1998–99 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

1998–99 California Golden Bears men's basketball
1998–99 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NIT champions
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	22–10 (8–10 Pac-10)
Head coach	Ben Braun (3rd season);
Home arena	The Arena in Oakland
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 7 Stanford	15	–	3	.833	26	–	7	.788
No. 12 Arizona	13	–	5	.722	22	–	7	.759
No. 15 UCLA	12	–	6	.667	22	–	9	.710
Washington	10	–	8	.556	17	–	12	.586
California	8	–	10	.444	22	–	11	.667
Oregon	8	–	10	.444	19	–	13	.594
USC	7	–	11	.389	15	–	13	.536
Oregon State	7	–	11	.389	13	–	14	.481
Arizona State	6	–	12	.333	14	–	16	.467
Washington State	4	–	14	.222	10	–	19	.345

As of July 26, 2011^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998–99 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 1998–99 season. Led by head coach Ben Braun, the Bears finished the regular season with a 8–10 record in the Pac-10, placing them in a tie for fifth.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	Carl Boyd	—	—	Jr
G	Geno Carlisle	—	—	Sr	Grand Rapids, Michigan
C	Francisco Elson	—	—	Sr	Rotterdam, Netherlands
G	Dennis Gates	—	—	Fr	Country Club Hills, Illinois

Head coach

Ben Braun

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 15, 1998*		at Hawaii	W 71–60	1–0	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 25, 1998*		at Eastern Washington	W 94–63	2–0	Reese Court Cheney, Washington
Nov 28, 1998*		at DePaul	L 72–75	2–1	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Dec 5, 1998*		Rhode Island	W 71–64	4–1	The Arena in Oakland Oakland, California
Dec 29, 1998*		No. 9 North Carolina	W 78–71	9–1	The Arena in Oakland Oakland, California
Pacific-10 regular season
Jan 9, 1999	No. 25	at No. 4 Stanford	L 62–71	10–3 (1–2)	Maples Pavilion Stanford, California
Jan 14, 1999		at No. 10 UCLA	L 61–72	10–4 (1–3)	Pauley Pavilion (11,910) Los Angeles, California
Jan 21, 1999		Washington	L 73–87	11–5 (2–4)	The Arena in Oakland Oakland, California
Jan 23, 1999		Washington State	W 75–68	12–5 (3–4)	The Arena in Oakland Oakland, California
Jan 30, 1999		at No. 13 Arizona	L 74–91	12–7 (3–6)	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
Feb 3, 1999		No. 4 Stanford	L 55–57	12–8 (3–7)	The Arena in Oakland Oakland, California
Feb 13, 1999		No. 9 UCLA	W 85–67	14–8 (5–7)	The Arena in Oakland (15,676) Oakland, California
Feb 18, 1999		at Washington State	L 73–79	14–9 (5–8)	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington
Feb 20, 1999		at Washington	L 61–86	14–10 (5–9)	Hec Edmundson Pavilion Seattle, Washington
Feb 25, 1999		No. 7 Arizona	W 89–76	15–10 (6–9)	The Arena in Oakland Oakland, California
NIT Tournament
Mar 10, 1999*		Fresno State First round	W 79–71	18–11	The Arena in Oakland Oakland, California
Mar 16, 1999*		at DePaul Second round	W 58–57	19–11	Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois
Mar 18, 1999*		Colorado State Quarterfinals	W 71–62	20–11	The Arena in Oakland Oakland, California
Mar 23, 1999*		vs. Oregon Semifinals	W 85–69	21–11	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 25, 1999*		vs. Clemson Finals	W 61–60	22–11	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

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Rankings

Team players drafted into the NBA

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
2	41	Francisco Elson	Denver Nuggets

References

^ "1998-99 Final Pac-10 Standings". Stanford men's basketball. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
^ "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". California Golden Bears. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

[1] "1998-99 Final Pac-10 Standings". Stanford men's basketball. Retrieved July 26, 2011.

[2] "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". California Golden Bears. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

[3] "1998-99 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sports Reference. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

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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