ESPN 100 guard Jemarl Baker received a release from his letter of intent to California, his AAU coach, Ryan Silver, told ESPN.
Baker is the first Cal recruit to decommit since head coach Cuonzo Martin left the program to take over at Missouri. The Golden Bears promoted assistant coach Wyking Jones to the head coach position.
Baker, a 6-foot-4 shooting guard from Eleanor Roosevelt High School (California), is ranked No. 65 in the ESPN 100 for 2017. Playing for Earl Watson Elite last spring and summer, Baker was one of the top scorers on the Under Armour Association circuit, averaging 16.