1974–75 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

1974–75 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Puget Sound tournament champions
NCAA Division II Tournament, West Regional third-place game
Conference	Independent
Record	16–11
Head coach	Tim Tift (6th season)
Home arena	Crawford Hall

The 1974–75 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1974–75 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by sixth year head coach Tim Tift and played their home games at Crawford Hall. They 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 an overall record of 16–11.

Previous season

The 1973–74 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 14–12. They were not invited to a post season tournament.

Roster

1974–75 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G John Babcock 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — So C C. David Baker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr F Steve Cleveland 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr G Kevin Davis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — So F Bill Dowden 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So C Dan Hair 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So G Nate Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr F Jerry Maras 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr F John McNeil 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Fr G Rich Mraule 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr G Tim Tivenan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — So	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 29, 1974*		South Dakota	W 101–84	1–0	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 2, 1974*		Fort Lewis	W 101–62	2–0	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 6, 1974*		Loyola Marymount UCI Invitational	L 66–72	2–1	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 7, 1974*		Northern Arizona UCI Invitational	W 98–95	3–1	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 13, 1974*		vs. Simon Fraser Puget Sound Classic	W 92–72	3–1	Tacoma, WA
December 14, 1974*		vs. Idaho State Puget Sound Classic	W 91–76	4–1	Tacoma, WA
December 18, 1974*		Moorhead State	W 94–68	5–1	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 20, 1974*		North Dakota State	W 85–80	6–1	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 21, 1974*		at Utah	L 77–97	6–2	Special Events Center  Salt Lake City, UT
January 4, 1975*		Sioux Falls	W 97–55	7–2	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 6, 1975*		Puget Sound	W 83–67	8–2	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 11, 1975*		Cal State Fullerton	W 69–67	9–2	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 16, 1975*		Grand Canyon	L 63–70	9–3	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 18, 1975*		Long Beach State	L 73–82	9–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 21, 1975*		Loyola Marymount	L 66–79	9–5	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 24, 1975*		at UC San Diego La Jolla Tournament	W 76–67	10–5	La Jolla, CA
January 25, 1975*		vs. UC Riverside La Jolla Tournament	L 78–80	10–6	La Jolla, CA
February 1, 1975*		UC Santa Barbara	L 81–94	10–7	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 7, 1975*		Pomona	W 102–64	11–7	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 8, 1975*		Cal State Northridge	W 82–76	12–7	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 15, 1975*		UC Riverside	L 60–71	12–8	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 20, 1975*		Chapman	W 86–72	13–8	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 22, 1975*		Lewis & Clark	W 73–63	14–8	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 24, 1975*		Cal Poly Pomona	W 83–63	15–8	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 26, 1975*		Pacific Christian	W 101–76	16–8	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 28, 1975*		Air Force	L 59–70	16–9	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 7, 1975*		Puget Sound regional semifinal	L 74–76	16–10	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
March 8, 1975*		UC Davis Regional 3rd-place game	L 79–84	16–11	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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