1959–60 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

1959–60 California Golden Bears men's basketball
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 2
Record28–2 (11–1 AAWU)
Head coach
Assistant coachRene Herrerias (4th season)
Home arenaHarmon Gym
Seasons
1959–60 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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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1959–60 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
Dick Doughty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Sr Oakland, California
F Tandy Gillis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Sr Long Beach, California
C 40 Darrall Imhoff 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr Alhambra, California
Jerry Mann 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr San Francisco, California
F 42 Bill McClintock 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G Earl Shultz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr South Gate, California
F Dave Stafford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr  
G Bobby Wendell 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Jr  
Head coach

Pete Newell (Loyola Marymount)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 29, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
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

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Ranking movements
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Awards and honors

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1960 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Team
1 3 Darrall Imhoff New York Knicks

References

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  1. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  2. ^ "2020-21 Cal Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Cal Athletics. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
  3. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 679–680. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  4. ^ "1959-60 College Basketball Polls". Sports Reference. Retrieved December 29, 2021.