1958β59 California Golden Bears men's basketball | |
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Conference | Pacific Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 9 |
AP | No. 11 |
Record | 25β4 (14β2 PCC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Rene Herrerias |
Home arena | Men's Gym |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 California | 14 | – | 2 | .875 | 25 | – | 4 | .862 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 18 | – | 8 | .692 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 9 | .640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 9 | .640 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 11 | .577 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 13 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 15 | .423 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 9 | – | 16 | .360 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 10 | – | 16 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of April 15, 1959 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1958β59 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the: University of California, Berkeley in NCAA University Division basketball competition. Led by, fifth-year head coach Pete Newell, theββGolden Bears won their only national championship.
Season summaryβ»
Cal was not a team that thrilled many people beyond its own fans. One writer described the Bears as "just a bunch of guys named Joe." But Cal was coached by one of the "greats," Pete Newell. And his team-oriented, defensive style won the national championship as the Bears beat two teams in the Final Four that featured two of the best guards in history, Cincinnati (Oscar Robertson) and West Virginia (Jerry West).
Rosterβ»
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Pete Newell (Loyola Marymount)
Roster |
Schedule and resultsβ»
Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
December 3, 1958* |
San Jose State | W 60β36 | 1β0 |
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | |||||||
December 6, 1958* |
San Francisco | W 50β43 | 2β0 |
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | |||||||
December 9, 1958* |
No. 14 Saint Mary's | W 57β55 | 3β0 |
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | |||||||
December 12, 1958* |
No. 3 Kansas State | L 65β68 | 3β1 |
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | |||||||
December 19, 1958* |
No. 15 | at Iowa | W 71β52 | 4β1 |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | ||||||
December 20, 1958* |
No. 15 | vs. Wisconsin | W 68β53 | 5β1 |
Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA | ||||||
December 23, 1958* |
No. 14 | at No. 16 Saint Louis | L 43β55 | 5β2 |
Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, MO | ||||||
December 27, 1958 |
No. 14 | Arizona | W 90β46 | 6β2 |
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | ||||||
January 2, 1959 |
No. 20 | at Washington | W 54β43 | 7β2 (1β0) |
Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, WA | ||||||
January 3, 1959 |
No. 20 | at Oregon | L 57β59 | 7β3 (1β1) |
McArthur Court Eugene, OR | ||||||
January 9, 1959 |
Washington | W 55β44 | 8β3 (2β1) |
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | |||||||
January 10, 1959 |
Idaho | W 64β39 | 9β3 (3β1) |
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | |||||||
January 16, 1959 |
No. 20 | at Stanford | L 53β56 | 9β4 (3β2) |
Stanford Pavilion Stanford, CA | ||||||
January 17, 1959 |
Stanford | W 67β46 | 10β4 (4β2) |
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | |||||||
January 31, 1959* |
No. 20 | at Santa Clara | W 66β55 | 11β4 |
San Jose Civic Auditorium San Jose, CA | ||||||
February 6, 1959 |
No. 19 | at UCLA | W 60β58 | 12β4 (5β2) |
Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
February 7, 1959 |
No. 19 | at USC | W 82β55 | 13β4 (6β2) |
Pan-Pacific Auditorium Los Angeles, CA | ||||||
February 13, 1959 |
No. 18 | Oregon | W 83β55 | 14β4 (7β2) |
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | ||||||
February 14, 1959 |
No. 18 | UCLA | W 64β51 | 15β4 (8β2) |
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | ||||||
February 20, 1959 |
No. 15 | at Washington State | W 61β37 | 16β4 (9β2) |
Bohler Gymnasium Pullman, WA | ||||||
February 21, 1959 |
No. 15 | at Idaho | W 65β46 | 17β4 (10β2) |
Memorial Gym Moscow | ||||||
February 23, 1959 |
No. 15 | at Oregon State | W 57β40 | 18β4 (11β2) |
Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis | ||||||
February 27, 1959 |
No. 12 | USC | W 70β64 | 19β4 (12β2) |
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | ||||||
February 28, 1959 |
No. 12 | Washington State | W 65β45 | 20β4 (13β2) |
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | ||||||
March 7, 1959 |
No. 11 | Oregon State | W 55β52 | 21β4 (14β2) |
Men's Gym Berkeley, CA | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
March 13, 1959* |
No. 11 | vs. No. 18 Utah West Regional semifinals |
W 71β53 | 22β4 |
Cow Palace Daly City, CA | ||||||
March 14, 1959* |
No. 11 | vs. No. 15 Saint Mary's West Regional Finals |
W 66β46 | 23β4 |
Cow Palace Daly City | ||||||
March 20, 1959* |
No. 11 | vs. No. 5 Cincinnati National semifinals |
W 64β58 | 24β4 |
Freedom Hall (18,619) Louisville, KY | ||||||
March 21, 1959* |
No. 11 | vs. No. 10 West Virginia National Championship |
W 71β70 | 25β4 |
Freedom Hall (18,498) Louisville, KY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. |
Rankingsβ»
Awards and honorsβ»
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NBA draftβ»
Two Golden Bears were selected in the next two NBA drafts
Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
1959 | 6 | 45 | Bob Dalton | Syracuse Nationals |
1960 | 1 | 3 | Darrall Imhoff | New York Knicks |
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Referencesβ»
- ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "Cal Throttles Badgers, 68-53; Huskies Win". Los Angeles Times. December 21, "1958." ProQuest 167395777.
- ^ Florence, Mal (February 8, 1959). "Idaho Knocks Off Bruins; Bears Easily Defeat Troy: UCLA Upset, "91-87," in Spite of 38-Point Splurge by Torrence". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 167429852.
- ^ California History (2003-04 ed.). Cal Athletics. p. 141. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 670β671. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1958-59 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ "1959 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
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