2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 7 NC State 16 – 2   .889 24 – 5   .828
No. 6 Notre Dame 16 – 2   .889 25 – 4   .862
No. 11 Duke 14 – 4   .778 23 – 7   .767
No. 22 Florida State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 7   .767
No. 14 North Carolina 13 – 5   .722 25 – 6   .806
Louisville 13 – 5   .722 20 – 9   .690
California 12 – 6   .667 24 – 7   .774
Virginia Tech 9 – 9   .500 18 – 11   .621
Georgia Tech 9 – 9   .500 21 – 9   .700
Virginia 8 – 10   .444 16 – 14   .533
Stanford 8 – 10   .444 16 – 13   .552
Boston College 6 – 12   .333 15 – 16   .484
Syracuse 6 – 12   .333 12 – 17   .414
Clemson 6 – 12   .333 13 – 16   .448
Pittsburgh 5 – 13   .278 13 – 18   .419
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 2, 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" Redshirt 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:4/5 stars   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:4/5 stars   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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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. (10/15) Virginia/Pittsburgh
Second round 		      Greensboro Coliseum 
Greensboro, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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
PollPre1234567891011121314151617181920Final
AP—————RV2421202418221921RVRVRVRV
CoachesRV————RVRV24232518211821RVRVRV

References

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  2. ^ Harper, Mitch (May 4, 2024). "BYU Women's Basketball Adds Former Utah, Cal Transfer". Deseret Digital Media. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Women's Basketball Adds Ornela Muca". pepperdinewaves.com. Pepperdine University Athletics. June 10, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  4. ^ Curtis, Jake (April 24, 2024). "Cal Women's Basketball: Bears Add Washington Transfer Jayda Noble". si.com. On SI. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  5. ^ Baker, Jordan (May 5, 2024). "Kayla Williams signed with Cal Berkeley". KRON-TV. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "Cal Signs Gisella Maul". calbears.com. University of California Berkeley Athletics. May 23, 2024. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "California Golden Bears". espn.com. ESPN. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024–25 Women's Basketball Schedule". calbears.com. University of California Athletics. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  9. ^ "2024-25 WBB Composite Schedule" (PDF). theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
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