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NCAA Final Four Champion > California > 1959 |
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1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament Teams 23 Finals Site Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Champions California (1st title) Runner-Up West Virginia (1st title game) Semifinalists Cincinnati (1st Final Four) Louisville (1st Final Four) Winning Coach Pete Newell (1st title) MOP Jerry West West Virginia Attendance 161,809 Top scorer Jerry West West Virginia(160 points) |
The 1959 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing
in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division
I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 7, 1959, and
ended with the championship game on March 21 in Louisville, Kentucky. A total
of 27 games were played, including a third place game in each region and a national
third place game. California, coached by Pete Newell, won the national title with a 71-70 victory in the final game over West Virginia, coached by Fred Schaus. Jerry West of West Virginia was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. |
Cal athletes have also competed in the Olympics for a host of different countries.
Notable facilities used by the Bears include California Memorial Stadium and
Haas Pavilion. Cal finished the 2005-2006 athletic season with 865.5 points, earning seventh place in the Director's Cup standings, the Golden Bears' highest finish ever. Cal did not receive any points for their national championships in rugby and men's crew because those sports are not governed by the NCAA. |
The California Golden Bears is the nickname used for 27 varsity athletic programs
of the University of California, Berkeley. Referred to in athletic competition
as California or Cal, the university competes in the NCAA's Division I primarily
as a member of the Pacific Ten Conference, and for a limited number of sports
as a member of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. Over the course of the
school's history, California has won national titles in 16 different sports and
66 team titles overall. |
March 18, 2008 UD Arena Dayton, Ohio Host: University of Dayton UD Arena Concierge March 20 and 22, 2008 Honda Center Anaheim, California Host: Big West Conference Honda Center Concierge Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado Hosts: Colorado State University Pepsi Center Concierge Qwest Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Hosts: Creighton University Qwest Center Omaha Concierge Verizon Center Washington, D.C. Host: Georgetown University Verizon Center Concierge March 21 and 23, 2008 BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama Host: Southeastern Conference BJCC Arena Concierge Alltel Arena Little Rock, Arkansas Host: University of Arkansas Alltel Arena Concierge RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina Host: North Carolina State University RBC Center Concierge St. Pete Times Forum Tampa, Florida Host: University of South Florida St Pete Times Forum Concierge March 27 and 29, 2008 East Regional Charlotte Bobcats Arena Charlotte, North Carolina Host: University of North Carolina Charlotte Arena Concierge West Regional US Airways Center Phoenix, Arizona Host: Arizona State University US Airways Center Concierge March 28 and 30, 2008 Midwest Regional Ford Field Detroit, Michigan Host: University of Detroit Mercy Ford Field Concierge South Regional Reliant Stadium Houston, Texas Host: University of Houston and Rice Reliant Stadium Concierge Final Four: April 5 and 7, 2008 Alamodome San Antonio, Texas Host: Univ. of Texas-San Antonio Alamodome Concierge |
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Cal basketball's home court is Haas Pavilion, which was built on top of the old Harmon
Gymnasium using money donated in part by the owners of Levi-Straus. Haas Pavilion is considered one of the loudest gyms in the Pac-10, possibly second only to their cross-bay rivals, Stanford's Maples Pavilion. The current head coach of men's basketball is Ben Braun. |
