1959–60 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1959–60 California Golden Bears Basketball California Golden Bears logo 1905-78.png Athletic Association of Western Universities AAWU 1 2 28–2 11–1 Pete Newell 6th Rene Herrerias 4th Harmon Gym Athletic Association of Western Universities Champions Coaches Poll regular season championsNCAA tournament, runner-up National Championship Game L Lost 55-75 vs. Ohio State The 1959–60 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in NCAA University Division basketball competition. Led by sixth-year head coach Pete Newell, serving in his final season at the school, the Golden Bears made their second consecutive, and most recent, Final Four. Cal finished as runner-up in the 1960 NCAA Tournament, losing to Ohio State in the championship game. Roster 1959 California Golden Bears men's y Dick Doughty 6 8 Sr Oakland, California Tandy Gillis F 6 6 Sr Long Beach, California Darrall Imhoff y 40 C 6 10 Sr Alhambra, California Jerry Mann 6 2 Sr San Francisco, California Bill McClintock y 42 F 6 4 Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin Earl Shultz G 6 4 Jr South Gate, California Dave Stafford F 6 3 Jr   Bobby Wendell G 5 8 Jr   https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/california/1960.html December 29, 2021 Pete Newell (Loyola Marymount) Rene Herrerias (San Francisco) Schedule and results 1959–60 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1959 yes yes no |- !colspan=9 style=California Golden Bears| Regular season Dec 4, 1959 yes yes 1959 men UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, California 59–47 1–0 Dec 8, 1959 yes yes 1959 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California 65–40 2–0 Dec 12, 1959 yes 1959 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 54–43 3–0 Dec 18, 1959 yes 1959 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 51–47 4–0 Dec 19, 1959 yes 1959 men Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 79–46 5–0 Dec 23, 1959 yes 4 1959 men Michigan State Spartans Michigan State 11 Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 71–60 6–0 Dec 28, 1959 yes 3 Illinois 8 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Basketball Classic 62–48 10,838 7–0 Dec 29, 1959 yes yes 3 1959 men USC Trojans USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Basketball Classic 65–61 OT 8–0 Dec 30, 1959 yes yes 3 West Virginia 2 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California Los Angeles Basketball Classic 65–45 9–0 Jan 2, 1960 yes 3 USC Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 57–65 9–1 0–1 Jan 4, 1960 yes 3 USC 10 Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 60–45 10–1 1–1 Jan 8, 1960 2 UCLA Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 59–47 11–1 2–1 Jan 9, 1960 yes 2 1959 men Stanford Cardinal Stanford Old Pavilion Stanford, California 52–43 12–1 3–1 Jan 15, 1960 yes 2 Washington State Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 54–43 13–1 Jan 16, 1960 2 Washington Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 79–39 14–1 4–1 Jan 29, 1960 yes 3 1959 men Oregon Ducks Oregon Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 70–45 15–1 Jan 30, 1960 yes 3 1959 men Oregon State Beavers Oregon State Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 67–48 16–1 Feb 5, 1960 3 Washington Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 68–53 17–1 5–1 Feb 12, 1960 yes 3 USC Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 57–46 18–1 6–1 Feb 13, 1960 3 UCLA Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 53–45 19–1 7–1 Feb 20, 1960 yes 3 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California 67–57 20–1 8–1 Feb 26, 1960 yes 4 Washington Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington 54–47 21–1 9–1 Feb 27, 1960 yes yes 4 Oregon State Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon 62–47 22–1 Mar 4, 1960 3 Stanford Harmon Gym Berkeley, California 51–42 23–1 10–1 Mar 5, 1960 yes 3 Stanford Old Pavilion Stanford, California 70–51 24–1 11–1 |- !colspan=9 style=California Golden Bears| NCAA Tournament Mar 8, 1960 yes yes 2 1959 men Idaho State Bengals Idaho State War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California 71–44 25–1 Mar 11, 1960 yes yes 2 1959 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixten 69–49 26–1 Mar 12, 1960 yes yes 2 1959 men Oregon Ducks Oregon Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington Regional final – Elite Eight 70–49 27–1 Mar 18, 1960 yes yes 2 Cincinnati 1 Cow Palace Daly City, California National semifinal – Final Four 77–69 28–1 Mar 19, 1960 yes yes 2 Ohio State 3 Cow Palace Daly City, California National Championship Game 55–75 28–2 Pacific Time AP Poll 2020-21 Cal Men's Basketball Media Guide Cal Athletics https://calbears.com/documents/2020/12/10/2020_21_Cal_Men_s_Basketball_Media_Guide.pdf December 29, 2021 Rankings 1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings AP 3 14 4 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 2 Coaches 1 14 2 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 679–680 2009 978-0-345-51392-2https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/1960-polls.html 1959-60 College Basketball Polls Sports Reference December 29, 2021 Awards and honors Darrall Imhoff – Consensus First-team All-American Pete Newell – Henry Iba Award, NABC Coach of the Year, UPI College Basketball Coach of the Year 1960 NBA draft 1960 NBA draft California Golden Bears Round Pick Player NBA team 1 3 Darrall Imhoff New York Knicks References California Category:California Golden Bears men's basketball seasons Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons California California Golden Bears Basketball California Golden Bears Basketball