1968–69 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

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 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.

1968–69 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
NCAA College Division Tournament, Far West Regional Third Place Game
Conference	Independent
1968–69 record	19–9
Head coach	Dick Davis (2nd season)
Home arena	Crawford Hall

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 Nevada Southern Rebels.

Roster

1968–69 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Mike Barnes 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) — Jr G Keith Bean 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So F Jeff Cunningham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr G Jim Farley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr F John Farwell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So F Dave Fontius 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Sr G John Glavinovich 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr C Mike Heckman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Sr G Steve Sabins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr F Nick Sanden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr C Gene Zech 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr	Head coach Dick Davis 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
November 30, 1968*		UC San Diego	W 92–72	1–0	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 5, 1968*		vs. La Verne Redlands Tournament	W 80–57	2–0	Currier Gym  Redlands, CA
December 6, 1968*		vs. Claremont-Mudd Redlands Tournament	W 76–41	3–0	Currier Gym  Redlands, CA
December 7, 1968*		vs. Pasadena Redlands Tournament	W 61–59	4–0	Currier Gym  Redlands, CA
December 19, 1968*		vs. Alma Cal Western Tournament	L 79–80 ^OT	4–1	San Diego, CA
December 20, 1968*		vs. Northern Arizona Cal Western Tournament	W 99–88	5–1	San Diego, CA
December 21, 1968*		vs. Pomona Cal Western Tournament	W 74–57	6–1	San Diego, CA
December 26, 1968*		Redlands UCI Invitational	W 101–55	7–1	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 27, 1968*		Cal State LA UCI Invitational	W 92–81	8–1	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 28, 1968*		Long Beach State UCI Invitational	L 60–61	8–2	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 2, 1969*		at Providence	L 77–85	8–3	Alumni Hall  Providence, RI
January 3, 1969*		at Rhode Island	L 76–81	8–4	Keaney Gymnasium  Kingston, RI
January 7, 1969*		at Boston College	L 79–95	8–5	Roberts Center  Chestnut Hill, MA
January 11, 1969*		Westmont	W 99–93	9–5	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 14, 1969*		UC Riverside	W 106–78	10–5	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 17, 1969*		Chapman	W 72–70	11–5	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 23, 1969*		UC Davis	W 99–89	12–5	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 28, 1969*		at Fresno State	L 66–86	12–6	Selland Arena  Fresno, CA
February 1, 1969*		Cal State Fullerton	W 89–73	13–6	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 4, 1969*		at UC San Diego	W 78–72	14–6	San Diego, CA
February 11, 1969*		at Loyola Marymount	L 75–83	14–7	Los Angeles, CA
February 15, 1969*		at Chapman	W 97–76	15–7	Orange, CA
February 18, 1969*		at UC Riverside	L 85–92	15–8	UC Riverside Gymnasium  Riverside, CA
February 22, 1969*		at Westmont	W 101–86	16–8	Montecito, CA
February 25, 1969*		San Diego State	W 89–56	17–8	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 28, 1969*		Tahoe College	W 100–85	18–8	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 7, 1969*		vs. San Francisco State Regional Semifinal	L 55–81	18–9	Las Vegas Convention Center  Winchester, NV
March 8, 1969*		vs. UC Davis Regional Third Place Game	W 82–70	19–9	Las Vegas Convention Center  Winchester, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[1]

References

1. "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2017.