# 2021–22 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

The 2021–22 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley, in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Mark Fox's third year as head coach at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference.

## Previous season

The Golden Bears finished the 2020–21 season with a record of 9–20, 3–17 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place. They defeated Stanford in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to Colorado in the quarterfinals.

## Off-season
### Departures

California Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for Departure |
| Ryan Betley | 00 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | Downingtown, PA | Graduated |
| Matt Bradley | 20 | G | 6'4" | 220 | Junior | San Bernardino, CA | Transferred to San Diego State |

### Incoming transfers

California Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Jordan Shepherd | 31 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Graduate | Asheville, NC | Transfer from Charlotte. Will have one year of eligibility remaining. |

### 2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Obinna Anyanwu #35 PF | San Diego, CA | Cathedral Catholic High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Nov 13, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Marsalis Roberson SG | Oakland, CA | Bishop O'Dowd High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Oct 8, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Sam Alajiki PF | Newark, NJ | Saint Benedict's Prep | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Nov 6, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: 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: "2021 California Commits". Rivals.com. "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 1, 2021* 6:00 pm | | Cal State Los Angeles | W 92–58 | – | 23 – Anticevich | 23 – Alajiki | 5 – Brown | Haas Pavilion (3,527) Berkeley, CA |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 9, 2021* 2:00 pm, P12N | | UC San Diego | L 67–80 | 0–1 | 27 – Shepherd | 12 – Kelly | 1 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (3,936) Berkeley, CA |
| November 13, 2021* 5:00 pm, Stadium | | at UNLV | L 52–55 | 0–2 | 11 – Anticevich | 10 – Anticevich | 3 – Kelly | Thomas & Mack Center (4,937) Paradise, NV |
| November 15, 2021* 6:00 pm, P12N | | San Diego | W 75–70 | 1–2 | 17 – Anticevich | 8 – Kelly | 7 – Brown | Haas Pavilion (4,218) Berkeley, CA |
| November 18, 2021* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Southern Utah Fort Myers Tip-Off campus-site game | W 75–68 $^{2OT}$ | 2–2 | 29 – Kelly | 15 – Kelly | 7 – Brown | Haas Pavilion (3,977) Berkeley, CA |
| November 22, 2021* 5:30 pm, FS1 | | vs. No. 23 Florida Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division semifinals | L 60–80 | 2–3 | 15 – Shepherd | 4 – Kelly | 2 – Shepherd | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 24, 2021* 3:00 pm, FS1 | | vs. No. 21 Seton Hall Fort Myers Tip-Off Beach Division consolation | L 59–62 | 2–4 | 23 – Kelly | 11 – Kelly | 2 – Tied | Suncoast Credit Union Arena (3,500) Fort Myers, FL |
| November 28, 2021* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Fresno State | W 65–57 | 3–4 | 17 – Shepherd | 7 – Shepherd | 3 – Anticevich | Haas Pavilion (3,857) Berkeley, CA |
| December 2, 2021 7:30 pm, P12N | | Oregon State | W 73–61 | 4–4 (1–0) | 25 – Shepherd | 13 – Kelly | 3 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (4,505) Berkeley, CA |
| December 5, 2021 2:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah | L 58–66 | 4–5 (1–1) | 14 – Shepherd | 10 – Anticevich | 2 – Tied | Jon M. Huntsman Center (6,548) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 8, 2021* 7:00 pm, P12N | | Idaho State | W 72–46 | 5–5 | 12 – Tied | 10 – Anticevich | 7 – Shepherd | Haas Pavilion (3,132) Berkeley, CA |
| December 11, 2021* 6:00 pm, P12N | | Santa Clara | W 72–60 | 6–5 | 18 – Kelly | 8 – Tied | 6 – Shepherd | Haas Pavilion (4,606) Berkeley, CA |
| December 19, 2021* 1:00 pm, P12N | | Dartmouth | W 61–55 | 7–5 | 18 – Shepherd | 15 – Anticevich | 4 – Anticevich | Haas Pavilion (3,977) Berkeley, CA |
| December 22, 2021* 3:00 pm, P12N | | Pacific | W 73–53 | 8–5 | 25 – Anticevich | 10 – Anticevich | 8 – Brown | Haas Pavilion (3,712) Berkeley, CA |
| January 2, 2022 4:00 pm, P12N | | Arizona State | W 74–50 | 9–5 (2–1) | 16 – Shepherd | 10 – Anticevich | 4 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (2,976) Berkeley, CA |
| January 6, 2022 8:00 pm, FS1 | | No. 7 USC | L 63–77 | 9–6 (2–2) | 19 – Anticevich | 11 – Kelly | 9 – Brown | Haas Pavilion (4,811) Berkeley, CA |
| January 8, 2022 5:00 pm, P12N | | No. 5 UCLA | L 52–60 | 9–7 (2–3) | 22 – Kelly | 8 – Anticevich | 5 – Shepherd | Haas Pavilion (8,325) Berkeley, CA |
| January 12, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | L 55–64 | 9–8 (2–4) | 12 – Shepherd | 5 – Tied | 2 – Tied | Alaska Airlines Arena (5,448) Seattle, WA |
| January 15, 2022 1:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | L 57–65 | 9–9 (2–5) | 17 – Shepherd | 14 – Kelly | 2 – Shepherd | Beasley Coliseum (3,051) Pullman, WA |
| January 23, 2022 12:00 pm, P12N | | No. 3 Arizona | L 71–96 | 9–10 (2–6) | 21 – Shepherd | 8 – Kelly | 4 – Shepherd | Haas Pavilion (7,582) Berkeley, CA |
| January 27, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 7 UCLA | L 57–81 | 9–11 (2–7) | 11 – Alajiki | 7 – Kelly | 3 – Brown | Pauley Pavilion (7,457) Los Angeles, CA |
| January 29, 2022 4:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 15 USC | L 72–79 | 9–12 (2–8) | 13 – Foreman | 7 – Anticevich | 2 – Tied | Galen Center (4,293) Los Angeles, CA |
| February 1, 2022 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | L 50–57 | 9–13 (2–9) | 15 – Shepherd | 7 – Anticevich | 3 – Shepherd | Maples Pavilion (3,072) Stanford, CA |
| February 3, 2022 8:00 pm, P12N | | Washington | L 63–84 | 9–14 (2–10) | 10 – Anyanwu | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (4,038) Berkeley, CA |
| February 5, 2022 1:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | L 64–68 | 9–15 (2–11) | 20 – Celestine | 7 – Celestine | 6 – Brown | Haas Pavilion (4,361) Berkeley, CA |
| February 9, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Oregon State | W 63–61 | 10–15 (3–11) | 15 – Shepherd | 9 – Brown | 7 – Brown | Gill Coliseum (3,180) Corvallis, OR |
| February 12, 2022 1:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon | W 78–64 | 11–15 (4–11) | 33 – Shepherd | 7 – Tied | 3 – Shepherd | Matthew Knight Arena (6,762) Eugene, OR |
| February 17, 2022 6:30 pm, P12N | | Colorado | L 62–70 | 11–16 (4–12) | 11 – Tied | 7 – Kuany | 3 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (4,396) Berkeley, CA |
| February 19, 2022 3:00 pm, P12N | | Utah | L 58–60 | 11–17 (4–13) | 16 – Thiemann | 8 – Thiemann | 5 – Shepherd | Haas Pavilion (4,248) Berkeley, CA |
| February 26, 2022 5:30 pm, P12N | | Stanford | W 53–39 | 12–17 (5–13) | 28 – Shepherd | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (8,773) Berkeley, CA |
| March 3, 2022 5:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona State | L 44–71 | 12–18 (5–14) | 11 – Celestine | 6 – Tied | 5 – Brown | Desert Financial Arena (7,061) Tempe, AZ |
| March 5, 2022 2:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 2 Arizona | L 61–89 | 12–19 (5–15) | 16 – Shepherd | 6 – Anticevich | 2 – Thiemann | McKale Center (14,644) Tucson, AZ |
| Pac-12 tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2022 6:00 pm, P12N | (10) | vs. (7) Washington State First Round | L 59–66 | 12–20 | 19 – Shepherd | 10 – Thiemann | 3 – Foreman | T-Mobile Arena (–) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: — = Not ranked :
| | 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. ^Coaches poll was not released for Week 2.