#144 California Men's Basketball 2023-2024 Preview

 
 
California Golden Bears
 
2023-2024 Overall Rank: #144
Conference Rank: #10 Pac-12
 
 
2022-23 Record: 3-29, 2-18
2022-23 Postseason: NCAA
Coach: Mark Madsen
Coach Record: 0-0 at California, 70-51 overall
 
Key Departed Players:
Lars Thiemann, Forward, 9.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 0.6 apg
Kuany Kuany, Forward, 9.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 0.8 apg
Joel Brown, Guard, 6.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.2 apg
Sam Alajiki, Forward, 6.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 0.7 apg
 
Key Returning Players:
Devin Askew, Senior, Guard, 15.5 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 3.0 apg
Grant Newell, Sophomore, Forward, 8.0 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 0.7 apg
Monty Bowser, Junior, Forward, 3.8 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 0.4 apg
ND Okafor, Sophomore, Forward, 3.7 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 0.3 apg
Jalen Celestine, Junior, Guard, DNP last season
 
Key New Players:
Fardaws Aimaq, Senior, Forward, Transfer from Texas Tech
Rodney Brown Jr., Freshman, Guard
Jalen Cone, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Northern Arizona
Devin Curtis, Freshman, Forward,
Keonte Kennedy, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Memphis
Mike Meadows, Senior, Guard, Transfer from Portland
Josh Ragsdale, Sophomore, Guard
Jaylon Tyson, Junior, Guard, Transfer from Texas Tech
 
Projected Postseason Tournament: None
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 58.3 (352nd in nation, 12th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.1 (174, 10)
Field-Goal Percentage: 39.1 (350, 12)
Field-Goal Defense: 45.2 (273, 12)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.9 (345, 12)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 29.8 (339, 12)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.3 (150, 5)
Rebound Margin: -4.1 (329, 11)
Assists Per Game: 9.6 (349, 12)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.0 (238, 8)