1959–60 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1959–60 California Golden Bears men's basketball | |
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Conference | Athletic Association of Western Universities |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 1 |
AP | No. 2 |
Record | 28–2 (11–1 AAWU) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Rene Herrerias (4th season) |
Home arena | Harmon Gym |
Seasons ← 1958–59 1960–61 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 California | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 28 | – | 2 | .933 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 4 | – | 7 | .364 | 11 | – | 14 | .440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | 15 | – | 13 | .536 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
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
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Pete Newell (Loyola Marymount)
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Dec 4, 1959* | at UC Santa Barbara | W 59–47 | 1–0 | Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, California | |||||||
Dec 8, 1959* | at San Francisco | W 65–40 | 2–0 | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California | |||||||
Dec 12, 1959* | San Jose State | W 54–43 | 3–0 | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California | |||||||
Dec 18, 1959* | Colorado | W 51–47 | 4–0 | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California | |||||||
Dec 19, 1959* | Colorado | W 79–46 | 5–0 | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California | |||||||
Dec 23, 1959* | No. 4 | No. 11 Michigan State | W 71–60 | 6–0 | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California | ||||||
Dec 28, 1959* | No. 3 | No. 8 Illinois Los Angeles Basketball Classic | W 62–48 | 7–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena (10,838) Los Angeles, California | ||||||
Dec 29, 1959* | No. 3 | at USC Los Angeles Basketball Classic | W 65–61 OT | 8–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | ||||||
Dec 30, 1959* | No. 3 | vs. No. 2 West Virginia Los Angeles Basketball Classic | W 65–45 | 9–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | ||||||
Jan 2, 1960 | No. 3 | at USC | L 57–65 | 9–1 (0–1) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | ||||||
Jan 4, 1960 | No. 3 | at No. 10 USC | W 60–45 | 10–1 (1–1) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | ||||||
Jan 8, 1960 | No. 2 | UCLA | W 59–47 | 11–1 (2–1) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California | ||||||
Jan 9, 1960 | No. 2 | at Stanford | W 52–43 | 12–1 (3–1) | Old Pavilion Stanford, California | ||||||
Jan 15, 1960* | No. 2 | Washington State | W 54–43 | 13–1 | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California | ||||||
Jan 16, 1960 | No. 2 | Washington | W 79–39 | 14–1 (4–1) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California | ||||||
Jan 29, 1960* | No. 3 | Oregon | W 70–45 | 15–1 | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California | ||||||
Jan 30, 1960* | No. 3 | Oregon State | W 67–48 | 16–1 | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California | ||||||
Feb 5, 1960 | No. 3 | Washington | W 68–53 | 17–1 (5–1) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California | ||||||
Feb 12, 1960* | No. 3 | USC | W 57–46 | 18–1 (6–1) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California | ||||||
Feb 13, 1960 | No. 3 | UCLA | W 53–45 | 19–1 (7–1) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California | ||||||
Feb 20, 1960 | No. 3 | at UCLA | W 67–57 | 20–1 (8–1) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California | ||||||
Feb 26, 1960 | No. 4 | at Washington | W 54–47 | 21–1 (9–1) | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington | ||||||
Feb 27, 1960* | No. 4 | at Oregon State | W 62–47 | 22–1 | Oregon State Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon | ||||||
Mar 4, 1960 | No. 3 | Stanford | W 51–42 | 23–1 (10–1) | Harmon Gym Berkeley, California | ||||||
Mar 5, 1960 | No. 3 | at Stanford | W 70–51 | 24–1 (11–1) | Old Pavilion Stanford, California | ||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 8, 1960* | No. 2 | vs. Idaho State | W 71–44 | 25–1 | War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California | ||||||
Mar 11, 1960* | No. 2 | vs. Santa Clara Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixten | W 69–49 | 26–1 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington | ||||||
Mar 12, 1960* | No. 2 | vs. Oregon Regional final – Elite Eight | W 70–49 | 27–1 | Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington | ||||||
Mar 18, 1960* | No. 2 | vs. No. 1 Cincinnati National semifinal – Final Four | W 77–69 | 28–1 | Cow Palace Daly City, California | ||||||
Mar 19, 1960* | No. 2 | vs. No. 3 Ohio State National Championship Game | L 55–75 | 28–2 | Cow Palace Daly City, California | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |
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Rankings
Week | ||||||||||||||
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
AP | Not released | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
Coaches | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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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
Round | Pick | Player | NBA Team |
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1 | 3 | Darrall Imhoff | New York Knicks |
References
- ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- ^ "2020-21 Cal Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Cal Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 679–680. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
- ^ "1959-60 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.