1971–72 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1971–72 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1971–72 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by third year head coach Tim Tift and played their home games at Crawford Hall. 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. The anteaters finished the season with an overall record of 16–12.

1971–72 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
UCI Invitational Champions
NCAA College Division Tournament, West Regional third-place game
Conference	Independent
Record	16–12
Head coach	Tim Tift (3rd season)
Home arena	Crawford Hall

Previous season

The 1970–71 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 16–12 under second year head coach Tim Tift and were not invited to a post season tournament.

Roster

1971–72 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) — Sr C C. David Baker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr F Garrick Barr 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr F Ed Burlingham 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr F Howard Hawkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — So G Phil Mathews 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr Riverside, California F Bill Moore 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr G Rick Mosier 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — So C Steve Parker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr F Eric Paulsen 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — So F Phil Rhyne 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr G Troy Rolph 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr	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, 1971*		at Tennessee	L 53–89	0–1	Stokely Athletic Center  Knoxville, TN
December 4, 1971*		at West Virginia	L 66–70	0–2	WVU Coliseum  Morgantown, WV
December 7, 1971*		at Army	L 71–79	0–3	Gillis Field House  West Point, NY
December 8, 1971*		at Seton Hall	L 86–94	0–4	Walsh Gymnasium  South Orange, NJ
December 11, 1971*		Wheaton	W 120–101	1–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 21, 1971*		Humboldt State UCI Invitational	W 97–80	2–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 22, 1971*		San Diego State UCI Invitational	W 83–77	3–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 23, 1971*		Seattle Pacific	W 81–65	4–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 29, 1971*		Seton Hall	W 98–76	5–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 30, 1971*		Chicago State	W 103–61	6–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 4, 1972*		Bethany (Oklahoma)	W 83–65	7–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 10, 1972*		Olivet	W 99–81	8–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 14, 1972*		Chapman	W 105–91	9–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 15, 1972*		LSU New Orleans	W 92–78	10–4	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 21, 1972*		UC Davis All-UC Tournament	W 63–60	11–4	UC Riverside Gymnasium  Riverside, CA
January 22, 1972*		UC Riverside All-UC Tournament	L 91–93	11–5	UC Riverside Gymnasium  Riverside, CA
January 25, 1972*		Occidental	W 94–75	12–5	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 29, 1972*		at Cal Poly Pomona	L 62–83	12–6	Kellogg Gym  Pomona, CA
February 1, 1972*		Long Beach State	L 62–83	12–7	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 3, 1972*		Puget Sound	W 86–77	13–7	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 5, 1972*		Hawaii	L 79–88	13–8	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 11, 1972*		at Chapman	W 97–90	14–8	Orange, CA
February 15, 1972*		at San Diego State	L 95–109	14–9	Peterson Gym  San Diego, CA
February 19, 1972*		UC Riverside	L 87–91	14–10	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 23, 1972*		at Stanislaus State	W 89–85	15–10	Turlock, CA
February 26, 1972*		Cal State Bakersfield	W 81–76	16–10	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
NCAA Tournament
March 10, 1972*		at Southern Colorado Regional semifinal	L 58–77	16–11	Massari Arena  Pueblo, CO
March 11, 1972*		vs. UC Riverside Regional 3rd-place game	L 75–94	16–12	Massari Arena  Pueblo, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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