The 2020–21 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley, in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. In Mark Fox's second year as head coach at California, the Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion as members of the Pac-12 Conference.
Previous season The Golden Bears finished the 2019–20 season with a record of 14–18, 7–11 in Pac-12 play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They defeated Stanford in the first round of the Pac-12 tournament and were set to take on UCLA in the quarterfinals before the remainder of the Pac-12 Tournament was cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Off-season Departures Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Jacob Orender 0 G 5'11" 178 RS senior Jacksonville Beach, FL Walk-on; graduated Juhwan Harris-Dyson 2 G 6'6" 204 Junior Northridge, CA Transferred Paris Austin 3 G 6'0" 190 RS senior Oakland, CA Graduated Kareem South 10 G 6'3" 185 RS senior Toronto, ON Graduated Jules Erving 13 F 6'5" 208 Junior Atlanta, GA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons David Serge 23 G 6'4" 185 Senior Newbury Park, CA Walk-on; graduated Jacobi Gordon 24 F 6'7" 216 Sophomore Houston, TX Transferred to Louisiana
Incoming transfers Name Num Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Ryan Betley 00 G 6'5" 200 RS senior Downingtown, PA Transferred from Penn. Was eligible to play immediately, since he graduated from Penn. Jared Hyder 3 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore San Bernardino, CA Transferred from Fresno State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Hyder had to sit out for the 2020–21 season. Had three years of remaining eligibility. Makale Foreman 10 G 6'1" 190 RS senior Kingsport, TN Transferred from Stony Brook. Was eligible to play immediately, since he graduated from Stony Brook.
2020 recruiting class
2021 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Pac-12 tournament
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