 – Pippen  Haas Pavilion (3,143)
Berkeley, CA
November 6, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Wright State W 77–67  2–0
  23 – Ames   9 – Tied   4 – Pippen  Haas Pavilion (2,172)
Berkeley, CA
November 10, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Cal State Fullerton W 93–65  3–0
  24 – Ames   9 – Pippen   6 – Pippen  Haas Pavilion (2,377)
Berkeley, CA
November 13, 2025*
6:00 p.m., CBSSN 		at Kansas State L 96–99  3–1
  27 – Bell   6 – Carr   7 – Ames  Bramlage Coliseum (7,521)
Manhattan, KS
November 18, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Presbyterian
Empire Classic campus game 		W 67–57  4–1
  20 – Camden   8 – Dort   6 – Pippen  Haas Pavilion (1,894)
Berkeley, CA
November 21, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Sacramento State
Empire Classic campus game 		W 91–67  5–1
  21 – Bell   9 – Ilic   5 – Tied  Haas Pavilion (4,295)
Berkeley, CA
November 25, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN 		vs. No. 18 UCLA
Empire Classic 		W 80–72  6–1
  22 – Bell   7 – Petraitis   4 – Tied  Chase Center (7,293)
San Francisco, CA
December 2, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Utah W 79–72  7–1
  25 – Ames   11 – Dort   3 – Dort  Haas Pavilion (2,783)
Berkeley, CA
December 6, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Pacific W 67–61  8–1
  16 – Pippen   7 – Tied   3 – Carr  Haas Pavilion (2,688)
Berkeley, CA
December 9, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Dominican (CA) W 93–71  9–1
  24 – Pippen   8 – Camden   5 – Ames  Haas Pavilion (1,844)
Berkeley, CA
December 13, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Northwestern State W 79–70  10–1
  25 – Camden   13 – Dort   7 – Carr  Haas Pavilion (2,738)
Berkeley, CA
December 19, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Morgan State W 97–50  11–1
  28 – Bell   8 – Camden   9 – Carr  Haas Pavilion (1,894)
Berkeley, CA
December 21, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ACCNX 		Columbia W 74–56  12–1
  21 – Ames   14 – Dort   5 – Pippen  Haas Pavilion (3,283)
Berkeley, CA
ACC Regular Season
December 30, 2025
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		Louisville       Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
January 2, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN2 		Notre Dame       Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
January 7, 2026
6:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Virginia       John Paul Jones Arena 
Charlottesville, VA
January 10, 2026
1:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Virginia Tech       Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, VA
January 14, 2026
8:00 p.m., ACCN 		Duke       Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
January 17, 2026
1:00 p.m., ACCN 		North Carolina       Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
January 20, 2026
5:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Stanford
Rivalry 		      Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
January 28, 2026
4:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Florida State       Donald L. Tucker Center 
Tallahassee, FL
January 31, 2026
1:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Miami       Watsco Center 
Coral Gables, FL
February 4, 2026
5:00 p.m., ACCN 		Georgia Tech       Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
February 7, 2026
5:00 p.m., ACCN 		Clemson       Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
February 11, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPN2/U 		at Syracuse       JMA Wireless Dome 
Syracuse, NY
February 14, 2026
9:00 a.m., ACCN 		at Boston College       Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
February 21, 2026
3:00 p.m., ACCN 		Stanford
Rivalry 		      Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
February 25, 2026
7:00 p.m., ACCN 		SMU       Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
February 28, 2026
1:00 p.m., ACCN 		Pittsburgh       Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
March 4, 2026
4:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Georgia Tech       McCamish Pavilion 
Atlanta, GA
March 7, 2026
1:00 p.m., ACCN 		at Wake Forest       LJVM Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Rankings

See also: 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP [20]————RVRVRVRV
Coaches—————RV—RV

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