Cal Signs Nicolas Mitrovic For 2026-27 Roster

California men's basketball head coach Mark Madsen has signed another young talent in freshman post player Nicolas Mitrovic. He will join the Golden Bears for this coming 2026-27 season.

Mitrovic comes to Cal by way of Cambridge Arts, Technology and Science in Massachusetts, where he earned top-50 prospect rankings from Rivals. The 7-foot post averaged 5.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game last season with CATS. He also competed with Expressions EYBL.

“Nicolas is one of the most exciting young big men in the country,” Madsen said of Mitrovic. “He has tremendous skill for his size and length. This makes him a true threat inside and out on both ends of the floor. We are ecstatic to add Nicolas to the Cal family!”

Mitrovic joins a Cal program that made big strides in 2025-26 in recording the most wins in a season (22) since 2016 and its first postseason win since 2014. Last season's squad also recorded eight games with 90-plus points scored and had five players ranked in top-100 national statistical categories.

Currently, Mitrovic is one of six newcomers officially signed on for 2026-27, joining incoming freshman Dionycius Bakare along with transfers Michael Cooper, Nojus Indrusaitis, Jordan Ross and Jake Wilkins.

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