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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 National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA NCAA Division I, University Division basketball competition. Led by sixth-year head coach Pete Newell, serving in his final season at the school, the California Golden Bears men's basketball, Golden Bears made their second consecutive, and most recent, Final Four. Cal finished as runner-up in the 1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament, 1960 NCAA Tournament, losing to 1959–60 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team, Ohio State in the championship game. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style=, Regular season , - !colspan=9 style=, 1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament, NCAA Tournament Rankings * Awards and honors *Darrall Imhoff – 1960 NCAA Men's Basketball All-Americans, Consensus First-team All-American *Pete Newell – H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Newell
Peter Francis Newell (August 31, 1915 – November 17, 2008) was an American college basketball, college men's basketball coach and basketball instructional coach. He coached for 15 years at the San Francisco Dons men's basketball, University of San Francisco, Michigan State Spartans men's basketball, Michigan State University, and the California Golden Bears#Men's basketball history, University of California, Berkeley, compiling an overall record of 234 wins and 123 losses. He led 1958–59 California Golden Bears men's basketball team, California to the List of NCAA Division I men's basketball champions, NCAA title in 1959 NCAA University Division basketball tournament, 1959, and a year later coached the 1960 United States men's Olympic basketball team, gold medal-winning U.S. team at the Basketball at the 1960 Summer Olympics, 1960 Summer Olympics, a team that would be inducted as a unit to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. After his coaching career ended, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
