▁ 1 0 9 - year ▁basketball ▁history . ▁The ▁Bul ld ogs ▁finished ▁with ▁a ▁ 3 2 – 1 ▁regular ▁season ▁record ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁lose ▁a ▁game ▁until ▁February . ▁They ▁finished ▁ranked ▁second ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁AP ▁Pol l , ▁the ▁highest ▁final ▁national ▁ranking ▁in ▁school ▁history . ▁They ▁won ▁both ▁the ▁W CC ▁regular ▁season ▁and ▁Tournament ▁champion ships . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁they ▁received ▁the ▁conference ' s ▁automatic ▁bid ▁to ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Tournament ▁and ▁a ▁received ▁a ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁seed ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁region . ▁They ▁advanced ▁to ▁the ▁first ▁NCAA ▁National ▁Championship ▁game ▁in ▁the ▁school ' s ▁history — the ▁deep est ▁run ▁for ▁a ▁W CC ▁team ▁since ▁San ▁Francisco ▁advanced ▁to ▁its ▁third ▁consecutive ▁Final ▁Four ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁and ▁also ▁the ▁deep est ▁run ▁by ▁any ▁Division ▁I ▁school ▁without ▁a ▁football ▁team ▁since ▁Set on ▁Hall ▁made ▁the ▁championship ▁game ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁With ▁a ▁victory ▁over ▁South ▁Carolina ▁in ▁the ▁national ▁semif inal , ▁the ▁Bul ld ogs ▁tied ▁the ▁NCAA ▁Division ▁I ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁second - most ▁wins ▁in ▁a ▁season . ▁Their ▁run ▁ended ▁in ▁the ▁NCAA ▁National ▁Championship ▁game , ▁where ▁they ▁lost ▁to ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁Off season ▁ ▁Co aching ▁Ch anges ▁ ▁Depart ures ▁ ▁Add itions ▁to ▁Staff ▁ ▁Player ▁Depart ures ▁John athan ▁Williams ▁had ▁entered ▁the ▁NBA ▁draft ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁h ire ▁an ▁agent ,