NCAA Basketball Tournament History
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California Golden BearsTournament Appearances: 17
Final Fours: 3
Championships: 1 (1959)
Win-Loss: 19-17
| California Best Tournament Performances | ||||||
| TEAM BESTS | PLAYER BESTS | |||||
| STAT | SEASON | OPPONENT | VALUE | SEASON | PLAYER | VALUE |
| PTS | 1957 | Brigham Young, 86-59 | 86 | 1993 | Lamond Murray | 28 |
| FG | 1957 | Brigham Young, 86-59 | 37 | 1957 | Larry Friend | 11 |
| FG% | 1997 | Villanova, 75-68 | .556 | 2003 | Gabriel Hughes | 1.000 |
| FT | 1960 | Cincinnati, 77-69 | 25 | 2002 | Joe Shipp | 11 |
| FT% | 1959 | Saint Mary's, 66-46 | .900 | 1959 | Bob Dalton | 1.000 |
| 3PM | 1993 | Duke, 82-77 | 10 | 1990 | Bryant Walton | 3 |
| 3P% | 1993 | Duke, 82-77 | .588 | 1993 | Jerod Haase | .750 |
| AST | 1993 | Duke, 82-77 | 23 | 1993 | Jason Kidd | 14 |
| REB | 1959 | Saint Mary's, 66-46 | 49 | 1959 | Darrall Imhoff | 16 |
| California Season By Season Results | |||
| SEASON | W-L | RESULTS | |
| 2012 | 0-1 | Lost to South Florida in opening round, 65-54 | |
| 2010 | 1-1 | Defeated Louisville in first round, 77-62 Lost to Duke in second round, 68-53 | |
| 2009 | 0-1 | Lost to Maryland in first round, 84-71 | |
| 2006 | 0-1 | Lost to North Carolina State in first round, 58-52 | |
| 2003 | 1-1 | Defeated North Carolina State in first round, 76-74 Lost to Oklahoma in second round, 74-65 | |
| 2002 | 1-1 | Defeated Pennsylvania in first round, 82-75 Lost to Pittsburgh in second round, 63-50 | |
| 2001 | 0-1 | Lost to Fresno State in first round, 82-70 | |
| 1997 | 2-1 | Defeated Princeton in first round, 55-52 Defeated Villanova in second round, 75-68 Lost to North Carolina in regional semifinal, 63-57 | |
| 1996 | 0-1 | Lost to Iowa State in first round, 74-64 | |
| 1994 | 0-1 | Lost to Wisconsin-Green Bay in first round, 61-57 | |
| 1993 | 2-1 | Defeated LSU in first round, 66-64 Defeated Duke in second round, 82-77 Lost to Kansas in regional semifinal, 93-76 | |
| 1990 | 1-1 | Defeated Indiana in first round, 65-63 Lost to Connecticut in second round, 74-54 | |
| 1960 | 4-1 | Defeated Idaho State in second round, 71-44 Defeated Santa Clara in regional semifinal, 69-49 Defeated Oregon in regional final, 70-49 Defeated Cincinnati in National Semifinal, 77-69 Lost to Ohio State in National Championship, 75-55 | |
| 1959 | 4-0 | Defeated Utah in regional semifinal, 71-53 Defeated Saint Mary's in regional final, 66-46 Defeated Cincinnati in National Semifinal, 64-58 Defeated West Virginia in National Championship, 71-70 | |
| 1958 | 1-1 | Defeated Idaho State in regional semifinal, 54-43 Lost to Seattle U in regional final, 66-62 | |
| 1957 | 1-1 | Defeated Brigham Young in regional semifinal, 86-59 Lost to San Francisco in regional final, 50-46 | |
| 1946 | 1-2 | Defeated Colorado in regional semifinal, 50-44 Lost to Oklahoma State in regional final, 52-35 Lost to Ohio State in third place game, 63-45 | |
