1958–59 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

1958–59 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament National champions
PCC champions
National Championship Game,
W 71–70 vs. West Virginia
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 11
Record25–4 (14–2 PCC)
Head coach
Assistant coachRene Herrerias
Home arenaMen's Gym
1958–59 Pacific Coast Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
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
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.