2008–09 California Golden Bears men's basketball team

2008–09 California Golden Bears men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record22–11 (11–7 Pac-10)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHaas Pavilion
2008–09 Pacific-10 Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 15 Washington144 .778269  .743
No. 18 UCLA135 .722269  .743
No. 19 Arizona State117 .6112510  .714
California117 .6112211  .667
USC99 .5002213  .629
Arizona99 .5002114  .600
Washington State810 .4441716  .515
Oregon State711 .3891818  .500
Stanford612 .3332014  .588
Oregon216 .111823  .258
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Mike Montgomery's first season at California. The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participated in the Pacific-10 Conference. The Golden Bears finished the season 2211, 117 in Pac-10 play to finish in third place. They lost to USC in the quarterfinals of the Pac-10 tournament. They received an atlarge bid to the 2009 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 7 seed in the West Region. They were beaten by 10 seed Maryland in the first round.