2023–24 California Golden Bears women's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record12–5 (2–3 Pac-12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
2023–24 Pac-12 Conference women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 3 Colorado50 1.000151  .938
No. 8 Stanford41 .800152  .882
No. 5 UCLA31 .750141  .933
No. 6 USC31 .750131  .929
Oregon State32 .600142  .875
California23 .400125  .706
No. 20 Utah23 .400125  .706
Oregon23 .400117  .611
Arizona23 .400107  .588
Washington13 .250114  .733
Washington State13 .250125  .706
Arizona State05 .00089  .471
† 2024 Pac-12 tournament winner
As of January 14, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 California Golden Bears women's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears, led by fifth year head coach Charmin Smith, played their home games at Haas Pavilion and competed as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

This is also the last season that California will play in the Pac-12 Conference before moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Previous season

The Golden Bears finished the season 13–17, 4–14 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for tenth place. As a 10th seed in the Pac-12 women's tournament they lost in the first round to Washington State.

Offseason

Departures

California Departures
Name Num. Pos. Height Year Hometown Reason for departure
Amaya Bonner2G6'0"FreshmanFremont, CATransferred to Florida State
Karisma Ortiz4G6'0"GS SeniorSan Jose, CAGraduated
Jadyn Bush12F5'11"GS SeniorFederal Way, WAGraduated
Evelien Lutje Schipholt24F6'2"SeniorThe Hague, NetherlandsGraduate transferred to South Florida
Jayda Curry30G5'6"SophomoreCorona, CATransferred to Louisville
Sela Heide32C6'7"JuniorNorth Bend, WATransferred to Oregon State
Sirena Tuitele33F6'1"GS SeniorChico, CAGraduated

Incoming

Incoming Transfers
Name Num Pos. Height Year Hometown Previous School
Marta Suárez7G/F6'2"Redshirt JuniorOviedo, SpainTennessee
Ila Lane12F/C6'4"SeniorMoraga, CAUC Santa Barbara
McKayla Williams24G6'1"SeniorLos Angeles, CAGonzaga
Ioanna Krimili33G5'11"Redshirt SeniorHeraklion, GreeceSan Francisco

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Anastasia Drosouni
SG
Thessaloniki, Greece Expaideftiria Fryganiotis 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) N/A May 2, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Lulu Laditan-Twidale
G
Sunshine Coast, Australia Siena Catholic 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A Jan 23, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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

2023–24 California Golden Bears women's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Michelle Onyiah 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) SrEleanor Roosevelt Eastvale, CA
G 1 Leilani McIntosh 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GSXavier College Prep Phoenix, AZ
G 7 Marta Suárez 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) RS JrJoaquim Blume Institute
Tennessee
Oviedo, Spain
G 10 Lulu Laditan-Twidale 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) FrSouth West Metro Pirates Sunshine Coast, Australia
F/C 12 Ila Lane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) GSWoodside Priory
UC Santa Barbara
Moraga, CA
G 14 Alma Elsnitz 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) SrLulea Basketgymnasium Stockholm, Sweden
G 15 Kemery Martín 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) RS JrCorner Canyon
Utah
Sandy, UT
G 21 Mia Mastrov 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) JrMiramonte Lafayette, CA
F 22 Claudia Langarita 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) JrINS Joaquim Blume
San Francisco
Barcelona, Spain
G 23 Anastasia Drosouni 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) FrExpaideftiria Fryganiotis Thessaloniki, Greece
G 24 McKayla Williams 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SrWindward
Gonzaga
Los Angeles, CA
G 31 Ornela Muca 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) SrAmerican Community School of Athens Athens, Greece
G 33 Ioanna Krimili 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) RS SrAristotelio College
San Francisco
Heraklion, Greece
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Westmont W 93-51 
                Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
8:30 p.m.
Cal State Bakersfield W 89–56  1–0
 18  Krimili  8  Tied  5  Tied  Haas Pavilion (1,017)
Berkeley, CA
November 8, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Santa Clara W 71–56  2–0
 16  Williams  8  Williams  8  McIntosh  Haas Pavilion (819)
Berkeley, CA
November 13, 2023*
3:00 p.m., P12N
Cal Poly W 74–60  3–0
 17  McIntosh  8  Tied  4  McIntosh  Haas Pavilion (617)
Berkeley, CA
November 17, 2023*
5:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+
at Auburn W 67–53  4–0
 27  Suárez  19  Onyiah  6  McIntosh  Neville Arena (2,559)
Auburn, AL
November 20, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Florida A&M
Pac-12/SWAC Legacy Series
W 76–38  5–0
 25  McIntosh  18  Onyiah  5  McIntosh  Al Lawson Center (887)
Tallahassee, FL
November 24, 2023*
12:00 p.m.
San Jose State
Raising the B.A.R. Invitational semifinals
W 74–51  6–0
 13  Onyiah  12  Williams  6  McIntosh  Haas Pavilion (617)
Berkeley, CA
November 25, 2023*
2:30 p.m.
Texas A&M
Raising the B.A.R. Invitational championship
L 51–65  6–1
 12  Tied  12  Williams  8  McIntosh  Haas Pavilion (843)
Berkeley, CA
December 2, 2023*
12:00 p.m., P12N
Saint Mary's W 74–69  7–1
 15  Lane  8  Onyiah  8  McIntosh  Haas Pavilion (964)
Berkeley, CA
December 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m., P12N
No. 23 Gonzaga L 70–78 OT 7–2
 19  Suárez  10  Suárez  11  McIntosh  Haas Pavilion (1,109)
Berkeley, CA
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m.
Nevada W 76–49  8–2
 20  Williams  8  Suárez  8  McIntosh  Haas Pavilion (1,024)
Berkeley, CA
December 15, 2023*
11:30 a.m.
Eastern Washington W 78–70  9–2
 17  Suárez  11  Suárez  5  McIntosh  Haas Pavilion (4,112)
Berkeley, CA
December 21, 2023*
2:00 p.m.
Louisiana–Monroe W 79–55  10–2
 21  Laditan-Twidale  11  Tied  7  McIntosh  Haas Pavilion (617)
Berkeley, CA
Pac-12 regular season
December 29, 2023
2:00 p.m., P12N
No. 9 Stanford L 51–78  10–3
(0–1)
 12  Krimili  9  Lane  4  McIntosh  Haas Pavilion (4,197)
Berkeley, CA
January 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
Washington W 70–57  11–3
(1–1)
 21  Krimili  8  Onyiah  4  Krimili  Haas Pavilion (1,207)
Berkeley, CA
January 7, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N
Washington State W 73–72 OT 12–3
(2–1)
 21  Krimili  12  Suárez  6  McIntosh  Haas Pavilion (1,249)
Berkeley, CA
January 12, 2024
6:00 p.m., P12N
at No. 5 Colorado L 61–76  12–4
(2–2)
 14  Suárez  9  Suárez  3  Krimili  CU Events Center (3,540)
Boulder, CO
January 14, 2024
11:00 a.m., P12N
at No. 19 Utah L 56–93  12–5
(2–3)
 14  Krimili  9  Williams  4  McIntosh  Jon M. Huntsman Center (4,520)
Salt Lake City, UT
January 19, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
Oregon State     Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
January 21, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N
Oregon     Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
January 26, 2024
6:00 p.m., P12N
at Arizona     McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
January 28, 2024
11:00 a.m., P12N
at Arizona State     Desert Financial Arena 
Tempe, AZ
February 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
UCLA     Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
February 4, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N
USC     Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
February 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
at Washington State     Beasley Coliseum 
Pullman, WA
February 11, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N
at Washington     Alaska Airlines Arena 
Seattle, WA
February 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
at Stanford     Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, CA
February 23, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
Arizona State     Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
February 25, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N
Arizona     Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, CA
February 29, 2024
7:00 p.m., P12N
at Oregon     Matthew Knight Arena 
Eugene, OR
March 2, 2024
12:00 p.m., P12N
at Oregon State     Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
Pac-12 Women's Tournament
March 6–10, 2024
TBA, P12N/ESPN
vs. TBA     MGM Grand Garden Arena 
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source:[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP*Not released
Coaches*^

*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.

See also

References

  1. "UC Berkeley To Join ACC For 2024-25 Academic Year". UC Berkeley. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  2. "2023–24 Women's Basketball Schedule". calbears.com. University of California Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
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