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1958–59 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

American college basketball season

Field	Value
year	1958–59
team	California Golden Bears
sport	Basketball
conference	Pacific Coast Conference
short_conf	PCC
CoachRank	9
APRank	11
record	25–4
conf_record	14–2
head_coach	Pete Newell
hc_year	5th
asst_coach1	Rene Herrerias
stadium	Men's Gym
champion	[NCAA tournament](1959-ncaa-university-division-basketball-tournament) National champions
PCC champions
tourney	[National Championship Game](1959-ncaa-university-division-basketball-championship-game)
tourney_result
W 71–70 vs. [West Virginia](1958-59-west-virginia-mountaineers-men-s-basketball-team)

PCC champions W 71–70 vs. West Virginia

The 1958–59 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, the Golden Bears won their only national championship.

Season summary

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).

Roster

Rene Herrerias (San Francisco)

Schedule and results

|- !colspan=9 style=| Regular Season |- !colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament

Rankings

Main article: 1958–59 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

NBA draft

Two Golden Bears were selected in the next two NBA drafts

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References

(21 December 1958). "Cal Throttles Badgers, 68-53; Huskies Win". Los Angeles Times.
(8 February 1959). "Idaho Knocks Off Bruins; Bears Easily Defeat Troy: UCLA Upset, 91-87, in Spite of 38-Point Splurge by Torrence". Los Angeles Times.
"California History". Cal Athletics.
(2009). "ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game". [[Random House]].
"1958-59 College Basketball Polls". [[Sports Reference]].
"1959 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com".

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