# 1968–69 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

The 1968–69 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1968–69 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by second year head coach Dick Davis and played their home games at Crawford Hall. They were invited to the 1969 NCAA College Division basketball tournament where they lost to the San Francisco State Gators in the regional semifinals and defeated theUC Davis Aggies in the regional third-place game. The anteaters finished the season with a record 19–9.

## Previous season

The 1966–67 UC Irvine Anteaters finished with a record of 20–8 under first year coach Dick Davis. The Anteaters were invited to the 1968 NCAA College Division basketball tournament and lost in the regional finals to the Nevada Southern Rebels.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 30, 1968* | UC San Diego | W 92–72 | 1–0 | Crawford Hall Irvine, CA |
| December 5, 1968* | vs. La Verne Redlands Tournament | W 80–57 | 2–0 | Currier Gym Redlands, CA |
| December 6, 1968* | vs. Claremont-Mudd Redlands Tournament | W 76–41 | 3–0 | Currier Gym Redlands, CA |
| December 7, 1968* | vs. Pasadena Redlands Tournament | W 61–59 | 4–0 | Currier Gym Redlands, CA |
| December 19, 1968* | vs. Alma Cal Western Tournament | L 79–80 $^{OT}$ | 4–1 | San Diego, CA |
| December 20, 1968* | vs. Northern Arizona Cal Western Tournament | W 99–88 | 5–1 | San Diego, CA |
| December 21, 1968* | vs. Pomona Cal Western Tournament | W 74–57 | 6–1 | San Diego, CA |
| December 26, 1968* | Redlands UCI Invitational | W 101–55 | 7–1 | Crawford Hall Irvine, CA |
| December 27, 1968* | Cal State LA UCI Invitational | W 92–81 | 8–1 | Crawford Hall Irvine, CA |
| December 28, 1968* | Long Beach State UCI Invitational | L 60–61 | 8–2 | Crawford Hall Irvine, CA |
| January 2, 1969* | at Providence | L 77–85 | 8–3 | Alumni Hall Providence, RI |
| January 3, 1969* | at Rhode Island | L 76–81 | 8–4 | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI |
| January 7, 1969* | at Boston College | L 79–95 | 8–5 | Roberts Center Chestnut Hill, MA |
| January 11, 1969* | Westmont | W 99–93 | 9–5 | Crawford Hall Irvine, CA |
| January 14, 1969* | UC Riverside | W 106–78 | 10–5 | Crawford Hall Irvine, CA |
| January 17, 1969* | Chapman | W 72–70 | 11–5 | Crawford Hall Irvine, CA |
| January 23, 1969* | UC Davis | W 99–89 | 12–5 | Crawford Hall Irvine, CA |
| January 28, 1969* | at Fresno State | L 66–86 | 12–6 | Selland Arena Fresno, CA |
| February 1, 1969* | Cal State Fullerton | W 89–73 | 13–6 | Crawford Hall Irvine, CA |
| February 4, 1969* | at UC San Diego | W 78–72 | 14–6 | San Diego, CA |
| February 11, 1969* | at Loyola Marymount | L 75–83 | 14–7 | Los Angeles, CA |
| February 15, 1969* | at Chapman | W 97–76 | 15–7 | Orange, CA |
| February 18, 1969* | at UC Riverside | L 85–92 | 15–8 | UC Riverside Gymnasium Riverside, CA |
| February 22, 1969* | at Westmont | W 101–86 | 16–8 | Montecito, CA |
| February 25, 1969* | San Diego State | W 89–56 | 17–8 | Crawford Hall Irvine, CA |
| February 28, 1969* | Tahoe College | W 100–85 | 18–8 | Crawford Hall Irvine, CA |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 7, 1969* | vs. San Francisco State regional semifinal | L 55–81 | 18–9 | Las Vegas Convention Center Winchester, NV |
| March 8, 1969* | vs. UC Davis Regional third-place game | W 82–70 | 19–9 | Las Vegas Convention Center Winchester, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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