1959–60 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

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.

1959–60 California Golden Bears men's basketball
Athletic Association of Western Universities Champions NCAA tournament, runner-up
National Championship Game, L 55-75 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 2
Record	28–2 (11–1 AAWU)
Head coach	Pete Newell (6th season)
Assistant coach	Rene Herrerias (4th season)
Home arena	Harmon Gym
Seasons ← 1958–59 1960–61 →

1959–60 AAWU Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	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]

Roster

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) Rene Herrerias (San Francisco) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 29, 2021

Schedule and results

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

Main article: 1959–60 NCAA University Division men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
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

Main article: 1960 NBA draft

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

References

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.