2024–25 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

2024–25 California Golden Bears women's basketball
Raising the B.A.R Invitational champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	25–8 (12–6 ACC)
Head coach	Charmin Smith (6th season)
Associate head coach	Heidi Heintz (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Travon Bryant (2nd season) Jenny Huth (1st season) Eliza Pierre (4th season)
Home arena	Haas Pavilion
Seasons ←  2023–24 2025–26  →

2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 9 NC State	16	–	2		.889			26	–	6		.813
No. 8 Notre Dame	16	–	2		.889			26	–	5		.839
No. 7 Duke †	14	–	4		.778			26	–	7		.788
No. 22 Florida State	13	–	5		.722			23	–	8		.742
No. 12 North Carolina	13	–	5		.722			27	–	7		.794
Louisville	13	–	5		.722			21	–	10		.677
California	12	–	6		.667			25	–	8		.758
Virginia Tech	9	–	9		.500			18	–	12		.600
Georgia Tech	9	–	9		.500			22	–	10		.688
Virginia	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Stanford	8	–	10		.444			16	–	14		.533
Boston College	6	–	12		.333			16	–	17		.485
Syracuse	6	–	12		.333			12	–	18		.400
Clemson	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
Pittsburgh	5	–	13		.278			13	–	19		.406
Miami (FL)	4	–	14		.222			14	–	15		.483
Wake Forest	2	–	16		.111			9	–	20		.310
SMU	2	–	16		.111			10	–	20		.333
† 2025 ACC tournament winner As of March 9, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 California Golden Bears women's basketball team will represent the University of California, Berkeley during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears will be led by sixth-year head coach Charmin Smith and will play their home games at Haas Pavilion. They will compete as first year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. ^[1]

Previous season

Main article: 2023–24 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

The Golden Bears finished the season 19–15, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a tie for eighth place. As an eighth seed in the Pac-12 women's tournament they defeated Washington State in the First Round before falling to first-seed Stanford in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large invitation to the WBIT where they defeated Hawaii in the First Round before losing to Saint Joseph's in the Second Round.

Offseason

Departures

California Departures

Name	Num.	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Leilani McIntosh	1	G	5'5"	Graduate Student	Phoenix, Arizona	Graduated
Ila Lane	12	F/C	6'4"	Graduate Student	Moraga, California	Graduated
Alma Elsnitz	14	G	5'11"	Senior	Stockholm, Sweden	Graduated
Kemery Martín	15	G	6'0"	Junior	Sandy, Utah	Transferred to BYU [2]
Mia Mastrov	21	G	5'11"	Junior	Lafayette, California	Graduated
McKayla Williams	24	G	6'1"	Senior	Los Angeles, California	Graduated
Ornela Muca	31	G	5'7"	Senior	Athens, Greece	Transferred to Pepperdine [3]

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Num	Pos.	Height	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jayda Noble	2	G	5'11"	Graduate Student	Spokane, Washington	Washington [4]
Kayla Williams	4	G	5'7"	Graduate Student	Los Angeles, California	USC [5]
Gisella Maul	12	G	5'11"	Sophomore	Cedar Park, Texas	Texas [6]

Recruiting

Source: ^[7]

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Gabrielle Abigor C	Walnut Creek, California	Berean Christian	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Sofia Bowes G	San Ramon, California	San Ramon Valley	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Lola Donez G	Lahaina, Hawaii	Lahainaluna	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A   ESPN grade: NR
Kamryn Mafua G/F	Folsom, California	Folsom	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 94
Zahra King G	Brooklyn, New York	Westtown	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	N/A
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 92
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:

Roster

2024–25 California Golden Bears women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Michelle Onyiah 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) GS Eleanor Roosevelt Eastvale, CA G 2 Jayda Noble 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) GS Mount Spokane Washington Spokane, WA G 3 Zahra King 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) Fr Westtown Brooklyn, NY G 4 Kayla Williams 5 ft 7 in(1.7 m) GS Bishop Montgomery USC Los Angeles, CA G 5 Lola Donez 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) Fr Lahainaluna Lahaina, HI G 7 Marta Suárez 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) RS Sr Joaquim Blume Institute Tennessee Oviedo, Spain G 10 Lulu Twidale 5 ft 9 in(1.75 m) So South West Metro Pirates Sunshine Coast, Australia G 12 Gisella Maul 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) So Cedar Park Texas Cedar Park, TX G/F 14 Kamryn Mafua 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m) Fr Folsom Folsom, CA F 22 Claudia Langarita 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m) Sr INS Joaquim Blume San Francisco Barcelona, Spain G 23 Anastasia Drosouni 5 ft 11 in(1.8 m) So Expaideftiria Fryganiotis Thessaloniki, Greece G 33 Ioanna Krimili 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) GS Aristotelio College San Francisco Heraklion, Greece C 33 Gabrielle Abigor 6 ft 3 in(1.91 m) Fr Berean Christian Walnut Creek, CA G 42 Sofia Bowes 5 ft 10 in(1.78 m) Fr San Ramon Valley San Ramon, CA	Head coach Charmin Smith (Stanford) Assistant coach(es) Heidi Heintz (UC Davis) Travon Bryant (Missouri) Jenny Huth (Colorado) Eliza Pierre (California) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: August 19, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		Vanguard	W 83–47	–	–	–	–	Haas Pavilion   Berkeley, CA
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m.,  ACCNX		Saint Mary's	W  90–58	1–0	24 – Twidale	8 – Suárez	6 – Williams	Haas Pavilion (1,231) Berkeley, CA
November 7, 2024* 11:00 a.m., ACCNX		Idaho State	W  88–36	2–0	18 – Krimili	8 – Onyiah	6 – Twidale	Haas Pavilion (5,066) Berkeley, CA
November 9, 2024* 1:00 p.m.,  MW Network		at  San Jose State	W  82–53	3–0	18 – Krimili	10 – Onyiah	2 – Tied	Provident Credit Union Event Center  (1,228) San Jose, CA
November 14, 2024* 6:00 p.m.,  ESPN+		at  Gonzaga	W  86–65	4–0	25 – Williams	6 – Onyiah	6 – Williams	McCarthey Athletic Center  (5,060) Spokane, WA
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Grambling State	W  86–63	5–0	19 – Twidale	7 – Ackerman	6 – Krimili	Haas Pavilion (1,153) Berkeley, CA
November 22, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ACCNX		Auburn	W  63–59	6–0	22 – Twidale	8 – Tied	6 – Krimili	Haas Pavilion (1,341) Berkeley, CA
November 26, 2024* 11:00 a.m.,  TruTV		vs.  Michigan State Acrisure Holiday Invitational semifinal	L  72–78	6–1	20 – Twidale	11 – Suárez	5 – Krimili	Acrisure Arena  (325) Palm Springs, CA
November 27, 2024* 11:00 a.m., TruTV		vs.  Arizona Acrisure Holiday Invitational-Third Place Game	W  74–62	7–1	25 – Onyiah	13 – Onyiah	6 – Tied	Acrisure Arena (315) Palm Springs, CA
December 5, 2024* 6:00 p.m.,  ESPNU		No. 19  Alabama ACC–SEC Challenge	W  69–65	8–1	21 – Williams	9 – Onyiah	6 – Suárez	Haas Pavilion (1,432) Berkeley, CA
December 7, 2024* 2:00 p.m.,  ESPN+		at  Pacific	W  74–66	9–1	22 – Krimili	5 – Tied	6 – Williams	Spanos Center  (819) Stockton, CA
December 13, 2024 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Stanford	W  83–63	10–1 (1–0)	21 – Suárez	7 – Tied	6 – Suárez	Haas Pavilion (3,189) Berkeley, CA
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Austin Peay	W  71–45	11–1	18 – Williams	8 – Williams	6 – Williams	Haas Pavilion (1,428) Berkeley, CA
December 21, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 24	Fordham Raising the B.A.R Invitational semifinal	W  69–53	12–1	19 – Krimili	6 – Tied	4 – Krimili	Haas Pavilion (1,856) Berkeley, CA
December 22, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 24	Temple Raising the B.A.R Invitational championship game	W  89–63	13–1	20 – Tied	7 – Tied	5 – Williams	Haas Pavilion (1,912) Berkeley, CA
January 2, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 20	at  Clemson	L  58–69	13–2 (1–1)	18 – Krimili	10 – Onyiah	4 – Williams	Littlejohn Coliseum  (1,143) Clemson, SC
January 5, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 20	at  SMU	W  81–66	14–2 (2–1)	19 – Suárez	6 – Suárez	7 – Williams	Moody Coliseum  (1,323) University Park, TX
January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 24	No. 21  NC State	W  78–71	15–2 (3–1)	17 – Suárez	12 – Suárez	6 – Williams	Haas Pavilion (1,874) Berkeley, CA
January 12, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 24	Florida State	W  82–70	16–2 (4–1)	19 – Twidale	7 – Tied	4 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (2,311) Berkeley, CA
January 16, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 18	at No. 16  Duke	L  38–72	16–3 (4–2)	8 – Williams	7 – Suárez	3 – Tied	Cameron Indoor Stadium  (2,428) Durham, NC
January 19, 2025 11:00 a.m., ACCNX	No. 18	at  Wake Forest	W  67–55	17–3 (5–2)	16 – Suárez	10 – Onyiah	5 – Tied	LJVM Coliseum  (1,123) Winston-Salem, NC
January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 22	at Stanford	W  75–72	18–3 (6–2)	18 – Williams	7 – Suárez	4 – Twidale	Maples Pavilion  (3,599) Stanford, CA
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 19	No. 15  North Carolina	L  52–65	18–4 (6–3)	20 – Krimili	8 – Suárez	4 – Tied	Haas Pavilion (2,866) Berkeley, CA
February 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX	No. 19	Pittsburgh	W  84–53	19–4 (7–3)	16 – Tied	9 – Onyiah	4 – Krimili	Haas Pavilion (2,733) Berkeley, CA
February 6, 2025 5:00 p.m., ACCN	No. 21	at  Louisville	L  63–70	19–5 (7–4)	15 – Onyiah	11 – Onyiah	4 – Williams	KFC Yum! Center  (7,093) Louisville, KY
February 9, 2025 11:00 a.m., ACCN	No. 21	at No. 3  Notre Dame	L  52–91	19–6 (7–5)	14 – Twidale	8 – Suárez	3 – Tied	Purcell Pavilion  (8,864) Notre Dame, IN
February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Boston College	W  72–63	20–6 (8–5)	21 – Onyiah	11 – Onyiah	6 – Williams	Haas Pavilion (2,007) Berkeley, CA
February 16, 2025 3:00 p.m., ACCNX		Syracuse	W  75–69	21–6 (9–5)	21 – Williams	6 – Tied	5 – Williams	Haas Pavilion (3,849) Berkeley, CA
February 20, 2025 4:00 p.m., ACCNX		at  Virginia	W  76–70	22–6 (10–5)	18 – Tied	11 – Onyiah	5 – Tied	John Paul Jones Arena  (5,496) Charlottesville, VA
February 23, 2025 11:00 a.m., ACCN		at  Virginia Tech	L  84–87	22–7 (10–6)	20 – Suárez	10 – Suárez	5 – Tied	Cassell Coliseum  (6,051) Blacksburg, VA
February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		Georgia Tech	W  79–65	23–7 (11–6)	24 – Onyiah	10 – Onyiah	6 – Twidale	Haas Pavilion (1,933) Berkeley, CA
March 2, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCNX		Miami	W  82–63	24–7 (12–6)	26 – Onkyiah	10 – Tied	6 – Twidale	Haas Pavilion (3,295) Berkeley, CA
ACC Women's Tournament
March 6, 2025 2:00 p.m., ACCN	(7)	vs. (10) Virginia Second round	W  75–58	25–7	26 – Tied	10 – Tied	4 – Tied	Greensboro Coliseum  (5,828) Greensboro, NC
March 7, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN2	(7)	vs. (2) No. 6 Notre Dame Quarterfinals	L  64–73	25–8	16 – Twidale	11 – Suárez	4 – Krimili	Greensboro Coliseum (7,108) Greensboro, NC
NCAA Women's Tournament
March 22, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN2	(8 S4)	vs. (9 S4)  Mississippi State Round of 64						Galen Center   Los Angeles, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S4=Spokane 4. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source: ^{[8] [9]}

Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	RV	24	21	20	24	18	22	19	21	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	24	23	25	18	21	18	21	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV

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