1989–90 California Golden Bears men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1989–90 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley as a member of the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1989–90 season .
Led by fourth-year head coach Lou Campanelli , the Bears finished the season with a record of 22–10, and a record of 12–6 in the Pac-10, placing them third. The Bears received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 9 seed in the East region. After defeating Indiana in the opening round, Cal fell to No. 1 seed Connecticut in the second round.
Roster
1989–90 California Golden Bears men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
Keith Smith
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Non-conference Regular Season
Nov 15, 1989 *
Air Force Preseason NIT
W 70–49
1–0
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Nov 16, 1989 *
at No. 1 UNLV Preseason NIT
L 81–101
1–1
Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada
Nov 27, 1989 *
Cal Poly Pomona
W 95–72
2–1
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Nov 29, 1989 *
Prairie View A&M
W 76–68
3–1
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Dec 2, 1989 *
San Francisco
W 83–61
4–1
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Dec 5, 1989 *
at U.S. International
W 97–87
5–1
Golden Hall San Diego, California
Dec 9, 1989 *
UC Irvine
W 99–78
6–1
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Dec 20, 1989 *
at Purdue
L 55–60
6–2
Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 23, 1989 *
Brigham Young
W 85–63
7–2
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Dec 27, 1989 *
Columbia
W 98–61
8–2
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Dec 29, 1989 *
Cornell
W 82–49
9–2
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Pac-10 Regular Season
Jan 2, 1990
at No. 19 Arizona
L 70–71
9–3 (0–1)
McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Jan 5, 1990
Oregon
W 95–72
10–3 (1–1)
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Jan 7, 1990
No. 23 Oregon State
L 58–64
10–4 (1–2)
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Jan 11, 1990
at Washington State
W 72–67
11–4 (2–2)
Friel Court Pullman, Washington
Jan 13, 1990
at Washington
W 63–58
12–4 (3–2)
Bank of America Arena Seattle, Washington
Jan 18, 1990
USC
W 74–60
13–4 (4–2)
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Jan 20, 1990
No. 16 UCLA
L 97–106
13–5 (4–3)
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Jan 25, 1990
Arizona State
W 68–66
14–5 (5–3)
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Feb 1, 1990
at No. 21 Oregon State
L 81–98
14–6 (5–4)
Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 4, 1990
at Oregon
W 79–78
15–6 (6–4)
McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon
Feb 8, 1990
Washington
W 86–64
16–6 (7–4)
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Feb 10, 1990
Washington State
W 69–51
17–6 (8–4)
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Feb 15, 1990
at No. 23 UCLA
W 79–71
18–6 (9–4)
Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Feb 17, 1990
at USC
W 74–70
19–6 (10–4)
L.A. Sports Arena Los Angeles, California
Feb 21, 1990
No. 21 Arizona
L 68–93
19–7 (10–5)
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Feb 23, 1990
Arizona State
W 69–60
20–7 (11–5)
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Feb 28, 1990
at Stanford
W 66–63
21–7 (12–5)
Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Mar 4, 1990
Stanford
L 58–79
21–8 (12–6)
Harmon Gym Berkeley, California
Pac-10 Tournament
Mar 9, 1990 *
vs. Stanford Pac-10 Tournament Quarterfinal
L 61–77
21–9
Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1990 *
(9 E)
vs. (8 E) Indiana First Round
W 65–63
22–9
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
Mar 17, 1990 *
(9 E)
vs. (1 E) No. 4 Connecticut Second Round
L 54–74
22–10
Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
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References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons Premo-Poretta national championship in bold ; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics ; NCAA championship in bolded italics