#111 California Men's Basketball 2022-2023 Preview

 
 
California Golden Bears
 
2022-2023 Overall Rank: #111
Conference Rank: #10 Pac-12
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2021-22 Record: 12-20, 5-15
2021-22 Postseason: None
Coach: Mark Fox
Coach Record: 34-58 at California, 320-234 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Jordan Shepherd, Guard, 14.6 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 2.3 apg
Andre Kelly, Forward, 13.4 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 0.8 apg
Grant Anticevich, Forward, 9.7 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.0 apg
Makale Foreman, Guard, 4.1 ppg, 0.9 rpg, 0.8 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Jalen Celestine, Junior, Guard, 7.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 0.9 apg
Kuany Kuany, Senior, Forward, 4.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 0.5 apg
Joel Brown, Senior, Guard, 4.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.2 apg
Lars Thiemann, Senior, Center, 4.7 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 0.5 apg
Sam Alajiki, Sophomore, Forward, 3.1 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 0.4 apg
Monty Bowser, Sophomore, Forward, DNP
 
Key New Players:
Devin Askew, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Texas
DeJuan Clayton, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Hartford
Grant Newell, Freshman, Forward
ND Okafor, Freshman, Forward
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBI/TBC
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 63.1 (331st in nation, 12th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 66.1 (79, 4)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.0 (277, 8)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.1 (114, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.5 (323, 12)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.8 (307, 11)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.7 (135, 6)
Rebound Margin: 1.3 (149, 7)
Assists Per Game: 10.7 (323, 11)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.2 (56, 3)