The 2023–24 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the

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, in the

2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 6, 2023. The regular season ended on March 17, 2024, with the 2024 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament beginning with the First Four on March 19 and ending with th ...

. This was Mark Madsen's first year as head coach at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at

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as last season members of the

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after 45 years before they will join the

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in the 2024–25 season.

Previous season

The Golden Bears started the year losing their first 12 games, the worst for any

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team. They won three of their next four games, including two in conference play against

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and

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. The Golden Beas finished the year losing the last 15 in conference play and the first-round game in the conference tournament. At the end of the year, Mark Fox was fired on March 9, 2023, one day after losing their first-round game of the conference tournament.

Off-season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

2023 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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