2024–25 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

2024–25 California Golden Bears women's basketball
2024–25 California Golden Bears women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 24
Record	12–1 (1–0 ACC)
Head coach	Charmin Smith (6th season);
Associate head coach	Heidi Heintz (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Travon Bryant (2nd season); Jenny Huth (1st season); Eliza Pierre (4th season);
Home arena	Haas Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

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]

2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 17 Georgia Tech	1	–	0	1.000	13	–	0	1.000
No. 24 California	1	–	0	1.000	12	–	1	.923
Miami (FL)	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	1	.917
Florida State	1	–	0	1.000	11	–	2	.846
No. 3 Notre Dame	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	2	.818
No. 9 Duke	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	3	.769
No. 21 NC State	1	–	0	1.000	9	–	3	.750
Boston College	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	4	.714
Clemson	1	–	0	1.000	8	–	4	.667
No. 19 North Carolina	0	–	1	.000	12	–	2	.857
Virginia Tech	0	–	1	.000	9	–	3	.750
Stanford	0	–	1	.000	8	–	4	.667
SMU	0	–	1	.000	8	–	5	.615
Virginia	0	–	1	.000	8	–	5	.615
Louisville	0	–	1	.000	7	–	5	.583
Wake Forest	0	–	1	.000	7	–	5	.583
Pittsburgh	0	–	1	.000	8	–	6	.571
Syracuse	0	–	1	.000	6	–	6	.500

† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of December 21, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

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

California Departures
Name	Num.	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Leilani McIntosh	1	G	5'5"	Graduate Student	Phoenix, Arizona	Graduated
Ila Lane	12	F/C	6'4"	Graduate Student	Moraga, California	Graduated
Alma Elsnitz	14	G	5'11"	Senior	Stockholm, Sweden	Graduated
Kemery Martín	15	G	6'0"	Junior	Sandy, Utah	Transferred to BYU^[2]
Mia Mastrov	21	G	5'11"	Junior	Lafayette, California	Graduated
McKayla Williams	24	G	6'1"	Senior	Los Angeles, California	Graduated
Ornela Muca	31	G	5'7"	Senior	Athens, Greece	Transferred to Pepperdine^[3]

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jayda Noble	2	G	5'11"	Graduate Student	Spokane, Washington	Washington^[4]
Kayla Williams	4	G	5'7"	Graduate Student	Los Angeles, California	USC^[5]
Gisella Maul	12	G	5'11"	Sophomore	Cedar Park, Texas	Texas^[6]

Recruiting

Source:^[7]

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Gabrielle Abigor C	Walnut Creek, California	Berean Christian	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
Gabrielle Abigor C	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
Sofia Bowes G	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
Lola Donez G	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
Kamryn Mafua G/F	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
Zahra King G	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 Institute Tennessee	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 Blume San 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 College San 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

Charmin Smith (Stanford)

Assistant coach(es)

Heidi Heintz (UC Davis)
Travon Bryant (Missouri)
Jenny Huth (Colorado)
Eliza Pierre (California)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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 – Tied	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						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
January 2, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Clemson						Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
January 5, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCN		at SMU						Moody Coliseum University Park, TX
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		NC State						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Florida State						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
January 16, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCN		at Duke						Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
January 19, 2025 11:00 a.m., ACCNX		at Wake Forest						LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Stanford						Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		North Carolina						Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		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 movements
**Legend:** ██ 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
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV

References

^ "UC Berkeley To Join ACC For 2024-25 Academic Year". UC Berkeley. 2023-11-29. 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.

[1] "UC Berkeley To Join ACC For 2024-25 Academic Year". UC Berkeley. 2023-11-29. Retrieved September 1, 2023.

[2] Harper, Mitch (May 4, 2024). "BYU Women's Basketball Adds Former Utah, Cal Transfer". Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[3] "Women's Basketball Adds Ornela Muca". pepperdinewaves.com. Pepperdine University Athletics. June 10, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[4] Curtis, Jake (April 24, 2024). "Cal Women's Basketball: Bears Add Washington Transfer Jayda Noble". si.com. On SI. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[5] Baker, Jordan (May 5, 2024). "Kayla Williams signed with Cal Berkeley". KRON-TV. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[6] "Cal Signs Gisella Maul". calbears.com. University of California Berkeley Athletics. May 23, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[7] "California Golden Bears". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[8] "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". calbears.com. University of California Athletics. Retrieved August 19, 2024.

[9] "2024-25 WBB Composite Schedule" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

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