1968–69 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1968–69 UC Irvine Anteaters basketball Independent 19–9 Dick Davis 2nd Crawford Hall NCAA College Division Tournament, Far West Regional third-place game The 1968–69 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1968–69 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by second year head coach Dick Davis and played their home games at Crawford Hall. 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. Previous season The 1966–67 UC Irvine Anteaters finished with a record of 20–8 under first year coach Dick Davis. The Anteaters were invited to the 1968 NCAA College Division basketball tournament and lost in the regional finals to the 1967 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Nevada Southern Rebels Nevada Southern Rebels. Roster 1968 UC Irvine Anteaters men's y Mike Barnes G 5 10 Jr Keith Bean G 6 2 So Jeff Cunningham F 6 4 Jr Jim Farley G 6 2 Jr John Farwell F 6 4 So Dave Fontius F 6 9 Sr John Glavinovich G 6 5 Jr Mike Heckman C 6 7 Sr Steve Sabins G 6 4 Jr Nick Sanden F 6 5 Sr Gene Zech C 6 6 Jr http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB2/E/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_College%20Division_1969_109_University%20of%20California,%20Irvine.pdf Dick Davis Schedule yes 1968-69 NCAA Division II men's basketball rankings 1968 yes no |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters|Regular Season November 30, 1968 yes 1968 UC San Diego Tritons UC San Diego Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 92–72 1–0 December 5, 1968 yes yes 1968 La Verne Leopards La Verne Currier Gym Redlands, CA Redlands Tournament 80–57 2–0 December 6, 1968 yes yes 1968 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Stags Claremont-Mudd Currier Gym Redlands, CA Redlands Tournament 76–41 3–0 December 7, 1968 yes yes 1968 Point Loma Point Loma Sea Lions Pasadena Currier Gym Redlands, CA Redlands Tournament 61–59 4–0 December 19, 1968 yes yes 1968 Alma Scots Alma San Diego, CA Cal Western Tournament 79–80 OT 4–1 December 20, 1968 yes yes 1968 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona San Diego, CA Cal Western Tournament 99–88 5–1 December 21, 1968 yes yes 1968 Pomona Sagehens Pomona San Diego, CA Cal Western Tournament 74–57 6–1 December 26, 1968 yes 1968 Redlands Bulldogs Redlands Crawford Hall Irvine, CA UCI Invitational 101–55 7–1 December 27, 1968 yes 1968 Cal State LA Golden Eagles Cal State LA Crawford Hall Irvine, CA UCI Invitational 92–81 8–1 December 28, 1968 yes 1968 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Crawford Hall Irvine, CA UCI Invitational 60–61 8–2 January 2, 1969 yes yes 1968 Providence Friars Providence Alumni Hall Providence, RI 77–85 8–3 January 3, 1969 yes yes 1968 Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI 76–81 8–4 January 7, 1969 yes yes 1968 Boston College Eagles Boston College Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA 79–95 8–5 January 11, 1969 yes 1968 Westmont Warriors Westmont Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 99–93 9–5 January 14, 1969 yes 1968 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 106–78 10–5 January 17, 1969 yes 1968 Chapman Panthers Chapman Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 72–70 11–5 January 23, 1969 yes 1968 UC Davis Aggies UC Davis Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 99–89 12–5 January 28, 1969 yes yes 1968 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Selland Arena Fresno, CA 66–86 12–6 February 1, 1969 yes 1968 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 89–73 13–6 February 4, 1969 yes yes UC San Diego San Diego, CA 78–72 14–6 February 11, 1969 yes yes 1968 Loyola Marymount Lions Loyola Marymount Los Angeles, CA 75–83 14–7 February 15, 1969 yes yes Chapman Orange, CA 97–76 15–7 February 18, 1969 yes yes UC Riverside UC Riverside Gymnasium Riverside, CA 85–92 15–8 February 22, 1969 yes yes Westmont Montecito, CA 101–86 16–8 February 25, 1969 yes 1968 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 89–56 17–8 February 28, 1969 yes Tahoe College Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 100–85 18–8 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#UC Irvine Anteaters 1;"| NCAA Tournament March 7, 1969 yes yes 1968 San Francisco State Gators San Francisco State Las Vegas Convention Center Winchester, NV regional semifinal 55–81 18–9 March 8, 1969 yes yes UC Davis Las Vegas Convention Center Winchester, NV Regional third-place game 82–70 19–9 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 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=22 dead References Category:UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball seasons Category:1960s in Orange County, California UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine Anteaters