1967–68 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1967–68 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1967–68 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by first year head coach Dick Davis and played their home games at Campus Hall. They were invited to the 1968 NCAA College Division Basketball Tournament where they lost to the Nevada Southern Rebels in the regional finals. The anteaters finished the season with a record of 20–8.

1967–68 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
NCAA College Division Tournament, Pacific Coast Regional Final
Conference	Independent
1967–68 record	20–8
Head coach	Dick Davis (1st season)
Home arena	Campus Hall

Previous Season

The 1966–67 Anteaters finished with a record of 15–11 under second year coach Danny Rogers. Danny Rogers resigned at the end of the season and frosh coach Dick Davis was promoted to the position of head coach.[1]

Roster

1967–68 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Charlie Brande — — G Doug Christie — — G Bill Coon — — F Jeff Cunningham — — F Dave Fontius — — G Alan Gladstone — — C Mike Hechman — — G Jim Jarley — — G Darrell Millner — — C Steve Parker — — F Bill Roley — — F Nick Sanden — —	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
December 1, 1967*		Long Beach State	W 77–69	1–0	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
December 2, 1967*		at Redlands	W 80–78	2–0	Currier Gym  Redlands, CA
December 9, 1967*		San Fernando Valley State	L 93–97	2–1	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
December 15, 1967*		vs. Westminster College Pomona College Tournament	T 72–72	2–2	Pomona, CA
December 16, 1967*		Cal Western Pomona College Tournament	W 105–90	3–2	Pomona, CA
December 22, 1967*		Cascade College	W 96–72	4–2	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
December 27, 1967*		Occidental UCI Invitational	W 82–77	5–2	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
December 28, 1967*		San Diego UCI Invitational	W 81–72	6–2	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
December 29, 1967*		Cal State LA UCI Invitational	L 85–98	6–3	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
January 2, 1968*		Rhode Island	W 98–84	7–3	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
January 8, 1968*		at Westmont	W 77–76	8–3	Montecito, CA
January 13, 1968*		San Diego	W 67–61	9–3	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
January 16, 1968*		at UC Riverside	W 79–71	10–3	UC Riverside Gymnasium  Riverside, CA
January 19, 1968*		at Cal State LA	W 84–82	11–3	Los Angeles, CA
January 24, 1968*		Westmont	W 90–87	12–3	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
January 27, 1968*		at Chapman	W 71–63	13–3	Orange, CA
January 30, 1968*		at San Fernando Valley State	W 86–80	14–3	Matadome  Northridge, CA
February 3, 1968*		at Nevada Southern	L 84–98	14–4	NSU Gym  Paradise, NV
February 9, 1968*		Chapman	W 88–62	15–4	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
February 10, 1968*		at San Diego	L 73–75	15–5	San Diego, CA
February 16, 1968*		UC Riverside	W 95–85	16–5	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
February 17, 1968*		Nevada Southern	W 82–81 ^OT	17–5	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
February 19, 1968*		Fresno State	L 71–77	17–6	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
February 22, 1968*		at UC Santa Barbara	L 78–83	17–7	Robertson Gymnasium  Santa Barbara, CA
February 24, 1968*		at Cal Lutheran	W 92–70	18–7	Thousand Oaks, CA
March 1, 1968*		at Cal State Fullerton	W 80–70	19–7	Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 7, 1968*		at San Diego State Regional Semifinal	W 78–69	20–7	Peterson Gym  San Diego, CA
March 8, 1968*		vs. Nevada Southern Regional Final	L 74–79	20–8	Peterson Gym  San Diego, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2]

References

1. Chortkoff, Mitch (27 December 1968). "Davis Gambled on UCI and Won". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 156052733.
2. "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2017.