2023–24 California Golden Bears women's basketball team explained

Mode:Women's basketball
Year:2023–24
Prev Year:2022–23
Next Year:2024–25
Team:California Golden Bears
Conference:Pac-12 Conference
Short Conf:Pac-12
Record:19–15
Conf Record:7–11
Head Coach:Charmin Smith
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach1:Heidi Heintz
Asst Coach2:Eliza Pierre
Asst Coach3:Travon Bryant
Stadium:Haas Pavilion
Bowl:WBIT
Bowl Result:Second Round

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
Amaya Bonner 2 G 6'0" Freshman Transferred to Florida State
Karisma Ortiz 4 G 6'0" GS Senior Graduated
Jadyn Bush 12 F 5'11" GS Senior Graduated
Evelien Lutje Schipholt 24 F 6'2" Senior Graduate transferred to South Florida
Jayda Curry 30 G 5'6" Sophomore Transferred to Louisville
Sela Heide 32 C 6'7" Junior Transferred to Oregon State
Sirena Tuitele 33 F 6'1" GS Senior Graduated

Incoming

Incoming Transfers
NameNumPos.HeightYearHometownPrevious School
Marta Suárez 7 G/F 6'2" Junior Tennessee
Ila Lane 12 F/C 6'4" Senior UC Santa Barbara
McKayla Williams 24 G 6'1" Senior Gonzaga
Ioanna Krimili 33 G 5'11" Senior San Francisco

Recruiting

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings. *The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.

See also

Notes and References

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