1989–90 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

1989–90 California Golden Bears men's basketball
1989–90 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	22–10 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Lou Campanelli (4th season);
Home arena	Harmon Gym
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 22 Oregon State	15	–	3	.833	22	–	7	.759
No. 14 Arizona †	15	–	3	.833	25	–	7	.781
California	12	–	6	.667	22	–	10	.688
UCLA	11	–	7	.611	22	–	11	.667
Oregon	10	–	8	.556	15	–	14	.517
Stanford	9	–	9	.500	18	–	12	.600
USC	6	–	12	.333	12	–	16	.429
Arizona State	6	–	12	.333	15	–	16	.484
Washington	5	–	13	.278	11	–	17	.393
Washington State	1	–	17	.056	7	–	22	.241

† Conference tournament winner As of April 15, 1990^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

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[edit]

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

Lou Campanelli

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results[edit]

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[edit]

^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
^ "2019–20 California Golden Bears Record Book" (PDF). University of California Berkeley Athletic Dept. Retrieved May 9, 2020.
^ "1989–90 University of California Golden Bears Schedule and Results – College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference.

[1] "2017-18 Men's Basketball Media Guide". Pac-12 Conference. p. 72. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

[2] "2019–20 California Golden Bears Record Book" (PDF). University of California Berkeley Athletic Dept. Retrieved May 9, 2020.

[3] "1989–90 University of California Golden Bears Schedule and Results – College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference.

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v t e California Golden Bears men's basketball
Venues	Original Harmon Gym (1907–1933) Oakland Civic Auditorium (alternate, 1914–1933) Oakland Coliseum-Arena (1997–1999) Haas Pavilion (1933–1997, 1999–present)
Culture & lore	The Bench Oski "Fight for California" "Big C"
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Premo-Poretta national championship in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championship in bolded italics