The following is a list of California Golden Bears men's basketball head coaches. There have been 19 head coaches of the Golden Bears in their 114-season history.[1]
California's current head coach is Mark Madsen. He was hired as the Golden Bears' head coach in March 2023,[2][3] replacing Mark Fox, who was fired after the 2022–23 season.[4]
| No. | Tenure | Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | 1907–1915[a] | No coach | 6 | 21–0 | 1.000 |
| 1 | 1915–1916 | Kilduff | 1 | 11–5 | .688 |
| 2 | 1916–1917 | Ben Cherrington | 1 | 15–1 | .938 |
| 3 | 1917–1918 | Walter Christie | 1 | 8–2 | .800 |
| 4 | 1918–1920 | Bill Hollander | 2 | 14–8 | .636 |
| 5 | 1920–1924 | Earl Wight | 4 | 60–20 | .750 |
| 6 | 1924–1954 | Nibs Price | 30 | 449–294 | .604 |
| 7 | 1954–1960 | Pete Newell | 6 | 119–44 | .730 |
| 8 | 1960–1968 | Rene Herrerias | 8 | 92–100 | .479 |
| 9 | 1968–1972 | Jim Padgett | 4 | 52–53 | .495 |
| 10 | 1972–1978 | Dick Edwards | 6 | 73–85 | .462 |
| 11 | 1978–1985 | Dick Kuchen | 7 | 80–112 | .417 |
| 12 | 1985–1993[b] | Lou Campanelli | 8 | 123–108 | .532 |
| 13 | 1993–1996[c][d] | Todd Bozeman | 4 | 35–63 | .357 |
| 14 | 1996–2008 | Ben Braun | 12 | 219–154 | .587 |
| 15 | 2008–2014 | Mike Montgomery | 6 | 130–73 | .640 |
| 16 | 2014–2017 | Cuonzo Martin | 3 | 62–39 | .614 |
| 17 | 2017–2019 | Wyking Jones | 2 | 16–47 | .254 |
| 18 | 2019–2023 | Mark Fox | 4 | 38–87 | .304 |
| 19 | 2023–present | Mark Madsen | 1 | 0–0 | – |
| Totals | 19 coaches | 114 seasons | 1,617–1,295 | .555 | |
| Records updated through end of 2022–23 season Source[1] | |||||
- ^ California did not field a basketball team for the 1909–10 and 1910–11 seasons.
- ^ Campanelli was fired on February 8, 1993. Todd Bozeman was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[5]
- ^ Bozeman was named permanent head coach in March of 1993, five weeks after being named interim coach.[6]
- ^ California forfeited all games from the 1994–95 season, and 25 games from the 1995–96 season. Bozeman's on-court record is 63–35 (.643).
References[edit]
- ^ a b "California Men's Basketball 2020-21 Record Book" (PDF). University of California Berkeley Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ "Mark Madsen hired by Cal: Bears land Utah Valley coach who was a star player for rival Stanford". 29 March 2023.
- ^ "Mark Madsen Named Cal Men's Basketball Head Coach".
- ^ "Cal Makes Change In Men's Basketball Leadership".
- ^ "Cal Fires Campanelli, Assistant Takes Over : College basketball: Coach had signed a five-year contract extension in June". Los Angeles Times. February 9, 1993. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
- ^ Friend, Tom (February 9, 1993). "COLLEGE BASKETBALL; Cal's Bozeman to Shed 'Interim' Designation". The New York Times. Retrieved February 27, 2023.