1970–71 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1970–71 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1970–71 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by second year head coach Tim Tift and played their home games at Crawford Hall. The anteaters finished the season with a record 16–10.

1970–71 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Kris Kringle Klassic Champions
Conference	Independent
Record	16–10
Head coach	Tim Tift (2nd season)
Home arena	Crawford Hall

Previous season

After previous head coach Dick Davis accepted the head coaching position at San Diego State, frosh coach Tim Tift was hired to be his replacement. The anteaters finished the season with a record 17–9 and were not invited to a post season tournament.

Roster

1970–71 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G Brad Baker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr F Ed Burlingham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr C Richard Clark 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr F John Farwell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr G Gary Fox 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr C Bill George 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Jr G Phil Mathews 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Jr Riverside, California F Bill Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr F Phil Rhyne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr G Troy Rolph 6 ft 0 in (1.83 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 1, 1970*		Sonoma State	W 95–55	1–0	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 4, 1970*		at Cal State LA	L 66–78	1–1	Los Angeles, CA
December 10, 1970*		vs. Whittier Kris Kringle Klassic	W 68–59	2–1	Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
December 11, 1970*		at Cal State Fullerton Kris Kringle Klassic	W 68–50	3–1	Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
December 19, 1970*		Stanislaus State	W 85–59	4–1	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 21, 1970*		Humboldt State	W 94–74	5–1	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 28, 1970*		Chapman UCI Invitational	W 97–76	6–1	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 29, 1970*		Cal Poly Pomona UCI Invitational	W 92–75	7–1	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 30, 1970*		Cal State Fullerton UCI Invitational	L 69–70	7–2	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 6, 1971*		Colorado	L 65–68	7–3	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 9, 1971*		Cal State Fullerton	L 82–84	7–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 12, 1971*		at UC San Diego	W 80–77	8–4	San Diego, CA
January 16, 1971*		at San Fernando Valley State	L 78–93	8–5	Matadome  Northridge, CA
January 19, 1971*		Chapman	W 88–80	9–5	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 22, 1971*		UC Riverside All-UC Invitational Tournament	L 66–71	9–6	San Diego, CA
January 23, 1971*		UC Davis All-UC Invitational Tournament	W 72–69	10–6	San Diego, CA
January 26, 1971*		at Occidental	W 82–75	11–6	Los Angeles, CA
January 28, 1971*		at LSU New Orleans	L 79–104	11–7	New Orleans, LA
January 30, 1971*		at Florida State	L 69–83	11–8	Tully Gymnasium  Tallahassee, FL
February 2, 1971*		San Fernando Valley State	L 68–69	11–9	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 6, 1971*		San Diego State	L 67–71	11–10	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 10, 1971*		at Cal State Fullerton	W 77–71	12–10	Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
February 20, 1971*		Cal Poly Pomona	W 84–72	13–10	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 26, 1971*		at Chapman	W 80–79	14–10	Orange, CA
February 27, 1971*		Cal Poly	W 75–71	15–10	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
March 6, 1971*		at UC Riverside	W 96–92	16–10	UC Riverside Gymnasium  Riverside, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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