| Sport: | Basketball |
| Year: | 1945–46 |
| Prev Year: | 1944–45 |
| Next Year: | 1946–47 |
| Team: | California Golden Bears |
| Conference: | Pacific Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | PCC |
| Record: | 30–6 |
| Conf Record: | 11–1 |
| Champion: | Pacific Coast Conference Champions |
| Tourney Result: | Fourth Place |
The 1945–46 California Golden Bears men's basketball team represented the University of California, Berkeley in NCAA University Division basketball competition. Led by head coach Nibs Price, the Golden Bears made the first Final Four in program history. Cal finished in fourth place in the 1946 NCAA Tournament, losing to Ohio State in the consolation game.
|-!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
|-!colspan=9 style=| NCAA Tournament[1]