1970–71 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1970–71 UC Irvine Anteaters basketball Independent 16–10 Tim Tift 2nd Crawford Hall Kris Kringle Klassic Champions The 1970–71 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1970–71 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by second year head coach Tim Tift and played their home games at Crawford Hall. The anteaters finished the season with a record 16–10. Previous season After previous head coach Dick Davis accepted the head coaching position at San Diego State, frosh coach Tim Tift was hired to be his replacement.2010-11 San Diego State Basketball Media Guide http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/sdsu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mbb-mg-history-11.pdf#page=7 goaztecs.com San Diego State Aztec 2017-10-17 2012-11-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112174928/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/sdsu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/mbb-mg-history-11.pdf#page=7 deadChortkoff Mitch MAY JOIN AZTECS: Scholarship Problem Vexes UCI's Davis Los Angeles Times 15 March 1969 156111244 The anteaters finished the season with a record 17–9 and were not invited to a post season tournament. Roster 1970 UC Irvine Anteaters men's y Brad Baker G 6 2 Jr Ed Burlingham F 6 4 Jr Richard Clark C 6 5 Jr John Farwell F 6 4 Sr Gary Fox G 6 3 Jr Bill George C 6 7 Jr Phil Mathews basketball y G 6 0 Jr Riverside, California Bill Moore F 6 6 Jr Phil Rhyne F 6 5 Jr Troy Rolph G 6 0 Jr http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB2/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_College%20Division_1971_109_University%20of%20California,%20Irvine.pdf Tim Tift (Pepperdine) Schedule yes 1970-71 NCAA Division II men's basketball rankings 1970 yes no |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters|Regular Season December 1, 1970 yes 1970 Sonoma State Seawolves Sonoma State Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 95–55 1–0 December 4, 1970 yes yes 1970 Cal State LA Golden Eagles Cal State LA Los Angeles, CA 66–78 1–1 December 10, 1970 yes yes 1970 Whittier Poets Whittier Titan Gym Fullerton, CA Kris Kringle Klassic 68–59 2–1 December 11, 1970 yes yes 1970 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, CA Kris Kringle Klassic 68–50 3–1 December 19, 1970 yes 1970 Stanislaus State Warriors Stanislaus State Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 85–59 4–1 December 21, 1970 yes 1970 Humboldt State Lumberjacks Humboldt State Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 94–74 5–1 December 28, 1970 yes 1970 Chapman Panthers Chapman Crawford Hall Irvine, CA UCI Invitational 97–76 6–1 December 29, 1970 yes 1970 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona Crawford Hall Irvine, CA UCI Invitational 92–75 7–1 December 30, 1970 yes Cal State Fullerton Crawford Hall Irvine, CA UCI Invitational 69–70 7–2 January 6, 1971 yes 1970 Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 65–68 7–3 January 9, 1971 yes Cal State Fullerton Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 82–84 7–4 January 12, 1971 yes yes 1970 UC San Diego Tritons UC San Diego San Diego, CA 80–77 8–4 January 16, 1971 yes yes 1970 San Fernando Valley State Matadors San Fernando Valley State Matadome Northridge, CA 78–93 8–5 January 19, 1971 yes Chapman Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 88–80 9–5 January 22, 1971 yes 1970 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside San Diego, CAUCI Bows to Riverside in Tournament Los Angeles Times 23 January 1971 156593410 All-UC Invitational Tournament 66–71 9–6 January 23, 1971 yes 1970 UC Davis Aggies UC Davis San Diego, CA All-UC Invitational Tournament 72–69 10–6 January 26, 1971 yes yes 1970 Occidental Tigers Occidental Los Angeles, CA 82–75 11–6 January 28, 1971 yes yes LSU New Orleans New Orleans, LA 79–104 11–7 January 30, 1971 yes yes 1970 Florida State Seminoles Florida State Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, FL 69–83 11–8 February 2, 1971 yes San Fernando Valley State Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 68–69 11–9 February 6, 1971 yes 1970 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 67–71 11–10 February 10, 1971 yes yes Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 77–71 12–10 February 20, 1971 yes Cal Poly Pomona Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 84–72 13–10 February 26, 1971 yes yes Chapman Orange, CA 80–79 14–10 February 27, 1971 yes 1970 Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 75–71 15–10 March 6, 1971 yes yes UC Riverside UC Riverside Gymnasium Riverside, CA 96–92 16–10 AP Poll Pacific Time Sourcehttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=23 UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book UC Irvine Athletics NCAA October 10, 2017 January 22, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230122075118/https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=23 dead References Category:UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball seasons Category:1970s in Orange County, California UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine Anteaters