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California Golden Bears

Location: Berkeley, California ▪ Colors: Blue & Gold
Record: 104 Years, 1522-1082, .584 W-L%

Conferences: Pac-12, Pac-10, Pac-8, AAWU, PCC and Ind
Conference Champion: 14 Times (Reg. Seas.), 0 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 18 Years (20-18), 3 Final Fours, 1 Championship
NCAA Champion: 1959

Ranked in AP Poll: 4 Times (Preseason), 4 Times (Final), 90 Weeks (Total)

Seasons where the school was classified as a major school (i.e., Division I or equivalent).
Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

104 Seasons

SRS back to 1979-80
Rk Season Conf W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final NCAA Tournament Coach(es)
1 2012-13*  Pac-12 21 12 .636 10.65 7.77 Lost Third Round Mike Montgomery (21-12)
2 2011-12*  Pac-12 24 10 .706 13.79 4.53 24 20 Lost First Round Mike Montgomery (24-10)
3 2010-11  Pac-10 18 15 .545 9.45 9.17 Mike Montgomery (18-15)
4 2009-10* R Pac-10 24 11 .686 17.29 8.26 13 13 Lost Second Round Mike Montgomery (24-11)
5 2008-09*  Pac-10 22 11 .667 13.30 7.21 22 Lost First Round Mike Montgomery (22-11)
6 2007-08  Pac-10 17 16 .515 9.36 8.45 Ben Braun (17-16)
7 2006-07  Pac-10 16 17 .485 8.64 8.67 Ben Braun (16-17)
8 2005-06*  Pac-10 20 11 .645 12.31 8.84 Lost First Round Ben Braun (20-11)
9 2004-05  Pac-10 13 16 .448 2.59 5.97 Ben Braun (13-16)
10 2003-04  Pac-10 13 15 .464 6.29 6.65 Ben Braun (13-15)
11 2002-03*  Pac-10 22 9 .710 11.77 7.58 18 Lost Second Round Ben Braun (22-9)
12 2001-02*  Pac-10 23 9 .719 13.08 7.46 21 Lost Second Round Ben Braun (23-9)
13 2000-01*  Pac-10 20 11 .645 14.75 9.07 Lost First Round Ben Braun (20-11)
14 1999-00  Pac-10 18 15 .545 9.65 8.62 Ben Braun (18-15)
15 1998-99  Pac-10 22 11 .667 11.94 7.85 25 Ben Braun (22-11)
16 1997-98  Pac-10 12 15 .444 8.37 7.99 Ben Braun (12-15)
17 1996-97*  Pac-10 23 9 .719 17.25 10.03 25 Lost Regional Semifinal Ben Braun (23-9)
18 1995-96*  Pac-10 17 11 .607 11.90 6.44 25 24 Lost First Round Todd Bozeman (17-11)
19 1994-95  Pac-10 13 14 .481 11.04 8.96 14 Todd Bozeman (13-14)
20 1993-94*  Pac-10 22 8 .733 14.24 7.14 6 6 16 Lost First Round Todd Bozeman (22-8)
Rk Season Conf W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final NCAA Tournament Coach(es)
21 1992-93*  Pac-10 21 9 .700 12.79 7.26 19 Lost Regional Semifinal Lou Campanelli (10-7)
Todd Bozeman (11-2)
22 1991-92  Pac-10 10 18 .357 5.73 7.01 Lou Campanelli (10-18)
23 1990-91  Pac-10 13 15 .464 8.16 6.98 Lou Campanelli (13-15)
24 1989-90*  Pac-10 22 10 .688 10.95 6.11 Lost Second Round Lou Campanelli (22-10)
25 1988-89  Pac-10 20 13 .606 10.63 6.45 Lou Campanelli (20-13)
26 1987-88  Pac-10 9 20 .310 -0.71 5.95 Lou Campanelli (9-20)
27 1986-87  Pac-10 20 15 .571 6.62 5.68 Lou Campanelli (20-15)
28 1985-86  Pac-10 19 10 .655 5.61 2.84 Lou Campanelli (19-10)
29 1984-85  Pac-10 13 15 .464 2.08 4.32 Dick Kuchen (13-15)
30 1983-84  Pac-10 12 16 .429 0.76 2.99 Dick Kuchen (12-16)
31 1982-83  Pac-10 14 14 .500 6.47 3.67 Dick Kuchen (14-14)
32 1981-82  Pac-10 14 13 .519 4.30 5.86 Dick Kuchen (14-13)
33 1980-81  Pac-10 13 14 .481 0.49 5.70 Dick Kuchen (13-14)
34 1979-80  Pac-10 8 19 .296 -1.77 6.49 Dick Kuchen (8-19)
35 1978-79  Pac-10 6 21 .222 Dick Kuchen (6-21)
36 1977-78  Pac-8 11 16 .407 Dick Edwards (11-16)
37 1976-77  Pac-8 12 15 .444 Dick Edwards (12-15)
38 1975-76  Pac-8 12 14 .462 Dick Edwards (12-14)
39 1974-75  Pac-8 17 9 .654 Dick Edwards (17-9)
40 1973-74  Pac-8 9 17 .346 Dick Edwards (9-17)
Rk Season Conf W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final NCAA Tournament Coach(es)
41 1972-73  Pac-8 11 15 .423 Dick Edwards (11-15)
42 1971-72  Pac-8 13 16 .448 Jim Padgett (13-16)
43 1970-71  Pac-8 16 9 .640 Jim Padgett (16-9)
44 1969-70  Pac-8 11 15 .423 Jim Padgett (11-15)
45 1968-69  Pac-8 12 13 .480 15 Jim Padgett (12-13)
46 1967-68  AAWU 16 9 .640 Rene Herrerias (16-9)
47 1966-67  AAWU 17 10 .630 Rene Herrerias (17-10)
48 1965-66  AAWU 9 16 .360 Rene Herrerias (9-16)
49 1964-65  AAWU 8 15 .348 Rene Herrerias (8-15)
50 1963-64  AAWU 13 14 .481 Rene Herrerias (13-14)
51 1962-63  AAWU 13 11 .542 Rene Herrerias (13-11)
52 1961-62  AAWU 8 17 .320 Rene Herrerias (8-17)
53 1960-61  AAWU 13 9 .591 Rene Herrerias (13-9)
54 1959-60* RF AAWU 28 2 .933 2 2 Lost National Final Pete Newell (28-2)
55 1958-59* RFN PCC 25 4 .862 11 11 Won National Final Pete Newell (25-4)
56 1957-58* R PCC 19 9 .679 19 Lost Regional Final Pete Newell (19-9)
57 1956-57* R PCC 21 5 .808 12 13 Lost Regional Final Pete Newell (21-5)
58 1955-56  PCC 17 8 .680 Pete Newell (17-8)
59 1954-55  PCC 9 16 .360 Pete Newell (9-16)
60 1953-54  PCC 17 7 .708 14 Nibs Price (17-7)
Rk Season Conf W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final NCAA Tournament Coach(es)
61 1952-53  PCC 15 10 .600 14 Nibs Price (15-10)
62 1951-52  PCC 17 13 .567 Nibs Price (17-13)
63 1950-51  PCC 16 16 .500 Nibs Price (16-16)
64 1949-50  PCC 10 17 .370 Nibs Price (10-17)
65 1948-49  PCC 14 19 .424 Nibs Price (14-19)
66 1947-48  PCC 25 9 .735 Nibs Price (25-9)
67 1946-47  PCC 20 11 .645 Nibs Price (20-11)
68 1945-46* RF PCC 30 6 .833 Lost Regional Final Nibs Price (30-6)
69 1944-45  PCC 7 8 .467 Nibs Price (7-8)
70 1943-44 R PCC 7 3 .700 Nibs Price (7-3)
71 1942-43  PCC 9 15 .375 Nibs Price (9-15)
72 1941-42  PCC 11 19 .367 Nibs Price (11-19)
73 1940-41  PCC 15 12 .556 Nibs Price (15-12)
74 1939-40  PCC 15 17 .469 Nibs Price (15-17)
75 1938-39  PCC 24 8 .750 Nibs Price (24-8)
76 1937-38  PCC 18 11 .621 Nibs Price (18-11)
77 1936-37  PCC 17 10 .630 Nibs Price (17-10)
78 1935-36  PCC 13 16 .448 Nibs Price (13-16)
79 1934-35  PCC 11 14 .440 Nibs Price (11-14)
80 1933-34  PCC 19 7 .731 Nibs Price (19-7)
Rk Season Conf W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final NCAA Tournament Coach(es)
81 1932-33  PCC 18 7 .720 Nibs Price (18-7)
82 1931-32  PCC 16 8 .667 Nibs Price (16-8)
83 1930-31  PCC 12 10 .545 Nibs Price (12-10)
84 1929-30  PCC 9 8 .529 Nibs Price (9-8)
85 1928-29  PCC 17 3 .850 Nibs Price (17-3)
86 1927-28  PCC 9 6 .600 Nibs Price (9-6)
87 1926-27  PCC 17 0 1.000 Nibs Price (17-0)
88 1925-26  PCC 14 0 1.000 Nibs Price (14-0)
89 1924-25  PCC 11 4 .733 Nibs Price (11-4)
90 1923-24  PCC 14 4 .778 Earl Wright (14-4)
91 1922-23  PCC 12 6 .667 Earl Wright (12-6)
92 1921-22  PCC 19 6 .760 Earl Wright (19-6)
93 1920-21  PCC 19 4 .826 Earl Wright (19-4)
94 1919-20  PCC 8 5 .615 William Hollender (8-5)
95 1918-19  PCC 6 3 .667 William Hollender (6-3)
96 1917-18  Ind 8 2 .800 Walter Christie (8-2)
97 1916-17  PCC 15 1 .938 Ben Cherrington (15-1)
98 1915-16  PCC 11 5 .688 Unknown Kilduff (11-5)
99 1914-15  Ind 6 0 1.000 No coach
100 1913-14  Ind 2 0 1.000 No coach
Rk Season Conf W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final NCAA Tournament Coach(es)
101 1912-13  Ind 2 0 1.000 No coach
102 1911-12  Ind 2 0 1.000 No coach
103 1908-09  Ind 10 0 1.000 No coach
104 1907-08  Ind 1 0 1.000 No coach