1965–66 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1965–66 basketball none UC Irvine Anteaters Independent 15–11 Danny Rogers 1st Campus Hall The 1965–66 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1965–66 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. This was the program's first season competing in intercollegiate athletics. The Anteaters were led by first year head coach Danny Rogers and played their home games at Campus Hall. They finished their inaugural season 15–11. Roster 1965 UC Irvine Anteaters men's y Skip Allan Jeff Bland F Bill Brockman Tom Bryan G Orange Coast College John Driscoll Dale Finney F 6 4 Santa Ana College Bob Johnson G Cerritos College Bob Lund Eldon McBride F 6 4 Antelope Valley College Scott McOwen G Mark Nelson C 6 6 230 Glendale College Jim Splittgerber G http://ucispace.lib.uci.edu/handle/10575/12000 Danny Rogers Schedule yes 1965-66 NCAA Division II men's basketball rankings 1965 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters|Regular Season December 1, 1965 yes 1965 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside Campus Hall Irvine, CA 85–71 1–0 December 3, 1965 yes 1965 Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly Campus Hall Irvine, CA 81–72 2–0 December 4, 1965 yes 1965 Pomona Sagehens Pomona Campus Hall Irvine, CA 77–87 2–1 December 10, 1965 yes PHIBPAC Campus Hall Irvine, CA 87–74 3–1 December 20, 1965 yes yes 1965 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Titan GymChapman Plays Fullerton Five in Kris Kringle Los Angeles Times 21 December 1965 155368585 Fullerton, CA Kris Kringle Klassic 84–92 3–2 December 21, 1965 yes yes 1965 Redlands Bulldogs Redlands Titan Gym Fullerton, CA Kris Kringle Klassic 67–65 4–2 December 22, 1965 yes yes UC Riverside Titan Gym Fullerton, CA Kris Kringle Klassic 76–88 4–3 December 29, 1965 yes yes UC Riverside Hickey Gymnasium Davis, CA UC Davis Tournament 65–61 5–3 December 30, 1965 yes yes 1965 UC Davis Aggies UC Davis Hickey Gymnasium Davis, CA UC Davis Tournament 61–66 5–4 January 5, 1966 yes yes 1965 Caltech Beavers Caltech Braun Gymnasium Pasadena, CA 100–57 6–4 January 7, 1966 yes yes 1965 Cal Lutheran Kingsmen Cal Lutheran Thousands Oaks, CA 85–71 7–4 January 8, 1966 yes yes 1965 Westmont Warriors Westmont Montecito, CA 70–78 7–5 January 14, 1966 yes yes 1965 Chapman Panthers Chapman Orange, CA 53–58 7–6 January 15, 1966 yes 1965 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Campus Hall Irvine, CA 74–68 8–6 January 21, 1966 yes yes 1965 San Diego Toreros San Diego San Diego, CA 52–73 8–7 January 22, 1966 yes yes 1965 California Western School of Law Cal Western San Diego, CA 67–82 8–8 January 28, 1966 yes 1965 Fresno Pacific Sunbirds Fresno Pacific Campus Hall Irvine, CA UCI Invitational 85–70 9–8 January 29, 1966 yes Chapman Campus Hall Irvine, CA UCI Invitational 71–73 9–9 February 2, 1966 yes 1965 La Verne Leopards La Verne Campus Hall Irvine, CA 100–75 10–9 February 5, 1966 yes 1965 Cal Baptist Lancers Cal Baptist Campus Hall Irvine, CA 109–75 11–9 February 12, 1966 yes Westmont Campus Hall Irvine, CA 100–87 12–9 February 15, 1966 yes 1965 Biola Eagles Biola Campus Hall Irvine, CA 91–54 13–9 February 18, 1966 yes yes UC Riverside UC Riverside Gymnasium Riverside, CA 80–69 14–9 February 19, 1966 yes Caltech Campus Hall Irvine, CA 105–66 15–9 February 25, 1966 yes Chapman Campus Hall Irvine, CA 76–80 15–10 February 26, 1966 yes yes Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 83–85 15–11 AP Poll Pacific Time Sourcehttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=22 UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book UC Irvine Athletics NCAA October 16, 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=22 dead References Category:UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball seasons Category:1960s in Orange County, California UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine Anteaters