California Golden Bears basketball

California Golden Bears basketball history

University of California, Berkeley (Berkeley, CA)
Walter A. Hass, Jr. Pavilion
Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)

Current head coach: Mark Madsen (2023-)

  • Assoc. HC: Adam Mazarei (2023-)
  • Asst: Amorrow Morgan (2023-)
  • Asst: Matt Scherbenske (2011-14, 2023-)
  • Asst: Jarred Jackson (2023-)
  • Asst: Ken Moses (2023-)
  • DBO/DPD: Shasha Brown (2023-)
  • Scouting/Video: Nathan Martin (2023-)

Post-Season:

  • National Championships:  1  (1959)
  • Final Four Appearances:  3  (1946, 1959, 1960)
  • Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  4  (1959, 1960, 1993, 1997)
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances:  18  (1946, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1970, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2016) **
  • NCAAT Overall Record:  20-18 **
  • NIT Championships:  1  (1999)
  • NIT Appearances:  9  (1986, 1987, 1989, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017)
  • NIT Overall Record:  14-8
  • Premo-Porretta National Championships:  1  (1927)
  • Helms Foundation National Championships:  1  (1959)

Conference Titles (PCC / Pac-12, ACC):

Award Winners:




California head coaches:

Coach Tenure Record Conf. Titles NCAA Apps. Nat. Champ
Mark Madsen 2023-Pres 13-19 0 0 0
Mark Fox 2019-23 38-87 0 0 0
Wyking Jones 2017-19 16-47 0 0 0
Cuonzo Martin 2014-17 62-39 0 1 0
Mike Montgomery 2008-14 130-73 1 4 0
Ben Braun 1996-2008 219-154 0 5 0
Todd Bozeman ** 1993-96 35-62 0 1 0
Lou Campanelli 1985-93 123-108 0 2 0
Dick Kuchen 1978-85 80-112 0 0 0
Dick Edwards 1972-78 73-85 0 0 0
Jim Padgett 1968-72 52-53 0 0 0
Rene Herrerias 1960-68 92-100 0 0 0
Pete Newell 1954-60 119-44 4 4 1
Nibs Price 1924-54 453-294 7 1 0
E.H. Wright 1920-24 60-20 2
William Hollender 1918-20 14-8 0
Walter Christie 1917-18 8-2 0
Ben Cherrington 1916-17 15-1 0
Kilduff 1915-16 11-5 1

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions

** Listed records and accomplishments do not include wins or appearances later vacated by the NCAA.