| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2020–21 |
| Prev Year: | 2019–20 |
| Next Year: | 2021–22 |
| Team: | California Golden Bears |
| Conference: | Pac-12 Conference |
| Conference Link: | Pac-12 Conference men's basketball |
| Short Conf: | Pac–12 |
| Record: | 9–20 |
| Conf Record: | 3–17 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach1: | Andrew Francis |
| Asst Coach2: | Chris Harriman |
| Stadium: | Haas Pavilion (Capacity: 11,877) |
The 2020–21 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley, in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. In Mark Fox's second year as head coach at California, the Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference.
The Golden Bears finished the 2019–20 season with a record of 14–18, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They defeated Stanford in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament and were set to take on UCLA in the quarterfinals before the remainder of the Pac-12 Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Name | Num | Pos. ! | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Orender | 0 | G | 5'11" | 178 | RS Senior | Walk-on; graduated | ||
| Juhwan Harris-Dyson | 2 | G | 6'6" | 204 | Junior | Transferred | ||
| Paris Austin | 3 | G | 6'0" | 190 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Kareem South | 10 | G | 6'3" | 185 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| Jules Erving | 13 | F | 6'5" | 208 | Junior | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons | ||
| David Serge | 23 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Walk-on; graduated | ||
| Jacobi Gordon | 24 | F | 6'7" | 216 | Sophomore | Transferred to Louisiana |
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Betley | 00 | G | 6'5" | 200 | RS Senior | Transferred from Penn. Will be eligible to play immediately since Betley graduated from Penn. | ||
| Jared Hyder | 3 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | Transferred from Fresno State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hyder will have to sit out for the 2020–21 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. | ||
| Makale Foreman | 10 | G | 6'1" | 190 | RS Senior | Transferred from Stony Brook. Will be eligible to play immediately since Foreman graduated from Stony Brook. |
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