1972–73 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
1972–73 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
UCI Invitational champion
Conference	Independent
1972–73 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
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	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[1] 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[2] 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.

Source[3]

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References

Distel, Dave (23 December 1972). "CSLB 104-62 Winner Over Long Island U.". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 157089952.
"UC Riverside, UCI Advance in Tournament". Los Angeles Times. 20 January 1973. ProQuest 157239199.
"UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). NCAA. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2017.

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[1] Distel, Dave (23 December 1972). "CSLB 104-62 Winner Over Long Island U.". Los Angeles Times. ProQuest 157089952.

[2] "UC Riverside, UCI Advance in Tournament". Los Angeles Times. 20 January 1973. ProQuest 157239199.

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

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