The 2005–06 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

This was head coach Ben Braun's tenth season at California.

The Golden Bears played their home games at Haas Pavilion and participated in the Pacific-10 Conference.

They received an at–large bid to the 2006 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a 7 seed in the South region.

They were beaten by 10 seed NC State in the first round.