1969–70 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

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.

1969–70 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	17–9
Head coach	Tim Tift (1st season)
Home arena	Crawford Hall

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 San Francisco State Gators in the regional semifinals and defeated theUC 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.

Roster

1969–70 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Brad Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So G Mike Barnes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Sr G Keith Bean 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr F Ed Burlingham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So F Jeff Cunningham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr F John Farwell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr G Gary Fox 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So C Bill George 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So G John Glavinovich 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr C Les Mingo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr F Bill Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So G Steve Sabins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr F Robbie Sagehorn 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So G Larry Wasserman 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) — So	Head coach Tim Tift (Pepperdine) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1969*		at Nebraska	L 73–76	0–1	Nebraska Coliseum  Lincoln, NE
December 3, 1969*		at Colorado	L 65–80	0–2	Balch Fieldhouse  Boulder, CO
December 6, 1969*		Cal State LA	L 87–90 OT	0–3	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 13, 1969*		at San Diego State	L 68–80	0–4	Peterson Gym  San Diego, CA
December 26, 1969*		Tahoe College UCI Invitational	W 98–74	1–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 27, 1969*		Cal State Fullerton UCI Invitational	W 86–65	2–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 29, 1969*		Northern Arizona UCI Invitational	L 84–86	2–5	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 3, 1970*		San Francisco State	W 95–81	3–5	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 7, 1970*		John F. Kennedy	W 95–81	4–5	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 9, 1970*		Cal State Fullerton	W 84–79	5–5	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 16, 1970*		at UC Riverside	L 95–97	5–6	UC Riverside Gymnasium  Riverside, CA
January 17, 1970*		at Cal Poly Pomona	W 72–70	6–6	Kellogg Gym  Pomona, CA
January 23, 1970*		at UC Davis UC Davis Tournament	L 73–91	6–7	Davis, CA
January 24, 1970*		vs. UC Riverside UC Davis Tournament	W 86–70	7–7	Davis, CA
January 30, 1970*		San Fernando Valley State	W 92–83	8–7	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 31, 1970*		Cal Poly	W 85–72	9–7	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 4, 1970*		at Chapman	W 77–66	10–7	Orange, CA
February 6, 1970*		San Jose State	W 91–80	11–7	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 10, 1970*		UC San Diego	W 94–80	12–7	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 13, 1970*		at Cal State Fullerton	W 70–68	13–7	Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
February 17, 1970*		Chapman	W 74–72	14–7	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 20, 1970*		UC Riverside	L 76–78	14–8	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 21, 1970*		Cal Poly Pomona	W 99–91	15–8	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 23, 1970*		Cal State Stanislaus	W 102–74	16–8	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 27, 1970*		at San Fernando Valley State	W 86–75	17–8	Matadome  Northridge, CA
February 28, 1970*		Cal Poly	L 88–103	17–9	Mott Gym  San Luis Obispo, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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