The 2022–23 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the

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, in the

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

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as members of the

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. The team began the season with a record of 0–12, the worst in history for any

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team. They finished the season 3–29, 2–18 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place. They lost to

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in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament. Head coach Mark Fox was fired on March 9, 2023. He finished with a 38–87 record at Cal. On April 3, the school named

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head coach and former

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player Mark Madsen the team's new head coach.

Previous season

The Golden Bears finished the 2021–22 season with a record of 12–20, 5–15 in Pac-12 play to finish in 10th place. They lost to

in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament.

Off-season

Departures

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Incoming Transfers

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2022 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

The Golden Bears were the first men's basketball team from a power conference—defined for this purpose as a member of a

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or the

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—to start a season 0–7 in the last 40 years.

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would match this feat three days later. Cal's record eventually dropped to 3–29. Main source: , - !colspan=12 style=, Exhibition , - !colspan=12 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=12 style=, Pac-12 tournament Source:

References

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