# 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.
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.

## Schedule and results

| 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. ||||||