1970–71 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

1970–71 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
1970–71 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Kris Kringle Klassic Champions
Conference	Independent
Record	16–10
Head coach	Tim Tift (2nd season);
Home arena	Crawford Hall
	Seasons ← 1969–70 1971–72 →

The 1970–71 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1970–71 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by second year head coach Tim Tift and played their home games at Crawford Hall. The anteaters finished the season with a record 16–10.

Previous season[edit]

After previous head coach Dick Davis accepted the head coaching position at San Diego State, frosh coach Tim Tift was hired to be his replacement.^[1]^[2] The anteaters finished the season with a record 17–9 and were not invited to a post season tournament.

Roster[edit]

1970–71 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)	—	Jr
F	Ed Burlingham	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
C	Richard Clark	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
F	John Farwell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr
G	Gary Fox	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Jr
C	Bill George	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Jr
G	Phil Mathews	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr	Riverside, California
F	Bill Moore	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr
F	Phil Rhyne	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
G	Troy Rolph	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Tim Tift (Pepperdine)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1970*	Sonoma State	W 95–55	1–0	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
December 4, 1970*	at Cal State LA	L 66–78	1–1	Los Angeles, CA
December 10, 1970*	vs. Whittier Kris Kringle Klassic	W 68–59	2–1	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
December 11, 1970*	at Cal State Fullerton Kris Kringle Klassic	W 68–50	3–1	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
December 19, 1970*	Stanislaus State	W 85–59	4–1	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
December 21, 1970*	Humboldt State	W 94–74	5–1	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
December 28, 1970*	Chapman UCI Invitational	W 97–76	6–1	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
December 29, 1970*	Cal Poly Pomona UCI Invitational	W 92–75	7–1	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
December 30, 1970*	Cal State Fullerton UCI Invitational	L 69–70	7–2	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
January 6, 1971*	Colorado	L 65–68	7–3	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
January 9, 1971*	Cal State Fullerton	L 82–84	7–4	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
January 12, 1971*	at UC San Diego	W 80–77	8–4	San Diego, CA
January 16, 1971*	at San Fernando Valley State	L 78–93	8–5	Matadome Northridge, CA
January 19, 1971*	Chapman	W 88–80	9–5	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
January 22, 1971*	UC Riverside All-UC Invitational Tournament	L 66–71	9–6	San Diego, CA^[3]
January 23, 1971*	UC Davis All-UC Invitational Tournament	W 72–69	10–6	San Diego, CA
January 26, 1971*	at Occidental	W 82–75	11–6	Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 1971*	at LSU New Orleans	L 79–104	11–7	New Orleans, LA
January 30, 1971*	at Florida State	L 69–83	11–8	Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, FL
February 2, 1971*	San Fernando Valley State	L 68–69	11–9	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
February 6, 1971*	San Diego State	L 67–71	11–10	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
February 10, 1971*	at Cal State Fullerton	W 77–71	12–10	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
February 20, 1971*	Cal Poly Pomona	W 84–72	13–10	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
February 26, 1971*	at Chapman	W 80–79	14–10	Orange, CA
February 27, 1971*	Cal Poly	W 75–71	15–10	Crawford Hall Irvine, CA
March 6, 1971*	at UC Riverside	W 96–92	16–10	UC Riverside Gymnasium Riverside, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[4]

References[edit]

^ "2010-11 San Diego State Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). goaztecs.com. San Diego State Aztec. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
^ Chortkoff, Mitch (March 15, 1969). "MAY JOIN AZTECS: Scholarship Problem Vexes UCI's Davis". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 156111244.
^ "UCI Bows to Riverside in Tournament". Los Angeles Times. January 23, 1971. ProQuest 156593410.
^ "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2017.

[1] "2010-11 San Diego State Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). goaztecs.com. San Diego State Aztec. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved October 17, 2017.

[2] Chortkoff, Mitch (March 15, 1969). "MAY JOIN AZTECS: Scholarship Problem Vexes UCI's Davis". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 156111244.

[3] "UCI Bows to Riverside in Tournament". Los Angeles Times. January 23, 1971. ProQuest 156593410.

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

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