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
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 11 California142 .875254  .862
Washington115 .688188  .692
UCLA106 .625169  .640
Stanford106 .625169  .640
USC88 .5001511  .577
Oregon State77 .5001313  .500
Idaho610 .3751115  .423
Oregon313 .188916  .360
Washington State313 .1881016  .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.