#89 California Men's Basketball 2024-2025 Preview

 
 
California Golden Bears
 
2024-2025 Overall Rank: #89
 
Conference Rank: #13 ACC
 
 
2023-24 Record: 13-19, 9-11 (Pac-12)
2023-24 Postseason: None
Coach: Mark Madsen
Coach Record: 13-19 at California, 83-70 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Jaylon Tyson, Forward, 19.6 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.5 apg
Fardaws Aimaq, Forward, 14.5 pg, 11.0 rpg, 2.1 apg
Jalen Cone, Guard, 13.4 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 2.3 apg
Keonte Kennedy, Guard, 9.3 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.8 apg, 1.5 spg
Jalen Celestine, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 3.2 rpg
Grant Newell, Forward, 5.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Randy Brown Jr., Guard, 3.5 ppg, 1.1 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Gus Larson, Junior, Forward, 1.4 ppg, 1.1 rpg
 
Key New Players:
Kevin Armstrong II, Freshman, Guard
Jovan Blacksher Jr., Senior, Guard, Transfer from Grand Canyon
DJ Campbell, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Western Carolina
Lee Dort, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Vanderbilt
Jaden Goodall, Freshman, Forward
Spencer Mahoney, Freshman, Forward
Stephon Marbury II, Freshman, Guard
Joshua Ola-Joseph, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Minnesota
BJ Omot, Junior, Forward, Transfer from North Dakota
Rytis Petraitis, Junior, Forward, Transfer from Air Force
Mady Sissoko, Senior, Center, Transfer from Michigan State
Andrej Stojakovic, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Stanford
Christian Tucker, Senior, Guard, Transfer from UTSA
Hugh Vandeweghe, Freshman, Forward
Jeremiah Wilkinson, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBC/CBI
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.0 (162nd in nation, 8th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 77.0 (307, 11)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.1 (297, 10)
Field-Goal Defense: 44.8 (238, 9)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.8 (51, 3)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.8 (187, 8)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.7 (137, 5)
Rebound Margin: 0.8 (175, 6)
Assists Per Game: 12.1 (268, 9)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.6 (151, 6)