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

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 was also the last season that California played in the Pac-12 Conference before moving to the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## 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 Bonner | 2 | G | 6'0" | Freshman | Fremont, CA | Transferred to Florida State |
| Karisma Ortiz | 4 | G | 6'0" | GS Senior | San Jose, CA | Graduated |
| Jadyn Bush | 12 | F | 5'11" | GS Senior | Federal Way, WA | Graduated |
| Evelien Lutje Schipholt | 24 | F | 6'2" | Senior | The Hague, Netherlands | Graduate transferred to South Florida |
| Jayda Curry | 30 | G | 5'6" | Sophomore | Corona, CA | Transferred to Louisville |
| Sela Heide | 32 | C | 6'7" | Junior | North Bend, WA | Transferred to Oregon State |
| Sirena Tuitele | 33 | F | 6'1" | GS Senior | Chico, CA | Graduated |

### Incoming

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Marta Suárez | 7 | G/F | 6'2" | Junior | Oviedo, Spain | Tennessee |
| Ila Lane | 12 | F/C | 6'4" | Senior | Moraga, CA | UC Santa Barbara |
| McKayla Williams | 24 | G | 6'1" | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Gonzaga |
| Ioanna Krimili | 33 | G | 5'11" | Senior | Heraklion, Greece | San Francisco |

#### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| 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 |
| Star ratings: 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 |
| Star ratings: 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: ||||||

## Schedule and results

| 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 | L 64–71 | 12–6 (2–4) | 27 – Beers | 15 – Beers | 9 – von Oelhoffen | Haas Pavilion (1,382) Berkeley, CA |
| January 21, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N | | Oregon | W 66–57 | 13–6 (3–4) | 24 – Krimili | 10 – Tied | 5 – Williams | Haas Pavilion (1,347) Berkeley, CA |
| January 26, 2024 6:00 p.m., P12N | | at Arizona | L 55–66 | 13–7 (3–5) | 11 – Suárez | 6 – Onyiah | 5 – McIntosh | McKale Center (7,268) Tucson, AZ |
| January 28, 2024 11:00 a.m., P12N | | at Arizona State | L 71–76 | 13–8 (3–6) | 20 – Krimili | 8 – Onyiah | 6 – Krimili | Desert Financial Arena (1,650) Tempe, AZ |
| February 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 7 UCLA | L 58–78 | 13–9 (3–7) | 21 – Onyiah | 6 – Onyiah | 7 – McIntosh | Haas Pavilion (3,784) Berkeley, CA |
| February 4, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N | | No. 15 USC | L 69–79 | 13–10 (3–8) | 21 – Krimili | 9 – Suárez | 4 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (4,356) Berkeley, CA |
| February 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at Washington State | W 66–59 | 14–10 (4–8) | 15 – Onyiah | 10 – Onyiah | 5 – McIntosh | Beasley Coliseum (1,023) Pullman, WA |
| February 11, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N | | at Washington | W 59–57 | 15–10 (5–8) | 14 – Tied | 6 – Martin | 3 – McIntosh | Alaska Airlines Arena (2,773) Seattle, WA |
| February 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 3 Stanford | L 49–84 | 15–11 (5–9) | 12 – Onyiah | 6 – McIntosh | 2 – Tied | Maples Pavilion (4,604) Stanford, CA |
| February 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | | Arizona State | W 67–55 | 16–11 (6–9) | 21 – Suárez | 11 – Onyiah | 6 – McIntosh | Haas Pavilion (1,872) Berkeley, CA |
| February 25, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N | | Arizona | L 68–87 | 16–12 (6–10) | 24 – Laditan-Twidale | 4 – Lane | 5 – McIntosh | Haas Pavilion (1,909) Berkeley, CA |
| February 29, 2024 7:00 p.m., P12N | | at Oregon | W 62–59 | 17–12 (7–10) | 21 – Krimili | 12 – Suárez | 3 – Tied | Matthew Knight Arena (5,914) Eugene, OR |
| March 2, 2024 12:00 p.m., P12N | | at No. 11 Oregon State | L 58–79 | 17–13 (7–11) | 14 – Suárez | 5 – Tied | 2 – McIntosh | Gill Coliseum (6,377) Corvallis, OR |
| Pac-12 Women's Tournament |||||||||
| March 6, 2024 2:30 p.m., P12N | (8) | vs. (9) Washington State First Round | W 65–44 | 18–13 | 19 – McIntosh | 10 – Suárez | 5 – McIntosh | MGM Grand Garden Arena Paradise, NV |
| March 7, 2024 2:30 p.m., P12N | (8) | vs. (1) No. 2 Stanford Quarterfinals | L 57–71 | 18–14 | 14 – Suárez | 8 – Williams | 3 – Tied | MGM Grand Garden Arena (4,883) Paradise, NV |
| WBIT |||||||||
| March 21, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | Hawaii First Round | W 65–60 | 19–14 | 20 – Laditan-Twidale | 12 – Onyiah | 6 – McIntosh | Haas Pavilion (761) Berkeley, CA |
| March 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (2) | (3) Saint Joseph's Second Round | L 61–63 | 19–15 | 20 – Suárez | 13 – Suárez | 3 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (607) Berkeley, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Source:

## Rankings

Ranking movements :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | Final |
| AP | | * | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Not released |
| Coaches | | * | ^ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.