# 2020–21 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

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.

## Previous season

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.

## Off-season
### Departures

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Jacob Orender | 0 | G | 5'11" | 178 | RS Senior | Jacksonville Beach, FL | Walk-on; graduated |
| Juhwan Harris-Dyson | 2 | G | 6'6" | 204 | Junior | Northridge, CA | Transferred |
| Paris Austin | 3 | G | 6'0" | 190 | RS Senior | Oakland, CA | Graduated |
| Kareem South | 10 | G | 6'3" | 185 | RS Senior | Toronto, ON | Graduated |
| Jules Erving | 13 | F | 6'5" | 208 | Junior | Atlanta, GA | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| David Serge | 23 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | Newbury Park, CA | Walk-on; graduated |
| Jacobi Gordon | 24 | F | 6'7" | 216 | Sophomore | Houston, TX | Transferred to Louisiana |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Num | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Ryan Betley | 00 | G | 6'5" | 200 | RS Senior | Downingtown, PA | Transferred from Penn. Will be eligible to play immediately since Betley graduated from Penn. |
| Jared Hyder | 3 | G | 6'3" | 180 | Sophomore | San Bernardino, CA | 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 | Kingsport, TN | Transferred from Stony Brook. Will be eligible to play immediately since Foreman graduated from Stony Brook. |

### 2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Monty Bowser PF | Oakland, CA | Bishop O'Dowd High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 9, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Jalen Celestine SG | Brookville, NY | Long Island Lutheran High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nov 5, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A 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: "2020 California Commits". Rivals.com. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

### 2021 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2021) :
| 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

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 25, 2020* 2:00 pm, P12N | | vs. Colorado State Oregon State MTE | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Cancelled due to COVID-19 issues | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR |
| November 25, 2020* 4:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State Oregon State MTE | L 63–71 | 0–1 | 21 – Bradley | 10 – Anticevich | 4 – Brown | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| November 26, 2020* 3:00 pm, P12N | | vs. Northwest Oregon State MTE | W 86–61 | 1–1 | 14 – Betley | 9 – Betley | 6 – Foreman | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| November 30, 2020* 4:30 pm, P12N | | Nicholls | W 60–49 | 2–1 | 26 – Bradley | 9 – Kelly | 5 – Foreman | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| December 3, 2020 7:00 pm, P12N | | No. 25 Arizona State | L 62–70 | 2–2 (0–1) | 20 – Bradley | 8 – Bradley | 3 – Foreman | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| December 6, 2020 5:00 pm, P12N | | at UCLA | L 56–76 | 2–3 (0–2) | 14 – Foreman | 5 – Kelly | 5 – Brown | Pauley Pavilion (0) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 9, 2020* 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Pepperdine | L 62–74 | 2–4 | 27 – Bradley | 8 – Anticevich | 4 – Brown | Firestone Fieldhouse (0) Malibu, CA |
| December 13, 2020* 12:00 pm, P12N | | San Francisco | W 72–70 | 3–4 | 22 – Kelly | 7 – Tied | 5 – Bradley | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| December 19, 2020* 2:00 pm, P12N | | Cal State Northridge | W 87–56 | 4–4 | 23 – Foreman | 7 – Kelly | 8 – Brown | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| December 22, 2020* 9:00 am, ACCN | | at Boston College | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Canceled due to COVID-19 issues | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| December 22, 2020* 2:00 pm, P12N | | Seattle | W 70–65 | 5–4 | 17 – Betley | 11 – Kelly | 4 – Foreman | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| December 31, 2020 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 21 Oregon | L 69–82 | 5–5 (0–3) | 21 – Bradley | 7 – Tied | 4 – Brown | Matthew Knight Arena (0) Eugene, OR |
| January 2, 2021 3:00 pm, P12N | | at Oregon State | L 64–73 | 5–6 (0–4) | 12 – Tied | 9 – Thiemann | 5 – Brown | Gill Coliseum (0) Corvallis, OR |
| January 7, 2021 7:00 pm, P12N | | Washington State | L 61–70 | 5–7 (0–5) | 11 – Kelly | 5 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| January 9, 2021 12:00 pm, P12N | | Washington | W 84–78 | 6–7 (1–5) | 22 – Kelly | 6 – Anticevich | 5 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| January 14, 2021 12:00 pm, P12N | | at Colorado | L 60–89 | 6–8 (1–6) | 16 – Kelly | 4 – Tied | 2 – Tied | CU Events Center (0) Boulder, CO |
| January 16, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Utah | W 72–63 | 7–8 (2–6) | 14 – Anticevich | 9 – Kelly | 5 – Brown | Jon M. Huntsman Center (0) Salt Lake City, UT |
| January 21, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | UCLA | L 57–61 | 7–9 (2–7) | 21 – Anticevich | 7 – Betley | 3 – Anticevich | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| January 23, 2021 5:00 pm, P12N | | USC | L 68–76 | 7–10 (2–8) | 15 – Tied | 7 – Brown | 3 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| January 28, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at Arizona State | L 68–72 | 7–11 (2–9) | 26 – Bradley | 13 – Kelly | 4 – Celestine | Desert Financial Arena (0) Tempe, AZ |
| January 30, 2021 2:00 pm, P12N | | at Arizona | L 50–71 | 7–12 (2–10) | 21 – Bradley | 5 – Betley | 2 – Bowser | McKale Center (0) Tucson, AZ |
| February 4, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | | Stanford | L 55–70 | 7–13 (2–11) | 24 – Bradley | 7 – Kelly | 4 – Bradley | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| February 7, 2021 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at Stanford | L 70–76 | 7–14 (2–12) | 15 – Bradley | 9 – Kelly | 4 – Brown | Maples Pavilion (1) Stanford, CA |
| February 11, 2021 3:00 pm, P12N | | Utah | L 75–76 | 7–15 (2–13) | 20 – Bradley | 8 – Anticevich | 2 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| February 13, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | Colorado | W 71–62 | 8–15 (3–13) | 28 – Bradley | 10 – Kelly | 4 – Brown | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| February 18, 2021 7:30 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | L 51–82 | 8–16 (3–14) | 16 – Bradley | 5 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Beasley Coliseum (200) Pullman, WA |
| February 20, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Washington | L 51–62 | 8–17 (3–15) | 13 – Bradley | 12 – Kelly | 2 – Hyder | Alaska Airlines Arena (0) Seattle, WA |
| February 25, 2021 7:00 pm, P12N | | Oregon State | L 57–59 | 8–18 (3–16) | 20 – Bradley | 6 – Celestine | 3 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| February 27, 2021 1:00 pm, P12N | | Oregon | L 63–74 | 8–19 (3–17) | 13 – Betley | 6 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Haas Pavilion (0) Berkeley, CA |
| Pac-12 tournament |||||||||
| March 10, 2021 7:00 pm, P12N | (11) | vs. (6) Stanford First round | W 76–58 | 9–19 | 19 – Bradley | 9 – Kelly | 6 – Bradley | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV |
| March 11, 2021 8:30 pm, ESPN | (11) | vs. (3) No. 23 Colorado Quarterfinals | L 58–61 | 9–20 | 11 – Anticevich | 6 – Anticevich | 4 – Brown | T-Mobile Arena (0) Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||