1965–66 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1965–66 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1965–66 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. This was the program's first season competing in intercollegiate athletics. The Anteaters were led by first year head coach Danny Rogers and played their home games at Campus Hall. They finished their inaugural season 15–11.

1965–66 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	15–11
Head coach	Danny Rogers (1st season)
Home arena	Campus Hall

Roster

1965–66 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown Skip Allan — — F Jeff Bland — — Bill Brockman — — G Tom Bryan — — John Driscoll — — Dale Finney — — G Bob Johnson — — Bob Lund — — F Eldon McBride — — G Scott McOwen — — C Mark Nelson — — Jim Splittgerber — —	Head coach Danny Rogers 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 (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
December 1, 1965*		UC Riverside	W 85–71	1–0	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
December 3, 1965*		Cal Poly	W 81–72	2–0	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
December 4, 1965*		Pomona	L 77–87	2–1	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
December 10, 1965*		PHIBPAC	W 87–74	3–1	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
December 20, 1965*		vs. Long Beach State Kris Kringle Klassic	L 84–92	3–2	Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
December 21, 1965*		vs. Redlands Kris Kringle Klassic	W 67–65	4–2	Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
December 22, 1965*		vs. UC Riverside Kris Kringle Klassic	L 76–88	4–3	Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
December 29, 1965*		vs. UC Riverside UC Davis Tournament	W 65–61	5–3	Davis, CA
December 30, 1965*		at UC Davis UC Davis Tournament	L 61–66	5–4	Davis, CA
January 5, 1966*		at Caltech	W 100–57	6–4	Pasadena, CA
January 7, 1966*		at Cal Lutheran	W 85–71	7–4	Thousands Oaks, CA
January 8, 1966*		at Westmont	L 70–78	7–5	Montecito, CA
January 14, 1966*		at Chapman	L 53–58	7–6	Orange, CA
January 15, 1966*		Cal State Fullerton	W 74–68	8–6	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
January 21, 1966*		at San Diego	L 52–73	8–7	San Diego, CA
January 22, 1966*		at Cal Western	L 67–82	8–8	San Diego, CA
January 28, 1966*		Fresno Pacific UCI Invitational	W 85–70	9–8	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
January 29, 1966*		Chapman UCI Invitational	L 71–73	9–9	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
February 2, 1966*		La Verne	W 100–75	10–9	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
February 5, 1966*		Cal Baptist	W 109–75	11–9	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
February 12, 1966*		Westmont	W 100–87	12–9	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
February 15, 1966*		Biola	W 91–54	13–9	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
February 18, 1966*		at UC Riverside	W 80–69	14–9	UC Riverside Gymnasium  Riverside, CA
February 19, 1966*		Caltech	W 105–66	15–9	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
February 25, 1966*		Chapman	L 76–80	15–10	Campus Hall  Irvine, CA
February 26, 1966*		at Cal State Fullerton	L 83–85	15–11	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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