1989–90 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

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.

1989–90 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record22–10 (12–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home arenaHarmon Gym
Seasons
← 1988–89
1990–91 →
1989–90 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 22 Oregon State153 .833227 .759
No. 14 Arizona153 .833257 .781
California126 .6672210 .688
UCLA117 .6112211 .667
Oregon108 .5561514 .517
Stanford99 .5001812 .600
USC612 .3331216 .429
Arizona State612 .3331516 .484
Washington513 .2781117 .393
Washington State117 .056722 .241
Conference tournament winner
As of April 15, 1990[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
GKeith Smith6 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#ResultRecordSite
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 PomonaW 95–72 2–1
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Nov 29, 1989*
Prairie View A&MW 76–68 3–1
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 2, 1989*
San FranciscoW 83–61 4–1
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 5, 1989*
at U.S. InternationalW 97–87 5–1
Golden Hall 
San Diego, California
Dec 9, 1989*
UC IrvineW 99–78 6–1
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 20, 1989*
at PurdueL 55–60 6–2
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 23, 1989*
Brigham YoungW 85–63 7–2
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 27, 1989*
ColumbiaW 98–61 8–2
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Dec 29, 1989*
CornellW 82–49 9–2
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Pac-10 Regular Season
Jan 2, 1990
at No. 19 ArizonaL 70–71 9–3
(0–1)
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Jan 5, 1990
OregonW 95–72 10–3
(1–1)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 7, 1990
No. 23 Oregon StateL 58–64 10–4
(1–2)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 11, 1990
at Washington StateW 72–67 11–4
(2–2)
Friel Court 
Pullman, Washington
Jan 13, 1990
at WashingtonW 63–58 12–4
(3–2)
Bank of America Arena 
Seattle, Washington
Jan 18, 1990
USCW 74–60 13–4
(4–2)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 20, 1990
No. 16 UCLAL 97–106 13–5
(4–3)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Jan 25, 1990
Arizona StateW 68–66 14–5
(5–3)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 1, 1990
at No. 21 Oregon StateL 81–98 14–6
(5–4)
Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, Oregon
Feb 4, 1990
at OregonW 79–78 15–6
(6–4)
McArthur Court 
Eugene, Oregon
Feb 8, 1990
WashingtonW 86–64 16–6
(7–4)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 10, 1990
Washington StateW 69–51 17–6
(8–4)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 15, 1990
at No. 23 UCLAW 79–71 18–6
(9–4)
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 17, 1990
at USCW 74–70 19–6
(10–4)
L.A. Sports Arena 
Los Angeles, California
Feb 21, 1990
No. 21 ArizonaL 68–93 19–7
(10–5)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 23, 1990
Arizona StateW 69–60 20–7
(11–5)
Harmon Gym 
Berkeley, California
Feb 28, 1990
at StanfordW 66–63 21–7
(12–5)
Maples Pavilion 
Stanford, California
Mar 4, 1990
StanfordL 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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