1972–73 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

1972–73 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
UCI Invitational champion
Conference	Independent
Record	15–13
Head coach	Tim Tift (4th season)
Home arena	Crawford Hall

The 1972–73 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1972–73 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fourth year head coach Tim Tift and played their home games at Crawford Hall. The Anteaters finished the season with an overall record of 15–13 and were not invited to a post season tournament.

Previous season

The 1971–72 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 16–12. They were invited to the 1972 NCAA College Division basketball tournament where they lost to Southern Colorado in the regional semifinals and UC Riverside in the regional 3rd place game.

Roster

1972–73 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C C. David Baker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — So G Sam Bunch 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — So F Richard Clark 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr F Gary Denton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So F Gary Eubanks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So C Scott Magnuson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) — Jr F Jerry Maras 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — So F Marc Martinez 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Fr G Rich Mraule 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr G Scott Palmer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Fr F Eric Paulsen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr G Harlan Peet 6 ft 4 in (1.93 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

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
November 25, 1972*		at Minnesota	L 71–93	0–1	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
November 27, 1972*		at North Dakota State	W 62–56	1–1	Bison Sports Arena  Fargo, ND
December 1, 1972*		at Hawaii	L 75–99	1–2	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, HI
December 2, 1972*		at Hawaii	L 82–99	1–3	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, HI
December 9, 1972*		Montana State	W 82–76	2–3	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 16, 1972*		John Brown	W 83–70	3–3	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 19, 1972*		Central	W 74–61	4–3	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 22, 1972*		vs. Loyola Marymount International City Classic	L 58–92	4–4	Long Beach Arena  Long Beach, CA
December 23, 1972*		vs. Long Island International City Classic	W 67–65	5–4	Long Beach Arena  Long Beach, CA
December 27, 1972*		North Park	W 74–64	6–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 29, 1972*		Humboldt State UCI Invitational	W 74–67	7–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 30, 1972*		Cal State Northridge UCI Invitational	W 83–75	8–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 2, 1973*		Taylor	W 80–79	9–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 3, 1973*		Macalester Scots	W 72–63	10–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 9, 1973*		at Montana State	L 59–75	10–5	MSU Fieldhouse  Bozeman, MT
January 11, 1973*		at Idaho State	L 49–61	10–6	Holt Arena  Pocatello, ID
January 13, 1973*		at Puget Sound	L 49–55	10–7	Tacoma, WA
January 19, 1973*		UC San Diego All-Cal Tournament	W 69–63	11–7	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 20, 1973*		UC Riverside All-Cal Tournament	W 69–68	12–7	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 27, 1973*		Stanislaus State	W 86–71	13–7	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 30, 1973*		Cal Poly Pomona	L 66–70	13–8	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 1, 1973*		Cal State Fullerton	L 64–70	13–9	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 3, 1973*		Cal State Northridge	L 59–65	13–10	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 6, 1973*		at Chapman	W 80–72	14–10	Orange, CA
February 13, 1973*		at UC Riverside	L 65–69	14–11	UC Riverside Gymnasium  Riverside, CA
February 17, 1973*		at Cal State Northridge	L 63–64	14–12	Matadome  Northridge, CA
February 23, 1973*		Chapman	W 73–61	15–12	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 27, 1973*		at Cal State Fullerton	L 76–92	15–13	Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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