1967–68 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1967–68 UC Irvine Anteaters basketball Independent 20–8 Dick Davis 1st Campus Hall NCAA College Division Tournament, Pacific Coast Regional Final The 1967–68 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1967–68 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by first year head coach Dick Davis and played their home games at Campus Hall. They were invited to the 1968 NCAA College Division basketball tournament where they lost to the 1967 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Nevada Southern Rebels Nevada Southern Rebels in the regional finals. The anteaters finished the season with a record of 20–8. Previous season The 1966–67 Anteaters finished with a record of 15–11 under second year coach Danny Rogers. Danny Rogers resigned at the end of the season and frosh coach Dick Davis was promoted to the position of head coach.Chortkoff Mitch Davis Gambled on UCI and Won Los Angeles Times 27 December 1968 156052733 Roster 1967 UC Irvine Anteaters men's y Charlie Brande G Doug Christie G Bill Coon G Jeff Cunningham F Dave Fontius F Alan Gladstone G Mike Hechman C Jim Jarley G Darrell Millner G Steve Parker C Bill Roley F Nick Sanden F http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB2/D/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_College%20Division_1968_109_University%20of%20California,%20Irvine.pdf Dick Davis Schedule yes 1967-68 NCAA Division II men's basketball rankings 1967 yes no |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters|Regular season December 1, 1967 yes 1967 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Campus Hall Irvine, CA 77–69 1–0 December 2, 1967 yes yes 1967 Redlands Bulldogs Redlands Currier Gym Redlands, CA 80–78 2–0 December 9, 1967 yes 1967 San Fernando Valley State Matadors San Fernando Valley State Campus Hall Irvine, CA 93–97 2–1 December 15, 1967 yes yes 1967 Westminster College (Utah) Westminster Griffins Westminster College Pomona, CA Pomona College Tournament 72–75 2–2 December 16, 1967 yes 1967 California Western School of Law Cal Western Pomona, CA Pomona College Tournament 105–90 3–2 December 22, 1967 yes 1967 Cascade College Cascade Thunderbirds Cascade College Campus Hall Irvine, CA 96–72 4–2 December 27, 1967 yes 1967 Occidental Tigers Occidental Campus Hall Irvine, CA UCI Invitational 82–77 5–2 December 28, 1967 yes 1967 San Diego Toreros San Diego Campus Hall Irvine, CA UCI Invitational 81–72 6–2 December 29, 1967 yes 1967 Cal State LA Golden Eagles Cal State LA Campus Hall Irvine, CA UCI Invitational 85–98 6–3 January 2, 1968 yes 1967 Rhode Island Rams Rhode Island Campus Hall Irvine, CA 98–84 7–3 January 8, 1968 yes yes 1967 Westmont Warriors Westmont Montecito, CA 77–76 8–3 January 13, 1968 yes San Diego Campus Hall Irvine, CA 67–61 9–3 January 16, 1968 yes yes 1967 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside UC Riverside Gymnasium Riverside, CA 79–71 10–3 January 19, 1968 yes yes Cal State LA Los Angeles, CA 84–82 11–3 January 24, 1968 yes Westmont Campus Hall Irvine, CA 90–87 12–3 January 27, 1968 yes yes 1967 Chapman Panthers Chapman Orange, CA 71–63 13–3 January 30, 1968 yes yes San Fernando Valley State Matadome Northridge, CA 86–80 14–3 February 3, 1968 yes yes 1967 University of Nevada, Las Vegas Nevada Southern Rebels Nevada Southern NSU Gym Paradise, NV 84–98 14–4 February 9, 1968 yes Chapman Campus Hall Irvine, CA 88–62 15–4 February 10, 1968 yes yes San Diego San Diego, CA 73–75 15–5 February 16, 1968 yes UC Riverside Campus Hall Irvine, CA 95–85 16–5 February 17, 1968 yes Nevada Southern Campus Hall Irvine, CA 82–81 OT 17–5 February 19, 1968 yes 1967 Fresno State Bulldogs Fresno State Campus Hall Irvine, CA 71–77 17–6 February 22, 1968 yes yes 1967 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos UC Santa Barbara Robertson Gymnasium Santa Barbara, CA 78–83 17–7 February 24, 1968 yes yes 1967 Cal Lutheran Kingsmen Cal Lutheran Thousand Oaks, CA 92–70 18–7 March 1, 1968 yes yes 1967 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 80–70 19–7 |- !colspan=12 style="background:#UC Irvine Anteaters 1;"| NCAA Tournament March 7, 1968 yes yes 1967 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Peterson Gym San Diego, CA Regional semifinal 78–69 20–7 March 8, 1968 yes yes Nevada Southern Peterson Gym San Diego, CA Regional Final 74–79 20–8 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