(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1959 2004 1959 Golden Bears NCAA Basketball Champions The 1959 NCAA University Division Basketball Tournament involved 23 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men’s NCAA Division I college basketball in the United States. It began on March 7, 1959, and ended with the championship game on March 21 in Louisville, …