1998-99 California Golden Bears — schedule and results

The 1998-99 California Golden Bears went 22-11 (8-10 in the Pac-10) under head coach Ben Braun. The team peaked at #25 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 12.05.

Game-by-game results (33 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1998-11-15at Hawai'i Rainbow WarriorsW 71–60Stan Sheriff Center
1998-11-25at Eastern Washington EaglesW 94–63Reese Court
1998-11-28at DePaul Blue DemonsL 72–75Rosemont Horizon
1998-12-03vs Houston CougarsW 87–72The Arena in Oakland
1998-12-05vs Rhode Island RamsW 71–64The Arena in Oakland
1998-12-07vs Coppin State EaglesW 58–56The Arena in Oakland
1998-12-19at BYU CougarsW 71–70Marriott Center
1998-12-21vs Eastern Kentucky ColonelsW 84–49The Arena in Oakland
1998-12-22vs Louisiana Ragin' CajunsW 94–65The Arena in Oakland
1998-12-29vs North Carolina Tar HeelsW 78–71The Arena in Oakland
1999-01-02vs Oregon DucksL 69–71 (OTOT)The Arena in Oakland
1999-01-04vs Oregon State BeaversW 54–52The Arena in Oakland
1999-01-09at Stanford CardinalL 62–71Maples Pavilion
1999-01-14at UCLA BruinsL 61–72Pauley Pavilion
1999-01-16at USC TrojansW 89–75L.A. Sports Arena
1999-01-21vs Washington HuskiesL 73–87The Arena in Oakland
1999-01-23vs Washington State CougarsW 75–68The Arena in Oakland
1999-01-28at Arizona State Sun DevilsL 66–69Wells Fargo Arena
1999-01-30at Northern Arizona LumberjacksL 74–91McKale Center
1999-02-03vs Stanford CardinalL 55–57The Arena in Oakland
1999-02-11vs USC TrojansW 58–55The Arena in Oakland
1999-02-13vs UCLA BruinsW 85–67The Arena in Oakland
1999-02-18at Washington State CougarsL 73–79Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum
1999-02-20at Washington HuskiesL 61–86Hec Edmundson Pavilion
1999-02-25vs Northern Arizona LumberjacksW 89–76The Arena in Oakland
1999-02-27vs Arizona State Sun DevilsW 78–73The Arena in Oakland
1999-03-04at Oregon State BeaversW 68–61Gill Coliseum
1999-03-06at Oregon DucksL 82–93McArthur Court
1999-03-10vs Fresno State BulldogsW 79–71The Arena in Oakland
1999-03-16at DePaul Blue DemonsW 58–57Rosemont Horizon
1999-03-18vs Colorado State RamsW 71–62The Arena in Oakland
1999-03-23neutral Oregon DucksW 85–69Madison Square Garden (IV)
1999-03-25neutral Clemson TigersW 61–60Madison Square Garden (IV)

Game recaps

1998-11-15: California Golden Bears beat Hawaii 71–60 as Carlisle, Geno scored a team-high 26. Cartwright, Casey * had 15 for Hawaii.

1998-11-28: Depaul survived California Golden Bears 75–72 as Richardson, Quentin scored a team-high 31. Carlisle, Geno had 25 for California Golden Bears. Richardson, Quentin grabbed 18 rebounds.

1998-12-19: Behind Carlisle, Geno's 27 points, California Golden Bears held off Byu 71–70. Bigelow, Mark had 22 for Byu.

1998-12-22: California Golden Bears routed Sw Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns 94–65. Kilgore, Thomas led the winners with 16 points. Warren, Derrick had 12 for Sw Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns.

1998-12-29: California Golden Bears beat North Carolina 78–71. Carlisle, Geno led the winners with 29 points. Haywood, Brendan had 24 for North Carolina.

1999-01-02: Oregon edged California Golden Bears 71–69. Scales, Alex led the winners with 21 points. Kilgore, Thomas had 17 for California Golden Bears.

1999-01-04: Behind Gill, Mike's 11 points, California Golden Bears held off Oregon State 54–52. Heide, Jason had 15 for Oregon State.

1999-01-09: Stanford beat California Golden Bears 71–62. Weems, Kris led the winners with 15 points. Kilgore, Thomas had 21 for California Golden Bears.

1999-01-14: Behind Baron Davis's 19 points, UCLA Bruins pulled away from California Golden Bears 72–61. Geno Carlisle had 14 for California Golden Bears.

1999-01-16: Behind Carlisle, Geno's 20 points, California Golden Bears pulled away from Usc 89–75. Wilder, Quincy had 18 for Usc.

1999-02-11: California Golden Bears edged Usc 58–55. Carlisle, Geno led the winners with 13 points. Trepagnier, Jeff had 14 for Usc.

1999-02-13: Behind Sean Lampley's 18 points, California pulled away from UCLA Bruins 85–67. Baron Davis had 27 for UCLA Bruins.

1999-02-20: Washington routed California Golden Bears 86–61. MacCulloch, Todd led the winners with 17 points. MacCulloch, Todd grabbed 19 rebounds.

1999-03-04: California Golden Bears beat Oregon State 68–61. Carlisle, Geno led the winners with 26 points. Tanner, Deaundra had 22 for Oregon State.

1999-03-06: Oregon handled California Golden Bears 93–82. Scales, Alex led the winners with 21 points. Lampley, Sean had 21 for California Golden Bears.

1999-03-16: Behind Carlisle, Geno's 16 points, California Golden Bears held off Depaul 58–57. Williams, Lance had 15 for Depaul.

1999-03-18: California Golden Bears got past Colorado State 71–62 as Gill, Mike scored a team-high 18. Palacio, Milt had 19 for Colorado State.

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