1969–70 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1969–70 UC Irvine Anteaters basketball Independent 17–9 Tim Tift 1st Crawford Hall The 1969–70 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1969–70 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by first year head coach Tim Tift and played their home games at Crawford Hall. The anteaters finished the season with a record 17–9. Previous season The 1967–68 UC Irvine Anteaters finished with a record of 19–9 under second year coach Dick Davis. They were invited to the 1969 NCAA College Division basketball tournament where they lost to the 1968 San Francisco State Gators San Francisco State Gators in the regional semifinals and defeated the1968 UC Davis Aggies UC Davis Aggies in the regional third place game. The anteaters finished the season with a record 19–9. At the end of the season, head coach Dick Davis accepted the head coach position at San Diego State and frosh coach Tim Tift was promoted to replace him as the anteater's head coach.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 Roster 1969 UC Irvine Anteaters men's y Brad Baker G 6 2 So Mike Barnes G 5 10 Sr Keith Bean G 6 2 Jr Ed Burlingham F 6 4 So Jeff Cunningham F 6 4 Sr John Farwell F 6 4 Jr Gary Fox G 6 3 So Bill George C 6 7 So John Glavinovich G 6 5 Sr Les Mingo C 6 8 Jr Bill Moore F 6 6 So Steve Sabins G 6 4 Sr Robbie Sagehorn F 6 4 So Larry Wasserman G 5 9 So http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB2/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_College%20Division_1970_109_University%20of%20California,%20Irvine.pdf Tim Tift (Pepperdine) Schedule yes 1969-70 NCAA Division II men's basketball rankings 1969 yes no |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters|Regular Season December 1, 1969 yes yes 1969 Nebraska Cornhuskers Nebraska Nebraska Coliseum Lincoln, NE 73–76 0–1 December 3, 1969 yes yes 1969 Colorado Buffaloes Colorado Balch Fieldhouse Boulder, CO 65–80 0–2 December 6, 1969 yes 1969 Cal State LA Golden Eagles Cal State LA Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 87–90 OT 0–3 December 13, 1969 yes yes 1969 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Peterson Gym San Diego, CA 68–80 0–4 December 26, 1969 yes Tahoe College Crawford Hall Irvine, CA UCI Invitational 98–74 1–4 December 27, 1969 yes 1969 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Crawford Hall Irvine, CA UCI Invitational 86–65 2–4 December 29, 1969 yes 1969 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona Crawford Hall Irvine, CA UCI Invitational 84–86 2–5 January 3, 1970 yes 1969 San Francisco State Gators San Francisco State Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 95–81 3–5 January 7, 1970 yes 1969 John F. Kennedy University John F. Kennedy Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 95–81 4–5 January 9, 1970 yes Cal State Fullerton Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 84–79 5–5 January 16, 1970 yes yes 1969 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside UC Riverside Gymnasium Riverside, CA 95–97 5–6 January 17, 1970 yes yes 1969 Cal Poly Pomona Broncos Cal Poly Pomona Kellogg Gym Pomona, CA 72–70 6–6 January 23, 1970 yes yes 1969 UC Davis Aggies UC Davis Davis, CA UC Davis Tournament 73–91 6–7 January 24, 1970 yes yes UC Riverside Davis, CA UC Davis Tournament 86–70 7–7 January 30, 1970 yes 1969 San Fernando Valley State Matadors San Fernando Valley State Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 92–83 8–7 January 31, 1970 yes 1969 Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 85–72 9–7 February 4, 1970 yes yes 1969 Chapman Panthers Chapman Orange, CA 77–66 10–7 February 6, 1970 yes 1969 San Jose State Spartans San Jose State Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 91–80 11–7 February 10, 1970 yes 1969 UC San Diego Tritons UC San Diego Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 94–80 12–7 February 13, 1970 yes yes Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 70–68 13–7 February 17, 1970 yes Chapman Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 74–72 14–7 February 20, 1970 yes UC Riverside Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 76–78 14–8 February 21, 1970 yes Cal Poly Pomona Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 99–91 15–8 February 23, 1970 yes 1969 Cal State Stanislaus Warriors Cal State Stanislaus Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 102–74 16–8 February 27, 1970 yes yes San Fernando Valley State Matadome Northridge, CA 86–75 17–8 February 28, 1970 yes Cal Poly Mott Gym San Luis Obispo, CA 88–103 17–9 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