1973–74 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

1973–74 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
UCI Invitational Champions
Conference	Independent
Record	14–12
Head coach	Tim Tift (5th season)
Home arena	Crawford Hall

The 1973–74 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1973–74 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by fifth year head coach Tim Tift and played their home games at Crawford Hall. The anteaters finished the season with an overall record of 14–12 and were not invited to a post season tournament.

Previous season

The 1972–73 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 15–13. They were not invited to a post season tournament.

Roster

1973–74 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown C C. David Baker 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr F Jeff Butler 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr G Kevin Davis 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) — Fr F Gary Eubanks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) — Jr F Howard Hawkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr C Scott Magnuson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) — Sr F Jerry Maras 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Jr G Rich Mraule 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr G Bill Pallwitz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Jr G Sam Pope 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Sr G Tim Tivenan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — Fr	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
November 30, 1973*		vs. Loyola Marymount Cal Poly Pomona Tournament	L 70–76	0–1	Kellogg Gym  Pomona, CA
December 1, 1973*		at Cal Poly Pomona Cal Poly Pomona Tournament	W 98–80	1–1	Kellogg Gym  Pomona, CA
December 7, 1973*		Idaho State	L 74–92	1–2	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 17, 1973*		Wheaton	W 82–75	2–2	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 19, 1973*		Moorhead State	W 83–73	3–2	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 22, 1973*		North Dakota State	W 81–74	4–2	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 28, 1973*		Puget Sound UCI Invitational	W 82–64	5–2	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
December 29, 1973*		Cal State Fullerton UCI Invitational	W 78–60	6–2	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 4, 1974*		Saint Joseph's	L 64–66	6–3	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 8, 1974*		Bethany	W 81–74	7–3	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 10, 1974*		Quinnipiac	W 96–74	8–3	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 12, 1974*		at Providence	L 51–75	8–4	Providence Civic Center  Providence, RI
January 14, 1974*		at Old Dominion	L 77–84	8–5	Hampton Coliseum  Hampton, VA
January 16, 1974*		at Richmond	L 73–79	8–6	Robins Center  Richmond, VA
January 22, 1974*		Cal State Northridge	W 73–71	9–6	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
January 25, 1974*		Long Beach State	L 58–82	9–7	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 1, 1974*		Cal State Dominguez Hills	W 104–65	10–7	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 2, 1974*		Chapman	W 68–55	11–7	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 5, 1974*		Southern California College	W 58–53	12–7	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 8, 1974*		at Cal State Northridge	W 77–74	13–7	Matadome  Northridge, CA
February 9, 1974*		UC Riverside	L 73–75	13–8	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 12, 1974*		at Portland State	L 64–68	13–9	Portland, OR
February 14, 1974*		at Seattle Pacific	L 59–68	13–10	Seattle, WA
February 16, 1974*		at Puget Sound	L 78–89	13–11	Tacoma, WA
February 19, 1974*		Creighton	L 52–83	13–12	Crawford Hall  Irvine, CA
February 22, 1974*		at Chapman	W 85–73	14–12	Orange, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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