1976–77 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1976–77 UC Irvine Anteaters basketball Independent 10–17 Tim Tift 8th Crawford Hall The 1976–77 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1976–77 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by eight year head coach Tim Tift and played their home games at Crawford Hall. The anteaters finished the season with an overall record of 10–17 and were not invited to a post season tournament. Previous season The 1975–76 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with an overall record of 14–12 and did not receive a post season tournament invitation. Roster 1976 UC Irvine Anteaters men's y Ben Carson G 6 0 Fr Frank Chandler C 6 7 Jr Kirk Christ F 6 6 Jr Leo Gonzalez F 6 6 Jr Dan Hair C 6 6 Sr Scott Jenkins F 6 5 Sr Terry Lovingler G 6 4 So David Knudsen C 6 7 Fr Steve Rodgers F 6 6 Fr Louis Stephens G 6 4 Jr Tim Tivenan G 5 11 Sr http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB2/E/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20II_1977_109_University%20of%20California,%20Irvine.pdf Tim Tift (Pepperdine) Schedule yes 1976-77 NCAA Division II men's basketball rankings 1976 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=UC Irvine Anteaters|Regular Season November 30, 1976 yes yes 1976 Long Beach State 49ers Long Beach State Long Beach ArenaUCI basketball opens tonight at long beach Los Angeles Times 30 November 1976 158174274 Long Beach, CA 3,950 54–87 0–1 December 3, 1976 yes 1976 UC San Diego Tritons UC San Diego Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 950 108–84 1–1 December 6, 1976 yes 1976 North Dakota Fighting Sioux North Dakota Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 300 68–75 1–2 December 14, 1976 yes yes 1976 Biola Eagles Biola Chase Gymnasium La Mirada, CA 300 52–64 1–3 December 17, 1976 yes yes 1976 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside UC Riverside Gymnasium Riverside, CA 600 69–66 2–3 December 18, 1976 yes 1976 North Park Vikings North Park Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 300 66–59 3–3 December 20, 1976 yes 1976 Seattle Pacific Falcons Seattle Pacific Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 350 67–58 4–3 December 23, 1976 yes yes 1976 Cal State Fullerton Titans Cal State Fullerton Titan Gym Fullerton, CA 1,305 55–74 4–4 December 29, 1976 yes yes Boise State Bronco Gymnasium Boise, ID Boise State Classic 3,015 55–76 4–5 December 30, 1976 yes yes 1976 Sacramento State Hornets Sacramento State Bronco Gymnasium Boise, ID Boise State Classic 3,015 59–82 4–6 January 5, 1977 yes Santa Fe Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 400 89–64 5–6 January 7, 1977 yes yes 1976 UC Davis Aggies UC Davis Davis, CA 77–79 5–7 January 10, 1977 yes 1976 Puget Sound Loggers Puget Sound Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 350 40–51 5–8 January 13, 1977 yes 1976 UMKC Kangaroos UMKC Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 600 79–69 6–8 January 15, 1977 yes 1976 Northern Colorado Bears Northern Colorado Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 975 59–62 6–9 January 18, 1977 yes 1976 Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 350 80–66 7–9 January 22, 1977 yes 1976 San Diego Toreros San Diego Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 1,100 65–57 8–9 January 25, 1977 yes yes 1976 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Arizona Flagstaff, AZ 3,164 73–80 8–10 February 1, 1977 yes 1976 Chico State Wildcats Chico State Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 600 54–52 9–10 February 3, 1977 yes yes 1976 Creighton Bluejays Creighton Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE 4,614 71–93 9–11 February 5, 1977 yes 1976 Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners Cal State Bakersfield Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 500 86–98 9–12 February 8, 1977 yes 1976 UC Riverside Highlanders UC Riverside Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 750 48–68 9–13 February 12, 1977 yes yes 1976 Cal Poly Mustangs Cal Poly Mott Gym San Luis Obispo, CA 750 64–86 9–14 February 15, 1977 yes yes Cal State Northridge Matadome Northridge, CA 500 66–84 9–15 February 18, 1977 yes 1976 LA Baptist Crawford Hall Irvine, CA 450 105–55 10–15 February 19, 1977 yes yes San Diego San Diego, CA 900 67–83 10–16 February 26, 1977 yes yes Chapman Orange, CA 1,038 64–74 10–17 AP Poll Pacific Time Sourcehttps://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/ucirvine.sidearmsports.com/documents/2017/6/6/All_TImeUCIrvineRecords.pdf#page=24 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=24 dead 1976-77 Basketball Record http://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB2/E/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20II_1977_109_University%20of%20California,%20Irvine.pdf#page=2 ncaa.org NCAA References Category:UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball seasons Category:1970s in Orange County, California UC Irvine Anteaters UC Irvine Anteaters