Ken Moses, a rising star in the coaching ranks who previously helped lead Utah Valley to new heights in his lone season on staff in Orem, followed Mark Madsen to Berkeley as an assistant coach. He helped lead the Golden Bears through their first season as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference in his second year on Madsen's Cal staff in 2024-25.
Moses’ leadership was key piece of Cal’s 10-win improvement during the 2023-24 season. Reinvigorated by Madsen and company’s direction, Cal earned its best finish in the Pac-12 Conference standings since 2016-17 with a tie for sixth place (13-19, 9-11) and its nine conference wins – each against a different opponent – included marquee victories against UCLA and NCAA Tournament squads Washington State, Oregon and Colorado.
Cal won 14 games in 2024-25 and reached the ACC Tournament second round following a double-overtime win over Virginia Tech in the opening round; the Bears became just the second No. 15 seed to win a game in the ACC Tournament. Cal went 11-6 at home – including wins over ACC foes Virginia, Florida State, Miami, NC State and Boston College – and picked up a 71-66 road win at USC in nonconference play.
Four members of Cal’s 2023 transfer class, which ranked eighth in the country (On3), went on to sign professional contracts following the 2023-24 season, highlighted by Jaylon Tyson – who was selected No. 20 overall in the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers in June 2024 following an All-Pac-12 First Team selection.
The Bears restocked their roster again through the transfer portal in the 2024 offseason; 10 of Cal’s 11 scholarship newcomers came via the transfer portal and collectively ranked as the No. 12 transfer class in the country (On3). Among the 11 total scholarship newcomers were sophomore guard Andrej Stojakovic (2024-25 All-ACC honorable mention; NABC All-Pacific District Team) and freshman guard Jeremiah Wilkinson (2024-25 ACC Sixth Man of the Year; ACC All-Rookie Team).
Utah Valley won a program-record 28 games and the outright 2022-23 Western Athletic Conference regular season title while advancing to the NIT Final Four in Moses’ one season on staff at Utah Valley.
Madsen hired Moses from Montana State, where he was a part of two of the Bobcats’ most successful seasons this century. Moses helped the Bobcats to a 27-8 record, Big Sky Conference Tournament and regular season titles and an NCAA Tournament berth in 2021-22. It was just the second time in MSU history and the first time in 26 years that the program won both the Big Sky regular season and tournament titles in the same season. The season prior in 2020-21, MSU’s 13-10 record was its best by winning percentage in two decades.
Moses spent the 2019-20 season at Southern Illinois as the Salukis' Director of Operations. In his lone season on staff at SIU, Moses helped the Salukis turn into one of the nation's best underdog stories. SIU, which was picked last in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll, won 16 games and 10 conference games – the best-ever for a team picked last in its preseason poll.
Prior to SIU, Moses worked two years at NJCAA Division I Missouri State University West Plains (2017-19). The Grizzlies were 45-21 during his two seasons and won the 2018 Region XVI Championship. He coached two All-Americans at West Plains. Six players earned All-Region recognition – including one Region Player of the Year – and the Grizzlies won 68% of their games.
Moses served a combined four years as a graduate assistant and assistant coach at NCAA Division II Nebraska-Kearney (2013-17). Moses coached one All-American, six all-conference players and one player of the year with the Lopes as the program went 74-44 in his tenure.
A native of Honolulu and 2010 graduate of Colorado State University Pueblo, Moses began his coaching career as an assistant for three seasons at his alma mater from 2010-13. The former ThunderWolves guard was a four-year letter winner at CSU Pueblo (2006-10) and a team captain as a senior.
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