California Golden Bears

The program has produced numerous NFL stars, including: Current head coach Justin Wilcox began his tenure in 2017.

Cal basketball's home court is Haas Pavilion, which was constructed atop of the old Harmon Gymnasium using money donated in the late 1990s in part by the owners of Levi-Strauss.

[6] The program has seen success throughout the years culminating in a national championship in 1959 under legendary coach Pete Newell and have reached the final four two other times in 1946 and 1960.

Some notable NBA players that spent time playing in Berkeley include Jaylen Brown, Jason Kidd, Kevin Johnson, and Darrall Imhoff.

The Cal baseball team plays at Evans Diamond, located between Haas Pavilion, the Recreational Sports Facility (RSF), and Edward's Track Stadium.

Current Golden Bears in Major League Baseball include New York Mets outfielder Mark Canha, Texas Rangers shortstop Marcus Semien, and Chicago White Sox first baseman and left fielder Andrew Vaughn.

San Diego Padres manager Bob Melvin also played at Cal, having helped the team earn third place in the 1980 College World Series.

Men's bowling was a varsity-level intercollegiate sport at the University of California in the 1970s and won a national championship in 1979, governed by the ABC (now the U.S.

[14] National champions:[15][16] The University of California's intercollegiate cross country team is under the direction of head coach Bobby Lockhart, who took over the program in 2019 after spending time at UNC-Chapel Hill and Oklahoma State.

The California Golden Bears men's soccer team has an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 14–19 through nineteen appearances.

[28] The California Golden Bears men's water polo team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 58–15 through twenty-nine appearances.

[29] The California Golden Bears women's volleyball team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 26–17 through seventeen appearances.

In 2009–10, under Joanne Boyle, the Bears's top-10 recruiting class and star senior Alexis Gray-Lawson) rebounded from a rough start to their season to win the WNIT.

Notable alumni of the team include first-round WNBA draft selections Layshia Clarendon and Kristine Anigwe.

The California Golden Bears women's cross country team appeared in the NCAA tournament four times, with their highest finish being 9th place in the 1988–89 school year.

[35] Cal was a member of the Northern Pacific Field Hockey Conference (NorPac) from the league's founding in 1982 until its demise at the end of the 2014 season.

[36] The California Golden Bears women's hockey team have an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 1–10 through ten appearances.

Notable alums include Olympic Gold Medalist and 2015 and 2019 World Cup Champion Alex Morgan, and Betsy Hassett of the New Zealand Women's National Team.

[40] The California Golden Bears women's soccer team has an NCAA Division I Tournament record of 16–25 through twenty-five appearances.

The team currently plays at the Spieker Aquatics Complex near Haas Pavilion and the head coach (in her 2nd season) is Coralie Simmons.

[42] The California Golden Bears competed in the NCAA tournament across 26 active sports (12 men's and 14 women's) 627 times at the Division I Level.

[43] The Golden Bears of California earned 43 NCAA championships at the Division I level,[44] plus 5 unofficial men's football titles claimed by the school.

According to the UC Berkeley Recreational Sports page, the club men's volleyball program has won a total of six national championships.

The arena is located in the middle of the main University of California sports complex, overlooking Evans Diamond (baseball) and Edwards Stadium (track/soccer).

As a result, the arena was heavily renovated from 1997 to 1999 after a donation of about $11 million from Walter A. Haas, Jr. of Levi Strauss & Co., constructing a new seating bowl within the existing walls.

The Recreational Sports Facility is a 100,000 square foot athletics center that is attached to Haas Pavilion and is located on Bancroft Avenue.

The RSF features many different rooms for many different activities including, but not limited to: basketball, weight lifting, racquetball, handball, squash, volleyball, and badminton.

Evans Diamond is located in the UC sports complex in the southwest corner of campus, pressed between Edwards Stadium to the west (right field) and Haas Pavilion to the east.

Located inside Haas Pavilion, The Bench holds up to 900 students who cheer on their California Golden Bears at home basketball games.

[88] Although exact dates are not known, the tradition of The Bench was drastically changed in October 2000 when renovations on Haas Pavilion were completed and put a row of portable chairs between the student section and the court.

Atlantic Coast Conference logo in Cal's colors
Cal at the 2008 Emerald Bowl game
Cal baseball players at Jackie Robinson Stadium in 2007
Cal's rugby game against the Saint Mary's Gaels in 2010
Cal women's volleyball team in 2009
The 2012 Cal Women's Basketball team before a game
Cal softball team (wearing pink because of "strike out cancer" day), winners in 2012
California Memorial Stadium in 2012
Exterior of Haas Pavilion.
Various athletic shirts in the blue and gold colors
Oski , the mascot of the University of California
The University of California Rally Committee in possession of the Stanford Axe