1958–59 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

California Golden Bears men's basketball
1958–59 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Champions
Conference	Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#11
1958–59 record	24–4 ( PCC)
Head coach	Pete Newell
Assistant coach	Rene Herrerias
Home arena	Men's Gym
« 1957–58	1959–90 »

The 1958–59 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in NCAA University Division (now known as Division I) men's basketball competition. The head coach was Pete Newell. He led the Golden Bears to their only NCAA Basketball Championship.

Season Summary

Cal wasn’t 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).

NCAA basketball tournament

West
- California 71, Utah 53
- California 66, St. Mary’s, California 46
Final Four
- California 64, Cincinnati 58
- California 71, West Virginia 70

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Awards and honors

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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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References

[1] ttp://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=1959

[2] ttp://www.databasebasketball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1959&lg=N

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Premo-Poretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championship in bolded italics

1958–59 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

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