1975–76 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

1975–76 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	14–12
Head coach	Tim Tift (7th season)
Home arena	Crawford Hall

The 1975–76 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1975–76 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by seventh year head coach Tim Tift and played their home games at Crawford Hall. The anteaters finished the season with an overall record of 14–12 and were not invited to a post season tournament.

Previous season

The 1974–75 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team were invited to the 1975 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament where they lost to Puget Sound in the regional semifinals and UC Davis in the regional third place game. The anteaters finished the season with a record of 16–11.

Roster

1975–76 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Bill Beckford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr F Mark Bonvecchio 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr F Jeff Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr G Kevin Davis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Jr F Steve Cleveland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr C Mike Fitzmorris 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So C Dan Hair 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr F Scott Jenkins 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr G Nate Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Sr G Dorsey Watson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So G Bill Younge 6 ft 3 in (1.91 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
December 3, 1975*		Humboldt State	W 67–46	1–0	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 6, 1975*		Southern California College	W 101–77	2–0	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 13, 1975*		Pacific Christian	W 70–60	3–0	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 16, 1975*		at UNLV	L 57–129	3–1	Las Vegas Convention Center  Paradise, NV
December 18, 1975*		at North Dakota State	L 84–95	3–2	Bison Sports Arena  Fargo, ND
December 20, 1975*		at North Dakota	L 69–95	3–3	Hyslop Sports Center  Grand Forks, ND
December 22, 1975*		at Utah	L 55–90	3–4	Special Events Center  Salt Lake City, UT
December 29, 1975*		Central	W 81–71	4–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 30, 1975*		Spring Arbor	W 96–58	5–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 3, 1976*		Cal State Northridge	W 84–73	6–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 6, 1976*		Bethany	W 61–56	7–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 10, 1976*		at Grand Canyon	L 70–83	7–5	Phoenix, AZ
January 14, 1976*		at San Diego	L 75–86	7–6	San Diego, CA
January 17, 1976*		Cal Poly	L 54–58	7–7	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 24, 1976*		Ambassador	W 63–48	8–7	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 27, 1976*		UC Riverside	W 70–69	9–7	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 31, 1976*		UC Davis	L 72–84	9–8	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 6, 1976*		San Diego	W 78–66	10–8	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 7, 1976*		Biola	L 73–76	10–9	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 10, 1976*		at Cal State Northridge	L 68–84	10–10	Matadome  Northridge, CA
February 14, 1976*		at LA Baptist	W 103–91	11–10	Los Angeles, CA
February 17, 1976*		at Ambassador	W 65–61	12–10	Pasadena, CA
February 21, 1976*		Chapman	W 66–64	13–10	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 23, 1976*		Cal State Dominguez Hills	W 85–69	14–10	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 25, 1976*		Portland State	L 72–87	14–11	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 28, 1976*		Air Force	L 76–77	14–12	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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