2024–25 California Golden Bears women's basketball team

2024–25 California Golden Bears women's basketball
Raising the B.A.R Invitational champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record25–9 (12–6 ACC)
Head coach
Associate head coachHeidi Heintz (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Travon Bryant (2nd season)
  • Jenny Huth (1st season)
  • Eliza Pierre (4th season)
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
2024–25 ACC women's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 9 NC State 16 2   .889 28 7   .800
No. 8 Notre Dame 16 2   .889 28 6   .824
No. 7 Duke 14 4   .778 29 8   .784
No. 22 Florida State 13 5   .722 24 9   .727
No. 12 North Carolina 13 5   .722 29 8   .784
Louisville 13 5   .722 22 11   .667
California 12 6   .667 25 9   .735
Virginia Tech 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Georgia Tech 9 9   .500 22 11   .667
Virginia 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Stanford 8 10   .444 16 15   .516
Boston College 6 12   .333 16 18   .471
Syracuse 6 12   .333 12 18   .400
Clemson 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Pittsburgh 5 13   .278 13 19   .406
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
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024–25 California Golden Bears women's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Golden Bears were led by sixth-year head coach Charmin Smith and played their home games at Haas Pavilion. They competed as first-year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Golden Bears started the season well, winning their first six games of the season. They played only one traditional Power-4 school during this run, defeating Auburn 63–59 on November 22. The Golden Bears participated in the Acrisure Holiday Invitational where they lost their opening game against Michigan State 78–72 but won the third-place game against Arizona 74–62. They welcomed nineteenth-ranked Alabama to the Haas Pavilion for the ACC–SEC Challenge, and the Golden Bears pulled off the upset 69–65. They won their next three games, including a rivalry and ACC opening win over Stanford to enter the rankings at number twenty-four. They won the Raising the B.A.R Invitational by defeating Fordham and Temple. Their winning streak ended on their first trip to the east coast, where they lost to Clemson 69–58. The won three games after that, including a defeat of number twenty-one NC State. They ascended to number eighteen in the polls when they lost at number sixteen Duke 72–38. The Golden Bears went 3–3 over their next six games and fell out of the rankings. They won a rivalry rematch with Stanford while losses included games against number fifteen North Carolina and number three Notre Dame. The Golden Bears finished the season going 5–1 over their next six games, with their only loss coming at Virginia Tech by three points. They won their final game of the season over Miami 82–63.

The Golden Bears finished the season 25–9 overall and 12–6 in ACC play to finish in seventh place. As the seventh seed in the ACC tournament, earned a bye into the second round where they defeated Virginia 75–58. They lost to sixth ranked and second seed Notre Dame by nine points in the Quarterfinals. They received an at-large invitation to the NCAA tournament and were the eighth-seed in the Spokane 4 region. They lost to ninth seed Mississippi State 69–46 in the First Round to end their season.