# 1974–75 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

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.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | 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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