1958–59 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

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1958–59 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
PCC champions
Conference Pacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 11
Record25–4 (14–2 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coach Rene Herrerias
Home arena Men's Gym
Seasons
  1957–58
1959–60  
1958–59 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 California 142 .875254  .862
Washington 115 .688188  .692
UCLA 106 .625169  .640
Stanford 106 .625169  .640
USC 88 .5001511  .577
Oregon State 77 .5001313  .500
Idaho 610 .3751115  .423
Oregon 313 .188916  .360
Washington State 313 .1881016  .385
As of April 15, 1959 [1]
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Contents

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."[ citation needed ] 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

1958–59 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G Al Buch (C)6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)
Sr North Hollywood, California
F 34Bob Dalton6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)
Sr San Leandro, California
Dick Doughty6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)
Jr Oakland, California
G Denny Fitzpatrick 6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)
Sr Costa Mesa, California
F Tandy Gillis6 ft 6 in(1.98 m)
Jr Long Beach, California
F 33Jack Grout6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)
Sr Visalia, California
C 40 Darrall Imhoff 6 ft 10 in(2.08 m)
Jr Alhambra, California
Jim Langley6 ft 3 in(1.91 m)
Salinas, California
Jerry Mann6 ft 2 in(1.88 m)
San Francisco, California
F 42 Bill McClintock 6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)
So Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G Earl Shultz6 ft 4 in(1.93 m)
So South Gate, California
Bernie Simpson6 ft 0 in(1.83 m)
Omaha, Nebraska
Head coach

Pete Newell (Loyola Marymount)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 19 April 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
December 3, 1958*
San Jose State W 60–36 1–0
Men's Gym  
Berkeley, CA
December 6, 1958*
San Francisco W 50–43 2–0
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
December 9, 1958*
No. 14  Saint Mary's W 57–55 3–0
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
December 12, 1958*
No. 3  Kansas State L 65–68 3–1
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
December 19, 1958*
No. 15 at  Iowa W 71–52 4–1
Iowa Field House  
Iowa City, IA
December 20, 1958*
No. 15 vs.  Wisconsin W 68–53 5–1
Iowa Field House [2]  
Iowa City, IA
December 23, 1958*
No. 14 at No. 16  Saint Louis L 43–55 5–2
Kiel Auditorium  
St. Louis, MO
December 27, 1958
No. 14 Arizona W 90–46 6–2
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
January 2, 1959
No. 20 at  Washington W 54–43 7–2
(1–0)
Hec Edmundson Pavilion  
Seattle, WA
January 3, 1959
No. 20 at  Oregon L 57–59 7–3
(1–1)
McArthur Court  
Eugene, OR
January 9, 1959
WashingtonW 55–44 8–3
(2–1)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
January 10, 1959
Idaho W 64–39 9–3
(3–1)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
January 16, 1959
No. 20 at  Stanford L 53–56 9–4
(3–2)
Stanford Pavilion  
Stanford, CA
January 17, 1959
StanfordW 67–46 10–4
(4–2)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
January 31, 1959*
No. 20 at  Santa Clara W 66–55 11–4
San Jose Civic Auditorium  
San Jose, CA
February 6, 1959
No. 19 at  UCLA W 60–58 12–4
(5–2)
Pan-Pacific Auditorium [3]  
Los Angeles, CA
February 7, 1959
No. 19 at  USC W 82–55 13–4
(6–2)
Pan-Pacific Auditorium 
Los Angeles, CA
February 13, 1959
No. 18 OregonW 83–55 14–4
(7–2)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
February 14, 1959
No. 18 UCLAW 64–51 15–4
(8–2)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
February 20, 1959
No. 15 at  Washington State W 61–37 16–4
(9–2)
Bohler Gymnasium  
Pullman, WA
February 21, 1959
No. 15 at IdahoW 65–46 17–4
(10–2)
Memorial Gym  
Moscow
February 23, 1959
No. 15 at  Oregon State W 57–40 18–4
(11–2)
Oregon State Coliseum  
Corvallis
February 27, 1959
No. 12 USCW 70–64 19–4
(12–2)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
February 28, 1959
No. 12 Washington StateW 65–45 20–4
(13–2)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
March 7, 1959
No. 11 Oregon StateW 55–52 21–4
(14–2)
Men's Gym 
Berkeley, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 13, 1959*
No. 11 vs. No. 18  Utah
West Regional semifinals
W 71–53 22–4
Cow Palace  
Daly City, CA
March 14, 1959*
No. 11 vs. No. 15 Saint Mary's
West Regional Finals
W 66–46 23–4
Cow Palace 
Daly City
March 20, 1959*
No. 11 vs. No. 5  Cincinnati
National semifinals
W 64–58 24–4
Freedom Hall  (18,619)
Louisville, KY
March 21, 1959*
No. 11 vs. No. 10  West Virginia
National Championship
W 71–70 25–4
Freedom Hall (18,498)
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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Rankings

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Awards and honors

NBA draft

Two Golden Bears were selected in the next two NBA drafts

YearRoundPickPlayerNBA Club
1959 645Bob DaltonSyracuse Nationals
1960 13Darrall ImhoffNew York Knicks
Source: [7]

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