[1] The 2000–01 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley during the 2000–01 season.

Led by head coach Ben Braun, the Bears finished the regular season with a 11–7 record in the Pac-10, placing them in fourth.

The Bears would receive an at-large bid into the NCAA tournament where they fell to No.

9 seed Fresno State[2] in the opening round.

The team finished the season with an overall record of 20–11.