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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.

ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record12–20 (5–15 Pac–12)
Headcoach
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2021–22 California Golden Bears men's basketball
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record12–20 (5–15 Pac–12)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
(Capacity: 11,877)
Seasons
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2021–22 Pac-12 Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 2 Arizona †18–2 .90033–4  .892
No. 11 UCLA15–5 .75027–8  .771
No. 22 USC14–6 .70026–8  .765
Colorado12–8 .60021–12  .636
Oregon11–9 .55020–15  .571
Washington11–9 .55017–15  .531
Washington State11–9 .55022–15  .595
Arizona State10–10 .50014–17  .452
Stanford8–12 .40016–16  .500
California5–15 .25012–20  .375
Utah4–16 .20011–20  .355
Oregon State1–19 .0503–28  .097
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
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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.[1] They defeated Stanford in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament before losing to Colorado in the quarterfinals.[2]

Off-season

Departures

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California Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for Departure
Ryan Betley00G6'5"200Redshirt SeniorDowningtown, PAGraduated[3]
Matt Bradley20G6'4"220JuniorSan Bernardino, CATransferred to San Diego State[4]
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Incoming transfers

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California incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jordan Shepherd31G6'4"190GraduateAsheville, NCTransfer from Charlotte. Will have one year of eligibility remaining.[5]
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2021 recruiting class

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School 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 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 4/5 stars   Rivals: 4/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN: 4/5 stars   
Marsalis Roberson
SG		 Oakland, CA Bishop O'Dowd High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Oct 8, 2020 
Recruit ratings: Scout: 3/5 stars   Rivals: 3/5 stars   247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    
Sam Alajiki
PF		 Newark, NJ Saint Benedict's Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Nov 6, 2020 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: 3/5 stars   ESPN:    
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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.
  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.
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Roster

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2021–22 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Marsalis Roberson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrBishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, California
G 1 Joel Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)192 lb (87 kg) JrBrewster Academy Brampton, Ontario
F 2 Monty Bowser 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoBishop O'Dowd HS Oakland, California
G 3 Jarred Hyder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrFresno State San Bernardino, California
G 10 Makale Foreman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) GSStony Brook Kingsport, Tennessee
F 13 Kuany Kuany 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)194 lb (88 kg) JrProlific Prep Melbourne, Australia
F 15 Grant Anticevich 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) GSNewington College Sydney, Australia
F/C 21 Lars Thiemann 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)255 lb (116 kg) JrBayer Giants U19 Krefeld, Germany
F 22 Andre Kelly Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)255 lb (116 kg) SrLincoln HS Stockton, California
F 23 Obinna Anyanwu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrCathedral Catholic HS San Diego, California
F 24 Sam Alajiki 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrSt. Benedict's Prep Dundalk, Ireland
G 25 Logan Alters (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrNSU University School Miami, Florida
G 31 Jordan Shepherd 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) GSCharlotte Asheville, North Carolina
G 32 Jalen Celestine 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoLong Island Lutheran HS Ajax, Ontario
F 33 D. J. Thorpe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrLake Travis HS Lake Travis, Texas
G 34 Dimitrios Klonaras 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrP.A.O.K. BC Thessaloniki, Greece
F 42 Blake Welle (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)213 lb (97 kg) RS JrAptos HS Santa Cruz, California
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Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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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[a]
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[b]
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.
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Rankings

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP——*——Not released
Coaches——*
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*The preseason and week 1 polls were the same.
^Coaches poll was not released for Week 2.

Notes

  1. [a]
    Moved up from January 19, 2022.[7]
  2. [b]
    This game was originally scheduled for January 2 before being rescheduled for February 1 due to COVID-19 protocols within the Stanford program.[7][8]

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