#85 California Men's Basketball 2025-2026 Preview

Jacob Young
Mon, 08/11/2025
 
California Golden Bears

2025-2026 Overall Rank: #85
 
Conference Rank: #14 ACC
 
 
2024-25 Record: 14-19, 6-14
2024-25 Postseason: None
Coach: Mark Madsen
Coach Record: 27-38 at California, 97-89 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Andrej Stojakovic, Forward, 17.9 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.8 apg
Jeremiah Wilkinson, Guard, 15.1 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 1.5 apg
B.J. Omot, Forward, 10.8 ppg, 3.0 rpg (in 4 games)
Jovan Blacksher Jr., 10.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.5 apg
Mady Sissoko, Forward, 8.3 ppg, 8.2 rpg
Joshua Ola-Jospeh, Forward, 7.2 ppg, 3.8 rpg
 
Key Returning Players:
Rytis Petraitis, Senior, Forward, 8.2 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.7 apg
DJ Campbell, Senior, Guard, 7.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.6 apg
Lee Dort, Senior, Forward, 3.6 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 0.5 apg
 
Key New Players:
Dai Dai Ames, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Virginia
Chris Bell, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Syracuse
John Camden, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Delaware
Semetri Carr, Freshman, Guard
Nolan Dorsey, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Campbell
Milos Ilic, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Loyola Maryland
Justin Pippen, Sophomore, Guard, Transfer from Michigan
Jovani Ruff, Freshman, Guard
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: CBC/CBI
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.6 (127th in nation, 7th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 76.8 (304, 16)
Field-Goal Percentage: 41.9 (319, 18)
Field-Goal Defense: 46.8 (325, 17)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.2 (231, 12)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 31.5 (305, 16)
Free-Throw Percentage: 74.6 (93, 9)
Rebound Margin: 2.5 (115, 8)
Assists Per Game: 10.5 (345, 18)
Turnovers Per Game: 11.6 (166, 12)